Sheriff’s Office

— Deputies were dispatched at 6:56 p.m. Wednesday to Dunn Road, Madison Township, for two people walking around with flashlights. While en route, dispatch said to disregard the call, explaining that St. Clair Township police officers were out with the people in their jurisdiction on Cannons Mill Road. The people were tracking deer.

— A woman on U.S. Route 30, West Township, reported at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday that her ex-boyfriend was harassing her by calling from multiple different phone numbers and sending multiple messages through social media. Warrants for telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing were issued out of Columbiana County Municipal Court for the Akron man.

— A man on state Route 344, Salem Township, reported at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday that he was receiving unwanted phone calls and emails from unknown people.

— A resident on Hamilton Road, Unity Township, reported at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday that his son was on the school bus when relatives of an East Palestine man called him on their cell phone and put him on speaker phone with the man who said he would break him in half. He was advised to contact the school and how to obtain a protection order on his son’s behalf.

— Deputies were dispatched at 3:08 a.m. Monday to state Route 170, Unity Township, for a disturbance between a man and his girlfriend. The caller would not give their name and was not at the residence. Deputies arrived and spoke with a relative who said the man and his girlfriend were not there.

Salem

— Officers responded to the 800 block of Highland Avenue at 7:56 p.m. Wednesday for a possible water line break. The main leak was located in the 700 block of Highland and the water department was notified.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of North Howard Avenue at 3:42 p.m. Wednesday for a wellness check on a city resident. The person in question was found to be deceased and officers stood by until the coroner arrived.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of Benton Road at 3:31 p.m. Wednesday to assist the Perry Township Police Department.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of West State Street at 2:55 p.m. Wednesday to assist the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. Officers stood by until no longer needed, and $80 cash was seized as evidence.

— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday regarding telecommunications harassment. The caller advised that she had received unwanted messages from a person that were possibly threats. Officers advised the statements were not threats but they could attempt to contact them and advise them to stop. Officer spoke with the person who advised he understood and would not contact the caller unless it was for issues with their children.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of Aetna Street at 2:13 p.m. Wednesday for a wellness check. Officers were able to contact the person in question who advised he was fine.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday for a reported suspicious person. Officers were advised that a person was possibly sleeping inside the storage shed. Officers located the person who advised he was just trying to get out of the cold and officers advised him that he could not stay there, and that the property owner had trespassed him. He advised that he would be able to make arrangements to get a place to stay and officers advised him that if he was not able to and needed any help to contact them.

— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 12:54 p.m. Wednesday regarding a property issue. Officers advised them of their options for dealing with the situation.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of Aetna Street at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday for a wellness check on juveniles that did not come to school. Officers spoke with the guardian at the residence who advised that the juvenile’s mother did not send them to school due to the cold weather.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of West Second Street at 9:53 a.m. Wednesday to stand by while a vehicle was removed from a property by a towing service. The vehicle was removed without incident.

Columbiana

— An officer responded at 9:04 p.m. Jan. 11 to the 100 block of South Middle Street to take a criminal trespass report.

— A mailbox was damaged by a snow plow sometime before 9:32 a.m. Jan. 11 in the first block of Bittersweet Drive.

— Eric Francis, of Columbiana, was arrested at 10:45 p.m. Jan. 9 on charges of OVI, OVI refusal and a marked lane violation following a traffic stop on state Route 164 near Lower Elkton Road.

— A two-vehicle private property crash was reported at 4:35 p.m. Jan. 9 in a parking lot within the 200 block of state Route 14.

— Two reports were taken in regards to a suspicious person within a few days. A concerned female came on station at 11:14 a.m. Jan. 5 to report her neighbor and show investigators a video of the firearms in his apartment, fearing for her safety. After a shift briefing, extra patrol in her area was ordered as his behavior had been escalating and he also was known to possess knives. Several days later, police investigated a report at 6 a.m. Jan. 8 involving a suspicious person carrying a long gun. He was later identified as Noah McBride carrying a BB gun.

— A noise complaint was reported at 5:24 a.m. Jan. 8 in the 300 block of West Salem. The resident was contacted regarding his loud music and asked to keep it down.