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Salem — Officers observed a single-vehicle crash without injuries on Sunset Boulevard at 8:31 p.m. Monday. The vehicle went off the roadway, striking a sign. The driver was transported to the hospital for evaluation to verify they weren’t experiencing a medical issue. — Officers responded to the 1500 block of Westview Avenue at 8:09 p.m. Monday for a reported person to be removed. The caller advised that their ex had barged their way into their home and that while they did not want to pursue charges, they wanted them gone. A criminal trespass form was completed and explained to ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set March 16 for Cameron Allen Morris Davis, 26, Main Street, Wellsville, charged with fourth-degree felony failure to comply and misdemeanors of operating a vehicle impaired refusal with prior within 20 years, reckless operation and a stop sign violation. Davis was accused of allegedly failing to comply during an attempted traffic stop in East Liverpool on March 1, leading police on a chase and then stopping, being seen walking from the vehicle and then taken into custody. Joseph L. Moore, ...

POLICE

Salem — Officers responded to the 800 block of Summit Street at 11:40 p.m. Saturday for a report of a sparking transformer. The fire department also responded, and both stood by until Ohio Edison arrived to take over the scene. — Officers responded to the area of state Route 14 and Goshen Road at 8:44 p.m. Saturday to assist the Perry Township Police Department with a traffic stop. K-9 Fero was deployed and alerted to the presence of narcotic odor coming from the vehicle. — Officers responded to Courtyard Square at 8:13 p.m. Saturday for a reported intoxicated person. ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Grant Chidester, 31, Pittsburgh, Pa., were bound over to the county grand jury for third-degree felony compelling prostitution, fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website of an adult woman and a minor girl and arranging for sexual activity with both, including the minor, for $160, then traveling to East Palestine on Dec. 12 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A woman on Camp Boulevard, Hanover Township reported at 9:13 p.m. Saturday a neighbor’s vehicle was on her property and she was concerned the vehicle would roll down the hillside and into her residence. Upon arrival with Baker’s Towing, deputies learned the vehicle was parked in the driveway in park and rolled backwards down the driveway onto the woman’s property. Deputies stood by until Baker’s Towing removed the vehicle that was stuck on a hillside. — A man on Sell Road, Center Township reported at 9:09 p.m. Saturday that his girlfriend’s son came ...

THE COURTS

Court News LISBON — A Wellsville man accused of trying to harm a woman and damaging her car window last year pleaded guilty to fourth-degree felony aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of assault and criminal damaging, with sentencing set for April 24. James B. Oiler, 42, First Street, Wellsville, recently appeared in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to enter the plea. The aggravated assault charge was a lesser offense of felonious assault, a second-degree felony. He was accused of purposefully driving his vehicle left of center to strike a vehicle driven by a woman on Birch ...