POLICE
Sheriff’s Office
— Deputies returned a call at 8:01 on Thursday to a resident on Hillcrest Road in Yellow Creek Township to a report of menacing. Deputies advised the caller how to proceed and a report was filed.
— Deputies took a report at 4:13 p.m. on Thursday from the staff at the Dollar General Store on Salem Alliance Road in Butler Township regarding an unknown man who has come into the store multiple times and said inappropriate things to the employees.
— Deputies responded at 5:54 p.m. on Thursday to Lisbon Road in Salem Township to check on a report of cows not being fed. Officers spoke to the owner.
— Deputies took a report at 8:27 p.m. on Thursday from a woman at state Route 154 in Middleton Township who reported her ex-boyfriend was making threats to come to her residence and assault others in the home. Deputies spoke to the man and he denied making such threats.
— Deputies responded at 2:10 a.m. on Cusick Road in Madison Township on Wednesday to a report of prowler. Deputies found no person or evidence of a prowler at the address and checked area roads for the potential of a stranded motorist.
— Deputies took a report at 4:47 p.m. on Dec. 2 from a man on Chain School Road in Unity Township who claims a man known to him came to his home and stole a box of gloves, cigarettes and a lighter.
— Deputies responded at 6:28 p.m. on Dec. 2 to a disturbance at Smith Road in Summitville.
— Deputies responded to Whinnery Road in Butler Township at 4:39 p.m. on Dec. 2 to a juvenile-related issue.
— Deputies took a report from an anonymous caller at 3:49 p.m. on Dec. 2 that reported a disturbance on Lewis Road in Franklin Township. Deputies spoke to the homeowner who stated there was no disturbance and an individual who turned out to have several outstanding warrants. Anthony C. Greathouse, no age or address given, was arrested and transported to county jail.
— Deputies responded at 10:15 p.m. to Cream Ridge Road in Elkrun Township on Nov. 30 to a complaint regarding gunshots. Deputies made contact with the subjects who advised they were almost done shooting and officers advised to keep gunfire down to a minimum at night.
— Deputies responded to Johnson Road in Madison Township at 7:21 a.m. to a report of a suspicious vehicle on Johnson Road. Deputies spoke to the driver who advised he was awaiting a relative and deputies advised the driver to move the car out of the roadway.
— Deputies responded to a car accident at 5:52 p.m. on state Route 164 in Fairfield Township on Nov. 27.
— Deputies responded at 3 a.m. to state Route 45 in Center Township on Nov. 26 to reports of subjects ringing a door bell and running multiple times. Deputies checked the area and did not locate anyone suspicious. Deputies suspect the system may be malfunctioning.
— Deputies responded at 5:42 a.m. to Gromley Road to a report of possible prowler and car alarms being set off on Nov. 26. The property and vehicles were checked and all seemed to be secure.
— Deputies responded to Creek Road in New Waterford at 7:08 p.m. on Nov. 24 to a report of a prowler. The caller said the prowler was someone known to them and deputies made contact with the subject who was found to have an outstanding warrant from a neighboring county. Deputies arrested the unnamed individual.
— Deputies responded at 6:36 p.m. to state Route 45 to reports of a suicidal man on Nov. 24. Deputies kept the man calm until EMS arrived. The man was then transported at an area hospital.
— Deputies returned a call regarding a civil matter at 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 24 and advised the caller from Salem Alliance Road in Butler Township how to press. A report was filed.
— Deputies returned a call from a resident on Rochester Road in West Township regarding a menacing complaint at 5:28 p.m. on Nov. 24 but could not make contact with the caller.
— Deputies returned a call from a resident on Rose Drive in Center Township regarding lost property at 6:10 p.m. on Nov. 23 and advised the caller on how to proceed and that a report would be on file.
— Deputies returned a call from a resident on Hadley Road in Unity Township regarding telecommunications harassment at 6:25 p.m. on Nov. 23 and advised the caller on how to proceed and that a report would be on file.
— Deputies responded at state Route 45 in Elkrun Township for a civil matter at 4:41 p.m. on Nov. 23. Deputies advised the complainant how to proceed and took a report.
— Deputies returned a call at 5:59 p.m. from a resident on East Liverpool Road in Madison Township on Nov. 20 that was potentially experiencing a mental health crisis.
— Deputies responded at 4:35 p.m. on Nov. 17 to a private property accident at Drug Mart on state Route 45 in Center Township.
Salem
— Officers responded to the 2800 block of East Fourth Street at 2:04 a.m. Wednesday for a reported noise complaint. Officers advised the residents of the complaint.
— Officers responded to the 1000 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 11:28 p.m. Tuesday for a reported suspicious vehicle in a parking lot after hours. Officers spoke to the occupants and advised them to leave.
— Officers responded to a business in the 200 block of North Cunningham Road at 10:19 p.m. Tuesday for a report of two people to be removed. Officers spoke with the people in question and requested they exit the building. Trespass forms were filled out and signed by both.
— Officers responded to the 1800 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 7:26 p.m. Tuesday for a reported person to be removed. Officers spoke with both parties and were advised that one of the parties was causing an issue at a meeting and the club chairman asked that he leave. The man left without further issues.
— Officers responded to a business in the 2800 block of East Street at 6:07 p.m. Tuesday for a reported fight in progress. Officers were advised that two men were fighting near the electronics’ section. When officers arrived that found that the aggressor had fled the area prior to their arrival, and the victim advised that they had said something to the man about cursing loudly in the store, and that while they were walking away he came up from behind him and punched him in the back of the head, knocking him to the ground. The victim refused medical attention, and a statement was obtained from them as well as video footage of the incident.
— Officers spoke to a person at the police department regarding a possible problem that may occur at a meeting in the city that evening at 5:29 p.m. Tuesday. Officers spoke with the man, and he was provided with options for dealing with the situation.
— Officers responded to the 1300 block of Ridgewood Drive at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday to take a report about an incident that took place between juveniles in school and notified the school resource officer of the incident.
— Officers responded to the 800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at 4:17 p.m. Tuesday for a report of theft. The caller advised that they work at a business in the 800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue and that someone unknown to him had taken his cell phone without his knowledge or permission. The caller provided officers with a location that the phone had pinged from, but it was not located at the location.
— Officers responded to the 2100 block of East State Street at 1:51 p.m. Tuesday for a reported shoplifter. The caller advised that there was a woman in the store opening several packages of merchandise and leaving the items throughout the store, rendering them worthless for resale. While officers were en-route the caller advised that woman had left the store without paying for the items they destroyed. Officers located the woman, Tricia Watson, 42, Salem, on East Pershing Street, and found that she had an active warrant out of Columbiana County. Watson was taken into custody for theft and the outstanding warrant and was also trespassed from the business.
East Palestine
— Officers on patrol located a pile of straw and tree limbs burning in the park at 1:42 a.m. on Tuesday. The area was checked but no one was located.
— Officers responded to an injured deer that had been struck by a vehicle on Brookdale Avenue at 6:34 p.m. on Sunday. Officers dispatched the deer humanely.
— Officers responded at 10:08 p.m. on Saturday to North Market Street for a domestic violence report and arrested Taylor S. Snyder, no age or address provided, for unlawful restraint. Sunder was transported to the county jail.
— Officers discovered a group of juveniles with stolen merchandise in their possession and were taken back to their residence where officers spoke to their parents at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. The merchandise was returned to the store and a report forwarded to juvenile court.
— Officers responded at 5:29 p.m. to East Main Street for a welfare check and the matter is under investigation on Saturday.
— Officers responded at 5:44 p.m. on Saturday to East Main Street for a matter that remains under investigation
— Officers observed at 9:03 p.m. on Friday, a hatch door open on a vehicle parked at a West Martin Street residence. Officers were unable to make contact with anyone at the residence.
