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Police

County Sheriff

— Deputies went to a state Route 172, West Township, home for a domestic dispute reported at 4:11 p.m. Sunday. Both people involved signed a refusal to prosecute.

— A bull and a cow were reported in the roadway in the 2800 block of Hadley Road Extension, Unity Township. While on the way there, deputies learned someone called to say the owner of the animals had removed them from the roadway.

— A state Route 14, Unity Township, woman reported she saw flashlights in the Glass-N-Greens Greenhouse nearby at 7:33 p.m. Monday. Deputies checked the location, but did not find anyone around.

— Deputies checked on a man at a Union Street, Washingtonville, home at 1:31 a.m. Oct. 13. No one was found at the home and a call to the man’s phone when straight to voicemail.

— A Bayard Road, West Township, man reported at 3:36 p.m. Saturday his neighbor has an electric cord to his outside plug, but it was not plugged in. Deputies told him to place the cord back onto the neighbor’s property and call if he finds it plugged into his outlet.

— A warrant for two counts of assault and for aggravated trespassing was issued against a Donald J. Cornwell at 5:14 p.m. Saturday after an assault was reported at a home in the 39000 block of Grant Street in Center Township.

Highway Patrol

— Nathaniel Barrett, 29, West Ninth Street, East Liverpool, was cited for failure to control after his westbound vehicle traveled off of the left side of the road on U.S. Route 30 in Madison Township, striking a concrete median barrier at 5:52 a.m. Saturday. No injury was reported.

— An unknown driver was eastbound on state Route 644 in Hanover Township and drove off the right side of the road, striking a ditch and abandoning the vehicle at 4:26 p.m. Oct. 12. Troopers tracked the vin number to a woman who said she sold the vehicle to a man who when contacted said he was unaware who would have been driving the vehicle. He last saw the vehicle in his driveway and said there were no plates on it. Plates on the vehicle came back to a local car dealer.

— A hit/skip was reported at 4:32 p.m. Oct. 11 when a black Ford dump truck with an unknown driver started backing up while northbound on state Route 7 in Columbiana and struck a northbound vehicle driven by Daniel Leffler, 42, Buckeye Avenue, Salem. The unknown driver allegedly offered Leffler money for the damages, but when Leffler declined and called police, the other driver left.

— William Martin, 49, Carrollton, was cited for failure to control, hit/skip, driving under suspension and no seat belt after an investigation showed he was driving a northbound vehicle on Clarks Mill Road at 4:42 p.m. Oct. 8 in Washington Township and traveled off of the left side of the road and struck a ditch.

Salem

— Police responded to a well-being check at 9:36 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of Morgan Court, making contact with a homeowner who was unable to get off the couch. Officers gained entry through the garage. The homeowner appeared confused and admitted to falling earlier, having a visible injury. Fire department medics and an ambulance responded, taking the homeowner to the hospital.

— Police were called at 8:54 p.m. Monday to the 1100 block of Jennings Avenue for a female making threats to harm herself. She was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital by EMT.

— A smell of marijuana was reported at 7:58 p.m. Monday in the area of South Lundy and Walnut, but no odor was detected.

— A situation reported at 6:39 p.m. Monday in the 900 block of Newgarden Avenue involving messages on a juvenile’s computer remains under investigation. The juvenile’s stepfather found what he thought were inappropriate messages and wanted officers to look at them. Officers determined it was not the juvenile that sent the messages. Officers spoke to the juvenile’s mother and juvenile about the messages and advised the report will be sent to Children Services.

— Police responded at 5:46 p.m. Monday to the 900 block of South Lincoln Avenue at the request of the fire department to assist with traffic control while firefighters investigated a gas leak inside a residence.

— A caller at 5:07 p.m. Monday complained about traffic backing up near the stadium on Pershing, but officers were unable to control the traffic situation.

— Police responded at 4:21 p.m. Monday to a bicycle crash on South Lundy Avenue and Walnut Street. Fire department medics and EMT responded and the rider was taken to the hospital.

— A neighbor dispute was reported at 4:07 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of Walnut Street over a legally harvested deer in plain sight. No laws were being broken and both parties were told to avoid more conflict.

— Police at 2:59 p.m. Monday spoke with a female in the 200 block of West Pershing regarding some possible issues. The case is under investigation.

— The school resource officer for Salem city schools was advised at 2:02 p.m. Monday by one of the elementary schools about an issue with a family. All information was gathered and will be sent to Children Services.

— A woman reported at 4 p.m. Sunday that she went inside a restaurant in the 2300 block of East State Street and when she came out, she noticed damage to the back bumper of her vehicle.

— An audible alarm was reported at 3:09 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of East Third Street, but all doors were secure and everything appeared in order when a keyholder arrived.

— A woman at the police station at 3:03 p.m. Sunday said she and her ex were exchanging custody of their son and he was refusing to give him to her. He agreed to give her the child when an officer approached his vehicle.

— A man in the 300 block of East Fourth Street reported at 12:49 p.m. Sunday that he had a minor argument with his roommate that resulted in his roommate later sending a threatening text message.

— A woman came to the station at 12:06 p.m. Sunday to report an assault that occurred earlier on East Sixth Street. Police will contact the other person to further investigate.

— Police responded to the 200 block of Vine Avenue at 10:45 a.m. Sunday for a report of a resident allowing known drug users to reside there. Information will be sent to the Columbiana County Drug Task Force.

— Ryan Thompson, 39, whose address was listed as Lisbon, was charged with aggravated menacing and taken to jail after police were called at 9:59 a.m. Sunday to Salem Regional Medical Center where he was allegedly making death threats toward staff members and would not leave. He continued to make the threats while police were there. He had been transported to the hospital after showing up at the police station at 6:55 a.m. complaining of leg pain.

— A caller at 9:39 a.m. Sunday reported a person blowing leaves in the road at North Union and East Third. Police told the person to clean up the leaves.

— A Walnut Street man reported at 6:45 a.m. Sunday that his bicycle was stolen several days before from outside his work in the 100 block of North Lincoln Avenue.

Perry Township

— Brianne Trump, 29, Columbia Street, Leetonia, was cited for driving under suspension and improper/expired registration after a traffic stop at 11:58 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of East Pidgeon Road. The vehicle was towed. Multiple items of contraband were found in the vehicle and destroyed.

— Christy Harpold, 42, Maple Drive, East Liverpool, was cited for possession of paraphernalia after police checked on a disabled vehicle at Circle K on South Lincoln Avenue at 7:19 p.m. Saturday and recovered drug paraphernalia during a search. Charges are pending lab results. A Salem man also at the scene was released to his mother.

— A resident on West Pine Lake Road at 6:33 p.m. Saturday reported hunters trespassing on the property. He was told to contact the Ohio Department of Natural Resources officer.

— A break-in complaint in the 1800 block of state Route 9/Newgarden Avenue at 12:55 p.m. Saturday was under investigation.

— No charges were filed after both parties in a domestic case reported at 6:26 a.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of West State Street refused to cooperate and signed refusals to prosecute The woman said she was assaulted with a rope around her neck and had her face pushed into the yard. Police saw no sign of injuries to her face or neck to confirm the accusation. The man had cuts to his face but said he didn’t know how they got there. Police could not determine the primary aggressor. The woman left the residence with her father and children.

— A domestic in a vehicle was reported at 5:22 a.m. Saturday on South Lincoln Avenue near the railroad tracks, but the vehicle was not found.

— A caller reported a man walking on Georgetown Road in dark clothing at 7:26 p.m. Friday. He told police he was walking to a relative’s house in Salem. Due to the weather and lighting conditions, he was given a ride.

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