A Salem man is facing an aggravated robbery charge after allegedly trying to rob a couple at knife point Monday morning near Sparkle Market, while a Youngstown man found later at his apartment is facing drug possession and tampering with evidence charges. Matthew Juillerat, 23, of 1080 N. Lincoln Ave., was taken into custody for […]

A home where a man was slain in December was raided Tuesday by the Columbiana County Drug Task Force. The afternoon raid at the Walnut Street residence resulted in the confiscation of $800 worth of suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia. The raid at the home of Mark and Patty Lewis, 530 Walnut St., was the […]

Another drug lab has been discovered in the Salem area. This time is was on wheels. According to the Perry Township Police, drug paraphernalia was in plain view in a vehicle at 12:54 p.m. Saturday while an officer was speaking to a male and female subject.

Friday's search for a parole violator uncovered what is believed to be the village's first known meth lab. The suspected meth lab was found in the basement of the home located at 353 W. Pine St., a rental property occupied by Jesse L. Kessinger, 31, and his wife. The couple had just moved there sometime […]

County drug task force agents and Salem police raided the sixth suspected meth lab in the city within a year Wednesday, finding meth, heroin and the chemicals used to make meth in a home on West Pershing Street. With guns drawn and a battering ram and search warrant in hand, they breached the door at […]