Sheriff’s Office

— A deputy was dispatched at 12:34 p.m. Sunday to Knox School Road, Knox Township, for a welfare check on a woman due to her telephone going straight to voicemail. The deputy spoke to the woman, who was fine.

Salem

— Officers responded to the 400 block of Continental Drive at 8:46 p.m. Tuesday for a report of people allegedly conducting witchcraft outside the caller’s residence. Officers were unable to locate anyone outside the residence.

— Officers responded to the 700 block of East Fourth Street at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday for a parking complaint. The caller advised that a vehicle was parked in the alley, and he could not get into his garage. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of Walnut Street at 6:23 p.m. Tuesday for a wellness check. Officers spoke with the juvenile in question and their guardian and determined everything was okay.

— Officers responded to the 1200 block of Maple Street at 6:11 p.m. Tuesday for a wellness check. Due to having no address, officers attempted contact at an address that was believed to be correct but was not.

— Officers responded to the area of Penn Avenue at 3:26 p.m. Tuesday for a reported juvenile problem. The caller advised that a group of juveniles looked as though they were about to engage in a physical fight. Officers located two of the juveniles and discovered there was no physical violence, just a verbal altercation. All juveniles were separated.

— Officers responded to the 700 block of West Wilson Street at 1:53 p.m. Tuesday for a reported child custody dispute. The caller advised that their child did not want to go with the father and wanted a report on file if the father were to cause issues over the child staying with her. Officers advised the caller to speak with the courts on the matter and provided them with a report number.

— Officers responded to the 2300 block of East State Street at 11:43 a.m. Tuesday for a reported reckless operator. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop, observing no indications of impairment and issued the driver a warning.

— Officers responded to the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue at 6:49 a.m. Tuesday for a report of suspicious activity. The caller advised that an unknown person was knocking on their door dressed as a police officer. Further investigation found that the person was a uniformed sheriff’s deputy attempting to serve court papers.

Leetonia

— An officer documented a crash between a Leetonia school bus and a vehicle at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 9 driven by Fantasia Smith, of Elm Street, at the intersection of Elm and Park streets.

— Police investigated a report at 10:43 p.m. Jan. 8 by a Leetonia woman regarding the possible discovery of a weapon involved in a Mahoning County homicide. Her brother, a Boardman resident, admitted to removing the weapon from his vehicle while cleaning it out last week and leaving it at a second female’s Somer Street home. Several hours later, a cardboard box buried near the shed was located, containing a fake plastic toy gun, and police cleared without further incident.

— Daniel Elliott, no address listed, was stopped at 5:41 a.m. Jan. 10 near State and Hazel streets for an equipment violation. Elliott admitted to driving under suspension when he couldn’t produce a valid license. He ultimately was cited for DUS and his vehicle towed.

— An officer provided a courtesy transport at 11:24 a.m. Jan. 10 for a known elderly man walking along state Route 344 from Salem to eat lunch at Wick Park due to the rain.

— While responding after noon Jan. 11 to a Crestview Road residence, officers made entry and discovered the occupant Milan Woods deceased.