POLICE
Salem
— Officers responded to the 800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at 4:18 a.m. Wednesday for multiple 911 hang-up calls.
— Officers responded to the 200 block of East Eleventh Street at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday for a reported suspicious vehicle. The caller advised that vehicle was parked on the road outside his house and sounded like it hit something. Officers spoke with the occupants and observed that the vehicle did not hit anything, The occupants advised that everything was fine and they were just talking.
— Officers on patrol in the area of South Howard Avenue and West Wilson Street at 12:02 a.m. Wednesday observed a man stumbling on the sidewalk. Officers spoke with the man who advised that he was walking home from the bar. Officers gave him a courtesy transport back to his residence.
— Officers responded to the 400 block of East State Street at 10:48 p.m. Tuesday for a reported domestic dispute in a vehicle. Officers located the people in question walking on South Lundy Avenue who advised that they were arguing and nothing physical occurred.
— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 10:33 p.m. Tuesday about an ongoing domestic situation with her ex-boyfriend. Officers gathered information from the caller and advised them to get a protection order. She was then provided information on how to obtain one.
— Officers located a juvenile involved in a prior call in the area of South Broadway Avenue and Columbia Avenue at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday. Officers transported the juvenile to the police department to speak with a detective and they were later released to their mother.
— Officers responded to the 300 block of East Sixth Street at 7:52 p.m. Tuesday for a report of recovered property. The caller advised that a person stole his bicycle and had it in their house. Officers spoke with the person in question who gave them permission to search the residence. Officers were unable to locate the bicycle but advised the caller they would keep an eye out for it.
— Officers responded to the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue at 7 p.m. Tuesday for a wellness check. The caller advised the she had not heard from her grandson for a few hours. Officers located the juvenile and advised him that his grandmother wanted him home. Officers then transported the juvenile to his residence.
— Officers responded to the 700 block of East Fifth Street at 6:44 p.m. Tuesday for a reported juvenile complaint. The caller advised that two juveniles were trespassing and setting firecrackers off under an air conditioning unit. Officers advised the juvenile’s parents of the complaint and advised the juveniles to stay off of that property.
— Officers responded to the 400 block of East Second Street at 5:19 p.m. Tuesday for a wellness check on a man who was allegedly yelling. Officers spoke with the man, Brandon Huff, 30, Alliance, who advised he had a Bluetooth speaker he’d been playing at a loud volume. While speaking with the man officers were advised by dispatch that the man had an active warrant out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office. Huff was taken into custody and transported to the Columbiana County Jail.
— Officers responded to the 1400 block of East Pershing Street at 4:36 p.m. Tuesday for an ongoing investigation involving threats. Officers obtained information and will forward it to the detective handling the case.
— Officers responded to the 1200 block of Southeast Boulevard at 4:07 p.m. Tuesday for a speak with officer report. The caller received a letter in the mail which they thought was a scam and wanted to speak with officers about it. Officers checked the letter which was determined to be and ad for car insurance.
— Officers spoke to a person by phone at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday regarding a social media incident. Officers asked the caller if they would be able to come to the police department and they advised that they could not come that day but would come in the next day.
— Officers responded to the 100 block of Penn Avenue at 1:29 p.m. Tuesday for a reported hit and skip. Officers observed a vehicle which had damaged to the left bumper which appeared to have been clipped by either a trailer or hitch. Officers took photos of the damage, but security footage of the parking lot was unavailable.
— Officers received a message regarding threats made between a group of juvenile with one person wanting to meet up at a specific time and place in the city at 12:27 p.m. Tuesday. Officers spoke with the juvenile and their parent about the issue and the parent notified other parents. Officers advised that the incident would be documented.
— Officers responded to the first block of Court Drive at 8:14 a.m. Tuesday for a report of graffiti. Officers were advised by the caller that he had observed offensive vandalism and photos were obtained. Officers requested the parks department be contacted and a report be made.
— Officers responded to the 1900 block of East State Street at 7:36 a.m. Tuesday for a wellness check. Officers were advised that the person had left the hospital without being discharged and potentially still had an IV in their arm. Officers located the person a few blocks away, advising them of the complaint, and observed no IV in their arm; however, the person advised they would return to the hospital to be discharged.
— While on scene for a separate incident officers were advised of a suspicious vehicle parked in an emergency vehicle entrance. Officers were advised that the vehicle had responded to the scene for the other incident and was unsure how to get to the police on the other side of the park and stopped at that location but was leaving.
— Officers responded to the 1400 block of East Pershing Street at 4:39 p.m. Tuesday for an ongoing investigation involving threats. Officers obtained the information and will forward it to the detective handling the case.
— Officers responded to the 1300 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 11:59 p.m. Monday for a wellness check. Officers located a person outside who advised their dog had activated the alarm and due to comments made relating to trouble breathing the fire department was requested to respond.
— Officers responded to the 800 block of East School Street at 9:16 p.m. Monday for a report of suspicious activity. A vehicle was observed driving in circles in the parking lot when another vehicle stopped to talk to the driver. Officers advised them of park hours and they left.
— Officers responded to the 200 block of West Fifth Street at 8:48 p.m. Monday for a report of a small child showing up to the caller’s residence. The caller advised that the child had come to their residence and was playing in the yard with no parents around. Officers located the child’s parents in the 300 block of West Fifth and the mother came and picked up the child.
— Officers responded to the area of Continental Drive at 8:20 p.m. Monday for a reported suspicious person. Officers located the person, who lived in the area, and was just walking around reading a book.
— Officers responded to several locations in the city at 7:40 p.m. Monday to check for people with warrants out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office. Officers were unable to contact any of the people in question.
— Jack Pasco, 75, Salem, was cited for reasonable control after his westbound vehicle on East Third Street struck a parked vehicle owned by Brianne Frank, Salem, at 7:09 p.m. Monday. No injuries were reported.
— Officers spoke to a person by phone at 6:05 p.m. Monday for a report of identity theft. The caller advised that his Experian account had sent him an unknown notification and they wanted a report on file in case there was any unusual activity on his account in the future. Officers advised that a report would be on file.
— Officers responded to the 500 block of Granite Avenue at 5:24 p.m. Monday for a report of threats. The caller advised that a man was making threats toward them. Officers gave them the statement form to complete and the matter is under investigation.
— Officers responded to the 500 block of Granite Avenue at 4:36 p.m. Monday for a report of trespassing on a condemned property. Officers spoke with the person and advised them they could get some of their personal belongings but then they needed to leave.
— Officers responded to the 2100 block of Monroe Street at 4:19 p.m. Monday for a report of a woman screaming. Officers located the apartment and spoke with a woman who was upset that her phone had stopped working, but advised that she was okay.
— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 4:07 p.m. Monday regarding an incident which possibly occurred in Perry Township. Due to an ongoing investigation with the people involved officers advised them that an incident would be sent to Child Protective Services for review but that for an actual incident report they would need to contact the Perry Township Police Department.
— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 3:43 p.m. Monday regarding an incident that occurred the day prior. They advised that while attempting to move the belongings out of a shared household with their spouse a TV was pushed, hitting them in the stomach, and a juvenile was then shoved and hadn’t been reported to police. However, due to being unable to enter the residence that day to gather their belongings they now wanted to report it. Officers advised them of their options.
Perry Township
— Officers responded to the 1000 block of West Perry Street at 2:46 a.m. Thursday for a reported person to be removed. Officers were advised by two women that Paris Hartsoe, 20, Canton, had allegedly grabbed and thrown one of them to the floor and was threatening to fight the other while chasing her down the street and fled the area when officers arrived. Paris was located and transported to the Columbiana County Jail charged with aggravated menacing and assault.
— Officers on patrol in the area of Depot Road near Snyder Road at 2 a.m. Thursday located a man in the roadway who appeared to be overdosing. Officers contacted the Salem Police Department and EMT responded to transport the man to the hospital.