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POLICE

Highway Patrol

— Gregory Moore, of Woodall Drive in Hanoverton, was cited at 8:18 p.m. Dec. 29 in West Township after he was eastbound on state Route 172 and struck a tree in the middle of the road.

— Kaden Smith, of Depot Road in Lisbon, was cited at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 3 in Salem Township for failure to control after he was turning onto TR765, lost control of his vehicle, went off the right side of the road, striking a ditch and then a stream.

— John Fitch, of North Ellsworth Avenue in Salem, was cited at 10:17 a.m. Jan. 2 for failure to control after he was northbound on state Route 9, drove off the right side of the road, struck an embankment before overturning on its side.

— Victoria Mayer, of state Route 164 in Lisbon, was cited at 6:40 a.m. Jan. 2 in Wayne Township for failure to control after losing control while eastbound on state Route 164, going off the right side of the road and striking an embankment, overturning and then striking a guardrail.

— Cody Reckner, of West Wilson Street in Salem, was cited at 3:30 a.m. Dec. 23 in Madison Township for wanton and willful disregard after he overturned his vehicle while traveling westbound on U.S. Route 30 and fled the scene on foot.

— A citation may be pending for Frank Coniglio Jr., of Kensington. He crashed his vehicle at 10:20 a.m. Dec. 28 in West Township after driving off the right side of U.S. Route 30, striking a ditch and then landing in a swamp.

— Brandon Wilson, of Canton, was cited at 7:39 a.m. Dec. 26 in Knox Township for failure to control after overturning his vehicle along Georgetown Road.

— Lacie Chludzinski, of Grant Street in Rogers, was cited at 1:15 a.m. Dec. 21 in Elkrun Township for failure to control. She was southbound on Lusk Lock Road when she allegedly ran a stop sign before going over the center line, driving off the right side of Pine Hollow Road, striking a pole and a ditch.

— Teya Metzgar, of Walnut Grove in New Waterford, was cited at 3:35 p.m. Dec. 27 in Unity Township after allegedly failing to yield at a stop sign and striking Allen Sodergren, of Cherry Valley Road in Leetonia, before continuing off the left side of TR3254 and striking a guide wire.

Salem

— Officers responded to the 200 block of Penn Avenue at 7:24 p.m. Friday for a report of a woman loitering. Officers spoke with a woman inside the post office who advised she was allowed to be there.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of West State Street at 5:03 p.m. Friday to assist the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force with an alleged sex offense. The man in question was placed into custody and transported to the Columbiana County Jail.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of Benton Road at 2:19 p.m. Friday for a reported traffic light malfunction. Officers found there to be a malfunction, and the city electrician responded and corrected the issue.

— Officers responded to the 200 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 12:21 p.m. Friday for a wellness check. The family advised that the woman in question was in the hospital the night before and they were now unable to contact them. Officers spoke with a resident and were advised that the woman had left earlier in the day, and after officers advised the family of the same, they requested a BOLO be put out for other law enforcement agencies to check on the woman if located.

— Officers took a report of illegal dumping in the 100 block of South Broadway Avenue at 11:28 a.m. Friday. The caller, who is a local business owner, reported an unknown person dumped a couch on their business’ property. Officers are awaiting security footage to possibly identify the person in question and advised the caller that an extra patrol would be added in the area of the business throughout the day.

— Officers responded to the 700 block of East Fifth Street at 7:56 a.m. Friday for a reported domestic dispute. The caller advised her boyfriend was not letting her leave the residence. At some point during the phone call to dispatch the caller advised she did not want officers to come after all. When officers arrived, the caller advised that there were no issues, and she was not being prevented from leaving and collected her belongings and left shortly after.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of South Madison Avenue at 7:56 a.m. Friday for a reported hit and skip. The caller advised that an unknown vehicle went off the roadway and side-swiped their fence causing minor paint transfer before continuing to cross South Madison Avenue and strike a no parking sign. A part of the vehicle’s front driver’s side bumper was located near the sign.

— Officers took a report of fraud at the police department at 6:31 a.m. Friday. The woman advised that her brother who she is the power of attorney for discovered a bank account was opened in his name several years ago and the money is believed to be going to a woman his brother was formerly in a relationship with. The woman did not want any criminal investigation but just needed a report for the bank to have the account closed.

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