Sheriff’s Office

— A woman from West Pine Lake Road, Salem reported at 8:16 p.m. Tuesday that she lost her .22-caliber long rifle revolver when she was on the Greenway trail near Leetonia five or six weeks ago.

— A woman on Alliance Sebring Road, Alliance called at 5:53 p.m. Tuesday to request a welfare check on her brother in Butler Township due to his girlfriend’s ex making threats to harm him. A deputy spoke with the brother and he was fine.

— A deputy was dispatched at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday to the 29000 block of U.S. Route 30, Hanover Township for a missing person out of Jefferson County who was walking on foot in the area. Dispatch advised the caller was a family member the person sent a picture of the area on cell phone and sent it to the family member. The deputy checked the area but didn’t find anyone.

— A welfare check was requested at 3:13 p.m. Tuesday on West Washington Street that eventually led to a Center Township residence. The person in question was found to be ok and was later given a courtesy transport to an undisclosed location.

— An unruly juvenile was reported at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday on Melissa Lane, West Township.

— A woman on King Road, Butler Township reported at 10:12 a.m. Tuesday that she has a sign belonging to the county that her previous employee admitted to stealing. She had allowed him to store some personal items in their shed while he was moving and he did not take the sign with him when he took his other belongings.

— A caller at 8:22 a.m. Tuesday on Old state Route 344, Leetonia reported an 8-year-old child was refusing to go to school.

— Deputies at 6:56 a.m. Tuesday responded to a Wayne Township address on Alderlick Road where a woman believed someone put soap in her pond in an attempt to kill the fish. She also said her fence was opened. Deputies investigated near the fence and did not see any physical damage and noted there were no clear signs of anyone tampering with the pond. Hoses were hooked up causing the water to circulate and bubble. There was no residue or signs of soap being placed in the pond.

— Four-wheelers were reported in a hay field causing damage at 8:10 p.m. Monday on Bell Road, Lisbon.

— A domestic violence complaint was reported at 6:02 p.m. Monday on U.S. Route 30, Minerva area when a woman came to the Minerva Police Department. She was afraid to have police come to the residence.

— A caller from state Route 172, Minerva reported at 6:42 p.m. Monday that a woman with red hair drivng a purple SUV stole produce from the Farmer’s Box on two separate occasions and did not pay. She didn’t want to file theft charges, but wanted the woman trespassed from the property. The deputy told her he can’t give a trespass warning without the woman being identified.

— A suicidal woman was reported at 4:54 p.m. Monday on state Route 14, Unity Township. She said she was having suicidal thoughts the last couple days and agreed to go to the hospital to be evaluated. She was transported to St. Elizabeth in Boardman.

— A state Route 45, Lisbon man reported fraud at 4:27 p.m. Monday, saying when he opened an Xfinity account through a door-to-door salesman, he had two bank accounts opened in New York in his name with multiple charges on them. He froze his bank accounts and credit score.

— A domestic dispute was reported at 3:52 p.m. Monday on Rose Drive, Lisbon. A woman said there were no threats or physical violence. She said a relative’s medication was changed and he was having adverse effects, including irritability, pacing and aggression. The counseling center was contacted, but she can’t get information on his care because he’s an adult. He refused to speak with deputies.

— A domestic dispute was reported at 3:44 p.m. Monday on U.S. Route 30, Minerva with the two sides separated. There were verbal threats, but it was physical on Saturday. A refusal was signed.

— At 1:42 p.m. Monday, a sheriff’s office sergeant was contacted by an adult parole authority officer who conducted an address verification on a sex offender and found he was not residing at the registered address.

— A woman on Sherwood Road, Yellow Creek Township, reported at 11:34 a.m. Monday that two others were harassing her, spitting on her and stole items from her camper. Later on she called screaming on 911 again and advised they unplugged her camper, but a deputy advised there was no electric to the camper to begin with and this was all a civil matter. She was warned about continuing to call 911 for non-emergencies and called again a few minutes later screaming and swearing. The call was ended.

— An Allen Drive, Center Township resident called at 11:17 a.m. Monday to report being solicited to send money through a bar code system at Walmart by someone alleging to be from the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office. The fraudulent representative claimed that a family member was incarcerated and needed cash to post bond for their release. The resident was told the phone call was a scam and the sheriff’s office would never request anyone send cash or other monetary options through digital transactions to unknown accounts. She did not give out any personal information but did send cash through a digital transfer.

— Fraud was reported at 10:54 a.m. Monday on U.S. Route 30, Minerva by a woman who said someone was claiming to be an employer.

— A man on Waterford Road, East Palestine reported at 10:36 a.m. Monday that his son was charged and chest bumped by a coach from Cleveland the night before.

— A man on Schneider Road, Hanover Township came to the station at 9:59 a.m. Monday to report contracting with a contractor to put in some new windows. He ordered the windows on Sept. 30, 2025 and as of Monday, no work has been done or windows received.

— A medical facility in North Lima requested a welfare check at 8:24 a.m. Monday for a patient who missed an appointment and couldn’t be reached. A deputy made contact with him and he was fine and will make the next appointment the next day.

— A man on Hazel Run Road, Salineville reported at 9:51 a..m. Monday that 1,200 feet of cable was stolen.