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Leetonia

— Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person sitting in a car at the Washington Street railroad crossing at 11:17 a.m. on Thursday. The driver said he had just finished business at Pennex and was completing some paperwork. Officers asked the driver to move from the railroad right-of-way to the parking area across the street and he complied. — Officers responded to a 911 hangup call on Walnut Street at 2:58 p.m. on Thursday. Officers were unable to make contact with anyone at the residence. — Officers responded at 5:41 p.m. on Thursday for a welfare check on Columbia ...

Highway Patrol

— Timothy Stanley, 68, Salem, was cited for failure to control after his northbound vehicle on state Route 9 went off the right side of the roadway and struck a guardrail at 9:22 a.m. Thursday in Butler Township. No injuries were reported. — Donald Sanor, 73, Homeworth, was cited for a stop sign violation after his eastbound vehicle on Buck Road failed to yield and struck a vehicle driven south on Homeworth Road by Michael Rhome 24, Alliance, at 2:29 p.m. Wednesday in Knox Township. No injuries were reported. — Chance Rossler, 17, New Waterford, was cited for failure to ...

Police

County Sheriff — A deputy was dispatched at 5:41 p.m. Tuesday to the Bargain Store, U.S. Route 62, Knox Township, for a theft report. — A man on Crestview Road, Fairfield Township, reported at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday that his landlord keeps unlocking the doors to the residence and people keeping entering the residence and stealing items. — A deputy responded at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday to a residence on state Route 14 in Unity Township for a physical domestic altercation between two household family members, with one of them pregnant. An investigation was conducted and domestic violence ...

New Waterford

—Officers responded to a loose dog at the village park at 11:55 a.m. on June 11. The dog was returned to its owners.

Columbiana

— Kirby Freed, 37, East Palestine was cited for disorderly conduct at 11:11 p.m. on Friday. Freed allegedly was found passed out in the Sunoco bathroom on state Route 14. — A caller reported a menacing driver on state Route 14 at 7:24 a.m. on Friday. — Officers took a report of harassment at Park Court at 6:16 a.m. on Friday. — Officers responded to W. Park Ave. to a report of property damage at 8:25 p.m. on Thursday. — Officers responded to an EMS call on Wind Rose Court at 5:39 p.m. on Thursday. The subject was found to be deceased from natural causes with no foul ...

Perry Township

— Officers responded to the 1000 block of Liberty Street at 4:43 a.m. Sunday for a report of someone banging on a residence. Officers checked around the home but were unable to locate anyone or anything in the area. — Officers responded to the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 12:42 p.m. Saturday for a wellness check. Officers found the child to be in good care. — Officers responded to the 1800 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 3:17 a.m. Saturday for a report of a suspicious man with no shirt asking people for rides. Officers spoke with the man who advised his phone was dead and ...