Venus Wittenauer, Rauch Road, East Palestine, reported at 2:16 p.m. Sunday someone was on her property cutting trees. Deputies found men cutting trees on the adjoining property with permission of the owner, Larry Baker. Wittenauer told deputies she just wanted them to know she did not want any leftover tree tops or debris pushed onto the property line.
Dana Wright, Yeager Drive, East Liverpool, reported at 7:35 p.m. Monday her vehicle was damaged while it was parked in the Beaver Local Middle School lot. A witness provided deputies with a license plate number and said a woman driving a Green Suzuki SUV backed into the vehicle, got out and looked at the damage before driving away. Deputies will attempt to contact the owner of the vehicle, which comes back to a woman in Mingo Junction.
Bob Shirey, Y and O Road, Wellsville, reported at 8:55 p.m. Monday she heard shots fired from the direction of the neighbor's place. Deputies found no evidence of anyone firing a gun.
Justin Ingledue, Buckeye Road, Lisbon, requested at 2:15 a.m. Monday deputies check on his home after he was threatened earlier. Deputies found nothing suspicious.
A disabled vehicle was reported by a passerby at 11:56 p.m. Tuesday. Deputies found the brown pickup parked at the truck turn-around south of United schools with no one around and the front tire flat. The vehicle's registration showed it belongs to Mercedes Destefani of New Philadelphia.
Heather Courtney, Parkview Drive, Lisbon, reported at 12:42 a.m. Wednesday her live-in companion came home drunk after being gone all day. She wanted him removed. Both told deputies there were no threats or assaults made. Deputies explained unless he broke the law, she could not force him to leave without a court order.
Brenda Henderson, Grant Street, New Springfield, reported at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday she was with her children at her mother's home on state Route 14, when an 87-year-old man who has been staying with her mother became irate with her children. When Henderson confronted the man he reportedly punched her in the face. Both she and the man were taken to the hospital, but her mother did not want Henderson to pursue charges.
Holly Hughes, Wheathill Road, East Palestine, reported at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday a family friend recently contacted her about going on a date and after she turned him down he reportedly started leaving obscene messages on her phone. Deputies contacted him and he agreed to stop.
Tim Adams, U.S. Route 30, Minerva, reported a domestic incident at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. Deputies found a woman and her mother-in-law were arguing. When the mother-in-law got up and went toward her daughter-in-law, she reportedly responded by slapping her in the face. The woman then pushed her mother-in-law away causing her to slip and hurt her wrist. An ambulance crew checked the mother-in-law and a refusal to prosecute was signed.
Ross Halstead, Lisbon, reported at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday his neighbor is in the hospital so he checked his place. He found someone pried the locks of the barn, but he did not know if anything was missing.
Heather Robbins, U.S. Route 62, Salem, reported at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday her boyfriend is being harassed by two other people utilizing text messages and Facebook. The harassment reportedly came from property her boyfriend borrowed from them, but did not return.
Polly Graves, Lisbon Road, Lisbon, called at 5:33 p.m. Tuesday from a parking lot on state Route 45 to report she had been fighting with her live-in boyfriend, who pushed her down and threatened to take care of her when she came home. Deputies called the boyfriend who claimed she fell because she was intoxicated and he did not threaten her. Graves filed a refusal to prosecute.
John Wilkinson, 18th Street Heights, Wellsville, reported at 9:42 a.m. Monday his mother-in-law has been harassing them for the past couple weeks by calling and texting. A deputy called her and she agreed to stop.
Bill Shetler, Sprucevale Road, Lisbon, reported at 9:38 a.m. Monday his wife received a call that morning from someone claiming to be from his Internet provider and notifying them someone was trying to hack their account. The man spoke broken English and the connection was poor. His wife hung up without giving out information, but they were concerned it may be some type of scam.
