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Municipal Jason Xavier Monge, 34, Pittsburgh, Pa., was fined $750 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended and credit for three days served in jail, for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, with 30 hours community service and a prostitution prevention course ordered. Monge responded to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for money through the Cash App, then traveled to East Palestine on March 2 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession. Karen ...

POLICE

SHERIFF REPORTS — A deputy was dispatched at 9:12 p.m. Tuesday to Columbiana Lisbon Road, Fairfield Township, for a domestic violence report. Both parties signed a refusal to prosecute and one party left the residence for the night. — People were reported screaming in the area of Woodland Drive, Fairfield Township in the 1800 block at 8:49 p.m. Tuesday. A deputy checked the area, but didn’t find anyone. — A deputy was dispatched at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday to the parking lot of McDonald’s, state Route 45, Center Township, for a woman and man pushing a shopping cart from Dollar ...

THE COURTS

MUNICIPAL COURT LISBON—A West Virginia man has been bound over to the grand jury facing multiple felony charges after allegedly fleeing from officers at high speeds on five separate days. Dakota Trimnel, 23, Preakness Drive, Chester, West Virginia, was bound over to the grand jury charged with two counts of third-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, two counts of third-degree felony failure to comply, one count of fourth-degree felony failure to comply, and misdemeanor charges of no driver’s license, reckless operation, driving under ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A caller on Shady Lane, Center Township reported at 7:57 p.m. Saturday that a woman was walking on and off the roadway throwing her hands in the air. A deputy spoke with the woman from Lisa Lane, Center Township, who was walking off the road back to her residence. — A caller in Hanover Township reported at 7:24 a.m. Saturday that a white truck was parked on Woodsdale Drive in front of her driveway blocking access to her garage so she could not leave. She tried contacting the neighbor to move the truck but they didn’t answer the door. Deputies found a large ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES Elizabeth Good, Shannon Lane, Salem, and Nathan Good, Shannon Lane, Salem; dissolution sought. Allison M. Scott, Pueblo Lane, Columbiana, and Matthew H. Scott, Pueblo Lane, Columbiana; dissolution sought. Leila S. Schreffler, West Chestnut Street, Lisbon, vs. Fortune HR Alloy Employer Services and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, both Columbus; appeal of claim denial. Damian Show, East Main Street, Salineville, et al. vs. Jaden Rogers, Hammond Park Drive, Wellsville, et al.; damages sought for personal injury/insurance claims from 2025 traffic ...

POLICE

Salem — A domestic in progress was reported in the 2200 block of Southeast Boulevard at 11:50 p.m. Sunday. Officers could hear screaming inside the residence when they arrived, and a juvenile locked the door to prevent them from entering after they announced themselves. Officers ordered them to open the door several times as the screaming continued, and officers ultimately kicked in the door. As officers entered the residence, Steven Cappitte, 41, Salem, approached officers aggressively and was taken into custody. The juvenile, whose name was not listed, then pushed an officer before ...