POLICE
Sheriff’s Office
— Suspicious activity and unreasonable noise allegedly caused by neighbors was reported at 3:38 a.m. Saturday in the area of Roberts Road, Fairfield Township. Deputies checked the area and didn’t hear any noise and made contact with the caller, advising there was no noise heard. The caller then advised he could still hear the noise. Deputies asked if he needed medical treatment, but he denied needing medical assistance.
— A caller from Hanover Township at 1:47 a.m. Saturday reported her ex-boyfriend and father of her child is harassing her by calling for welfare checks on their child and sending police to her home. She said he was also sending concerning messages. The prior reports have been linked to this report, with the caller given information on how to proceed.
— A 911 hangup call was reported at 12:06 a.m. Saturday on North Street, Salineville. Contact was made with the residents and all advised they did not call. The phone number that called was not known to the residents. All persons at the residence appeared fine.
— Deputies were dispatched at 10:44 p.m. Friday to Boston Street, Salem Township, for an unknown disturbance. A woman advised her 12-year-old daughter was not listening to her over her cell phone. The father of the girl arrived and his daughter went with him for the night.
— A deputy was dispatched at 9:36 p.m. Friday to Randel Road, Hanoverton for a domestic violence report. Joseph R. Abram, 31, Randel Road, Hanoverton, was charged with domestic violence and transported to the county jail. He already appeared in Columbiana County Municipal Court on Monday, with a pretrial set for Jan. 21.
— A welfare check was requested at 8:22 p.m. Friday on Harijune Circle, West Township. A deputy spoke with the person and family, who advised the person was fine and does not have mental health issues.
— A Canfield man at 6:27 p.m. Friday requested a welfare check on his 6-year-old son who is living with his mother in Hanover Township. He reported she was refusing to let him talk to his son by phone. A deputy responded and observed the child to be fine.
— A resident on Mohican Trail, Middleton Township reported at 5:35 p.m. Friday that someone posted inappropriate pictures of her on Instagram, from an unknown user. The resident was advised to contact the administrator of Instragram.
— A man on Glasgow Road, Wayne Township, reported at 3:31 p.m. Friday that he believed he was a victim of identity theft. He spoke with his bank and was advised to file a report.
— A deputy was dispatched at 3:17 p.m. Friday to a residence on Speidel Road, Hanover Township, to check the welfare of a juvenile walking toward the residence and upset. A deputy spoke to the resident at the home and he advised he was the only one home and everything was fine.
— An unknown disturbance was reported at 2:44 p.m. Friday at the football field at Southern Local, state Route 39, Washington Township, but while a deputy was en route, dispatch spoke to the school resource officer and learned it was a misunderstanding and there was no problem.
— A man on Y Camp Road, Madison Township, reported at 2:03 p.m. Friday that he needed a report per his bank, saying he sent a check in the mail from his residence for $300 to Capital One and someone changed the amount to $4,430 and cashed it.
— A deputy at 2:35 p.m. Friday spoke with a person from Macklin Road, Unity Township, who was having mental health issues. He was told to contact his doctor.
— A woman on state Route 14, Unity Township, reported at 12:17 p.m. Friday that the windshield of her 2010 Chevy Silverado was damaged while parked in the driveway overnight.
— A Malvern woman reported at 11:47 a.m. Friday that she went to her deceased son’s residence on U.S. Route 30 in Hanover Township on Jan. 8 and found his drum set missing. She said all doors and windows were secured, but it appeared someone may have gained entry through the back door due to marks on the door.
— A woman on state Route 45, Center Township, reported at 10:56 p.m. Jan. 8 that she was hearing loud noises outside her residence, but did not want a deputy to respond until she figured out where the noises were coming from.
Highway Patrol
— Sarah Robb, of state Route 558 in Leetonia, was cited at 3:08 a.m. Jan. 3 in Fairfield Township on charges of OVI, failure to control and a seat belt violation. Her northbound vehicle was traveling on state Route 46, when she drove off the left side of the road and hit two trees.
— A single-vehicle accident involving Kyle Smith, of Lower Elkton Road in Leetonia, remains under investigation. Smith was driving his southbound vehicle on state Route 517 at 10:10 p.m. Jan. 2 when it went off the left side of the road and struck a a tree, causing it to overturn.
— Ashley Rhodes, of state Route 344 in Leetonia, was cited at 3:46 p.m. Jan. 6 in Unity Township for failure to control, after her southwest bound vehicle drove off the side of the road and struck a ditch.
— Timmy Young, of Carmel Achor Road in Rogers, was cited at 8:25 p.m. Jan. 6 for failure to control, after his northbound vehicle crossed the center line while traveling state Route 170, went off the left side of the road and struck a ditch.
— William Boyer, of Padgett Road in East Palestine, was cited at 10:58 pm. Jan. 1 in Unity Township for failure to control, after his eastbound vehicle crossed over the center line on state Route 46, went off the left side of the road and struck a tree.
— Megan Walker, of Kent, was cited at 6:17 p.m. Dec. 31 in Knox Township for a left of center violation, after her eastbound vehicle crossed over the center line while traveling Georgetown Road and struck a westbound vehicle driven by Zachary Maley, of Spiedel Road in Hanoverton.
— Harli Green, of Butler Grange Road in Salem, was cited at 8:53 a.m. Jan. 5 in Butler Township for failure to control, after her northbound vehicle crossed the center line on state Route 9 while negotiating a curve, went off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and two groups of trees.
— Emilio Williamson, of St. Jacobs Logtown Road in Leetonia, was cited at 7:38 a.m. Jan. 5 in Yellow Creek Township for failure to control, after his northbound vehicle went off the right side of state Route 39 while negotiating a curve, went off the right side of the road and struck a ditch.
— Brendon Mackall, of Lakeview Road in Hanoverton, was cited at 11:49 a.m. Jan. 4 in Salem Township for failure to control, after his northbound vehicle failed to negotiate a curve on old state Route 558, resulting in him going left of center, then exiting the left side of the road and striking a ditch.
— Ayden Bradley, of Camp Boulevard in Hanoverton, was cited at 1:33 p.m. Dec. 23 for assured clear distance in Butler Township, after rear ending a vehicle driven by Dennis Sidwell, of Woodsdale Drive in Salem, while traveling on Woodsdale.
Leetonia
— An officer was dispatched shortly after midnight Dec. 24 to the report of racing vehicles in the200 block of Ridge. Upon arrival, he was unable to locate what was reported.
— Police were requested to do a standby at 10:09 a.m. Dec. 24 as a vehicle was removed via tow truck from the 200 block of Oak Street and returned to its owner.
— An alarm drop was reported at 10:12 a.m. Dec. 29 down at a location in the1300 block of Beeson Mill Road. An officer stayed on location, until a key holder arrived.
Salem
— Officers responded to the 500 block of Walnut Street at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday for a reported dispute. Officers spoke with the involved parties and advised them to remain civil and to stay away from each other.
— Officers responded to the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue at 11:33 p.m. Monday for a reported medical call. Officers stood by until the person was transported to the Salem Regional Medical Center.
— Bernice Frederick, 51, Youngstown, was cited for driving under suspension and fictitious plates during a traffic stop in the 1000 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 10:21 p.m. Monday.
— Officers responded to the 1500 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 6:57 p.m. Monday for a reported hit and skip. The caller advised that a vehicle had struck his mailbox, and it was no longer there. Officers took photos of the damage, and a neighbor advised that a gray SUV had struck the mailbox at around 3 p.m. on Sunday. Officers were then able to find footage of the accident on the city’s Flock cameras and obtain the vehicle’s registration. Officers will be in contact with the driver.
— Officers on patrol in the area of South Broadway Avenue and East Pershing Street observed an elderly person walking with a walker in the middle of the street at 6:35 p.m. Monday. Officers spoke with the person and helped them to the sidewalk.
— Officers responded to the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue at 3:45 p.m. Monday for a reported domestic dispute. The caller advised that the mother of his child started a verbal altercation with him and had made “unnecessary comments” and that they wanted a report on file because they were going to court for visitation rights. The caller was provided with a report number.
— Officers responded to the 500 block of Continental Drive at 1:45 p.m. Monday to speak with a woman who had questions about a case being investigated. Officers provided them with the information needed.
— Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of South Lincoln Avenue and Summit Street at 11:50 a.m. Monday. The driver Suzette Mestre, Campbell, was cited for speeding and no operator’s license, and the vehicle was removed by Kaiser Towing.
— Officers responded to the 600 block of East Eighth Street at 8:39 a.m. Monday for a report of a person having a possible mental health crisis. The fire department and EMT responded to assess the person in question, and they were transported to an appropriate medical facility for further evaluation.
