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Common Pleas New Cases Brittany Star Hamilton, Hampton Court, East Liverpool, vs. Steven Michael Hamilton, Hillcrest Road, Wellsville; divorce sought. Sara Hawkins-McElroy, North Benton, and Robert McElroy, East Third Street, Salem; dissolution sought. Capital One, N.A., Independence, vs. Curt D. McAfee, state Route 518, Lisbon; collection sought of alleged $8,012 debt. NewRez LLC, Greenville, S.C., vs Jessica M. Melchionne, Seventh Street, Columbiana; mortgage foreclosure sought for Seventh Street, Columbiana property. Docket Entries American Express National Bank vs. Eric ...

Police

Chester — Robert A. Jacob, of Newell, was arrested on Oct. 2 for disorderly conduct. — William T. Cottrill of New Cumberland, was arrested Oct. 4 on a capias warrant for failure to appear. — Cody W. Cott, of New Cumberland, was arrested Oct. 8 for obstruction. — Eric R. Hardy, of Newell, was arrested Oct. 8 for petit larceny and a capias warrant for failure to appear. — Zachery M. George, of Weirton, was arrested Oct. 14 for breaking and entering. — William T. Emery, of Bloomingdale, was arrested Oct. 15 for domestic battery, obstructing and resisting ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Julius J. Vajda, 58, Canfield, were bound over to the county grand jury for fourth-degree felony fleeing and eluding from a police officer and misdemeanors of operating a vehicle impaired first offense and OVI breath first offense. Vajda fled from police attempting a traffic stop in Lisbon on Oct. 25. A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Nov. 13 for Philip M. Kelly, 38, North Lincoln Avenue, Salem, charged with second-degree felony burglary and misdemeanors of obstructing official business and resisting arrest ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy dispatched at 6:19 p.m. Oct. 30 checked the area of state Route 45 near Buckeye Road regarding a suspicious vehicle, but did not find the vehicle. — A deputy responded at 7:10 p.m. Oct. 26 to Midwest Sandbags, Middleton Township, regarding menacing. The deputy spoke to the caller and advised them how to proceed.

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a man who said he wanted to cost Norfolk Southern money by halting rail traffic was arraigned on several charges for allegedly being heavily intoxicated and sitting on the railroad tracks in September. A pretrial was set Nov. 24 for Michael Shane Fowler, 54, West Clark Street, East Palestine, charged with criminal trespass, attempted, open container and disorderly conduct for his alleged actions on Sept. 17 in East Palestine. A police affidavit said a police officer was dispatched to the railroad tracks after it was reported ...

POLICE

Sheriff Reports — A man on U.S. Route 30, West Township, reported at 7:43 p.m. Saturday that a 13-year-old boy keeps attempting to break into his vehicles and garage and lives with a relative on Bayard Road, West Township. A deputy spoke with the relative by phone and advised him of the complaint. — Salem Police requested at 4:21 p.m. Saturday that deputies check a residence on Winona Road, Butler Township for a 16-year-old girl entered as missing from Salem. Deputies made contact with all three residents on the property and all three said they do not know the girl and she was ...