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Municipal LISBON—A Salem man is facing possible charges in Columbiana County Municipal Court for striking a woman in an East Liverpool business. A pretrial was set April 15 for Daniel Widger, 49, West Sixth Street, Salem, charged with assault and obstructing official business for allegedly striking a woman and subsequently refusing to identify himself to officers and claiming to be Mickey Mouse at Burger King in East Liverpool on Tuesday. Jena Whittington, 33, 18th Street, Wellsville, was fined $550 for possession of drug abuse instruments, obstructing official business, and ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded to the 33000 block of Votaw Boulevard in Hanover Township at 5:15 p.m. Sunday for a report of a possible stolen license plate. Officers spoke with the caller and advised them how to proceed and that a report would be on file. — A deputy responded to the 50000 block of Front Street in Middleton Township at 10:51 p.m. Thursday for a medical call. The person in question advised he was fine and did not need any help. The deputy advised them that a report would be on file.

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a Lisbon man was bound over to the grand jury Tuesday facing potential charges for obscenity involving minors. Austin Bowers, 30, Depot Road, Lisbon, was bound over to the grand jury charged with second-degree felony pandering obscenity involving a minor for allegedly uploading a sexually graphic video of a pre-pubescent female juvenile and an adult male to Dropbox and a video of a female juvenile engaged in sexual acts with a male to X on Aug. 21 in East Palestine. Javon Wesley, 30, Youngstown, was bound over the grand ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — Deputies responded to a business in the 7600 block of state Route 45 in Center Township at 8:02 p.m. Friday for a report of suspicious activity. The caller advised they had received a phone call from someone falsely claiming to be the owner and asking how much money was in the drawer and how much money they have access to. — A business in the 1600 block of Columbiana Lisbon Road in Fairfield Township requested a report on file that juveniles were trespassing on the property and that they would be posting no trespassing signs at 7:08 p.m. Saturday. — A ...

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Municipal LISBON—A New Waterford man faces potential felony charges for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home and fleeing from officers at high speeds. In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing and pretrial were set April 6 for Ryan Kost, 28, New Waterford, charged with second-degree felony kidnapping and burglary, fourth-degree felony failure to comply, and a misdemeanor charge of theft for allegedly ripping out the screen of a side window and entering a woman’s home without permission, grabbing her and dragging her into another room in the house before ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Brian C. Pike, 41, Pittsburgh, Pa., were bound over to the county grand jury for failure to comply/fleeing, a third-degree felony, and misdemeanors of driving under suspension and use of unauthorized plate for allegedly fleeing from an attempted traffic stop on state Route 11 in Elkrun Township on Jan. 23, leading a trooper on a high speed chase for several miles, then crashing and fleeing on foot and being taken into custody. A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set April 1 for Marcus Lee White, 43, Mulberry ...