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-- Officers responded to a residence in the 400 block of North Union Avenue at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday for a report of fraud. The caller advised that he was going to place an order from Walmart online, and when he was going to place the order, a day later noticed a PlayStation 5 and a Nintendo Switch had been added to his cart and the address had been changed to a location in Brunswick, Ohio. The items totaled over $900 and the caller was able to catch the issue before placing the order. He said that he also contacted his bank to inform them of the situation.
-- Officers responded to a business in the 2300 block of East State Street at 7:51 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a disorderly subject. The caller, an employee of the business, advised that a man had come into the establishment yelling profanity and causing a scene. The man left prior to officers' arrival, and officers advised the employees to contact them if the man returned.
-- Officers responded to the 2200 block of Merle Road at 7:46 p.m. Tuesday for a reported hit and skip. The caller advised that they had been parked in the school parking lot for an event earlier in the day and their vehicle had been struck in the front passenger side by an unknown vehicle. The caller's vehicle sustained damage to the bumper, hood and fender. Photos of the damage were taken.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 900 block of West Wilson Street at 7:34 p.m. Tuesday for a juvenile complaint. Officers were advised the juvenile, who is autistic, was throwing things and trying to harm his brother. Officers spoke with the juvenile, who advised the had had a bad day at school and was still upset about it. Officers were able to calm the juvenile down and he advised he would behave for the remainder of the evening. The guardians were advised to call back if needed.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 1000 block of Franklin Avenue at 7:21 p.m. Tuesday for a report of suspicious activity. The caller advised that the rear garage door appeared to be forced open. Two muddy footprints were found on the door but no damage was observed to the door frame. Nothing was reported missing from the garage nor was entry gained into the main residence. Photos were taken of the foot prints.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 800 block of Franklin Avenue at 7:16 p.m. Tuesday for a juvenile complaint. When officers arrived, it was discovered the juvenile was having a medical emergency and the fire department responded to assess the juvenile. The juvenile was transported to the proper emergency room for further evaluation.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 900 block of West State Street at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday for a report of theft. The caller advised that an unknown person had stolen a large amount of cash from their vehicle while it was at an auto shop being worked on. The matter is under investigation.
-- Officers responded to the 1500 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a child left unattended. Officers checked the area but did not locate any child.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 600 block of North Howard Avenue at 11:38 a.m. Tuesday for a reported domestic dispute. Officers were able to hear the female half yelling when they arrived and contact was made with both parties. It was advised that the two had been involved in a verbal dispute that had turned physical, and that the female half had told the male half she was thinking about cheating on him, but had not. Officers did not observe any signs of physical abuse and both parties agreed to separate for a while. Contraband was located in plain view and brought back to the police department to be destroyed.
-- Officers responded to the 900 block of Newgarden Avenue at 11:37 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a low-hanging wire. The caller was concerned a semi-truck might hit the wire. There was an Ohio Edison worker working on the wires.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 600 block of East Sixth Street at 10:31 a.m. Tuesday for a speak with officer report. The caller advised that she was concerned a person known to her was going to cause damage to her vehicle. She advised that she wanted a report on file.
-- Officers responded to the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue at 8:58 a.m. Tuesday for a parking complaint. Officers located the vehicle and the owner and advised them of the complaint. The owner said they would move the vehicle.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of South Union Avenue at 6:57 a.m. Tuesday for a barking dog report. Officers heard a dog from inside the residence and were unable to contact the owner.
-- Officers responded to the 800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at 6:08 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a fight. Officers attempted to locate the people in question but were unable to locate them as they left prior to officer's arrival.
PERRY TOWNSHIP
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 1000 block of Franklin Avenue at 4:36 p.m. Sunday to assist Salem officers with a reported burglary in progress. Officers assisted until no longer needed.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 11:47 a.m. Sunday for a possible domestic dispute. Officers spoke to both parties who advised they were arguing and nothing physical had occurred. Officers observed no signs of violence and no threats were made, both parties were advised of the consequences of a return call, and they advised they would behave.
-- Officers responded to the 700 block of Cunningham Road at 7:42 p.m. Saturday for a report of a tree down in the roadway. Officers checked the area but did not locate any trees blocking the road.
-- Officers responded to the corner of Overlook Drive and West Perry Road at 7:32 p.m. Saturday for a report of lines down in the roadway. Officers blocked the road until the fire department could respond and remove the lines from the road.
-- Officers on patrol in the 2000 block of Egypt Road discovered a tree that had fallen onto the roadway at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Officers blocked the road and called for the Perry Township Street Department to come remove the tree. The tree was removed.
-- Officers responded to the area of Michigan Avenue and Van Buren for a report of a large tree down along with power lines in the roadway. Officers requested the fire department respond. The fire department stood by while the street department closed the road due to the late arrival of Ohio Edison.
-- Officers responded to the 1100 block of Cunningham Road at 3 p.m. Saturday for a report of a tree that fell on a vehicle. Officers ensured the driver was uninjured, who advised that while stopped in traffic due to another tree in the roadway, the tree had fallen on his car. Officers secured the roadway so the fire department could safely remove the driver from the vehicle, and the street department responded to assist with the removal of debris in the roadway. No injuries were reported and Sinsley Towing responded to remove the vehicle.
-- Officers responded to the 1200 block of Pembrooke Drive at 9:59 p.m. Friday for a report of a person to be removed. When officers arrived, they were advised that the woman in question had taken off from the residence prior to officers' arrival. Officers obtained a description of the woman and checked the area but were unable to locate the woman.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 1700 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 8:02 p.m. Friday for a report of a man that drove off the roadway into a yard. Officers spoke with a man who appeared to be having a medical emergency that caused him to drive off the roadway. EMT Ambulance responded and it was determined the individual's blood sugar was low. The individual was treated on scene by EMT and then transported to the hospital for further evaluation. The individual's vehicle sustained no damage, and officers parked and secured the vehicle across the street.
-- Officers responded to the area of Georgetown Road at 5 p.m. Friday for a report of a possible rolling domestic between a man and woman in a black Audi. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate a vehicle matching the description.
-- Officers responded to a residence in the 1500 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 12:04 p.m. Friday for a report of a sick raccoon. Officers located and dispatched the sick raccoon. The homeowner took care of disposing of the raccoon.
LISBON
-- An officer was called at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday to the Kendall House facility, state Route 154, for a report of threats and harassment, talking to a woman who said she broke up with her boyfriend and he keeps texting and calling her and making threats. Workers said she had the phone on speaker and he made threats toward the staff and they don't want him there. She said he has some of her belongings and wanted them back. The officer spoke to the ex-boyfriend and he denied making any threats and said he blocked her number and she keeps texting him from text apps with different numbers. He agreed to give her stuff back and she would be asked to return his camera. Both were told to cease contact with each other.
-- Police responded at 12:18 p.m. Tuesday to Columbiana County Municipal Court for a possible domestic involving a father and his 11-year-old son arguing. The father said it was only verbal and his son was upset. The boy told police his mother released his duck into a pond at the fairgrounds. The duck had been living with him and his dad, but then his mother had it and when they arrived at her apartment at Apple Grove, she said she no longer had it. The boy said the duck was his best friend and he just wanted it back. During an initial search, the duck was not found and the mother was asked where she put the duck in the pond. When police returned, the duck had been found.
-- A neighbor dispute was reported at 8:23 p.m. March 24 on Maple Street where a caller said her neighbor was outside yelling and breaking things. The caller said nothing physical happened and she never actually saw the neighbor outside but heard yelling. The neighbor said she had been outside yelling on the phone, but not at the other woman. Both were told to stay away from each other.
-- A caller at 6:46 p.m. March 24 said a person parked in a handicap spot at Days Inn, state Route 154, and almost hit a motorcycle. When officers arrived, the vehicle had been moved. The driver was told not to park in the handicap spot.
-- A medical was reported at Circle K on North Market Street at 6:51 p.m. March 23. A female having chest pains was transported by North Star ambulance to East Liverpool City Hospital.
-- A possible domestic was reported at Apple Grove apartments, Saltwell Road, at 4:53 a.m. March 23. An officer spoke with a mother and son and asked why there was screaming and yelling. They said they weren't screaming or yelling, but that the son had his phone volume up and was watching YouTube.
-- A driver coming into town with no tail lights at 9:15 p.m March 22 was given a warning after telling the officer a wire must have come loose on his truck. He said he would get it fixed as soon as possible.
-- A person was reported walking in the road in the area of state Route 154 at 9:37 p.m. March 21, but was not found.
-- An out-of-control resident was reported at 2:30 p.m. March 16 at Kendall House, state Route 154, where officers found the resident calmed down in their room. The resident was told they had broken several house rules and had to leave, which they did.
-- A domestic disturbance was reported at 6:19 p.m. March 15 on West Washington Street where a man said his girlfriend broke a door and spit on him during an argument. She claimed he was the one who became upset and broke the door and a chair and spit on her. Both signed a refusal to prosecute. About 20 minutes later, police were called to the residence again because she claimed he locked her out and he was taking items out of the vehicle. The man was given a ride to a friend's house.
-- A single-car crash was reported at 11:56 p.m. March 23 near the BP gas station on state Route 154, where police found a silver Ford Fusion driven into the field with no occupants in the area. The accident was under investigation.