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Sheriff’s Office — A man on Cream Ridge Road, Elkrun Township, reported at 8:08 p.m. Tuesday that unknown people are continuously pounding on his doors and windows at his residence. — A man on Foundry Hill Road, Franklin Township, reported at 5:44 p.m. Tuesday that he has emergency custody of his child and the mother was sending him harassing and threatening text messages. — Deputies were dispatched at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday to Center Avenue, Center Township, for a person making suicidal threats. EMT Ambulance transported the person to a hospital in Mahoning County.

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set March 16 for Cameron Allen Morris Davis, 26, Main Street, Wellsville, charged with fourth-degree felony failure to comply and misdemeanors of operating a vehicle impaired refusal with prior within 20 years, reckless operation and a stop sign violation. Davis was accused of allegedly failing to comply during an attempted traffic stop in East Liverpool on March 1, leading police on a chase and then stopping, being seen walking from the vehicle and then taken into custody. Joseph L. Moore, ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Grant Chidester, 31, Pittsburgh, Pa., were bound over to the county grand jury for third-degree felony compelling prostitution, fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website of an adult woman and a minor girl and arranging for sexual activity with both, including the minor, for $160, then traveling to East Palestine on Dec. 12 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A woman on Camp Boulevard, Hanover Township reported at 9:13 p.m. Saturday a neighbor’s vehicle was on her property and she was concerned the vehicle would roll down the hillside and into her residence. Upon arrival with Baker’s Towing, deputies learned the vehicle was parked in the driveway in park and rolled backwards down the driveway onto the woman’s property. Deputies stood by until Baker’s Towing removed the vehicle that was stuck on a hillside. — A man on Sell Road, Center Township reported at 9:09 p.m. Saturday that his girlfriend’s son came ...

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Court News LISBON — A Wellsville man accused of trying to harm a woman and damaging her car window last year pleaded guilty to fourth-degree felony aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of assault and criminal damaging, with sentencing set for April 24. James B. Oiler, 42, First Street, Wellsville, recently appeared in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to enter the plea. The aggravated assault charge was a lesser offense of felonious assault, a second-degree felony. He was accused of purposefully driving his vehicle left of center to strike a vehicle driven by a woman on Birch ...

POLICE

East Liverpool – Two juveniles were charged with public intoxication and underage consumption after an officer observed one of them appear to be sitting or lying down in the Elks parking lot on Feb. 14. The officer called for a second officer to meet him in the area, by then the juveniles had left the parking lot. After patrolling the area, officers located the juveniles and detected an odor of alcohol coming from them. Due to the juveniles being out past curfew and intoxicated, they were searched for contraband. Between the two juveniles, officers found marijuana, cigars, a burnt ...