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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded at 2:19 p.m. Monday to Cannon Mills Road in Madison Township at the request of Allegheny County police to make contact with the owner of a vehicle located in their jurisdiction. No contact was made with the registered owner, but a resident at the property said the person does not live there anymore. They will attempt to call the person and have them call Allegheny County. East Liverpool — Peyton Wilson (age and address not provided) was trespassed from a vacant residence in the 300 block of Wilbert Avenue Sept. 19. She was squatting in ...

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Highway Patrol — Grant Cope, of Depot Road in Salem, was cited at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in Salem Township on a charge of improper overtaking. Both Kaydreona Horner, of Woodsdale Road in Hanoverton, and Cope were eastbound on Winona Road, when Horner attempted to pass Cope, who made a left turn and struck Horner. — Madison Farrant, of East Euclid Avenue in Salem, was cited at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in Center Township on a charge of failure to maintain an assured clear distance, after she rearended a vehicle driver by John Evans Jr., of Main Street in Leetonia, when they were both ...

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Salem — Officers responded to the 800 block of East State Street at 11:12 p.m. Friday for reports of people allegedly living in a storage box. Two people were located and were advised to leave the area and not return. After they left, officers located suspected narcotics and paraphernalia hidden underneath the box. — Officers responded to the 1100 block of Fairview Avenue at 7:59 p.m. Friday for a reported animal complaint. The caller advised that cats were seized from the residence months ago, and the owner now has more, and dead kittens were found in shelters in the back of the ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Duane Arthur Helman, 56, and Nicole Odie, 44, both state Route 558, Salem, were taken into custody after deputies were dispatched at 9:03 p.m. Saturday to state Route 558 in Salem Township for a domestic incident between two live-in partners. Helman was charged with domestic violence and Odie was charged with domestic violence and disorderly conduct. — Deputies were dispatched at 10:39 p.m. Friday to Steubenville Pike Road, Wayne Township, for a domestic incident. A refusal was signed. — Deputies were advised at 6:15 p.m. Friday about a dumping complaint ...

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Perry Township — Officers responded to the 1200 block of Elberon Avenue at 7:59 p.m. Sept. 13 for a reported neighbor complaint. The caller advised their neighbor was purposely revving a motorcycle engine in retaliation for the caller’s dog barking constantly. Officers spoke to both parties and warned the neighbor to cease his actions for the night. — Samantha Montana-Ofca, 27, Columbiana, was cited for failure to yield after her vehicle failed to yield in the intersection of state Route 344 and Cunningham Road and struck a vehicle driven eastbound by Paul Cowan, 56, ...

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Leetonia — Dispatch advised that there was a suspicious male walking around at 9:21 a.m. Thursday in the first block of Chestnut Street, peeking in people’s windows. He was described to be wearing a black hat, long-sleeved blue shirt, blue jeans and a green backpack. A check of the area produced no contact. — Police responded at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Spruce Street to investigate an open 911 line with children yelling in the background. Officers made contact with a male subject,who consented to a search of home so they could confirm no one else was present. ...