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POLICE

Salem

— Officers responded to the 300 block of Benton Road at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday for a reported 911 hang-up call. Officers found the address to be a cell phone tower and there was no sign of disturbance in the area.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of West State Street at 7:12 p.m. Wednesday to assist the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force by taking a man into custody for engaging in prostitution. The person was transported to the police department where the task force served him with a summons for the violation.

— Officers responded to the area of state Route 9 at 7:24 a.m. Wednesday to assist the Perry Township Police Department with a motor vehicle accident involving disabled vehicles. Officers assisted with traffic control until the roadway was opened back up.

— Officers responded to the area of Cedar Ridge Drive and Summit Street at 5:23 a.m. Wednesday for a reported waterline break. The break was observed, and the water department was contacted.

Perry Township

— Officers responded to the 1200 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 2:18 a.m. Thursday for a reported medical call. Officers assisted EMT until no longer needed.

— Officers responded to the 300 block of Benton Road at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday for a reported 911 hang-up call. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate where the call originated from.

— Shane Barnes. 39, Smithville, was cited for motor vehicle stopped in the roadway after their stopped vehicle on state Route 45 was struck in the rear by a vehicle driven south by Rodney Sechrist Jr., 45, Salem, and debris from the crash was struck by a vehicle driven north by Tricia Pierson, 49, Salem, causing disabling damage to all three vehicles at 6:56 a.m. Wednesday. No injuries were reported.

— Officers on patrol in the 1900 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday located tire tracks going through the field of the golf course. Officers followed the tracks where they determined the vehicle had turned around and left the property.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of East Third Street at 11:26 p.m. Tuesday to assist Salem officers with a domestic dispute. Officers stood by and assisted until no longer needed.

— Officers responded to the 700 block of East Pidgeon Road at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for a wellness check. The caller advised that he had not been able to reach the person in question in a couple days. Officers spoke with the neighbor who provided a phone number for the woman’s son. Dispatch was able to contact the son who advised that she was staying with her grandson for a few days.

— Officers spoke with a person by phone at 11 a.m. Tuesday regarding damage to her mailbox. The caller advised that at an unknown time an unknown vehicle hit her mailbox damaging the mailbox.

Leetonia

— A resident of the 200 block of Ridge Street reported at 3:06 p.m. Jan. 21 hearing gunshots near his residence. Police arrived and backtracked the shots as waterfowl hunters in the marshlands to the south of the residence.

— A barking dog complaint was received a 8:54 p.m. Jan. 21 in the 300 block of Columbia Street. Upon arrival in the area, the officer heard nothing.

— Information regarding rental law was given to a landlord and resident at 7:02 p.m. Jan. 22 of a residence in the 300 block of Washington Street.

— Officers responded at 6:52 a.m. Jan. 22 at the Haltec Corporation, where they learned the construction crew had entered through the wrong door and triggered the alarm.

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