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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 ...

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Perry Township — Officers responded to the 600 block of West Pidgeon Road at 11:02 a.m. Saturday for a barking dog complaint. Officers relayed the complaint to the resident who advised they would bring the dog inside. — Officers on patrol in the area of Egypt Road at 1:32 a.m. Saturday located a tree limb in the roadway blocking the southbound lane of travel. Officers were able to remove the limb. — Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on North Howard Avenue for driving on the left side of the roadway and failure to signal at 3:55 a.m. Aug. 30. During the stop the ...

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County Sheriff — A man on Depot Road, Hanover Township, reported at 5:24 p.m. Wednesday 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 deputy was dispatched at 4:47 p.m. Wednesday to the area of the Travelers Inn, state Route 45, Center Township, for multiple juveniles throwing apples at vehicles driving by. The area was checked, with nobody found. — Deputies at 2:33 a.m. Aug. 28 responded to the New Waterford area for a report of a suicidal male, with the caller saying he made concerning ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 11:03 p.m. Saturday to Fireside Lake Campground, Rochester Road, West Township, for a missing juvenile. North Georgetown and Hanover Township fire departments were also enroute to assist. While deputies were on the way, dispatch advised the juvenile was located and was fine. — Deputies responded at 9:02 p.m. Saturday to state Route 45, Center Township for a medical call. EMT Ambulance transported the person to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. — A North Carolina woman at 4:43 p.m. Saturday reported a custody issue with her ...

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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 ...