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Sheriff’s Office — A resident of Salem Grange Road, Salem Township reported at 11:56 p.m. Tuesday that a vehicle pulled into the Franklin Square Cemetery on Salem Grange Road and turned off their headlights. A deputy responded and spoke with the driver of the vehicle, of Salem, and his female passenger, of Canton, and they advised they were leaving the property. — A deputy was dispatched at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday to Twin Springs Golf Course, state Route 172, Hanover Township, for two explosions on the property and flames seen from behind the club house. The deputy and Hanover ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set March 11 for Devon Gage Lockhart, 23, West Ninth Street, East Liverpool, charged with fourth-degree felony receiving stolen property and misdemeanor discharge firearm. Also on March 11, he’s facing probable cause hearings for allegedly violating the terms of his probation for a 2023 case of criminal mischief and a 2023 case of theft. On March 3 during a traffic stop in East Liverpool, Lockhart was a passenger and a stolen firearm out of Akron was found under his seat. He allegedly took ...

POLICE

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 ...