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Police

Salem

–Officers responded to the 1200 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday for a report of suspicious activity. The caller advised that someone banged on her door and was yelling outside. Officers checked the area but did not locate anyone.

–Officers responded to the 800 block of East third Street at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday for a report of an unwanted person. The caller advised that while she was leaving for work, she observed her ex drive by her house. Officers checked the area along with several side streets but were unable to locate them.

–Officers responded to the 1900 block of Merle Road at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday. The caller advised that a vehicle parked on the roadway was blocking a garbage truck from picking up their trash. Officers observed no parking violation, and the caller was advised to contact zoning to look into the matter.

–Officers responded to the 1800 block of Cleveland Street at 10:06 p.m. Tuesday. Officers spoke with the homeowner who advised everything was okay and that they had called by accident.

–Officers on patrol in the 2800 block of East State Street at 5:12 p.m. Tuesday observed a vehicle parked in the fire lane at Walmart. Officers located the driver and advised them that the vehicle needed to be moved.

–Merit Rance, Leetonia, was cited for failure to yield after his vehicle failed to yield from a private business on Cunningham Road striking a vehicle driven by Gina Maniscalco, Salem, at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday. No injuries were reported.

–Officers responded to the 2400 block of East State Street at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday for a report of road rage. The caller advised a man driving a truck yelled at him and his son then cut them off in the pharmacy line, nearly striking their vehicle. The man left prior to officers’ arrival but officers will follow up with them in the near future.

–Officers responded to the 1400 block of East Pershing Street at 3:54 p.m. Tuesday for a wellness check. Officers contacted the woman in question by phone, advising her of the complaint, and she advised that she hadn’t been home all day.

Leetonia

— A male resident of the 200 block of Ridge Street requested extra patrols of his neighborhood at 9 p.m. April 5 due to a neighbor dispute.

— Victoria Rice, no address listed, was cited at 1:50 p.m. April 5 for going 49 mph in a 35 mph zone and driving under suspension in the area of state Route 344 and Washington Street.

–John Bright, of Salem, was cited at 5:59 a.m. April 1 in the area of state Route 344 and Main Street for expired registration an duty to display license and giving a verbal warning for speed. After initiating a traffic stop due to speed, the officer noted during his investigation after Bright couldn’t produce a driver’s license on his person that the vehicle plates had expired Nov. 30. The vehicle was towed due to the expired plates, which included a front plate that was registered to Mark Higinbotham and back plate registered to All American Equipment Source. The vehicle VIN also came back to All American Equipment Source, resulting in the fictitious license plate and expired license charges. He was given a verbal warning for the 64 in a 50 mph zone.

–Police responded at 1:43 p.m. April 1 to the 300 block of Pearl Street for a welfare check.

–An officer was dispatched at 8:02 p.m. April 1 to the 300 block of Somer Street to a neighbor dispute over fallen leaves.

–Police checked on a vehicle parked on Industry Street right at 344 that was smoking excessively at 10:47 a.m. April 2. The vehicle was towed back to the driver’s residence.

–A Ridge Street resident found a deceased cat on his porch at 11:06 a.m. March 24. The cat appears to have died from “someone using a chemical on its head to kill the animal.” The officer reported receiving “disturbing” pictures of the cat for the purpose of an investigation. The cat did not belong to the reporting party.

–A male subject was directed at 5:30 p.m. March 3 on the proper procedure to file for a protection order from his ex-girlfriend whom with he shares a child. The woman, who lives out-of-state, has been posting on social media that she hears voices and they are telling her to kill their small child.

–A Salem woman called police at 7:20 p.m. April 4 regarding a fight that occurred between juveniles on school property during a baseball game. The juvenile victim has visible injuries from the juvenile suspect who fled after the encounter, which was caught on video and sent to the victim’s mother.

–Police were dispatched at 11:52 p.m. April 4 to meet with a distraught Pearl Street woman, who was eventually transported by EMS to Salem Hospital voluntarily.

–An officer provided a welfare check at 9:36 a.m. April 5 in the 200 block of Somer Street.

East Palestine

— Officers responded at 4:55 a.m. to a report of a dead deer in the roadway of Bacon Avenue on Tuesday. Officers removed the deer.

— Officers observed at 9:18 p.m. on Monday the door to the Boy Scout cabin at the village park was open. Officers secured the door.

— Officers arrested Sarah Graham, no age or address provided, on outstanding warrants at 3:44 p.m. on Monday after responding to a report of a female causing issues at a residence on East Main Street.

— Officers assisted Beaver County for a vehicle that was involved in pursuit on Oakdale at 11:24 p.m. on Sunday.

— Officers took a complaint at 8:27 p.m. on Sunday at the station regarding a menacing incident via telecommunications. The complainant did not wish to press charges and the other party was advised to cease and desist all communications with the complainant.

— Officers provided mutual aid to the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office during a domestic violence in progress at 7:38 p.m. on Hawkins Road on Saturday. Officers arrested Dorian Lowrey, no age or address provided, on a charge of domestic violence and a sheriff deputy transported Lowrey to the county jail.

— Officers assisted a vehicle crash on state Route 14 in the area of Pleasant Drive at 11:58 p.m. on Saturday.

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