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Sheriff's Office

-- A woman on Black Road, Center Township, reported at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday that her tenant on Hill Street, Center Township, picked up her turkey pen and moved it on her property.

-- A man on South Lincoln Avenue, Salem reported at 12:18 p.m. Wednesday that he bought a vehicle from New Garden Auto Mall, state Route 9, Hanover Township and left his old vehicle there over a year ago and now he's claiming the owner won't tell him where it is. He was advised this was a civil matter and to contact an attorney.

-- A deputy was dispatched at 8:38 p.m. Tuesday to the 32900 block of Speidel Road, Hanover Township for a man walking who appeared to be in some sort of distress. A deputy spoke to the man, who advised he needed to go to the hospital. Hanover Township EMS transported the man to Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem.

-- A caller from Bayard Road, West Township reported at 7:18 p.m. Tuesday that three men were shooting in the area of the railroad tracks, got into their vehicle and left the area.

-- A deputy was dispatched at 4:47 p.m. Tuesday to Hill Street, Center Township for a welfare check on a person who's pregnant and left their residence on South Green Street, Lisbon. The deputy spoke with the person, who was fine.

-- A custody issue was reported at 7:47 p.m. Monday on Glenn Road, Madison Township. The resident was told deputies do not handle custody issues, but a report would be on file. He was told he needed to notify the courts.

-- A deputy at 9:43 p.m. Aug. 6 attempted to stop a motorcycle at Race Road, Lisbon, but the bike failed to stop and led the deputy down state Route 154 into Elkton, then into Rogers and Negley, then down Bye Road to state Route 46 heading toward New Waterford, then turned onto East Main Street heading toward state Route 14. He crossed the border into Pennsylvania and the stop was terminated by deputies. All speeds and traffic conditions were relayed to dispatch during the pursuit.

-- A deputy was dispatched at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5 to Neeld Road, Unity Township for a person who overdosed. East Palestine EMS were on the scene and the person signed a medical refusal.

-- Deputies responded to an open 911 line at 2:53 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. Route 30, Center Township and found a person who had fallen and needed medical attention. North Star Critical Care arrived and transported the person to Boardman St. Elizabeth for minor scrapes and a bump on their head.

-- Deputies responded at 4:44 a.m. Monday to a residence on State Line Road, Negley to conduct a welfare check on a suicidal male. While en route, deputies were advised the man had an active warrant out of the county. Carter Hollinger was taken into custody on the warrant and checked by EMS personnel and cleared before being taken to the jail. He was placed into the care of jail staff.

-- Deputies responded at 3:48 a.m. Monday to a residence on Carmel Achor Road, Middleton Township to conduct a welfare check. Deputies knocked several times at the door and announced themselves, but were unable to make contact with anyone.

-- A custody issue was reported at 10:41 p.m. Sunday at North Yuma Trail, Negley. A deputy spoke to both parties involved, who came to an agreement that the child in question would stay with the mother for the night. Both parties agreed to separate and talk in the morning.

-- Suspicious activity was reported at 10:07 p.m. Sunday on McCormick Run Road, Yellow Creek Township where the caller reported someone had broken into his father's vacant house. Deputies checked the residence and found everything secure, but an interior light was on. Deputies received permission from the owner to make entry, checked the interior, but didn't find anyone. The findings were relayed to the homeowner.

-- A deputy on patrol at 2:19 a.m. Friday came across a vehicle with its hazard lights activated at the Rogers Sale on state Route 154, Elkrun Township. The deputy made contact with the driver and a passenger. The driver advised the deputy they would be spending the night until the sale opened in the morning. The deputy advised that was okay.

Highway Patrol

-- Danny Cappitti, 49, Leetonia Road, Leetonia, escaped injury after a hit/skip on state Route 11 at 4:57 p.m. Aug. 11 in Elkrun Township. Cappitti was southbound in the left lane in a semi when someone driving a truck hauling a trailer was southbound in the right lane, cut in front of the semi, struck it and then fled the scene. The other driver was not identified.

-- John W. Gray, 33, Kinsman, was cited for failure to yield after his eastbound vehicle on state Route 558 was making a left turn onto Lisbon Road and was struck by a westbound vehicle on state Route 558 driven by Linda D. Burton, 82, Columbiana Lisbon Road, Columbiana at 5:26 p.m. Aug. 8 in Salem Township. Burton suffered suspected serious injuries and was transported by EMT to St. Elizabeth Hospital Youngstown. Gray and his passenger, Amber Favorite, 36, Kinsman, each suffered suspected minor injuries but were not transported.

-- An unsolved crash/hit skip was reported at 9:23 p.m. Aug. 7 in Hanover Township when a truck traveling northeast traveled off of McKaig Road and struck a tree. No driver was listed on the report, but the Ford F-150 was owned by Joshua Arnold, Clarkson Road, Rogers.

-- Shawnna M. Vizzuso, 33, U.S. Route 62, Beloit, was cited for failure to yield after failing to yield from a private driveway and being struck by an eastbound vehicle on U.S. Route 62 being driven by Carson Schiel, 19, North Main Street, Beloit at 7:40 a.m. Aug. 7 in Knox Township. Schiel suffered suspected serious injuries and was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. Vizzuso suffered suspicious minor injuries and was taken to Aultman Alliance City Hospital.

-- A Sandy Creek Joint Fire District ambulance driver and his two passengers escaped injury after the eastbound ambulance he was driving struck water on U.S. Route 30 and went off of the road at 9:55 p.m. Aug. 10 in West Township.

-- An Ohio Department of Transportation mower was southbound on state Route 45 in Center Township at 1:42 p.m. Aug. 10 when it caused a rock to strike a parked Ford F-250 pickup on the side of the road owned by Sweet Meadow Farm Drainage LLC of Beloit. No injuries were reported.

-- Joseph S. Frank, 53, Eric Drive, Lisbon, was cited for assured clear distance for striking the rear of a stopped vehicle southbound on state Route 45 in Salem Township at 12:13 p.m. Aug. 10. The stopped vehicle was operated by a 15-year-old girl from Salem. No injuries were reported.

-- Chandelyn C. Toney, 33, Depot Street, Rogers, was cited for a red light violation after running a red light while northbound on state Route 7 and striking a westbound vehicle on state Route 558 driven by Leeanne F. Blue, 55, Latta Road, East Palestine, at 9:18 a.m. Aug. 10 in Fairfield Township. Blue suffered a possible injury, but wasn't transported. There were no other injuries.

-- Courtney Sue Cox, 38, West 16th Street, Salem, was cited for left of center after her westbound vehicle on Adams Road struck an eastbound vehicle driven by Payton M. Mayrobb, 29, Hunter Camp Road, Lisbon, while turning left from northbound state Route 164 at 6:09 p.m. Aug. 9 in Center Township. No injuries were reported by either driver or their passengers.

-- Shelbi S. Roberts, 25, Georgetown Road, Salem, was transported by Sebring EMS to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Health Canton with suspected serious injuries after her eastbound vehicle on Georgetown Road collided with a northbound vehicle on Knox School Road driven by Angela N. Wandle, 51, Ridge Road, East Rochester, who failed to yield while turning left onto Georgetown and was struck by the Roberts' vehicle at 2:12 p.m. Aug. 9 in Homeworth. The Roberts vehicle then struck a parked vehicle on the left side of the road. Wandle was cited for a stop sign violation and was taken by Sebring EMS to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Health Canton for suspected minor injuries.

-- No citation was listed for Eric R. Welden, 37, Andura Road, NE, East Rochester, whose vehicle was eastbound on U.S. Route 30 when it crossed the center line and drove off of the road, striking a utility pole. An unknown condition was listed for Welden, who wasn't injured in the crash at 4:40 a.m. Aug. 9 in West Township.

-- Kyra L. Cooper, 21, Rochester Road, East Rochester, was taken by Hanover Township EMS to Mercy Health Canton after her northbound vehicle on Rochester Road went off of the road, struck a ditch and overturned at 3:01 a.m. Aug. 9 in West Township. The report noted that for condition, she either fell asleep or fainted. No citation was listed.

-- William E. Michael, 43, Canterbury Court, Columbiana, escaped injury after an unknown driver in a vehicle eastbound on state Route 14 struck the rear of his eastbound vehicle stopped at the intersection of state Route 7 in Columbiana at 8:17 p.m. Aug. 6 and fled the scene.

-- Eric J. Cozza, 52, Grant Street, Rogers, was cited for assured clear distance and no seat belt after his northbound vehicle on state Route 7 struck the rear of another northbound vehicle driven by Diana L. Tice, 61, Queensway Street, East Liverpool at 2:39 p.m. Aug. 6 in Middleton Township. Tice was taken by North Star Critical Care to St. Elizabeth in Youngstown for suspected serious injuries. Her 17-year-old passenger suffered suspected minor injuries, but was not transported.

East Liverpool

- Officers responding to an open 911 line on Aug. 1 at a Surry Road residence found a female crying on the phone. While speaking with her officers detected an odor of alcohol on her. When asked why she was crying, she told officers she was at a bar with a guy she met named Eric who was from Pennsylvania, and they came back to her residence, and he took her car. Officers ran the plates on the car and came back with nothing on it. The female then said she gave him permission to take the car. Officers told her since she gave permission it was not a stolen vehicle and said they would look for the vehicle and for her to call the police department when she sobers up. The female called the police department later in the evening and said her car would be in 30 minutes.

- A female was told by officers not to return to the abandoned building on Oxford Street where they found her sleeping on Aug. 1. The female told officers she was going to the hospital and tried to leave her blankets and pillows there saying the owner could throw them away. Officers told her to take everything with her and not return.

- A female who was reported to be sleeping on the steps of the Checking One/Group on West Fifth Street on Aug. 1 told officers she was waiting for the business to open up and find assistance with finding proper housing.

- Officers spoke with a female on Aug. 1 who said she had video of a male taking a push mower from her yard on Morton Street. Officers watched the video of a man with his face covered walking out of her yard with the mower. She also showed them videos of the man without his face covered. She emailed the videos to the officer to be attached to a report. She was told to call the police if she saw him in her yard again.

- A male reported at the police station on Aug. 1 that another male had followed him from Giant Eagle all the way past the high school then down toward the police department and that when the male following him realized they were at the police department he took off.

- Officers spoke with a post office employee who wanted to report a dog bite on Aug. 1. The postal worker said she was delivering mail on her route when the resident came around the corner with a dog on a leash. They were startled which caused the dog to break free and bite the postal worker on the hand. A request was made to file a report to document the incident, but nothing further. The dog owner was able to provide proof of vaccinations for the dog.

- Officers spoke a Market Street Lofts residence on Aug. 1 regarding a complaint he had of misuse of his credit cards. The male told officers while he was in jail there were multiple charges made with his bank card and when he was arrested his phone and wallet with left at home where his roommate had access to them. Officer collected screen shots of the transaction, and the case will be transferred to detectives.

St. Clair Township

- A male spoke to an officer requesting a report on a file regarding an ATM on St. Clair Avenue eating $200 of his money while he was making a deposit on Aug. 1.

- Robert Beresford, 41, was placed under arrest and charged with domestic violence after officers responded on Aug. 1 to a Park Way residence after speaking to his ex-girlfriend who reported he became aggressive while she was dropping their son off.

- Officers investigating a report of a female possibly in distress at a Lincoln Street residence on Aug. 2 spoke to the female who said she was at her boyfriend's house and was locked out. The boyfriend came outside and told officers she kept trying to start arguments with him, and he wanted her to leave.

- An officer investigated an Aug. 2 complaint of a male yelling at customers at Bruster's and then getting into a truck and yelling at two females which officers found to be his juvenile daughter and his girlfriend. After the male was placed in cuffs and put in a cruiser so officers could talk to the female, they told officers that he was arguing with the juvenile's uncle who was there but left to avoid an altercation and the male felt as though the uncle was being disrespectful which is what caused him to start screaming. When the girlfriend didn't want to take any action, the male was released.

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