Columbiana County Sheriff for 12-21
Melanie Foley, state Route 154, Negley, called a deputy to her home at 1:33 a.m. Thursday because a man she knows only as Joe showed up drunk and wanted to stay. Foley asked him to leave but he refused. Joe left prior to the deputy's arrival, however.
A deputy called to the Anderson residence on Dutchtown School Road, Rogers, at11:10 p.m. Thursday in regard to a neighbor possibly shooting his cows, which have gotten loose in the past and damaged his neighbor's property. The cows were found to be fine, and the deputy attempted to contact the neighbor.
A Peace Valley Road, East Palestine, man reported at 5:56 p.m. Thursday that he arrived home and his wife started arguing with him and struck him in the face a couple times in front of their 2-year-old child. He said he then gathered some things and left the house. The man signed a refusal to prosecute.
Peggy Mestrick, U.S. Route 30, Hanoverton, reported at 10:34 a.m. Saturday that she had been dropping off her 90-year-old mother at Betty Ellen Hair Salon on U.S. Route 30 when another vehicle backed up and struck her vehicle, causing damage and knocking her mother to the ground. Her mother's knee was swelling but she declined to go to the hospital. The drivers exchanged information but Mestrick wanted a report on file.
Roger Badley, Dutchtown School Road, Rogers, reported at 7:43 a.m. Saturday that his neighbor's cows were loose on his property, which is a continuing problem, and they had damaged his property in the past. He had yet to look for damage. A deputy told him the sheriff's office cannot charge the neighbor due to lack of previous reports and suggested he may want to contact his attorney.
Kristine Kier, East State Street, Salem, reported at 4:48 a.m. Saturday that she had decided to end a relationship with a man, had moved her things out of the house and had gone to her sister's house on Woodale Drive, Hanoverton. She said her ex-boyfriend showed up at her sister's house and was pounding on the door. A deputy spoke with the man, who said he had arrived home and found the house was a mess and Kier's things were missing, was unable to get an answer on her cell phone and had filed a report with Salem police before seeking her out at her sister's house. After determining she was there, he said he knocked on the door to get his cell phone charger from her. A deputy told him to leave and the woman would make arrangements to return the charger. The deputy told Kier how to file for a protection order. Both people said there were no threats or violence.
