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Salem — Officers responded to the 800 block of South Union Avenue at 8:31 p.m. Monday for a reported domestic in progress. Officers spoke with both parties involved and determined that they had attempted to cause serious physical harm to each other. Officers took both the man, Donald Locher Jr., 54, Salem, and woman, Toni Locher, 53, Salem, into custody for domestic violence and transported them to the Columbiana County Jail. — Officers responded to the 2000 block of Monroe Street at 6:52 p.m. Monday for a report of theft. The caller advised that she had let a person borrow her ...

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Highway Patrol — Kearstin Nelson, of Garfield Road in Petersburg, was cited at 7:50 a.m. Aug. 19 in Fairfield Township, after striking another vehicle driven by Kymberly Seabolt, of Crestview Road in New Waterford, while trying to turn onto Raley Road from state Route 517 and forcing her off the road into a utility pole. — Another unidentified driver is sought in regard to a two-vehicle crash at 6:11 p.m. Aug. 15 in Madison Township. The suspect vehicle was westbound on Township Road 875, while Gary Ellis, of Youngstown, was traveling eastbound on Township Road 875. Ellis was ...

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Columbiana — A female came on station at 2:50 p.m. Aug. 24 to make a report regarding a court order. — Michael Stansfield, of Beaver Falls, was arrested at 5:54 a.m. Aug. 24 in the 100 block of State Route 14 on a physical control while under the influence following a welfare check. — An unidentified female subject reported at 6:49 a.m. Aug. 23 in the 100 block of Allen Street that she was being harassed by an ex-boyfriend. — Police took a report at 12:35 p.m. Aug. 22 in the village plaza parking lot. — Illegally dumping was reported at 10:36 a.m. Aug. 22 in the ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 3:46 p.m. Tuesday to South Lane Drive, Hanover Township, for a domestic dispute between a woman and her daughter over a cell phone. — An alarm was reported at 3:20 a.m. Saturday at the Dollar General in Salineville. A deputy checked the building and found it to be secure from the ground level. — A Hanover Township resident reported at 8:32 p.m. Tuesday that a Railroad Street man was trespassing on the right of way of Norfolk Southern property, but left. — A deputy was dispatched at 7:38 p.m. Wednesday to the parking lot of ...

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Leetonia —The village administrator reported at 8 a.m. Monday that someone had stolen a hanging basket of flowers (valued at $100) from the Wursters Memorial Splash Pad. An employee who hd been assigned to water them Sunday had found them missing. —Jamie B. Young, no address listed, was cited for improper backing at 10:38 a.m. Aug. 23 after backing into a vehicle belonging to Brenda Kay Dietz on Somer Street. —Police responded at 3:19 p.m. Aug. 23 to a two-vehicle near the intersection of Main and Walnut streets. Joleen Marie Bunner was cited for failure to yield at a stop ...

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Salem — Officers responded to the 600 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 12:49 p.m. Friday for a reported barking dog complaint. When officers arrived, they could hear the dog but were unable to contact the resident. The caller advised the owner was at work and he would talk to him about the issue when he got home. — Officers responded to the 2300 block of Southeast Boulevard at 12:02 p.m. Friday for a reported person down. Officers stood by until the person was transported to the emergency room by ambulance. — Officers responded to the 100 block of East State Street at ...