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– Sheila Carmelo, One Stop, Hanoverton, reported at 12:36 p.m. Saturday a man tried to use a stolen Mastercard to purchase a 30-pack of Busch Light, a pack of Camel Silver cigarettes and a pack of Marlboro Special Blend. After the cad was declined the first time, Carmelo told deputies she ran it twice more before the man decided to pay cash, grabbed the Mastercard from her hand and left. She described the man to deputies as in his late 50s with short gray hair, tall and skinny with blue eyes and dirty hands. He was the passenger in a newer red Ford F-150 pickup.
– Cliff Jones, Gavers Road, Hanoverton, reported that sometime between late afternoon Friday and 2:45 p.m. Saturday someone entered his unlocked 2003 Dodge Ram truck and took a plastic chocolate milk bottle and about $9 from the center console.
– Heidi Miller, Gavers Road, Hanoverton, reported that sometime between 10:45 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday someone entered her unlocked 2003 Chevy Cavalier and took her purse containing her wallet containing her license, credit card, Giant Eagle Advantage card, bank checks from her account and other items. She found the shell of her wallet on Trinity Church Road off U.S. Route 30 in front of a group of trailers.
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– Robbie Meredith, Orchard Knoll Drive, Lisbon, reported at 11:56 p.m. Friday he saw Virgil Garretson choking his mother, Rebecca Meredith in the driveway. He also reported his mother’s vehicle windshield was damaged by Garretson. Deputies spoke to Rebecca Meredith, who said she and Garretson were arguing and she broke the windshield instead of hitting him. She also claimed she was not harmed, and she was the one who damaged things inside of her house. Garretson was not there at the time. No charges were filed.
– Jason Hill, Misty Morning Lane, Salem, reported at 1:50 a.m. Saturday there was a suspicious vehicle. A deputy found the pickup truck and ran the license plates finding nothing invalid. The deputy secured the vehicle, which was parked safely along the side of the road and left a business card.
– John White, Foundry Hill Road, Hanoverton, reported at 10:29 a.m. Saturday someone dumped about 40 to 50 tires on his property.
– Jamie Livolsi of AT&T reported at 11:45 a.m. Saturday someone stole 500 feet of cable from 18th Street Heights in Wellsville.
– Constance Covert, Valley Road, Salem, reported at 4:45 p.m. Friday her neighbor and landlord, Dolly McDowney put trail cameras up around her home with cameras pointing in the windows. Covert said she put a tarp over the camera pointing into the bedroom window, and McDowney took it down. Covert said she has until Nov. 30 to be out of the home.
– David Pickens, state Route 170, Negley, reported at 4:02 p.m. Friday his Gator ATV was missing from his garage. He believed his soon-to-be ex-wife took the Gator. Deputies explained if she took it, that makes it a civil matter. He became upset about the explanation and hung up on the deputy.
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– Carleen Bechtel, state Route 14, Columbiana, reported at 9 p.m. Thursday her live-in boyfriend James Homman Jr., withdrew more than $300 from their shared bank account and that when she confronted him about it, he got into a car and began to back up into the path of where she was standing, causing her son Brian to fear for her life and begin to hit the car window with a nearby umbrella to get Homman’s attention to stop the vehicle. A deputy spoke with Homman, and he said he would pay back the money he took that was not from his own paycheck. He also told the deputy he did not know Bechtel was behind the vehicle when he was backing. He and Bechtel declined to press charges.
– A deputy checked on a suspicious vehicle on Lisbon-Canfield Road in Salem at 12:30 a.m. Friday. There were no problems.
– A deputy was called to a possible domestic incident at the Consumer’s Bank parking lot in Hanover Township at 7:21 p.m. Sunday. A deputy found Damian Cope, Charity Todd, Madison Brennan and Faylee Todd nearby, and the group told the deputy they were in a verbal argument over Todd’s mother.
– A deputy was called to 6123 state Route 164 at 8:22 p.m. Thursday for a report of a suspicious person looking into a garage there. No one was found on the property.
– A deputy was called to 212 Wilderson Ave. in Unity Township at 3:25 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a brush fire. Valerie Rockenberger told the deputy that a poacher had been on the land and set the area on fire before they left. The East Palestine Fire Department was contacted and police and firefighters did not find anyone on the property.
– Francis Koenig, Columbiana-Waterford Road, Columbiana, reported at 11:12 a.m. Wednesday someone appears to be tampering with her mail as her mail carrier had given her an empty box that day that the carrier said she had found it in a ditch in front of Koenig’s home. Koenig told a deputy the box was an order she had been waiting for from QVC containing a wallet totaling $41. Koenig also told the deputy she found someone else’s mail in her box with a letter partially opened the day before.
– A deputy was called to 4123 Kirk Rd. at 10:37 p.m. Wednesday by New Waterford EMS for a man who said he had a dream that he killed his family and friends, but when he woke up he took some medication and felt better. The man voluntarily went with EMS to Trumbull Memorial Hospital for an evaluation.
– Alexis Vandepol, Cricket Lane, Columbiana, reported at 11:13 a.m. Wednesday her mother Machelle had grabbed her by the neck at the home and they were wrestling on the ground in the yard. Vandepol told a deputy she was there to pick up her belongings and her child, and her mother would not give her the child. Machelle, last name not listed, told the deputy they were on the ground wrestling and she was trying to separate her two daughters. Vandepol and her mother did not wish to press charges, and the deputy told Machelle that because she does not have custody of the child, she would need to allow her daughter to leave with the child.
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– New Waterford EMS requested a deputy go to a Kirk Road home, where the resident said he had a dream he killed his family and friends but, after taking a clonapin, he felt better. The man voluntarily went to Trumbull Memorial Hospital for evaluation.
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– Deborah Freudenberg, Virginia Avenue, New Waterford, reported at 6:13 p.m. Tuesday her front and rear vehicle plates were stolen while she was parked at the Rogers Feed Mill.
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– Martha Boles, state Route 45, Lisbon, reported at 7:04 p.m. Monday a few vehicles have turned around in her driveway during the evening and she wanted deputies to check the area for suspicious vehicles. Deputies found nothing suspicious.
– New Waterford police reported at 2:24 p.m. Sunday there was a possibly stolen vehicle along Scotts Mill Road near state Route 154. Deputies found the vehicle parked along the roadway with no one in the vehicle. It belonged to Penny Taggart, New Waterford, who was notified to retrieve it. There were no charges filed on the person suspected of driving it there.
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– Cynthia Masters, Buck Road, Beloit, requested her 17-year-old son’s girlfriend, who has been staying there off and on, be removed from the house due to personal issues at 5:46 a.m. Monday. Ashley Davidson, 18, left the home willingly with her bags packed.
– Janet Everhart, Sunrise Drive, Lisbon, reported barking dogs at 4:35 a.m. Friday. Deputies went to an Orchard Knoll address where the dogs were barking, but there was no owners there to talk to because the house had burned down. The dogs had shelter and appeared healthy. The dog warden was notified.
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– The manager of the Guilford Grille, Eastlake Road, Guilford Lake, called about a fight at 12:23 a.m. Sunday. The parties involved left before deputies arrived.
– Nicholas Woods, state Route 39, Wellsville, reported someone was knocking on doors at 12:16 a.m. Sunday and a truck was possibly broken down along the road. A deputy checked the area but did not see anyone about.
– Terry Hoffman, state Route 14, Unity Township, reported Saturday receiving harassing text messages from Lynette Carosilella. A deputy advised Carosilella to quit texting Hoffman and also told him to not text her.
– Helen Willis, state Route 172, East Rochester, discovered there were three checks totaling $2,096 written on her account without her knowledge. The person doing this was someone in Westerville.
– Michael Lutz, Lewis Road, Franklin Township, reported someone dumped trash on Willard Road, and the paper work found in the refuse came back to someone he knew. Lutz said he contacted the person, and the trash will be removed.
– Cindy Lyon, state Route 7, Middleton Township, reported Sunday someone has been dumping tires, beer cans and other refuse on her property. She noticed that morning someone had driven onto her property, striking one of her pine trees.
– Marje Hutchko, Hoffmeister Road, Petersburg, discovered $600, a diamond wedding ring and bank checks missing from her bedroom dresser following an auction at her residence.
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– Denise Moore, Y and O Road, Wellsville, reported at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday two long guns were taken from a friend’s house where she had stored them.
– A vehicle fire was reported by the Leetonia Fire Department at 8:12 p.m. Tuesday on Lisbon Canfield Road. The vehicle was found to have belonged to Diana Good of Lisbon, who told deputies it had not been running well and it had been left on a street in Salem for a couple days. Good was told to notify Salem police about her vehicle being stolen.
– Gary Coppersmith, Kelly Park Road, Columbiana, reported at 6:52 a.m. Wednesday sometime overnight someone broke into his three vehicles. Two of the vehicles were ransacked, but the only thing found missing was his wife’s wedding ring.
– Kristen Miller, Park Avenue, East Palestine, reported at 6:31 p.m.Tuesday her husband, Rogerlee Miller, was upset after she told him she wanted a divorce, grabbed the steering wheel and made her pull into the lot of the Vittle Village in Unity. He then got out, smashed her windshield, broke off both mirrors and windshield wipers. He had a friend pick him up.
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– Danielle Kenst, Cherry Valley Drive, Leetonia, reported Monday receiving threatening text messages from Sara Williams. The deputy advised her to block the phone number and then called Williams, who denied making any threats. Both parties were advised to have no contact with each other.
– Brian Clipse reported there was a domestic dispute on Salem Grange Road, Salem, at 2:40 p.m. Monday. Police spoke with Elaine H. Clark and Eric Stanislaw, who claimed being assaulted by the other. There was no visible signs of injuries, and both declined to press charges.
– Mark Cuddy reported his 1985 Honda ATV was stolen over the weekend from his business garage on state Route 14, East Palestine.
– Marcie Gregory, Darner Road, Lisbon, called Monday about a scam after receiving a call from someone claiming to be with Microsoft. The caller said her computer was sending out viruses and that Gregory could go to jail. Gregory then provided the man with her passwords to Microsoft, Google and Yahoo before she realized this might be a scam. When she called the foreign-sounding man back he threatened to blow her up.
– Homer Carnes, Desellem Road, Lisbon, reported being assaulted when he was dropped off at the home of his friend, Bobby Hill, Grant Street, Lisbon, at 9:54 p.m. Monday. Chad Brewer reportedly chased Carnes outside and threw him to the ground and began punching him the face. Witnesses Shirley Bumbarger and Nicole Klink said Carnes walked in without knocking and threw the first punch at Brewer, who then chased Carnes outside. The witnesses did not see what went on outside after that because they closed the door and stayed inside with a young child who had become frightened by what was transpiring. Carnes was determined to be the aggressor and was charged with obstructing police business for lying about what had occurred.
– Sherry O’Hara, Pine Hollow Road, Rogers, reported Monday they have been receiving harassing and vulgar calls on their company phone from someone they do not know. The deputy called the number and told the caller to cease calling them or she would be charged with phone harassment. The deputy said the caller sounded as if she was mentally handicapped. A half hour later the person called back and threatened to harm O’Hara’s son and her for calling the sheriff’s office. The deputy said he would attempt to determine where the caller lives and have the local police check.
– Howard Dilman from the Akron area reportedly backed his company vehicle into a vehicle being driven by Amy Menough, Depot Road, Lisbon, in the Envelope One parking lot on state Route 344 in Fairfield Township at 11:19 a.m. Nov. 10.
– Dave Holloway, Crestview Road, Leetonia, reported on Nov. 10 he was looking at tools in the Cashland in Columbiana when he saw his Dewalt angle grinder for sale. It turns out Holloway knows who sold the grinder to Cashland and he is not sure if he wants to press charges.
– Lynn Birch, Cream Ridge Road, Elkrun Township, reported her car had been ransacked Monday night but nothing appeared to be missing.
– Ben E. Metts, 41, of North Benton, was charged with aggravated trespassing and James A. Hoover, 39, of Alliance, was charged with assault following a domestic dispute at the Bennett residence on Georgetown Road, Homeworth, at 12:21 a.m. Tuesday. Metts and Hoover showed up and were making threats and then began throwing outdoor items at the house and vehicles. Hoover also reportedly threw Tracy Bennett to the ground and struck her son’s vehicle as he was driving away. Hoover said he was dropping off some of his ex-girlfriend’s items, and she is married, when things became heated, but he and Metts denied any wrongdoing.
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– Barb McGraw, Forest Street, Lisbon, reported Sunday she was receiving threatening messages from Brandi Cope. The deputy determined they were not threatening but unwanted messages about Cope keeping McGraw’s son in jail.
– Bonnie Marshall, of Boardman, reported Friday her father had just passed away and she wanted to know what she could do about the people living in his home in the Lisbon area. She was advised it was a civil dispute.
– A deputy and Lisbon police responded Sunday morning to a Mattix Road home where a man reportedly made suicidal threats. There, Jordan Swain said he had made some comments earlier in a heated moment with his girlfriend but had no intention of harming himself.
– Opal Andric, Rose Drive, Lisbon reported Friday her 5-year-old daughter told her the substitute school bus driver grabbed her by the arm and leg and swung her around in her seat. Andric was advised to call the school.
– Frank Humphrey, U.S. Route 30, Hanoverton, reported there were two juveniles looking through mail boxes and into residences at 11:49 a.m. Saturday. The responding deputy checked Route 30 as well as Stroup and Gavers roads but did not find anyone about.
– Frank Brown, Homeworth Road, Homeworth, reported Friday he believes his home may have been broken into after finding the door open between the basement and garage. The deputy checked and determined neither door latched properly, and there was no sign of forced entry or that there had been an intruder. The deputy also noted the weather had been windy the past couple of days and the garage is not air tight.
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– A deputy was called to the area of state Route 30 near Stroup Road at 11:49 a.m. Saturday for a report of two juveniles looking through mail boxes and through people’s homes. The deputy searched the area but did not find the juveniles.
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– Donald Picknell, Lowmiller Road, Minerva, reported at 7 a.m. Thursday finding a teenage boy and girl near an old school bus on his property, who told him they had been out in the weather all night. Picknell brought them back to the house, where his family gave them dry clothing before putting them to bed and calling the sheriff’s office. It turned out the pair were reported as missing/runaways and both attended Minerva High School. They were transferred to the custody of Minerva police.
– A caller reported a possible domestic dispute on Lake Street, Beloit, at 12:15 a.m. Friday. Deputies spoke with Samantha Shultz and Scott Freet, and they said she had locked Freet out of the house and he was banging on the door to get in.
– Greg Tuel, Georgetown-Damascus Road, Beloit, reported Tuesday a keg of beer was stolen from his out building over the weekend.
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– Someone from Salem Regional Community Hospital asked for a deputy to check on the well being of a couple who live on Shining Tree Lane in Salem Township at 6:31 p.m. Tuesday. A deputy arrived and spoke with the couple, who were fine.
– Steve Mays, East Liverpool Road, East Liverpool, reported his utility trailer was stolen while he was at the Rogers Sale on Tuesday.
– Deputies were called to a residence on Gorby Road, East Palestine, at 9:48 a.m. Tuesday because a 16-year-old girl was being unruly. The girl was told she needed to mind her mother, and the girl was somewhat mouthy and defiant in her response. The parents were told to contact county juvenile court to see what can be done, and the family left at this point for court.
– Patricia Elam of Atlanta reported Tuesday the home of her late brother in Hanover Township was broken into and the only thing disturbed was a filing cabinet.
– Deputies were called to the Y Inn in Rogers at 12:12 a.m. Thursday in regard to a domestic dispute that occurred on Riffle Road. Upon arrival, the deputy spoke with Joan Cox, who said her boyfriend had pushed her, but she declined to press charges.
– Michelle Owens, 32, Westville Lake Road, failed to yield while turning into the Knox Elementary School parking lot at 3 p.m. Tuesday and her vehicle was struck by a vehicle driven by David C. Hill, 56.
– A deputy was called to United Local High School at 8:50 a.m. Nov. 4 in response to a fight between two female students, one of whom shoved the other to the floor. The aggressor was suspended for three days.
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– Joann Lucas, Randel Road, Hanover Township, reported at 5 p.m. Friday a man had just crashed near her home and the driver was leaving in a pickup truck. The driver, later identified as Jason Hurst, 38, fled from deputies and led them on a chase before they managed to stop the truck. A deputy was exiting his cruiser when Hurst sped up and the deputy jumped back inside. Hurst then struck the cruiser in the door and took off again before finally wrecking on a curve and rolling his truck over. Hurst, of Randel Road, was not seriously injured. He was charged with fleeing from the deputies, criminal endangering/damaging for striking the cruiser, and domestic violence. The domestic violence had to do with Hurst reportedly shoving his girlfriend, Amanda McCallister, twice in the face after he reportedly came home from drinking and they started to argue.
– Two men in a gold Dodge Intrepid came to a home on Steubenville Pike, Salineville, Monday asking if the pastor was around. They said they were from Michigan and needed money to get home. After being told the pastor was not there, they left.
– Deputies responded to the home of Scott Grunder on Hillside Drive in Hanover Township at 2:42 p.m. Monday to discuss a neighbor dispute. Grunder’s neighbor, Jim Coffee, reportedly came across the street and dumped water on leaves that Grunder was burning. The two men had an argument. Grunder told police that there have been other incidents between the two men. Coffee was told to avoid Scott so there are no more incidents.
– Nancy Tondy, Quay Road, Negley, reported Monday her pool’s cover had been cut.
– Susan Thompson, Lower Elkton Road, Elkrun Township, reported Monday her unlocked 2008 Chrysler Town Car was entered and searched but nothing appeared to be taken.
– Joshua Webb, McGeehan Road, Wayne Township, reported a possible domestic dispute at his home at 2:44 a.m. Tuesday. Deputies spoke to Brenda Szegedi and Jesse Webb, both of whom said they had been arguing and nothing more.
– Bruce Croft, Cream Ridge Road, Madison Township, reported at 11:55 a.m. Monday someone in a green Nissan came to his home, then his brother’s next door and then their mother’s home claiming to be looking for someone. Croft suspected them of looking to burglarize the homes. Deputies searched Cream Ridge Road and other roads in the area but did not find the vehicle.
– Steve Greenamyer of Paris, Ky., reported Monday possible irregularities involving his elderly parent’s assets, which he discovered after showing up over the weekend at their home on U.S. Route 62, Butler Township, to get their home ready to sell.
– Leslie Reckner, state Route 45, Madison Township, reported at 7:48 a.m. Monday her neighbor’s horses were loose again, and deputies arrived to find two grazing in her back yard. The horses belong to Karen Lanious, who was not home. Reckner agreed to keep an eye on the horses until Lanious returned home.
– Ronald Reidy, Jimtown Road, Unity Township, reported Monday ATV riders were tearing up the lane he maintains and he does not know who they are, although the ATVs go back to another residence.
– Kathy Talamantes, Walnut Ridge Road, Washington Township, called for a deputy at 5:36 p.m. Monday for a domestic situation. Upon arrival, the deputy was asked by Talamantes to check on her boyfriend, who lives in Salem. Salem police were contacted and they found her boyfriend to be fine.
– Shawn Ramsey, Hill Street, Center Township, reported Sunday someone stole 400 pounds of copper wire from his shed. Ramsey had gathered the wire from his job.
– Valerie Buchanan, Macklin Road, Unity Township, reported at 8:34 p.m. Saturday hearing gunshots. The deputy checked Macklin and McCloskey roads but did not hear or see anyone shooting.
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– Scott Caron from Performance GMC, state Route 7, New Waterford, reported a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck was stolen from the lot over the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 weekend.
– Jay Dunlap, Bayard Road, Minerva, reported at 7:26 p.m. Thursday that his neighbor was drunk and yelling vulgar things at his girlfriend. A deputy told the neighbor, Mark Morgan, that he would have to cease this behavior or otherwise risk going to jail.
– Scott Holloway, North Beaver Street, Lisbon, reported his vehicle was struck in the rear while being driven by his girlfriend in the parking of the Lisbon McDonald’s on Oct. 12. Holloway said both drivers exchanged information and agreed to handle things themselves, but that does not appear to be happening.
– Tracy Bennett, Georgetown Road, Homeworth, reported at 1:56 a.m. Friday her husband came home after drinking and began tearing up the house, including removing a blade from the bedroom ceiling fan. Patrick Bennett said he knocked off the fan blade after becoming upset while watching a football game. The deputy reported that Ms. Bennett was unhappy to learn nothing could be done since no threats or assaults occurred.
Ashley Mattern, Sprucevale Road, East Liverpool, reported being involved in a domestic dispute on Carmel-Achor Road in Middleton Township at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Mattern said she was at the house to retrieve her child, but her sister and brother refused to let her have the child. Mattern said the child was taken from her by her husband due to her “new life decision of becoming a lesbian.” Mattern was told this was a civil matter for the courts to address because the father had as much right to their child as she did.
– Curtis Smith, Kranelle Lane, Beloit, reported Sunday his wife noticed there were pry and drill marks on their safe, and a saxophone that had been stored in the safe was missing.
– Linda Ghindea, Eastlake Road, Hanoverton, reported Sunday the mail box was missing from her front yard.
John Merriman, state Route 45, Madison Township, called at 11:25 p.m. Sunday because he wanted someone removed from his property. Deputies found Jay Farrow in Merriman’s front yard, who said he went for a walk and became lost. The deputy gave Farrow a ride home to Lisbon.
– Jamie Adkins, state Route 45, Wellsville, reported a domestic dispute at 1:04 a.m. Monday. Deputies arrived and spoke with Tina Adkins, who said her husband Jamie began screaming at her, threw a glass of water at her and then acted as if were going to punch her. Their teenage son intervened, pushing and hitting his father in defense of his mother. Mr. Adkins said he wanted his wife to leave, which is why he threw water on her, but he was told this could constitute assault. As for his son, he would not be charged for trying to protect his mother. Mr. Adkins was given the option of leaving for the night, which he did, and Mrs. Adkins declined to file charges.
– Mary Molish, Valley Drive, East Liverpool, called the sheriff’s office at 1:25 p.m. Sunday because she had not heard from her daughter, Marissa Pancake, for several days. The deputy went to Pancake’s home on Pancake-Clarkson Road, Middleton Township, where her husband’s parents gave conflicting stories as to their whereabouts and said neither of them had cellphones. Just then, Marissa and her husband drove by and the deputies spoke with her, and she said everything was fine. The deputies also learned that both had cellphones.
– Michelle Long of Youngstown reported Sunday she believes someone is cutting down trees on her father’s property on state Route 164 in Center Township. Deputies spoke to Matt Earl, who said he was only cutting down trees on his property, but Long’s brother said they are unsure of the property lines. Earl was asked to stay a few feet away from the property line, which he agreed to do. The parties were also advised this was a civil matter.
– Carl Weaver, state Route 7, Columbiana, reported Sunday his 2004 Suzuki Intruder motorcycle and two generators were stolen from his property.
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– Brittany Eckman, Hoopes Road, Salem, told deputies and Sheriff Ray Stone, who also responded Saturday to her home, that her boyfriend would not let her come into the house and get her belongings because she forgot to pick up his vapors at the store. She wanted to retrieve her belongings and move out, according to reports. Her boyfriend allowed her to get her things and go, and both parties were advised this was a civil matter. Deputies stood by while Eckman gathered her things and left.
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– A resident of Depot Road, Lisbon, reported at 8:25 p.m. Thursday her 13-year-old son was missing after telling her he was going to a church function. The deputy located the youth at The Rock in Salem and was on the phone to the mother when the church van pulled into her parking lot with her son.
– A deputy was called to the 42000 block of Glasgow Road, Madison Township, in regard to a barking dog complaint at 5:28 p.m. Thursday. The deputy did not hear any barking but saw dogs in cages, and they began to bark as he approached them. They stopped when he left.
– Connie Dattilio, state Route 344, Columbiana reported Thursday afternoon a male in a silver Cougar was driving past her home, keeping an eye on her and her family, and he may have even opened her mail box.
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– Matthew S. Stanley, Hawkins Road, New Waterford, reported at 5:29 p.m. Wednesday his 16-year-old son was assaulted by his grandmother, Pamela Green. The boy called his father while hiding outside his grandmother’s house claiming she slapped him in the right ear and he fell leaving the house. The boy was taken by his father to St. Elizabeth’s Boardman Campus, and the hospital told him he may have a fractured tailbone, but his ear was not perforated despite complaining of constant ringing. Green, 59, Chain School Road, was charged with domestic violence.
– Nancy Tondy, Quay Road, Negley, reported at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday she found an open box of Decon rat poison at her pavilion where her grandchildren usually play.
– Cindy McGraw, Padgett Road, East Palestine, reported at 11:17 p.m. Wednesday she came home and found a man inside her house. When he saw her, he ran out the back door into the woods. She did not believe anything to be missing.
– Alex Converse, Hilltop Road, Lisbon, and his girlfriend, Theresa Baddeley, reported at 7:03 p.m. Wednesday a neighbor, John Earl, came over and yelled at them about taking and killing his cats. Converse and Baddeley denied taking or killing any cats. They reported Earl is in the process of moving and has not been there to take care of his cats in weeks. Earl claimed he stops by daily to feed the cats. Both were told to stay away from each other.
– Angela Strosnider, Second Street, Hanoverton, reported at 8:07 p.m. Wednesday, her ex-husband, Eric Cline, called and threatened to kill her if anything happened to his son. Strosnider had her daughter pick up her son for her at the Minerva police department where she usually exchanges her son with her ex.
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– Pat Kelley, Jackson Street, Kensington, reported at 9:07 p.m. Sunday she hear loud gun fire or explosions twice. Deputies checked the area, but did not hear anything.
– Ken Butts, Fife Coal Road, Wellsville, reported at 6:25 p.m. Monday sometime over the weekend a gun costing about $650 was stolen from his home. He and his son had left Friday to go hunting and his daughter had a Halloween party on Saturday night.
– The highway patrol requested assistance handling a two vehicle accident with injuries on Georgetown Road at Knox School Road at 6:25 p.m. Monday. Kevin Thompson, North Canton, was traveling westbound on Georgetown Road, when Gina Schmidt of Sebring attempted to turn left from Georgetown Road onto Knox School Road. Schmidt reportedly turned into Thompson’s path and the vehicles collided. Thompson was taken to Mercy Medical Center and Schmidt was cited with failure to yield on a left turn.
– Wildlife officer Jesse Janosic reported at 11:28 p.m. Monday he was following a vehicle and saw someone spraypaint a bridge sign. Janosic stopped the vehicle and held them there until deputies could arrive. Corey Ozenghar, the driver, reportedly admitted to painting the sign. The passenger, Tiffany Potts, told deputies she did not get out or paint any signs. Potts called for a ride. Ozenghar was taken into custody. In the vehicle, deputies found three opened bottles of wine and a can of Rust-Oleum spraypaint. Ozenghar, 32, U.S. Route 30, Hanoverton, was charged with criminal mischief.
– Edna Geer of Geer Realty reported at 3:22 p.m. Tuesday she was showing a home on state Route 164 and found someone had stolen the woodburner from the home. The residence was locked when she arrived.
– Heather Anderson, U.S. Route 30, East Rochester, reported at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday she believes her ex has been coming to her home and prowling around at night. Her dogs are being fed and things are being moved around in her back yard. She has seen a man there several times.
– Ron Corbin, Richardson Street, Negley, reported at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday he and his girlfriend got into an argument about an ex and she hit him. Deputies spoke to Brianna Beadoin, who said Corbin tried to take her phone and she accidentally hit him. He refused to prosecute and agreed to leave for the night.
– Bob Luketic, Sprucevale Road, Rogers, reported at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday sometime between 9 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. someone cut the locks on the boxes on his truck, taking several items. Luketic also reported earlier in the day he received a phone call from a lady, claiming to be from Ohio Edison, and requesting he leave the gate unlocked so they could access his property.
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– Diana Simmons, Circle Drive, Alliance, reported at 4:21 p.m. Monday she was online with her grandson and a screen came up on the computer alerting her of a virus. It gave her a toll free number to call and the person asked for her credit card number to fix the problem. The person was able to gain access to her computer and was moving the mouse around the screen. After thinking about it, Simmons decided it may be a scam and canceled her credit card. Now people are calling from a blocked phone number stating they need another card because the payment did not go through. Deputies told her it was possibly a scam and she should contact a computer tech to make certain nothing was installed on her computer when they had access.
– Ruthanne Altenhof, Mountz Road, Salem, reported at 3:04 p.m. Monday she parked her vehicle on Abbey Lane on Friday. About 2 p.m. Monday she learned someone had broken out the rear window of her Chrysler 200 and damaged the front window by striking it three times with an object.
– Tyler Sharpe, Steubenville, asked deputies to check on Karrie Sharpe, Brandon Drive, Wellsville, at 4:37 p.m. Sunday. Deputies did not find her at home and a dispatcher reached her by phone learning she was in Steubenville.
– Michael Knepp, Westville Lake Road, Beloit, reported at 8:04 a.m. Tuesday sometime overnight someone broke into his pickup truck and took about $30 in change and a Garmin GPS. The right side window of his 2014 Chevy Silverado was broken out. Other cars at the home were gone through, but none were damaged.
– Alex Bruderly, Westville Lake Road, Beloit, reported at 6:04 a.m. Tuesday two vehicles were ransacked at his home overnight. Both were unlocked and undamaged. Some tools were taken.
– Edward Bates, Bowman Road, Homeworth, reported at 6:01 a.m. Tuesday two of his vehicles were ransacked overnight, but the doors were unlocked and the vehicles were undamaged. Multiple items were taken including a cordless drill, a GPS, gloves and knives.
– Christine Harter, Homeworth Road, Homeworth, reported at 5:55 a.m. Tuesday someone broke into the garage and vehicles. Timothy Harter told deputies he found the garage window broken out and two vehicle inside ransacked. His daughters’ vehicles, both unlocked and in the driveway were also broken into. CDs, change and sunglasses were among items stolen.
– Lloyd Morris, Westville Lake Road, Beloit, reported at 4:22 a.m. Tuesday he and his two sons had their vehicles broken into sometime overnight. His one son, Jeremiah Morris, had the window smashed on his Honda Civic-227-XIR and an envelope with $200 was stolen. Morris’ stepson Lyle Day had the window of his 2009 Chevy Silverado smashed and his wallet stolen. None of the vehicle alarms went off, but one son did see a black Cadillac SUV driving slowly in the area near the neighbor’s home. The vehicle sped off when he came outside, but he does not know if it was connected.
– Jeff Vizzuso, Bowman Road, Homeworth, reported at 6:49 a.m. Tuesday someone broke into two vehicles overnight. The 2011 Chevy Cruze had a window broken out and a college book bag with books and equipment were stolen. A 1995 Ford Ranger was ransacked with miscellaneous tools taken.
– Terry Grove, Georgetown Road, Homeworth, reported at 6:56 a.m. Tuesday he found his 2014 Chevy Silverado with the window broken and with money and CDs taken.
– An unusual chemical smell reported by Swen Cope, Buck Road, at 12:04 a.m. Tuesday was investigated, but not located.
– Lela Feezle, state Route 14, East Palestine, reported at 11:21 a.m. Monday someone stole a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 truck from the lot sometime between 2 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Monday. The vehicle was driven from the front row to the rear of the lot and over an embankment, got stuck in the ditch for a short time and then was taken.
– Pat Kelley, Jackson Street, Kensington, reported at 9:07 p.m. Sunday she hear loud gun fire or explosions twice. Deputies checked the area, but did not hear anything.
– Ken Butts, Fife Coal Road, Wellsville, reported at 6:25 p.m. Monday sometime over the weekend a gun costing about $650 was stolen from his home. He and his son had left Friday to go hunting and his daughter had a Halloween party on Saturday night.
– The highway patrol requested assistance handling a two vehicle accident with injuries on Georgetown Road at Knox School Road at 6:25 p.m. Monday. Kevin Thompson, North Canton, was traveling westbound on Georgetown Road, when Gina Schmidt of Sebring attempted to turn left from Georgetown Road onto Knox School Road. Schmidt reportedly turned into Thompson’s path and the vehicles collided. Thompson was taken to Mercy Medical Center and Schmidt was cited with failure to yield on a left turn.
– Wildlife officer Jesse Janosic reported at 11:28 p.m. Monday he was following a vehicle and saw someone spraypaint a bridge sign. Janosic stopped the vehicle and held them there until deputies could arrive. Corey Ozenghar, the driver, reportedly admitted to painting the sign. The passenger, Tiffany Potts, told deputies she did not get out or paint any signs. Potts called for a ride. Ozenghar was taken into custody. In the vehicle, deputies found three opened bottles of wine and a can of Rust-Oleum spraypaint. Ozenghar, 32, U.S. Route 30, Hanoverton, was charged with criminal mischief.
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– Lisa Smith, Margaret Lane, Alliance, reported at 7:25 a.m. Sunday someone entered her unlocked vehicles overnight taking miscellaneous tools, a digital camera and $15 in lottery tickets.
– Richard Harris, Margaret Lane, Alliance, reported at 7:28 a.m. Sunday someone entered two vehicles in his driveway and things were rifled through, but nothing appeared missing. A 2014 Jeep Cherokee had the passenger side window broke out.
– Rebecca Myers, Buck Road, Alliance, reported at 8:50 a.m. Sunday someone broke into her vehicles overnight. Two vehicles had the windows broken out and the other was left unlocked and there was no damage. Her son’s vehicle had the passenger side window broken out and the radio stolen from the dash. Her husband’s 2013 Chevy Silverado, a company truck, had the passenger side window broken out and $500 taken along with a GPS. Her Ford F-150 pickup was entered and a tray was taken from the console containing about $20 in loose change.
– Janet Hendricks, Bon Drive, Homeworth, reported at 9:26 a.m. Sunday someone entered two vehicles, a 2007 Chevy Silverado and a 2007 Buick Lacrosse, overnight, taking an unknown amount of loose change. The vehicles were undamaged.
– Marti Alazaus, Abbey Lane, Alliance, reported her son’s friend, Blake Glista, stayed overnight and in the morning, Glista found someone entered his unlocked Jeep Cherokee and stole an after-market radio out of the dash.
– John Gfeller, West Pershing Street, Salem, reported at 2:38 p.m. Sunday someone stole a tree stand and game camera from the property adjoining 1641 Columbiana-Lisbon Road. The tree stand was a Muddy Sky Box ladder stand valued at $300 and the camera was a tan and black Moultrie 55I worth $89.
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– While attempting to confirm a registered sex offender on Haiti Road, Salineville, at 12:58 p.m. Thursday, Sheriff Ray Stone, Deputy Caleb Wycoff and two U.S. Marshal agents identified as Danks and Shack, were charged aggressively by a white and tan pitbull, which came sprinting in their direction. Wycoff and Shack both deployed their tazers striking the dog. After the tazer cycle, the dog jumped up and ran toward the house.
– Jamie Snay, Second Street, Hanoverton, reported at 3:02 p.m. Friday someone broke into his garage. The padlock was broken off, but nothing was missing. Snay also reported there has been a car driving fast up and down the street with some teens in the car. They stopped and threatened to shoot up the house before doing a burn out in the roadway.