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St. Clair — Officers helped push a disabled vehicle out of the roadway on Feb. 1 on Sprucevale Road. — Officers attempted to speak with a female on Feb. 1 at the front door of a Stagecoach Road residence over concerns of her being suicidal. The female would only talk to the officers through the window. They were able to find her to not be suicidal. — A dog that was found at Aldi on Feb. 1 was taken to the police station where officers attempted to contact the owner using the number on the dog’s collar, but they got no response. When officers had to respond to a call, ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Michael David Bruce, 29, South Broadway Avenue, Salem, was bound over to the county grand jury for operating a vehicle impaired fourth offense and OVI refusal with prior within 20 years for allegedly driving while impaired on Jan. 4 in East Liverpool, with several prior convictions for OVI, including two in 2024 and one in 2017. A pretrial was set April 15 for Dakota Lee Powell, 30, state Route 39, Wellsville, charged with two counts of domestic violence and two counts of aggravated menacing for allegedly ...

POLICE

Liverpool Township — Scott Shreve, 37, address not provided, was placed under arrest for outstanding warrants on Jan. 27 after a Price Street resident reported a male inside a vehicle parked in front of his residence for several hours and requested an officer to come check on him. Upon the officer’s arrival he identified the male and found out he had warrants. The vehicle was towed by First Class Towing. — An unnamed male was issued a citation and a court date for failure to control after officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Jan. 27 on Anderson Street. One of the ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set Feb. 17 for Charles A. Slocum Jr., 34, Brookfield Avenue, Lisbon, charged with failure to verify residence address, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly failing to verify his address with the sheriff’s office on Jan. 14 as required for the sex offender registration. A pretrial was set Feb. 23 for Steven J. Cappitte, 41, Southeast Boulevard, Salem, charged with domestic violence and obstructing official business for allegedly slamming the door shut several times and fleeing the Salem residence ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies responded at 4:57 p.m. Monday to Hazel Run Road, Washington Township, to conduct a welfare check and were able to make contact with the parties involved. Deputies found all parties to be in good health. — Deputies were dispatched at 10:55 p.m. Sunday to Sherwood Road, Yellow Creek Township, regarding an assault. While en route, deputies were told one of the persons had an active warrant. Deputies arrived and spoke to both parties involved, with the person with a warrant taken into custody upon further confirmation. The name of the person taken into ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON—A Salem man served a day in jail and was fined $150 for entering a business with a knife. Carl Cranston, 46, McCracken Road, Salem, was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 29 days suspended and credit for one day served, ordered to have no contact with the involved business and fined $150 for menacing, amended from aggravated menacing for entering a bar with an approximately 5-to-6-inch knife and walking toward a man in Salem on Aug. 16. Denver Jeffrey, 28, Cranseville Road, Greenville, Pa.,was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 180 days suspended, 40 hours of ...