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POLICE

Salem

–Officers on patrol in the 800 block of Sunset Boulevard at 11:41 p.m. Thursday located three juveniles in the park. Everything checked okay, and an adult was advised inside the community center.

–Officers responded to the 300 block of East Third Street at 11:32 p.m. Thursday for a wellness check. Officers spoke with all parties involved, and everything checked okay.

–Officers responded to the 1800 block of Pearce Circle at 11:06 p.m. Wednesday for a wellness check. Officers spoke with the homeowner who found it to be accidental.

–Officers responded to the 500 block of Continental Drive at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday for a report of found narcotics. Officers retrieved a baggy that contained what appeared to be illegal narcotics and brought it back to the police department where it was later turned over to a Columbiana County Drug Enforcement Task Force Agent for proper disposal.

–Officers responded to the 1200 block of Buckeye Avenue at 3:25 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a woman putting a juvenile in the front seat of a vehicle without a child seat. Officers were able to identify the vehicle and responded to the driver’s residence where they denied allowing the juvenile to ride in the front seat. Officers also checked the vehicle and located two car seats in the back seat.

–Officers responded to the area of South Lincoln Avenue at 1 p.m. Wednesday to check for a wanted person. Officers were unable to locate them.

–Officers responded to the 800 block of Adams Avenue at 12:53 p.m. Wednesday for a reported solicitor going door to door. Officers observed a man getting into his vehicle and driving away and conducted a traffic stop. Officers advised the man that soliciting was not permitted in the city and to speak with the zoning officer for further information.

–Officers responded to the 300 block of West Ninth Street at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday for a reported verbal dispute. The caller advised that a man and woman were arguing. Officers spoke with both parties, who advised that they had a verbal argument and the female half was leaving for the day.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue at 11:46 p.m. Thursday for a reported fight. Officers spoke with the involved parties and were advised that they were just arguing a nothing physical had occurred. All parties were advised to stay away from each other.

— Officers responded to the 2700 block of East State Street at 11:48 p.m. Thursday for a reported suspicious vehicle. Officers checked the area and located the vehicle at a nearby business. It was unoccupied and nothing suspicious was observed.

— Officers responded to the 200 block of Woodland Avenue at 7:53 p.m. Thursday for a speak with officer report. The caller advised that their ex-husband keeps emailing her, and that she would like him to stop. Officers contacted him and advised him to stop emailing the caller.

— Officers on patrol in the 1700 block of East State Street at 7:30 p.m. Thursday observed a refrigerator partially blocking the roadway. Officers spoke with the residents who moved it from the roadway.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of West State Street at 2:30 p.m. Thursday for a wellness check. Officers spoke with the woman who advised she was fine and did not need any assistance.

— Officers responded to the 900 block of Arch Street at 11:14 p.m. Thursday for a wellness check. The caller advised that their mother was being held against her will at his grandmother’s residence. Officers spoke with the mother who advised that she was not being held against her will and was fine, and officers had advised the caller of the same.

— Officers responded to the 900 block of South Union Avenue at 7:52 a.m. Thursday for a reported parking complaint. Officers located a vehicle parked legally on the side of the roadway.

Perry Township

— Officers responded to the area of Depot Road near Stewart Road at 7:38 p.m. Saturday for a report of vehicles racing. No violations were observed, and officers stood by in the area for some time.

— Officers responded with the fire department to state Route 14 near a car dealership. Officers checked the area and found the vehicle on Benton Road. No injuries were reported, and the Goshen Township Police Department was notified. Officers assisted with traffic control as needed.

— Officers responded to the 1600 block of Van Buren Avenue at 12:45 p.m. Saturday for a report of theft. The caller advised officers that they had several items missing from their garage and believes they were taken within the last two weeks. There was also damage done to the caller’s garage door, which appeared to have been done from the inside of the garage.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 6:30 a.m. Friday for a wellness check. Officers spoke with the woman, who advised that she was alright, and advised her to contact her mother.

— Officers on patrol in the 400 block of West Pidgeon Road at 5:09 p.m. Thursday for a report of a vehicle stuck in the driveway that was partially in the roadway. Officers were able to assist in pushing the vehicle off the roadway and into the driveway.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of Heritage Lane at 4:25 p.m. Thursday to assist an elderly person who had fallen and was unable to get up. Officers were able to assist the woman inside her residence, and she denied any injury or medical attention.

— Officers responded to the 2200 block of Shamrock Arbor Drive at 3:20 p.m. Thursday for a reported juvenile complaint. The caller advised that their son had left home earlier and the day and had not returned, and that they had turned the location off on their phone. Officers contacted the Smith Township Police Department to check the area, and the juvenile was ultimately located and returned home.

— Officers responded to the area of state Route 9 at 4:22 a.m. Thursday for a reported vehicle on the road. Officers located the vehicle, but the driver could not be located. Due to the vehicle’s location it was towed for the safety of other drivers.

— Officers spoke to a person by phone at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 for a report of fraud. The caller advised that he received a bill from Verizon for an account he never opened and was sent to collections. The man saw the account on his credit report and had already flagged it as fraud and needed a police report.

— Joshua Hill, 20, Salem, was cited for assured clear distance ahead after his vehicle struck the rear of a vehicle driven by William Seifert, 45, Salem at 4:24 p.m. Jan. 28. No injuries were reported.

— Officers responded to the area of South Lincoln Avenue at 11:33 p.m. Jan. 27 for a reported vehicle in the roadway. Officers located the vehicle and were unable to find the driver. The vehicle was towed.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of Maryland Avenue at 12:42 p.m. Jan. 26 for a report of property damage. Officers spoke with the homeowner and the road department and found that the property owner was blaming the road department for knocking over and breaking his mailbox. There was no evidence that a plow truck created the damage.

Leetonia

— An officer responded at 4:10 p.m. Feb. 3 to a residence in the 200 block to assist a man with getting his door unstuck.

— Police investigated a private property crash at 4:28 p.m. Feb. 3 in the 400 block of Walnut Street, where a motorist struck another vehicle from behind at a stop sign while trying to look around a snow bank.

— An officer issued a warning regarding a barking dog at 11:19 a.m. Monday in the 300 block of East High Street. The dog had been outside for the previous seven hours.

— Police followed up on an open burning complaint at 8:10 p.m. Jan. 31 in the 200 block of High Street.

— A resident of the 200 block of Ridge Street reported at 1:37 p.m. Jan. 29 that his property was damaged by red Toyota truck going the opposite direction while he was traveling to Water Street.

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