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Police Reports

— Dave Greenawalt, of Waterford Road in New Waterford, was cited at 5:52 p.m. Dec. 16 for failure to control in Unity Township after he drove his eastbound vehicle off the right side of the Metz Road and struck a ditch.

— Troopers responded at 4:54 a.m. Dec. 10 to Washington Township to investigate a single-vehicle crash near state Route 39. They discovered an unoccupied vehicle that had been westbound and drove off the right side of the road. A passerby had called it in. No charges will be filed unless the driver is positively identified.

— Andrew Dattilio, of state Route 164 in Leetonia, was cited at 4:09 a.m. Dec. 13 on a charge of failure to control. His northbound vehicle had traveled off the right side of Depot Road and struck a ditch before continuing northbound and sliding backwards into a culvert.

— Jason Wright, of Beaver Falls, was cited at 10:55 a.m. Dec. 15 in Middleton Township for failure to control in Middleton Township after his northbound vehicle lost control while negotiating a curve on state Route 170 and went off the right side of road before striking a tree and coming to rest.

— Robert Wagner, of Erie, Pa., was cited at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 in Elkrun Township for failure to yield the right of way when turning left. He was eastbound on U.S. Route 30, while Randy Dean, of state Route 45 in Lisbon, was westbound on Route 30 when Dean struck him while he was turning.

— Lona Burkey, of Depot Road in Lisbon, was cited at 4:38 p.m. Dec. 18 in Center Township for failure to maintain an assured clear distance. Burkey and Karlee Walker, of Rose Drive in Lisbon, were westbound on Furnace Road when Walker attempted to make a right turn and was struck from behind by Burkey.

— Joseph Baxter, of Carrollton, was cited at 1:50 p.m. Dec. 21 in Franklin Township for failure to control after his eastbound vehicle went off the left side of state Route 518, struck an embankment, overturned and hit a tree.

— Wayne LeMasters, of West Fifth Street in East Liverpool, was cited at 5:35 a.m. Dec. 13 in Elkrun Township after his headlights failed while he was northbound on state Route and he struck two vehicles driven by William Bowlin, of New Springfield, and Debora Tenney, of state Route 7 in New Waterford, coming southbound after going left of center.

— Gavin Ryan, of Minerva, was cited at 3:48 p.m. Dec. 20 in West Township for failure to control in West Township after his eastbound vehicle went off the right side of state Route 172, striking a mailbox and a ditch.

— Mason Broadbent, of Creek Road in New Waterford, was cited at 5:20 p.m. Dec. 15 in Fairfield Township for improper overtaking after he began to pass a vehicle driven by Hailey Grimm, of Mineral Ridge, in the middle of the intersection of CR0421 and TR0885 and was struck by her before veering off the right side of the road and striking a ditch, tree and the ditch again.

— Jeff Walker, of Conkle Road in Salem, was cited at 6:03 p.m. Dec. 15 for left of center in Salem Township. Walker was southbound on state Route 45 when he went left of center and struck the northbound vehicle of Braiden Yeater, of Sebring, sending Yeater off the road.

— Billie Marie Ingledue, of Teegarden Road in Lisbon, was cited at 1:45 p.m. Dec. 21 in Salem Township. Her southeast bound vehicle went off the right side of TR0750, she overcorrected and nearly veered off the left side of the before going off the right side again and hitting a tree and mailbox.

— Andrew Smith, of Market Street in East Palestine, was cited recently for hit-skip and failure to control in conjunction with a November crash in Salem Township. Smith allegedly had left the scene at 11:13 p.m. Nov. 8 after his eastbound vehicle went off the right side of state Route 558, struck a mailbox and traffic sign before overturning.

Salem

— Officers responded to the 300 block of Euclid Street at 3:10 p.m. Monday for a wellness check. The caller advised that he thought he could hear someone yelling for help. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the source of the complaint.

— Officers responded to the 300 block of West Pershing Street at 12:58 p.m. Monday for an accident with injury. The driver of the vehicle experienced a medical emergency causing the vehicle to go off the right side of the roadway and strike a telephone pole, coming to rest in the yard of a residence facing the opposite direction. The driver was transported to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Youngstown by EMT for medical attention.

— Officers responded to the 1500 block of Southeast Boulevard at 12:21 p.m. Monday for a reported 911-hang-up-call. Officers were unable to contact the residence.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of West State Street at 8:35 a.m. Monday for a recovered bicycle. The bike was located and brought back to the police department.

— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 8:33 a.m. Monday regarding receiving unwanted calls and messages from a person known to her. Offices spoke with the caller, and she was provided with options for dealing with the situation.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of Superior Avenue at 6:41 a.m. Monday for a possible water main break. Officers located the break and the water department was notified.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of East Sixth Street at 4:07 a.m. Monday for a report of a possible domestic. The caller advised that screaming was coming from the apartment. Officers spoke with the female half and were advised the other party left prior to officers’ arrival and had taken her phone and when she tried to get it back, he shut the bathroom door on her, pinning her in the door frame before grabbing her hoodie and pulling her back into the bathroom.

— Ohio State Highway Patrol requested officers contact the owner of a vehicle involved in a traffic crash they were investigation. Contact was unable to be made with the owner.

— Officers responded to the area of North Ellsworth Avenue near Sugartree Alley at 1:17 a.m. Monday. Officers made contact with a juvenile and officers transported them home and spoke with their guardian.

— Officers on patrol in the 100 block of South Broadway Avenue at 11:12 p.m. Sunday for a wellness check on a woman who appeared to be slumped down over the steering wheel. She was just on her phone and waiting for her car to warm up after leaving the business.

— Officers spoke with the mother of a juvenile to follow up on a tip that the agency had acquired where her 16-year-old son was mentioned at 10:22 p.m. Sunday. The necessary information was relayed over the phone.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of South Union Avenue at 5:08 p.m. Sunday for a reported parking complaint. The caller advised there were vehicles parked too close to his driveway. Officers did not observe any parking violations.

— Officers responded with Salem first responders to the 200 block of Roosevelt Avenue at 4:45 p.m. Sunday for an ambulance call. A woman had reportedly been administered Narcan by a resident and was subsequently transported by EMT to the Salem Regional Medical Center. Officers observed no drugs nor drug abuse instruments while on scene.

— Officers responded to the wooded area behind Rotary Park at 3:57 p.m. Sunday for a report of two people with a tent and a campfire. Officers spoke with them, and they were advised they were homeless and living out of the tent. The fire department was called to the scene to extinguish the fire, and officers went over several options with them and set up resources to get them somewhere to stay.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of East Fifth Street at 3:35 p.m. Sunday for a reported person to be removed. The caller advised her ex was on her property and refusing to leave, and that he had been harassing her by phone and telling her he’s not going to leave her alone. Officers spoke to the man advising him of the complaint and possible charges if he contacted the caller again or came onto her property. He was sent on his way.

— Officers responded to a business in the 1700 block of East State Street at 2:19 p.m. Sunday for a report of a vehicle allegedly holding up the line to the drive thru window and refusing to move. Officers spoke with the vehicle’s occupants and had them move to the parking lot and spoke with both the occupants and the business’ employees finding there had been a dispute during the ordering process and the business employees ultimately opted to refuse service to the occupants who had not yet paid for anything due to rude comments and name calling. The vehicle’s occupants then pulled around to the window and continued to argue about getting food. The manager requested they be trespassed from the business and advised not to return, and officers explained to the vehicle’s occupants that a business reserves the right to refuse service and further advised them of the trespass notice. Officers also advised the vehicle’s occupants that there were several alternative location to purchase food nearby.

— Officers responded to the 2200 block of Edgewood Drive at 1:50 p.m. Sunday for a report of water in the roadway. The caller advised the water had been noticed over the past several days. Officers located what appeared to be a water line break beneath the street with a mild flow of water observed to be originating from the concrete, and the water department was notified.

— Officers responded to the 1800 block of East State Street at 1:15 p.m. Sunday for a complaint of an obstructed roadway. Officers responded and observed a water cap sticking out of the ground. Officers attempted to fix the cover but were unable and the water department was contacted and fixed the cover.

— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 12:14 p.m. Sunday regarding her juvenile daughter. Officers advised the caller of their options.

— Officers on patrol in the 900 block of East State Street at 11:40 a.m. Sunday observed a man walking who was known to have an active warrant out of Columbiana County. Once the warrant was confirmed officers spoke with the man, Damien Phillips, 22, Salem, and attempted to take him into custody but he attempted to flee on foot. The officer was able to grab hold of him, but Phillips continued to pull away and had to be taken to the ground to be controlled and placed into custody. Incident to the arrest a search of Phillips’ person was conducted and a glass pipe with burnt residue and small plastic bag with crystal-like substance was found. The man was transported to the Columbiana County Jail for the warrant and charged with obstruction of official business, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, and the contraband was sent fort testing for possible possession of drugs charges.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of Broadway Avenue at 6:16 a.m. Sunday for a wellness check. The caller advised a man was seen slumped over in the driver seat of the vehicle. Officers found the man was sleeping and were able to wake him. The man had been consuming alcoholic beverages at a nearby establishment earlier in the day and was provided a courtesy transport to his residence in the city.

— Officers on patrol in the area of East State Street and Fair Avenue at 3:18 a.m. Sunday conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a lane violation. During the investigation the driver, Arthur Reynolds, Columbiana, was suspected of OVI and roadside testing was completed and Reynolds was taken into custody and transported to the police department for further testing and ultimately cited for OVI and a marked lanes violation. He was later released to his wife for transport home and an additional OVI charge is pending lab results.

— Officers responded to the 1300 block of South Lundy Avenue at 11:20 p.m. Saturday to follow up on a tip from a resident regarding people living in an abandoned garage. Officers checked the buildings and observed signs that someone had been staying there.

Perry Township

— Officers responded with the fire department and EMT to the 1000 block of Andrew Avenue at 12:09 a.m. Sunday for a reported medical call, and one man was transported to the Salem Regional Medical Center.

— Gerald Konn, 64, Stow, was cited for reasonable control and OVI after his vehicle on U.S. Route 62 went off the end of the roadway striking a sign and multiple trees at 8 p.m. Saturday. Konn and their passenger refused treatment at the scene.

— Officers responded to the area of state Route 45 near the Salem Golf Club at 10:50 p.m. Friday for a reported reckless operator. The vehicle was located, and a traffic stop was initiated, speaking with the driver officers conducted standardized field sobriety testing and the operator was found fit to drive.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of Pine Lake Road at 8:38 p.m. Friday for a wellness check on the caller’s intoxicated brother. Contact was made with the man who had drank but was not intoxicated and advised his statements about not being around were due to him wanting to leave the area for personal reasons and he had no intent to harm himself and did not want to speak with anyone.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of Blossom Lane at 8:13 p.m. Friday to assist with a medical call. Officers stood by until they were no longer needed.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue at 10:10 p.m. Thursday to assist the Salem Police Department with a reported fight. Officers assisted until no longer needed.

— Ma Gonzalez, 41, Salem, was cited for no operator’s license and reasonable control after their vehicle crossed the center line and struck a tractor trailer driven by Dan Poeana, 64, Hammond, Indiana, at 6:20 p.m. Thursday.

— Officers responded to the 1700 block of East 11th Street at 4:27 p.m. Thursday for a reported child custody dispute. Officers spoke with the caller and advised her of her options, and that they would trespass the man in question from her property per her request. Officers spoke with the man and advised him that he was trespassed from the caller’s property. The man became irate and asked to speak to a supervisor and was advised one would contact him the next day.

— William Silvers, 72, Salem, was cited for assured clear distance ahead after his eastbound vehicle on West State Street struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Robert Partlow, 53, Sebring, at 1:55 p.m. Thursday. No injuries were reported.

— Officers responded to the area of East Pidgeon Road and Depot Road at 10:43 p.m. Wednesday to assist the Ohio State Highway Patrol with a traffic stop. Officers assisted until no longer needed.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of East Pine Lake Road at 9:02 p.m. Wednesday for a reported civil matter. Officers spoke with all parties and advised them it was a civil matter, and they would need to contact the courts.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of East Pine Lake Road at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday for a reported domestic complaint. Officers were advised that nothing physical occurred and all parties agreed to separate for the night.

— Officers responded to the 1200 block of Depot Road at 3:12 p.m. Wednesday for a follow-up investigation. Officers provided information to all parties involved.

— Officers on patrol in the area of Benton Road at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday located two vehicles with their hazard lights activated. Officers spoke with the driver who advised they were okay.

— Officers spoke to a person by phone at 5:18 p.m. Dec. 17 regarding a civil issue. The caller advised that he bought items and gas at a self-checkout at Circle K and exited the store but did not grab his receipt. The caller found the pump he prepaid for did not work and when he went back into the store the clerk stated he did not pay for gas, would not return his money, and asked him to leave the store. Officers advised him to call the corporate phone number for Circle K.

— Officers responded to the area of state Route 45 at 5:24 p.m. Dec. 16 for a reported reckless operator. Officers checked the area and stood by but no vehicles matching the description given were observed.

Leetonia

— Officers responded to the 100 block of Mill Street at 7:25 a.m. Dec. 19 where a resident reported hearing gunshots near his home. Officers checked thea area and heard duck calls as well as saw water fowl fly from a swamp area from a bordering property outside village limits, which is used by various hunters. The resident said he only heard the shots and nothing struck his residence.

— An officer responded to the 400 block of Honey Lane at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 in reference to a man who had made threats to harm himself. The officer found the man passed out in bed. The man assured he was fine when speaking with the officer.

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