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POLICE

Sheriff’s Office

— A deputy responded at 8:31 p.m. Wednesday to a state Route 14 address in Unity Township for a domestic dispute, taking Kayla Marie Grubb, 26, state Route 14, East Palestine, into custody for domestic violence. Grubb appeared for arraignment in Columbiana County Municipal Court and is scheduled to face a pretrial on Sept. 25.

— A man on East Liverpool Road, Madison Township, reported at 6:33 p.m. Sept. 10 that his relative, who is his neighbor, was walking the edge of the property line and is not to be on his property. A deputy checked the property and had no contact with the relative.

— A woman on Steubenville Pike Road, Wayne Township, requested a welfare check at 4:39 p.m. Sept. 10 on a relative on Sprucevale Road, Middleton Township, due to him allegedly having dementia. Deputies spoke with the man, who said he does not want the woman on his property or to have any contact with him. He appeared to be fine.

Salem

— Officers responded to the 300 block of West Fifth Street at 6:35 a.m. Thursday for a reported 911 hang-up call. Officers spoke with the resident who advised that everything was okay.

— Officers responded to the 1900 block of East State Street at 1:21 a.m. Thursday for a report of a tractor trailer blocking the roadway. Officers were advised that the vehicle had run out of gas and once the vehicle was refueled the roadway was cleared.

— Officers responded to the 200 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday for a report of theft. The caller advised that someone stole his PlayStation while he was at the store. Officers attempted to contact the neighbor due to them having a camera which faces the caller doorway, but they were not home. A follow-up investigation will be conducted.

— Officers responded to the 2000 block of Monroe Street at 8:23 p.m. Wednesday for a reported civil matter. The caller advised that they were staying with the resident and that they had kicked them out and taken all the groceries they had just purchased, and that two of the residents had active warrants out of Columbiana County. Officers advised them that the dispute was a civil matter and attempted to contact the individuals with warrants, but nobody answered the door.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of East School Road at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday for a speak with officer report. The caller advised that they were being harassed, and officers advised the person to stop contacting them. Officers also advised the caller to block the person’s number and to call back if the harassment persisted.

— Officers responded to the 700 block of South Lundy Avenue at 3:54 p.m. Wednesday for a report of criminal trespass in an abandoned house. The caller advised that three people had entered the residence before leaving in a maroon vehicle. Officers advised them to call back if they saw them return.

— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 2:49 p.m. Wednesday regarding an ex-boyfriend continuously reaching out to them despite being blocked on all social media.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of West Third Street at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a man to be removed from a residence. When officers arrived, the caller advised that the man had left prior to their arrival and that they did not want them to return to the residence. Officers advised them to call back if the man returned.

— Officers responded to the 900 block of Morris Avenue at 12:53 p.m. Wednesday for a speak with officer complaint. The caller advised that they were concerned about a text their adult daughter’s ex-boyfriend had sent about her to the daughter’s friend. Officers advised them of their options.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of West State Street at 12:14 a.m. Wednesday to assist Perry Township officers with a runaway juvenile report. The juvenile and their friend were located and the juvenile transported to his residence while their friend was returned to their mother on scene.

— Officers responded to a residence in the 200 block of Woodland Avenue at 10:58 p.m. Tuesday to follow up on a previous incident regarding a no contact order violation. Officers found the person in question, John Peuterbaugh, Salem, at the residence, who was violating the terms of the order and took him into custody charged with violation of a protection order and transported him to the Columbiana County Jail.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of Park Avenue at 9:41 p.m. Tuesday for a wellness check on a person threatening self-harm. Officers spoke with the person, advising them that given the circumstances it would be in their best interest to seek medical assistance, and they agreed to be transported to the hospital by EMT for further evaluation.

— Officers responded to the 1900 block of East State Street at 7:48 p.m. Tuesday for a report of reckless operation. The caller advised that two motorcycles were doing wheelies and weaving in and out of traffic. Officers checked the area to the city’s western border but did not locate them.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of Park Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for a reported wellness check on a person threatening self-harm. Officers spoke with several relatives finding that the person was not home and multiple agencies were contacted, and a BOLO was issued. Officers continued attempting to locate the person in question and were later notified by relatives that they had returned home. Officers responded back to the resident to speak with the person in question, advising them that given the circumstances it would be in their best interest to seek medical assistance, and they agreed to be transported to the hospital by EMT for further evaluation.

— Officers responded to the 1800 block of Maple Street at 4:53 p.m. Tuesday to assist Columbiana County Children’s Services. Officers provided a juvenile and the person in question with transportation to the 1000 block of Newgarden Avenue.

Perry Township

— Officers spoke to a person by phone at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday who advised that they were being harassed by another man on Facebook Messenger. Officers were able to contact the other man and advised him not to contact the caller any further.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of Highland Avenue at 6:17 p.m. Wednesday to deliver a message to a man to contact the Salineville Police Department.

— Officers responded to the Salem bus garage at 4:24 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a child who had nobody to pick them up from their bus stop in the 1100 block of Prospect Street. Officers were unable to contact or locate the child’s mother and a man who was listed on the school’s paperwork for the child responded and picked the child up.

— Kurt Whitman, 48, Lisbon, was cited for failure to yield after his vehicle struck the rear of a vehicle driven southbound on state Route 45 by Allison Wukotich, 44, Youngstown, while turning at 6:10 a.m. Wednesday.

— Officers responded to the Salem Police Department at 11:49 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a missing juvenile. Officers gathered information where they located the juvenile and returned him to his parents.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 7:55 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a child walking around with no shoes or an adult. Officers checked the area but did not locate any juveniles without shoes.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of West Perry Street at 3:05 p.m. Monday for a report of harassment. The caller advised that they have unreturned property from Rent-A-Center and collections has been becoming vulgar with her. She was advised that the property is a civil issue, and the company was advised of the complaint.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of Benton Road at 5:20 p.m. Sunday for a report of an irate woman. When officers arrived, the woman was lying in the grass because she was upset with her brother, and the woman was given a courtesy transport.

Leetonia

— Officers responded at 1:05 a.m. Sept. 17 to the area of Front and Chestnut to an alarm sounding. Thinking that it was a car alarm, officers instead backtracked it to a control panel off the Norfolk Southern radio frequency control panel. Unable to reach Norfolk, officers cleared after searching the area.

— Police investigated an attempted breaking and entering at 3:28 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Leetonia school football field bell tower. Discovering a broken out windowpane on the east side of the tower, apparently by a rock, the perpetrators left streaked handprints on the west side of the tower. No entry appeared to have been made and nothing appeared missing. The rocks and glass shards with fingerprints were gathered as evidence.

— Police investigated a report of a possible drunk driver at 7:24 p.m. Sept. 11 in an alley behind the 200 block of Ridge Street. Upon arrival and having run the possible license plate, the vehicle was gone from the scene and found nearby at a residence in the 300 block of Waddell Street.

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