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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set April 15 for Jason N. Hartsough, 48, state Route 558, New Waterford, charged with second-degree felony kidnapping and misdemeanors of assault and aggravated menacing for allegedly kidnapping a woman from the parking lot of Small Wonders Daycare in Columbiana and causing her to believe he would cause her serious physical harm by forcing her to a secluded area against her will while armed with a pistol. The Columbiana police affidavit said the victim was allegedly forced into the back of ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A man reported at 12:28 a.m. Friday that his adult son left his home at 3 p.m. in his vehicle, not taking his phone or any other items with him. He was concerned for his son’s welfare because he has never left before. It was explained that a missing person report could not be taken due to his son leaving willingly and that there was not any threat of immediate danger. It was also explained that a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) will be sent out for a check on well-being if the person is located. — A deputy returned a call at 6:46 p.m. Thursday to a Fairfield ...

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Common Pleas New Cases County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Daniel A. Smith, Coffee School Road, Salem, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Coffee School Road, Salem property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Alexis Trust, Campbell Road, Hanoverton; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Boyce Avenue, Wellsville property. Cheryl A. Heitzenrater, North Lincoln Avenue, Salem, and Troy L. Heitzenrater, North Lincoln Avenue, Salem; dissolution sought. NewRez LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Troy Richard Oyer, Rochester Road, Minerva, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded at 4:17 p.m. Wednesday to Elkton Auto Corral, Scroggs Road, Elkrun Township, for an alarm, but the owner advised it was a false alarm. — James Merino, 68, Benton Road, Salem, was charged with burglary, a fourth-degree felony, and taken to the Columbiana County jail after deputies were dispatched at 3:44 p.m. Wednesday to a burglary at a residence on Lisa Lane, Center Township. The residents alleged that Merino kicked in their door and entered the residence. A deputy noted damage to the door. Merino, who’s the land owner, was evicting the ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, Thomas McClellan Redman III, 43, Sprucevale Road, Rogers, was fined $250 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with credit for 10 days served, leaving 20 days still to serve in jail for domestic violence. A fourth-degree felony strangulation charge was dismissed by the prosecution, with the alleged victim notified. Redman was accused of striking a woman in the face and then placing his hands around her neck, then pushing her to the ground during an altercation March 30 in East Liverpool. He was also ordered to serve 20 days in ...

POLICE

Salem — Officers on patrol in the 1800 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 2:24 a.m. Thursday located a suspicious vehicle parked behind a building. Officers checked the vehicle and found it unoccupied. — Officers on patrol in the area of East State Street and Washington Avenue at 10:23 p.m. Wednesday conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. K-9 Fero was deployed and alerted to the presence of narcotics coming from the vehicle. Contraband was recovered, and the passenger, Zackary McFarland, 27, Columbiana, was taken into custody charged with possession of ...