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Sheriff’s Office — A representative of Arbaugh Mini Storage, U.S. Route 62, Knox Township reported at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday that a man was sleeping inside an unlocked storage unit. When confronted, the unknown man left the property walking on foot. Staff advised they contacted the renter of the unit and nothing at this time was missing. — Harrison County Coroner’s Office at 5:23 p.m. Wednesday requested a deputy do a death notification at a residence on state Route 517 in Center Township. The deputy made contact with the next of kin. — A woman on Apple Ridge Road, Salem ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, charges of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools were dismissed against Olusegun G. Atoyebi, 40, last known address listed as Clive, Iowa, who’s in federal custody on an alleged immigration-related federal offense. Atoyebi had been accused of allegedly responding to an undercover ad placed by a Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force agent on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $100, then arrived in East Palestine on Nov. 30, 2025 for the meeting ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday to a property on Miller Road, Center Township for a 911 hangup call. Dispatch called the number back and spoke to someone who said a family member was having some type of medical issue and an ambulance was not required at this time. Upon the deputy’s arrival, the person was being transported to a hospital in Mahoning County by a family member. — A person was reported causing a disturbance at a residence on state Route 164, Washington Township at 7:04 p.m. Tuesday. Deputies made contact with Raymond C. McCulley, ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a pretrial was set April 1 for Donald Clair Nesselrode, 59, Smithfield Street, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly striking a woman in the ribs with a closed fist three times in East Liverpool on March 23. A pretrial was set March 30 for Bryan Douglas Adams, 41, Columbus, charged with theft and assault for allegedly punching a woman in the face and taking her phone on March 8 in Wellsville. Skyiler Russell Crowe, 18, East Clark Street, East Palestine, was fined $750 and given a suspended 90-day jail ...

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Salem —Officers responded to the 200 block of West Eighth Street at 10:20 p.m. Monday to check for a person with an active warrant. Officers were unable to speak with the man in question. —Officers responded to the 2000 block of Oak Street at 9:48 p.m. Monday for an ongoing neighbor dispute. The caller advised his neighbor had put up a no trespassing sign near the property line and wanted it documented. —Officers responded to the 1800 block of Whinnery Road at 9:51 p.m. Monday for a wellness check on a juvenile. Officers spoke with the juvenile in question and their mother, ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set March 30 for Beau M. McGuire, 48, Gavers Road, Hanoverton, charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and strangulation, a third-degree felony, for allegedly grabbing another man by the neck and choking him during an altercation on March 22 in Hanover Township. The victim appeared to have bite marks on his left thumb and scratches on his neck. A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set March 30 for Anthony R. Powell, 34, Riverside Avenue, Wellsville, charged with fourth-degree felony ...