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Highway Patrol —Richard Lockhart, of Monroeville Heights in Salineville, was southbound at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 on state Route 164 in Center Township when he struck a tree in the roadway. —Tyler Anderson, of Louisville Street in Homeworth, was westbound at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 5 on Georgetown Road in Knox Township when he struck an overhead bridge with his vehicle. He was cited for failure to maintain an assured clear distance. —Igor Sprankle, of Youngstown, was southbound on Scroggs Road at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 3 in Elkrun Township when his tractor trailer traveled off the left side of ...

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Salem —Officers responded to the 200 block of Vine Avenue at 12:48 p.m. Tuesday for a speak with officer report. The caller advised that she and her boyfriend broke up approximately a month ago, and that he had moved out and has been slowly getting his belongings, and she threw the rest of his stuff away and wanted him to be trespassed and not to contact her any further. —Officers responded to the 1500 block of Southeast Boulevard at 12:28 p.m. Tuesday for a report of lines down. Officers stood by conducting traffic control while the fire department investigated. A short while ...

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Leetonia — A suspicious vehicle was discovered at 6:39 p.m. Sept. 6 at Woods-Rettig Funeral Home. Police made contact with a non-verbal older male on scene and discovered the vehicle’s owner attending a family reunion at Wick Park.. She advised the man was her disabled uncle. So she left the event to go retrieve him and the vehicle. — An officer responded at 12:11 p.m. Sept. 3 to a report that a small dog had been struck by a car that continued on without stopping. The dog had to be euthanized by the veterinarian due to injuries. —A village resident was advised on how ...

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Chester — Amanda Ripley, of Newell, was cited for failure to control. — Ricky Sherbahn, of Chester, was cited for driving without a license. — Andrew Hager, of East Liverpool, was cited for a seat belt violation. — Cody Zubay, of Chester, was cited for driving while license suspended (first offense). — Casey Tokarski, of Imperial, Pa., was cited for a cell phone violation. — Kelly Hooper, of Chester, was cited for possession of drug abuse instrument. — Christopher Dixon, of New Cumberland, was cited for Driving While License Suspended. — Alicia ...

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County Sheriff — A woman on U.S. Route 30, West Township, reported at 3:52 p.m. Friday that unknown people on social media were trying to extort money from her. She closed the account and wanted a report on file. — A deputy was dispatched at 3:05 p.m. Friday to South Lane Drive, Hanover Township, for a domestic violence report. A refusal was signed. — A woman from West High Street, Lisbon reports at 9:54 a.m. Friday that she was at a residence on state Route 45, Madison Township, when a female from Wellsville was making threats towards her. She was advised how to get a ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A man on Depot Road, Hanover Township, reported at 6:32 p.m. Thursday that he has a protection order against a relative who was at a neighbor’s residence which is within 500 feet of his property. A similar report was filed Wednesday. — A deputy was dispatched at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday to a breaking and entering report on Steubenville Pike Road, Wayne Township. Liverpool Township — A driver exiting LaCroft Elementary School onto Boring Lane on Aug. 22 stopped in the roadway when he saw a car coming toward him. The other driver stopped to allow the driver ...