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POLICE

Salem

— The school resource officer was advised by high school and Southeast Elementary administration that students had advised they had no heat, water or food at their house. The officer requested an officer and a zoning officer go to the residence and check what was reported. Officers were unable to contact anyone at the residence but will continue to investigate the issue.

— Officers responded to the 700 block of Superior Avenue at 12:33 p.m. Monday for a reported animal complaint. The caller advised that she thought she heard a dog whimpering. Officers stood stationary in the area but were unable to locate the source of the complaint.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of Aetna Street at 8:13 a.m. Monday for a reported parking complaint. Officers located the vehicle, which was illegally parked, and advised the owner of the complaint. He advised he would move the vehicle.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of East Sixth Street at 7:18 p.m. Sunday for a reported unruly juvenile. The caller advised his 16-year-old stepson had left the house despite being told not to. When officers arrived, the juvenile had returned to the residence but during the course of the investigation officers learned the incident had gotten physical between the two. The caller advised that he was trying to restrain the juvenile from leaving the residence and caused multiple scratches and red marks to their neck. The juvenile advised the caller had grabbed him by the throat and pinned him up against a wall and punched and kicked him at some point during the incident. The fire department and EMT responded to the scene but a refusal for treatment was signed by the juvenile’s mother. The caller, Louis Huyghe II, 45, Salem, was taken into custody, charged with domestic violence, and transported to the police department for processing prior to transportation to the Columbiana County Jail.

— Officers responded to the 1700 block of Fairview Court at 6:33 p.m. Sunday to speak with the caller about a person in their backyard. Officers checked the backyard and did not locate anybody, and the caller requested an extra watch in the area.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of North Howard Avenue at 12:33 p.m. Sunday for a reported person to be removed. The caller advised that a man who police removed from the residence the night prior had returned and was refusing to leave. When officers arrived, the caller advised that she just wanted the man to be formally trespassed and did not want to pursue any charges, and the man was served with a trespass notice and left the residence.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of West Wilson Street at 11:41 p.m. Saturday for a reported theft. The caller advised his now ex-girlfriend came to their house to get her belongings and took $450, the television, two iPads, and the two cats. Officers advised the situation would be a civil matter due to them living together and he would have to talk to an attorney about the items that she took.

— Officers responded to the 2800 block of East State Street at 7:27 p.m. Saturday for a reported reckless operator. Officers were initially unable to locate the vehicle and a few minutes later the caller advised it turned into the Walmart parking lot. The vehicle was parked, and the driver was getting out of the vehicle when officers arrived and they advised the someone was behind him with bright lights, and he was unable to see. Officers observed no signs of impairment.

— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 1:25 p.m. Saturday for a report of harassment. The caller advised her ex-boyfriend threatened her through text messages about leaving him and the caller requested an officer for a stand-by to get her belongings. Officers stood by while she gathered her belongings and prior to leaving the ex-boyfriend arrived and started yelling. Officers advised the man to go back in the residence and the caller went back to the police department to fill out paperwork. The ex-boyfriend arrived at the police department to speak with the caller who advised she did not want to speak with him. Officers advised the man as such and advised him to leave.

— Officers responded to the 1000 block of East State Street at 9:07 a.m. Saturday for a wellness check. The caller advised that a man appeared to be sleeping while in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that was not fully in the parking lot. The vehicle left prior to officers’ arrival.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of South Broadway Avenue at 8:36 Saturday for a report of criminal damaging to a motor vehicle. Officers obtained pictures and advised a report would be made.

— Officers responded to the 1700 block of Fairview Court at 12 a.m. Saturday for a report of burglary. The caller advised that when they were gone someone entered the residence. Officers checked the residence and advised the caller to contact them if they noticed anything.

— Officers responded to the 1300 block of Fairview Avenue at 9:11 p.m. Friday for a reported assault on the juvenile caller. Officers spoke with the juvenile and his caretaker, and the juvenile advised that he was never assaulted nor sustained any injury but called because he no longer wanted to be at the residence. He was advised not to make false police reports.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of West Fifth Street at 8:02 p.m. Friday for a reported reckless operator. Officers checked the area but did not locate them.

Perry Township

— Officers responded on patrol in the area of North Ellsworth Avenue and State Street at 9:15 p.m. Sunday observed a two-vehicle accident. The Salem Police Department was advised and responded and officers stood by until no longer needed.

— Officers responded to the 4900 block of Whinnery Road at 1:55 p.m. Sunday to assist the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office with a warrant pick-up. Officers stood by while the woman in question was taken into custody for a warrant out of the Boardman Police Department.

— Officers responded to the 1700 block of Ansley Way at 10:21 a.m. Saturday for a report of child and dog abuse which occurred on Jan. 1. Officers spoke with the residents and then went to the 1100 block of Liberty Street to speak with the person in question and the matter is under investigation.

— Officers responded to the 1200 block of East Pidgeon Road at 5:34 a.m. Friday for a civil complaint over property and living arrangements. Officers advised both parties that the matter was civil, and the female half advised that if the male half was not willing to give her the phone back that she had given him she would have to take him to civil court.

— Officers responded to the 1700 block of Newgarden Avenue at 3:54 p.m. Friday for a wellness check on a missing juvenile from Smith Township. Officers spoke with a man who advised that he had not spoken to the juvenile in months and that she was not at the residence. Officers advised the Smith Township Police Department of the same.

— David Harris, 56, Youngstown, was cited for failure to control after his northbound vehicle on U.S. Route 62 failed to exit the interchange and went off the north side of the roadway at 6:12 p.m. Thursday. No injuries were reported, and the vehicle was towed from the scene by Biddle’s Towing.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 4:41 p.m. Thursday for a wellness check on his daughter. The caller advised that his ex-wife was under the influence of alcohol. Officers spoke with her and did not find her to be intoxicated and found that the caller’s daughter did not want to be at the mother’s residence and wanted to be at her father’s residence. Officers advised the ex-wife to contact her attorney.

— Officers responded to the area of state Route 14 and U.S. Route 62 at 4:45 p.m. Jan. 1 for a report of a dog in the roadway. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the dog.

— Officers responded to the 1000 block of Liberty Street at 2:07 p.m. Jan. 1 for a report of a small dog running up and down the street. Officers checked the area but could not locate any dogs.

Leetonia

— A tavern in the 200 block of Front Street reported at 9:03 p.m. Saturday that a female on the village’s trespassing sheet for the establishment had been there earlier in the day, causing a disturbance.

— A resident in the 100 block of Chestnut Street reported shortly before noon Monday that her neighbor’s two smaller dogs were also running at large and breaching her yard when she would take her Great Dane out on a leash. She was concerned due to the size difference. An officer advised her to call the next time that they were running loose in her yard, and the neighbor could be cited for dogs at large if they weren’t leashed or tethered.

— Police responded to a one-vehicle non-injury crash at Leetonia High School near the front entrance around 4:41 p.m. Friday. The driver, Kayla Sexton, had slid due to the ice and snow, striking the curb on school property.

— An officer was notified at 4:02 p.m. Friday of a non-injury crash at the fire station. Lisa Unkefer advised one of the firemen, James Flory, had backed into her, striking the rear passenger side of her vehicle. No damage was noted to Flory’s vehicle, but there is damage of Unkefer’s. Pictures were taken, but there was no citation due to it being private property.

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