SALEM
- Police responded to the Family Healthcare of Columbiana County on Vine Avenue at 7:28 a.m. Thursday for a report of a breaking and entering. Upon arrival, the officers found that someone had entered through the north door then apparently entered several rooms, removing multiple items. Due to the amount of items missing, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation also responded.
- Police responded to the 700 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 3:26 p.m. Thursday where a woman reported a man holding an umbrella had been cleaning her porch. Officers found the man walking south on South Lincoln Avenue.
- A Goshen Road resident reported at 4:09 p.m. Thursday that people had been riding all-terrain vehicles through his fields along West 16th Street.
- An East Fifth Street resident reported at 4:38 p.m. Thursday that a family member had hosted a party while she was away the prior night and someone at the party had allegedly stolen several garbage bags full of her clothing.
- Juan V. Baten, 20, 361 N. Broadway Ave., Salem, was arrested for underage consumption after officers responded to the area of South Lincoln Avenue and Columbia Street for a man lying on the ground and found him intoxicated face down in the grass.
- An officer responded to the 300 block of Sharp Avenue at 8:24 p.m. Thursday for a report of a possible water line break. The officer observed water flowing from a drain in the curb, possibly connected to a basement sump pump in the area. The water department was notified of the issue.
- An employee at a South Lincoln Avenue business reported at 8:40 p.m. that a man she knew had concealed a bottled drink behind his back and left the store without paying. Officers responded to the home of his female companion during the alleged theft, but she denied the allegation and said that he had already left her residence. She was advised not to return to the store.
- An Ohio Avenue resident reported at 9:20 p.m. Thursday that a man who does not live in the area had been slowly driving up and down the alley behind his residence, possibly checking out the homes.
- An East Sixth Street resident reported at 12:06 a.m. Friday that the ex-boyfriend of her friend had been calling her that day asking for her friend, even though he had been told to stop.
- A patrolling officer reported several vehicles had been egged along Fairview
Avenue and Whinnery Road at 2:41 a.m. Friday.
- Police responded to a Hawley Avenue residence at 2:55 a.m. Friday where a woman reported someone had been shining a flashlight into the residence. Officers were unable to find anyone at that time. Officers returned to the home a short time later after the woman again reported someone shining a light into the home, but still were not able to find anyone.
Columbiana
-Two young men were reported running up and down Fairview Avenue at 2:24 a.m. Thursday. Police did not find them.
-A residential fire alarm sounded at 9:44 a.m. Thursday on Bell Avenue. The fire department was sent, but it was determined a waterproofing company was jack hammering in a garage and set off the alarm.
-Someone called reporting thefts at the South Main storage units at 1:21 p.m. Thursday. While the officer was in the middle of taking information over the phone about the theft, the person said she was being pulled over by the police and would call back. She did not call back Thursday.
-At 2:33 p.m. Thursday, someone riding a skateboard while wearing headphones was reported in the middle of North Main Street heading toward state Route 14 and state Route 46. The person was warned.
-A woman reported a kitten had been thrown from a moving vehicle on Lisbon Street just south of the overpass at 6:24 p.m. Thursday. The woman claimed the kitten was extremely hurt and asked police to euthanize the animal. She left before police arrived at the police station.
