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-- Officers responded to the 400 block of Washington Avenue at 9:15 p.m. Saturday in reference to a vehicle striking a utility pole then leaving the scene. Officers found the vehicle at nearby residence with wood from the pole still lodged in its fender. The owner and her son claimed a friend had been driving, but failed to provide proof of the driver. The vehicle was towed and will be impounded until a driver is identified.
-- Officers were speaking with a woman on station at 5:59 p.m. Saturday in reference to a domestic dispute and observed a syringe in a pants pocket. The officer also found additional contraband in the woman's bag. The woman requested medical assistance for an unrelated matter and was transported to the Salem hospital. A warrant will be issued for the drug abuse instruments.
-- Officers responded to Centennial Park at 5:39 p.m. Saturday in reference to multiple juveniles cursing at each other and threatening to fight. An officer spoke with one of the juveniles still on scene who said she and her friend were being harassed by multiple juveniles.
- Officers responded to the 200 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 12:21 a.m. Saturday in reference to a fight involving 20 to 25 individuals. Officers were unable to find the victim and no one provided any names of the people involved.
- Officers responded with medical personnel to the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue at 4:30 p.m. Friday in reference to a juvenile who had crashed an electric scooter. The road was temporarily closed and the juvenile was transported by the Salem Fire Department to a medical facility outside the city.
- An officer responded to the 400 block of Woodland Avenue at 12:06 p.m. Friday where a resident reported $20 had been stolen from their vehicle between 9 a.m. and noon that day.
- An officer responded with medical personnel to the 900 block of Fair Avenue at 7:10 a.m. Friday in reference to a natural death and stood by until a funeral home arrived.
- Officers responding to the 1300 block of East State Street at 4:47 a.m. Friday were advised in a separate incident of a stolen cabinet.
- Officers responded to a Bentley Drive facility at 12:02 a.m. Friday in reference to a combative patient having a mental health crisis and blocking the rear door. The patient eventually moved away from the door and officers gained entry. The patient was transported to a hospital for evaluation.
- Megan Richards, 40, Salem, was charged with two counts of aggravated menacing after officers responded to the 300 block of East Fifth Street at 12:49 p.m. Thursday in reference to a domestic involving a firearm. Officers determined Richards to be the primary aggressor and recovered a 9mm pistol.
- Officers responded to a North Cunningham Road business at 8:37 a.m. Thursday in reference to a man who was not welcome after a previous issue that morning. Officers escorted the man to his room to gather his belongings and then told him not to return.
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- A West Main Street Extension resident reported at 1:41 p.m. Wednesday that workers of a company in the area were trespassing on her property and stealing water from her pond. An officer spoke with the manager and advised the employees cannot go on the property and to get water from across the street.
- Clyde Harris, 65, Leetonia, was charged with persistent disorderly conduct and disorderly conduct while intoxicated after officers responded to a 300 block East High Street home at 9:06 p.m. Aug. 9 in reference to his allegedly attempting to make entry at a home where his soon-to-be ex-wife was staying while looking for his wallet. Harris had been told earlier in the night that his wife did not have his wallet and to not attempt contact with her.
- An officer responded to the 300 block of Somer Street at 7:44 p.m. Aug. 9 in reference to an unresponsive person and found the individual lying unconscious on the ground. The individual was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
- Dispatch reported at 1:40 p.m. Aug. 8 someone had been bitten by a dog at a 100 block Main Street home and was at the Urgent Care in Columbiana. An officer responded to the home and spoke with dog's owner who said she would provide paperwork for the dog. A report was given to the Columbiana County dog warden.
- An officer at 11:43 a.m. Aug. 7 assisted a resident who had fallen outside village hall prior to paying a bill and reported feeling dizzy. The resident was transported by ambulance to the Salem hospital.
- An officer responded to the 100 block of Walnut Street at 8:40 p.m. Aug. 6 where a caller reported her juvenile daughter was staying with a juvenile friend and they were approached by a strange man while walking her dog at Wick Park. The officer was unable to find the man in question.