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Common Pleas New Cases SMB Private Education Loan Grantor Trust, Newark, Del. vs. Andrew M. Schach, North Main Street, Columbiana, et al.; collection sought of alleged $36,036 debt. JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wilmington, Del. vs. Amanda Fraser, Sprucevale Road, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $18,619 debt. LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs. Eric Erskine, Lexington Avenue, Salem; collection sought of alleged $30,404 debt. Docket Entries JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Joseph Cataldo Jr., et al.; foreclosure judgment vacated, case dismissed. Court News LISBON — A man ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A domestic violence report was taken at a residence on Main Street, Knox Township after a deputy was dispatched at 10:04 p.m. Tuesday. All parties separated for the night and a refusal was signed. — A 911 hangup call was reported at 12:16 a.m. Tuesday at the Travelers Motel, state Route 45, Center Township. A deputy arrived and drove through the parking lot several times with emergency lights activated to provoke a response from the caller. A woman looked out the window from the office area, but did not attempt contact. — A suspicious person was reported ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Charles A. Slocum Jr., 34, Brookfield Avenue, Lisbon, was bound over to the county grand jury for failure to verify residence address, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly failing to update his current address with the sex offender registration as of Feb. 3. Slocum was fined $1,125 and sentenced to 50 days in jail for operating a vehicle impaired and failure to display valid sticker, along with violating the terms of his probation for a 2024 case involving charges of menacing, assault and resisting arrest. A ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A woman on Timber Run Street, Unity Township reported at 4:19 p.m. Tuesday that $1,000 was withdrawn from her account without her consent. She wanted a report on file, per her bank. — A woman on Bayard Road, West Township called at 2:38 p.m. Tuesday to report ongoing issues with a neighbor throwing dog feces on their vehicles and at their garage door. — A Pittsburgh, Pa. man called at 7:30 p.m. Saturday to request a welfare check on his 2-year-old grandson who resides with his father at a residence on McDonald Road, Madison Township, due to being unable ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set March 16 for Sean Zett, 40, Ravenna, charged with grand theft auto, a fourth-degree felony, for allegedly stealing a 2024 Ford Raptor under the ruse of identifying himself under a different name and taking the vehicle for a test drive and to his mechanic on Jan. 17 from Tri-State Ford in East Liverpool. He left the business and never returned the vehicle and stopped taking phone calls. The affidavit also said he possessed a fraudulent Ohio BMV document under the other name. Jaydin Isaiah ...

POLICE

Salem — Officers responded to the 600 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 12:14 a.m. Tuesday for a wellness check. The caller advised that his neighbor’s car door was left open, and due to their age, they were concerned. Officers spoke with the person in question, who advised that he was okay and just forgot to shut the door. — Officers responded to the 500 block of East Fourth Street at 9:30 p.m. Monday for a wellness check. Officers spoke with the person in question who advised that they did not need any assistance. — Officers responded to the 2800 block of East State ...