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POLICE

Sheriff’s Office

— A deputy at 11:01 a.m. Saturday investigated a complaint of criminal damaging to multiple vehicles on Buck Road in Knox Township. Evidence was collected at the scene, with an investigation opened. Criminal charges are pending.

— Deputies were dispatched at 6:39 p.m. Friday to Steubeville Pike Road, Center Township, for a medical call for a 50-year-old person having a heart attack. Dispatch advised there was a lot of yelling in the background and an ambulance was en route. Dispatch then said to disregard, the person was being transported by family.

— An alarm was reported at 12:15 a.m. Thursday in the area of West Main Street, Salineville. Deputies located the residence where the alarm was sounding and found a smoke detector on the porch beeping. Deputies eventually made contact with the owners and confirmed all was fine at the home. The detector had set off the night prior and they forgot to remove the battery. Deputies removed the battery and left the detector and battery on the grill where it was found.

— A woman at 8:37 p.m. March 4 reported having issues with a person on Dyke Road, Middleton Township and was advised how to obtain a protection order.

— Dispatchers were dispatched at 8:10 p.m. March 4 to Metz Road, Fairfield Township for a welfare check on a person who contacted the 988 suicide prevention lifeline. The person was transported to a hospital in Mahoning County by family members.

— Menacing was reported at 6:27 p.m. Feb. 27 at a Chamberlain Street, Middleton Township property. Deputies spoke to all parties who were advised to separate. The parties agreed and deputies advised for them to call back if other issues arise.

Perry Township

— Officers responded to the 2100 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 10:58 p.m. Monday Sunday to speak with the victim of an assault that occurred earlier in the morning. The incident remains under investigation.

— Officers responded to the 1800 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 5:35 a.m. Sunday for a reported fight. The matter is under investigation.

— Officers on patrol in the 1000 block of West State Street at 11:06 p.m. Saturday located two suspicious vehicles parked at a closed business. Officers found the vehicles to be unoccupied, and that one still had the keys inside. Officers were able to contact the owner who retrieved the keys.

— Officers responded to the 1300 block of West State Street at 5:25 p.m. Saturday for a report of theft. The caller advised their Walmart order was stolen and that it contained items totaling nearly $900 in value and that they needed a report on file for the business.

— Officers responded to the 2300 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 12:01 p.m. Saturday for a report of cows in the roadway. When officers arrived, the cows were back inside the fence.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of North Union Avenue at 12:17 p.m. Saturday for a reported domestic in progress. Officers found that a man was experiencing a mental episode and had locked himself in the bathroom. EMT responded and transported the man for further medical attention.

Leetonia

— A police officer responded to a report of a downed tree across Main Street just before state Route 344 at 6:54 a.m. March 4 and removed the obstacle from across the road before canceling the fire department.

— Officers encountered an intoxicated male stumbling around at 1:15 a.m. March 7 on the sidewalk in the area of State and Main streets. The man, who was not cited, told the officers that he was okay and was walking home. Police encountered him a short while later in the first block of Lisbon Street, where he fell over in a yard. After the male, Ian Cole, was given several verbal warnings for open marijuana in a public space, trespassing and public intoxication, Cole was returned to his residence in the 300 block of Waddell Street.

— A resident allegedly from OmniFiber had approached a Butcher Road residence after p.m. March 7 and asked for the occupant’s banking information. Stone Smith, once checked, had a permit for soliciting but it was expired, officers learned later. He had been given a verbal warning for soliciting after hours and released.

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