Sheriff’s Office

— A person on Carter Road, Unity Township, called at 10:55 p.m. Thursday to request an ambulance to go to the hospital due to mental health and medical issues. A deputy stood by and Columbiana EMS transported the person to a hospital in Mahoning County.

— The Canton post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol at 2:15 a.m. Thursday requested a deputy go to an address on state Route 518, Franklin Township, to make contact with a person regarding a relative troopers arrested. Deputies made contact and advised the person to contact the Canton OSHP post.

— A deputy was dispatched at 10:41 p.m. Dec. 18 to Rosebud Mining Co., Myers Road, West Township, for a suspicious vehicle sitting at the front entrance by the gate. A deputy checked the area, with no contact made with anyone.

— An employee of Duke and Duchess, U.S. Route 62, Knox Township, reported at 11:16 p.m. Dec. 17 that a small baggie with residue inside and a spoon with residue were found in the parking lot. A deputy collected the items and disposed of them at the sheriff’s office.

— A deputy was dispatched at 4 p.m. Dec. 17 to state Route 45, Salem Township, for packages that fell out of the back of a FedEx truck. The deputy returned the packages to their owners.

Leetonia

— Officers responded to the 100 block of Mill Street at 7:25 a.m. Dec. 19 where a resident reported hearing gunshots near his home. Officers checked thea area and heard duck calls as well as saw water fowl fly from a swamp area from a bordering property outside village limits, which is used by various hunters. The resident said he only heard the shots and nothing struck his residence.

— An officer responded to the 400 block of Honey Lane at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 in reference to a man who had made threats to harm himself. The officer found the man passed out in bed. The man assured he was fine when speaking with the officer.

Salem

— Officers responded to the 600 block of East Sixth Street at 4:07 a.m. Monday for a report of a possible domestic. The caller advised that screaming was coming from the apartment. Officers spoke with the female half and were advised the other party left prior to officers’ arrival and had taken her phone and when she tried to get it back, he shut the bathroom door on her, pinning her in the door frame before grabbing her hoodie and pulling her back into the bathroom.

— Ohio State Highway Patrol requested officers contact the owner of a vehicle involved in a traffic crash they were investigation. Contact was unable to be made with the owner.

— Officers responded to the area of North Ellsworth Avenue near Sugartree Alley at 1:17 a.m. Monday. Officers made contact with a juvenile and officers transported them home and spoke with their guardian.

— Officers on patrol in the 100 block of South Broadway Avenue at 11:12 p.m. Sunday for a wellness check on a woman who appeared to be slumped down over the steering wheel. She was just on her phone and waiting for her car to warm up after leaving the business.

— Officers spoke with the mother of a juvenile to follow up on a tip that the agency had acquired where her 16-year-old son was mentioned at 10:22 p.m. Sunday. The necessary information was relayed over the phone.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of South Union Avenue at 5:08 p.m. Sunday for a reported parking complaint. The caller advised there were vehicles parked too close to his driveway. Officers did not observe any parking violations.

— Officers responded with Salem first responders to the 200 block of Roosevelt Avenue at 4:45 p.m. Sunday for an ambulance call. A woman had reportedly been administered Narcan by a resident and was subsequently transported by EMT to the Salem Regional Medical Center. Officers observed no drugs nor drug abuse instruments while on scene.

— Officers responded to the wooded area behind Rotary Park at 3:57 p.m. Sunday for a report of two people with a tent and a campfire. Officers spoke with them, and they were advised they were homeless and living out of the tent. The fire department was called to the scene to extinguish the fire, and officers went over several options with them and set up resources to get them somewhere to stay.

— Officers responded to the 800 block of East Fifth Street at 3:35 p.m. Sunday for a reported person to be removed. The caller advised her ex was on her property and refusing to leave, and that he had been harassing her by phone and telling her he’s not going to leave her alone. Officers spoke to the man advising him of the complaint and possible charges if he contacted the caller again or came onto her property. He was sent on his way.

— Officers responded to a business in the 1700 block of East State Street at 2:19 p.m. Sunday for a report of a vehicle allegedly holding up the line to the drive thru window and refusing to move. Officers spoke with the vehicle’s occupants and had them move to the parking lot and spoke with both the occupants and the business’ employees finding there had been a dispute during the ordering process and the business employees ultimately opted to refuse service to the occupants who had not yet paid for anything due to rude comments and name calling. The vehicle’s occupants then pulled around to the window and continued to argue about getting food. The manager requested they be trespassed from the business and advised not to return, and officers explained to the vehicle’s occupants that a business reserves the right to refuse service and further advised them of the trespass notice. Officers also advised the vehicle’s occupants that there were several alternative location to purchase food nearby.

— Officers responded to the 2200 block of Edgewood Drive at 1:50 p.m. Sunday for a report of water in the roadway. The caller advised the water had been noticed over the past several days. Officers located what appeared to be a water line break beneath the street with a mild flow of water observed to be originating from the concrete, and the water department was notified.

— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 12:14 p.m. Sunday regarding her juvenile daughter. Officers advised the caller of their options.

— Officers on patrol in the 900 block of East State Street at 11:40 a.m. Sunday observed a man walking who was known to have an active warrant out of Columbiana County. Once the warrant was confirmed officers spoke with the man, Damien Phillips, 22, Salem, and attempted to take him into custody but he attempted to flee on foot. The officer was able to grab hold of him, but Phillips continued to pull away and had to be taken to the ground to be controlled and placed into custody. Incident to the arrest a search of Phillips’ person was conducted and a glass pipe with burnt residue and small plastic bag with crystal-like substance was found. The man was transported to the Columbiana County Jail for the warrant and charged with obstruction of official business, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, and the contraband was sent fort testing for possible possession of drugs charges.