Salem

— Officers responded to the 800 block of Summit Street at 11:40 p.m. Saturday for a report of a sparking transformer. The fire department also responded, and both stood by until Ohio Edison arrived to take over the scene.

— Officers responded to the area of state Route 14 and Goshen Road at 8:44 p.m. Saturday to assist the Perry Township Police Department with a traffic stop. K-9 Fero was deployed and alerted to the presence of narcotic odor coming from the vehicle.

— Officers responded to Courtyard Square at 8:13 p.m. Saturday for a reported intoxicated person. Officers spoke with the woman in question who was found to be intoxicated but not a harm to herself. She went home.

— Officers spoke with a juvenile and their parent at 7:39 p.m. Saturday who advised an adult man had threatened them in a group chat on Snapchat. A copy of the message was provided to the officer and the man, Blade Thompson, 18, Salem, was later located and taken into custody. He was transported to the police department for booking and transported to the Columbiana County Jail charged with menacing.

— Officers responded to the 700 block of Jennings Avenue at 5:46 p.m. Saturday for a report of threats. The caller advised that while he was out walking to young males walked up to him and threatened to hurt him and ran away when he said he was going to call the police. The caller gave a description of the men, whom officers were familiar with, and officers attempted contact at their residence, but nobody answered the door.

— Officers responded to the area of Jennings Avenue and West Eighth Street at 4:42 p.m. for a reported speeding vehicle. Officers checked the area and located a vehicle matching the description at a residence and attempted contact, but nobody answered the door.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 4:45 p.m. Saturday for a reported road rage incident. Officers found that two people were arguing due to road rage and that a bystander had attempted to intervene and been threatened by one of the men. Officers spoke with all three and after explaining that all could face criminal charges, none of the involved parties wanted to press charges and separated.

— Officers spoke to a person by phone at 2:05 p.m. Saturday for a reported suspicious person. Further investigation found that the activity was occurring outside city limits, and the caller was advised of the proper agency to contact.

— Officers responded to the 2500 block of Lexington Avenue at 11:38 a.m. Saturday for a reported domestic dispute. The caller advised that yelling was heard coming from another apartment. Officers spoke with the residents of the apartment who advised that they had a verbal altercation but did not report any physical violence. They were advised to stop yelling.

— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 10:19 a.m. Saturday for a report of load fraud. The caller was notified that multiple loans had been taken out in their name in a short period of time. The caller advised that the loan company requested a report be filed.

— Officers responded to the area of Southeast Boulevard at 5:03 a.m. Saturday for reported woman walking in the roadway. Officers spoke with the woman who advised that she had gotten lost. She was given a ride back to her residence on Monroe Avenue.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of Ash Street at 3:57 a.m. Saturday for a reported person to be removed. The caller advised that a person was at her residence and wanted him to leave. However, the person in question was extremely intoxicated and couldn’t drive. Officers provided the man with a ride to his residence to prevent any further issues.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue at 11:52 p.m. Friday to follow up on another matter and learned that a patron had an active warrant out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office. Officers took the man, Robert Wiseman, 40, Mogadore, into custody and transported him to the Columbiana County Jail.

— Officers responded to the 1200 block of Cleveland Street at 10:08 p.m. Friday for a report of suspicious activity. The caller advised that someone was knocking on the window of their residence and came onto the porch. Officers checked the exterior of the residence, but did not locate anyone, and officers advised the caller that there would be an extra watch in the area.

— Officers spoke to someone at the police department at 8:46 p.m. Friday for a report of a possible scam. The caller advised that he bought a vintage muscle care online for $32,000 from a dealership in Washington that was supposed to have been delivered that day but had not, and that his calls to the salesman were not connecting. Later in the shift the man called and advised he’d spoken to the local police department from the community the dealership allegedly resided in and that it had been confirmed as a scam business being run out of Sacramento, California. The caller was provided a report number and advised that he would contact his bank the next day about the money.