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POLICE REPORTS

SALEM

— A pick up truck struck a sign in the 1800 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 3:06 p.m. Saturday, shearing the post off at the base before fleeing the scene.

— Officers responded to a 2800 b lock East State Street business at 2:03 p.m. Saturday in reference to a person to be removed from the store. The manager reported a customer was disputing a large transaction and wanted the managers to fix it through her bank. She was advised to call the number the managers provided her and to call her bank herself to dispute the transaction. The customer continued to create a scene and was trespassed from the store.

— An East State Street resident reported at 11:26 a.m. Saturday his son ran away that morning, last seen running toward Centennial Park. Officers searched the area but could not find the juvenile. The juvenile was entered into LEADS as missing.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 4:47 a.m. Saturday in reference to a dispute and stood by while belongings were gathered.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of East Third Street at 3:36 a.m. Saturday where a resident reported hearing banging noises outside his door. Officers checked the area but were unable to find anyone.

— Robert E. Chester, 52, West Pershing Street, Salem, was arrested on an active warrant out of the Stark County Sheriff’s Office for aggravated possession of drugs after officers responded to the 200 block of South Howard Avenue at 12:09 a.m. Saturday in reference to a dispute.

— A woman reported at 8:08 p.m. Friday her cell phone had been stolen from her vehicle while at Smith Oil the previous morning.

— Officers responded to the 1300 block of Fairview Avenue at 7:49 p.m. Friday in reference to a runaway juvenile. The juvenile was found in the parking lot of Bob Evans and returned home.

— The school resource officer at 2:10 p.m. Friday was advised of an alleged incident involving a female student. The information was turned over to children services and the detective bureau.

— An officer responded to a 1200 block Salem Parkway business at 12:51 p.m. Friday where a complainant reported receiving a threatening text message from a former employee. The message appeared to be from a fake number and when contacted, the former employee denied having sent the text, speaking highly of the complainant.

— Shaun Michael Uscianowski, 44, Salem, was arrested on an active warrant out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office after officers responded to the 200 block of East Fourth Street at 6:59 a.m. Friday in reference to people squatting in a vacant home.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of East Fifth Street at 10:25 p.m. Thursday where a resident reported an unknown man had been in her neighbor’s backyard looking through the fence onto her property. Officers checked the area but could not find anyone.

— Police responded to the area of Newgarden Avenue near Railroad Street at 10:02 p.m. Thursday in reference to an intoxicated man. The man was transported to the 1100 block of Maple Street.

— Officers responded with medical personnel toth e 600 block of Franklin Avenue at 9:14 p.m. Thursday in reference to a choking juvenile. The juvenile was found to be crying and alert.

— A North Ellsworth Avenue resident reported at 5:18 p.m. Thursday receiving death threats from an unknown person via Google chat.

— An officer responded to the 500 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 2:57 p.m. Thursday in reference to a person to be removed and found it to be a civil matter.

— Officers responded to the 200 block of North Union Avenue at 1:53 p.m. Thursday in reference to a suspicious person knocking on doors. Officers spoke with the person in question and advised them to stop.

— Officers responded to a 2800 block East State Street at 11:51 a.m. Thursday in reference to ongoing theft. Camera footage was provided for the investigation.

— A South Union Avenue resident reported at 11:42 a.m. Thursday being harassed online. She was advised to contact the media outlet’s customer service.

— An officer responded to the 500 block of East Fourth Street at 10:05 p.m. May 24 where a woman reported being harrassed via a messenger application.

— An officer responded to the 2300 block of East State Street at 10:05 p.m. May 24 where a woman reported being harassed while at work.

— Charles Lewes Wellman, 49, and Kimberly L. Wellman, 52, both of West Fourth Street, Salem, were charged with domestic violence after officers responded to their home at 9:03 p.m. May 24 in reference to a domestic in progress and found both with injuries sustained from a physical altercation regarding a cell phone.

— Officers responded to a 900 block West Wilson Street home at 7:59 p.m. May 24 where the residents reported their juvenile daughter had run away from home. Officers checked the area but were unable to find her. A short while later, the parents reported the juvenile was at a friend’s house. Officers responded to the friend’s house and transported the juvenile back home.

— Officers responded to the 200 block of Rose Avenue at 7:27 p.m. May 24 in reference to an unwanted person on the property. The person in question was trespassed from the property and told not to return.

— Officers responded to the 200 block of East Fourth Street at 6:22 p.m. May 24 in reference to a person to be removed. The person had left prior to arrival of officers and the complainant said they did not want the person back on the property.

— Officers responded to the 900 block of West Wilson Street at 5:59 p.m. May 24 in reference to an unruly juvenile and found the juvenile in the 900 block of Prospect Street. When officers returned the juvenile to his home, the juvenile became disorderly and ran from officers, then began to assault an officer once apprehended. The juvenile was charged with disorderly conduct and assault and transported to the Tobin Center.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of West 13th Street at 5:53 p.m. May 24 in reference to a juvenile not listening to his parents. Officers spoke with the juvenile.

— An officer responded to a 2800 block East State Street business at 1:26 p.m. May 24 in reference to a woman walking up to customers in the parking lot attempting to get signatures. The officer spoke with the woman and advised she needed to leave the property and not return.

— An officer responded to the 100 block of West Pershing Street at 10:38 p.m. May 24 in reference to a child custody dispute. The caller was advised to contact an attorney.

— An officer responded to the area of Continental and Bentley at 10:11 a.m. May 24 where a woman reported her daughter was trying to get her deposit back from an apartment rental business. She was advised it is a civil matter.

LEETONIA

— A Columbiana officer reported at 7:45 p.m. May 18 observing a driver on Beeson Mill Road heading toward Columbia Street driving in an apparent paranoid manner trying to evade him. Leetonia officers stopped the driver and a K-9 hit on narcotics in the vehicle, but a search of the vehicle revealed no narcotics or any kind of drugs.

— An officer responded to the area of the K-12 campus at 2:40 p.m. May 19 in reference to an older man with no shirt or shoes on swinging a cane. The officer was unable to find the man in question.

— An officer responded to a 300 block Columbia Street business at 4:17 p.m. May 19 in reference to several juveniles on the property that were not allowed to be there. Upon arrival the officer observed two juveniles fishing in the creek and three other juveniles near the bridge who fled on foot. An employee of the business reported the juveniles were wearing ski masks and smoking marijuana and the two juveniles who were fishing had been told to leave multiple times. Both boys willingly left the property.

— An officer responded to a 300 block Columbia Street business at 12:16 p.m. May 20 where the owner reported a woman called to complain that a juvenile had been banned from the property for fighting. The caller is believed to be the mother of the juvenile and the owner was told to call the police department if she showed up to cause problems.

— An officer responded to the coke ovens at 4:53 p.m. May 20 in reference to an injured fox but could not find the animal.

— Police were advised of a driver traveling recklessly from Columbiana to Leetonia who was angry and in possession of a knife. Officers watched for the vehicle, but were unable to find it.

— An officer responded to the first block of High Street at 10:56 a.m. May 22 in reference to a cat that had been shot in the face with a handheld crossbow, with a bolt still lodged in the cat’s mouth. The cat was taken to an animal hospital to have the bolt removed. The officer found that the crossbow can be purchased online for under $40.

— A Ridge Street resident reported at 3:31 p.m. May 22 an issue with a neighbor who was allegedly outside yelling obscenities at him and that he wanted the neighbor trespassed from his property. An officer spoke with the neighbor who said he wished the same against the complainant. The officer returned at 5 p.m. when the complainant reported the neighbor was still yelling obscenities at him. The officer spoke with the neighbor who admitted to yelling obscenities but denied they were directed at the complainant. He was advised to cease yelling obscenities outside or face disorderly conduct charges.

— An officer responded to the 300 block of Waddell Street at 6:28 p.m. May 22 to perform a welfare check on a juvenile after the juvenile’s boyfriend reported seeing her forced into a vehicle by her mother and being told by the mother he is no longer welcome on her property. The officer was unable to find anyone.

— An officer responded to a Walnut Street home at 12:40 a.m. May 24 in reference to a suicidal woman who admitted to being lonely and not wanting to live anymore. She was voluntarily transported to the St. Elizabeth’s in Boardman.

COLUMBIANA

— Solomon Robbins Jr., 67, Youngstown, was charged with OVI and driving under suspension following a traffic stop on state Route 7 at state Route 14 at 9:30 p.m. May 12.

— Tiffany M. Rabquer, 33, Boardman, was arrested on an active warrant out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office following a traffic stop in the 300 block of North Main Street at 9:37 p.m. May 13. Benjamin L. White, 26, Girard, was also arrested for obstructing official business for hindering the investigation.

— Marcus Marshall, 21, Leetonia, was cited for expired registration and failure to reinstate license following a traffic stop on state Route 14 at 6:14 p.m. May 16.

— Kaleb B. Messersmith, 23, Hubbard, was cited for driving under suspension and expired registration following a traffic stop at James Street and Bell Avenue at 9:18 a.m. May 17.

— Brandon M. O’Neil, 29, New Springfield, was arrested for possessing drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Village Place at 2:01 p.m. May 17.

— Scott Nelson, 40, Warren, was cited for driving while failure to reinstate following a traffic stop on Pittsburgh Street near South Main Street at 11:12 a.m. May 18.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of West Park Avenue at 4:32 p.m. May 18 in reference to a woman being thrown from a moving vehicle. Officers spoke to the woman who admitted to voluntarily jumping from the vehicle following an argument with her boyfriend.

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