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Sheriff's Office
-- A deputy assisted the Ohio State Highway Patrol with an accident involving multiple motorcycles in the 1900 block of Westville Lake Road, Knox Township at 3:10 p.m. Saturday. North Georgetown Fire Department and Sebring EMS were on scene also.
-- A man from North Market Street, Unity Township reported at 8:57 p.m. Friday that his ex-girlfriend arrived in her vehicle in his driveway, yelling and screaming at him. He said he gave her $70 and she left and was enroute to Youngstown.
-- AT&T, Youngstown, reported at 12:37 p.m. Friday that 6,000 feet of copper wire was stolen in the 41600 block of Old Irondale Road, Yellow Creek Township.
-- A deputy was dispatched at 11:15 p.m. Aug. 18 to Lake Front Drive, Knox Township, for a protection order violation. Michael J. Roesti, 69, Lake Front Drive, Knox Township, was charged with violating a protection order and taken to the Columbiana County Jail.
Highway Patrol
-- Carrie A. Plath, 50, Hartley Road, Beloit, escaped injury after her southbound vehicle struck a cow that entered Rochester Road at 10:34 p.m. Aug. 20 in West Township.
-- A 17-year-old Wellsville girl was cited for assured clear distance after her southeastbound vehicle failed to maintain assured clear distance ahead on state Route 39 and struck the rear of another southeastbound vehicle driven by April D. Donaldson, 45, Academy Street, Salineville, who slowed to a stop for a garbage truck at 2:40 p.m. Aug. 20 in Washington Township. No injuries were reported.
-- Mark S. Lamancusa, 68, East Ninth Street, Salem, was cited for reasonable control after his eastbound vehicle on Georgetown Road traveled across the center line and off of the left side of the road before coming to final rest at 5:22 p.m. Aug. 19 in Knox Township. No injuries were reported to the driver or his passenger.
-- Jessica M. Hepfl, 35, Girard, suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported to Mercy Health in Canton by Sandy Creek EMS after her westbound vehicle traveled off of U.S. Route 30, struck a ditch and utility pole and overturned at 1:51 a.m. Aug. 19 in West Township. She was charged with reasonable control, with the report noting that alcohol and drugs were suspected.
-- Douglas S. Lewis, 59, Morris Road, Lisbon, suffered suspected minor injuries, but wasn't transported after his westbound vehicle on state Route 154 drove off the right side of the road and overturned when an unidentified vehicle traveled left of center while eastbound on state Route 154, into the other lane at 4:08 p.m. Aug. 18 in Elkrun Township. The hit/skip vehicle and its driver weren't identified.
-- Abigail M. Everly, 20, Salem Warren Road, Salem, was cited for reasonable control after her northbound vehicle went off of the right side of state Route 45 and struck a mailbox and ditch at 10:08 a.m. Aug. 18 in Salem Township. No injury was reported.
-- Jordan S. Hart, 30, Jefferson Street, Salineville, suffered suspected serious injuries and was flown by Stat MedEvac to Mercy Health, Youngstown after his northwestbound motorcycle drove over some loose gravel on state Route 644 in Salineville at 7:30 a.m. Aug. 18, lost control and overturned. No citation was listed.
-- Robert L. McGhee, 34, Howard, Pa., escaped injury after he swerved his vehicle in an attempt to avoid a tree in the road while eastbound on U.S. Route 30 in Center Township at 3:58 a.m. Aug. 16, going off of the road and striking a ditch, tree and utility pole. There was no citation.
Salem
-- Officers spoke with a woman at the police department regarding a report of harassment at 9:28 p.m. Sunday. The woman advised that after blocking a person who was attempting to contact her through social media, they had begun contacting her friends claiming they would be fighting her the next time they saw her in public. Officers collected information and the caller was advised to continue monitoring any direct contact from the person in question.
-- A person to be removed was reported in the 2500 block of Lexington Avenue at 8:29 p.m. Sunday. The caller advised that their ex had come over to see their child but had started drinking and became aggressive. Officers spoke with both parties and the man agreed to leave.
-- Suspicious activity was reported in the 400 block of West School Street at 7:58 p.m. Sunday. The caller advised that they had come to check on a rental property that was being renovated and observed a man in the dumpster. When officers arrived, the caller found that the person in question was scrapping rather than dumping and chose to make an agreement with them for future scrapping.
- Officers responded to the 900 block of East Third Street at 1:42 p.m. Sunday where a resident reported a child had entered his property wanting water. Officers were able to determine where the child's parents live and the mother arrived in the area while officers were speaking with the child.
Officers spoke with the mother about the issue, which they forwarded to children services for review.
- Kayla D. Clingerman, 40, homeless, was arrested on an active warrant out of Columbiana County for failure to appear after officers on patrol observed her in the 800 block of East Pershing Street at 11:07 p.m. Sunday and knew her to have the warrant for her arrest.
- Officers responded to a 500 block South Broadway Avenue business at 2:39 a.m. Sunday in reference to an underage patron who attempted to use a fake ID and assaulted employees when confronted. The patron refused medical treatment and employees did not want to pursue charges. The patron was issued a criminal trespass notice.
- Officers responded to the 1400 block of Maple Lane at 12:36 p.m. Saturday in reference to two people possibly smoking marijuana at Centennial Park. Officers observed marijuana paraphernalia on a table and advised the people in question to gather their belongings. Officers trespassed the people in question from the park.
- An officer at 10:31 p.m. Friday observed a driver doing a burnout on Mullins Street, covering the entire area in smoke. The driver then pulled onto Newgarden Avenue and did the same thing, at which time the officer activated the cruisers lights and siren. The driver fled behind the Wesleyan church and turned its headlights off, then traveled back onto Newgarden Avenue, across the bypass and onto Tower Road, at which time the officer ceased pursuit.
- A caller reported at 3:08 p.m. Friday a resident of the 200 block of Continental Drive claimed a theft occurred in the 1900 block of East State Street. Officers provided the call with options for dealing with the situation.
- Officers responded to the 300 block of West Fourth Street at 10:05 p.m. Thursday in reference to person threatening suicide. Officers and medical personnel spoke with the person who was ultimately transported to the Salem hospital.
- Linda L. Beeler, 76, Salem, was charged with OVI and open container in a motor vehicle after officers responded to the 200 block of West State Street at 6:32 p.m. Thursday where she had allegedly fallen out of a vehicle. Salem Fire Department first responders transported her to the Salem Regional Medical Center for evaluation.
- Darodd L. Paige, 54, Salem was arrested on an active warrant out of Columbiana County following a traffic stop on West State Street at 4:50 p.m. Thursday.
Perry Township
-- A woman having a medical issue was reported in the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 8:55 p.m. Saturday. The woman refused treatment.
-- Menacing was reported in the 800 block of Stewart Road at 1:32 p.m. Saturday. A resident had a verbal dispute with an Amazon delivery driver who allegedly threatened to kill them before leaving. The caller advised they just want a report on file.
-- A domestic was reported in the 600 block of East Pine Lake Road at 8:27 a.m. Friday. Officers spoke with both parties and were advised that the dispute had begun over a cell phone. The female half alleged that the male half had pushed her with his elbow in the chest. The man half denied anything physical occurring. The female half had no visible marks and did not complete a statement but decided to leave the residence.
-- Officers spoke to a man at the police department at 6:53 p.m. Thursday regarding a domestic incident. The man advised that his spouse had grabbed him by the shirt and pushed him against a window and had followed him to his vehicle and repeatedly struck the driver's side rear window on Sunday and showed officers video footage of the same. Officers collected a written statement from the man and responded to their residence in the 2200 block of North Ellsworth Avenue and recorded a verbal statement from the man's spouse, whose name was not listed. The woman was placed under arrest charged with domestic violence and aggravated menacing and transported to the Columbiana County Jail.
-- Harassment was reported in the 400 block of Plymouth Place at 5:52 p.m. Thursday. Officers spoke with two people who advised that a woman had come to their residence while they were having a get-together and begun harassing people before leaving and making threats that she was "watching them" and would be back. A trespass notice was completed for the woman, Tammy Endicott, Salem, which was served to her later in the evening. Endicott was also issued a citation for disorderly conduct.
Leetonia
- A Center Street resident reported at 12:35 p.m. Thursday a prescription refill had been stolen from his mailbox July 29.
- A Walnut Street resident reported at 5:51 p.m. Aug. 19 her ex-boyfriend had assaulted her a couple weeks prior and had threatened to burn her car and kill her in her sleep. Officers advised the resident to provide any images or text messages for evidence.
- A Lisbon Road resident reported at 6:07 p.m. Aug. 18 a known person walked out of their house and flipped her off and then texted her multiple times despite being told to stop. An officer spoke with the other person in question who said that the complainant flipped her off, so she texted her to see if there was a problem. Both individuals were advised to cease contact with each other.