Police
St. Clair Township
— Officers assisted with traffic for a fire with a truck on fire on state Route 11 on March 13.
— Officers advised a female who was almost hit by a car in the Sheetz parking, as well as the driver who almost hit her, to be more careful while traveling through parking lots after responding on March 13 to a call of a female almost getting hit. Security footage showed the female looking down while walking through the parking lot not paying attention.
— A driver received a warning following a March 13 traffic stop on St. Clair Avenue for two different plates on the vehicle.
— A male at Moore Avenue residence asked neighbors to call police on March 13. When officers arrived, they spoke to a male and female. The male said he had been arguing with the kids, and it’s been an ongoing thing. The male had been drinking and officers advised it would be best if he left for the night. Officers were told he already had a place to go.
— An officer at Walmart for a call for a criminal trespass also responded to a private property accident in the parking lot. The person arrested was transported from Walmart by another officer.
— A driver was issued a verbal warning following a March 13 traffic stop for crossing over the center line on state Route 170.
— Alexa Call, age and address not provided, was issued a citation for speed following a March 13 traffic stop on Y & O Road.
— Officers advised Kristen Walton, age and address not provided, on March 13 that she was being trespassed from the Carriage Hill Apartments, and she could not legally walk or drive on the property, parking lots, or hallways to gain entrance to a friend’s apartment.
— Jeffrey Johnson, 55, address not provided, was charged with criminal trespass at Walmart on March 13. Officers spoke with Walmart Loss Prevention who told them Johnson was observed inside the bank located in Walmart and he had been trespassed a few days ago for harassing female employees and signed the trespass form after being advised he was not to enter Walmart property.
Highway Patrol
— A vehicle-pedestrian incident in Fairfield Township has been forwarded to the Columbiana County prosecutor for possible charges. According to the report, Wayne Styen, of East Park Avenue in Columbiana, was traveling westbound at 5:22 p.m. March 11 on Southern, when his vehicle struck 2-year-old Katelynn Shafer, who had dashed out on foot in his lane of traffic. Katelynn had been unsupervised in the house, watching TV, when her father had left the home to assist with the construction of a shed out in the yard, according to the narrative. She didn’t have a history of dashing out the front door to play in the street, according to her father.
— Izeah Dunham, of Canton, was cited at 3:45 p.m. March 16 in Knox Township for failure to control, after he was traveling westbound on Georgetown Road and drove off the right side of the road, striking several objects before going down the embankment.
— Ashley Felger, of Echo Dell Road in Rogers, was cited at 1:30 a.m. March 21 in Madison Township for failure to control, after traveling off the right side of Sprucevale Road and striking an utility pole.
— Dylan Garlock, of Mechanicstown Road in Hanoverton, was cited at 2:44 p.m. March 19 for improper backing, after he struck James Sturgeon, of Campbell Road in Hanoverton, while backing out of a private drive on Mechanicstown Road.
— Mark Christopher Geon, of East Main Street in New Waterford, was cited at 6:18 p.m. March 19 in Fairfield Township, after Geon was southeastbound on Creek Road and went off the right side of the road, striking a ditch.
— Victoria Anderson, of Crews Road in Wellsville, was cited at 7:30 a.m. March 18 for failure to control in Madison Township. While traveling southbound on state Route 45, Anderson’s vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, striking a mailbox, an utility pole, a traffic sign and embankment.
— Mark Smith, of County Airport Road in East Liverpool, was cited at 2:25 a.m. March 17 for failure to control in Madison Township. Smith was northbound on County Airport Road when his vehicle traveled off the right side and struck a sign and a pole.
Sheriff’s Office
— Deputies were dispatched at 6:27 p.m. Tuesday to Old Monroeville Road, Salineville, for a male subject sitting alongside the roadway on a cell phone allegedly making suicidal threats. Deputies spoke with the man, who was fine, and no suicidal threats were made.
— Deputies responded at 5:56 p.m. Tuesday to state Route 45, Madison Township, for a welfare check on a man. Deputies spoke with the man who was fine and with family.