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-- A hit/skip was reported at 9:10 a.m. Sept. 17 in Fairfield Township when the side mirror on an eastbound vehicle driven by Derrin D. Weaver, 51, Winona Road, Salem, on state Route 558 was struck by the side mirror of a westbound truck which continued from the scene. No injury was reported.
-- A 16-year-old Wellsville girl was cited for reasonable control after losing control of her southbound vehicle which traveled off of the left state of state Route 164 in Wayne Township and struck a ditch at 10:17 p.m. Sept. 16. No injury was reported.
-- A semi truck traveled through a private alley way and struck low hanging wires, continued through a yard and struck mailboxes before coming back onto Georgetown Road and fleeing in a hit/skip at 2:29 p.m. Sept. 16 in Knox Township.
-- Angel M. Gonzalez Ozoria, 22, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was cited for marked lanes after driving a truck off of the right side of U.S. Route 62 and damaging a yard at 4:48 p.m. Sept. 14 in Perry Township. No injury was reported.
Salem
-- A fight was reported in the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue at 11:23 p.m. Thursday. The victim advised that they had been assaulted, and their earrings had been ripped out and damaged. The other party had already left prior to officers' arrival. Officers gathered all information and took photos. The matter will be under investigation.
-- A neighbor dispute was reported in the 200 block of East Fourth Street at 7:46 p.m. Thursday. The caller advised that a neighbor had attempted to hit them with a bat. Officers gathered information and will forward it to the prosecutor's office for review. No injuries were reported.
-- Criminal damaging was reported in the 1400 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 7:19 p.m. Thursday. Officers observed the pad lock of a shed had been broken into and photographed the damage.
-- Multiple electric dirt bikes were observed in Sebo Stadium at 6:42 p.m. Thursday. Officers spoke with the juvenile riders and had their parents respond to the scene to pick up the bikes. Once the parents arrived, officers explained the laws regarding electric dirt bikes to both the juveniles and their parents.
-- Shots fired were reported in the area of Allen Road and Salem Parkway at 6:12 p.m. Thursday. Officers checked the area but did not observe anything unusual. Officers spoke with employees at a local business who advised that they had heard multiple shots but were unsure of what direction they came from. Officers advised the employees to call the department if they heard them again.
-- An intoxicated person was reported in the area of South Lincoln Avenue and East State Street at 5:14 p.m. Thursday. Officers located the woman in question and gave them a ride back to their residence. The woman was also issued a warning for disorderly conduct.
-- A reckless driver was reported in the area of West State Street and South Howard Avenue at 3:49 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle was located and officers observed no signs of impairment. The driver was advised of the complaint.
-- Officers conducted a traffic stop on a juvenile riding an electric scooter that failed to stop at a stop sign in the 900 block of Sunset Boulevard at 4:45 p.m. Thursday. The juvenile was advised that they needed to obey traffic laws while riding a scooter on the roadway, and the juvenile was issued a verbal warning for the violation.
-- A cat was reported to have been abandoned in the 900 block of Prospect Street at 2:43 p.m. Thursday. Officers located a cat in a carrier sitting in the weeds and shortly after officers arrived, the Columbiana County humane agent arrived to pick up the cat.
-- A landlord tenant dispute was reported in the 1300 block of East State Street at 11:26 a.m. Thursday. Officers were advised the landlord had gotten into the caller's face and told them they had to be out by noon. Officers found that the person in question did not actually reside at the residence and was temporarily staying with a friend. The caller was advised they could no longer be on the property.
-- A person reportedly approaching people and asking for money was reported in the first block of Elm Avenue at 10:33 a.m. Thursday. Officers located the person in question on West Pershing Street, who denied asking anyone for money and advised that he was on his way to a friend's residence nearby.
-- A property dispute between a business and a former employee was reported in the 200 block of East State Street at 8:31 a.m. Thursday. Officers spoke with the former employee, who returned all the business's property without issue.