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POLICE

Salem

— Officers responded to the 100 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday for a reported suspicious person. Officers were advised that a person was possibly sleeping inside the storage shed. Officers located the person who advised he was just trying to get out of the cold and officers advised him that he could not stay there, and that the property owner had trespassed him. He advised that he would be able to make arrangements to get a place to stay and officers advised him that if he was not able to and needed any help to contact them.

— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 12:54 p.m. Wednesday regarding a property issue. Officers advised them of their options for dealing with the situation.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of West Second Street at 9:53 a.m. Wednesday to stand by while a vehicle was removed from a property by a towing service. The vehicle was removed without incident.

— Officers responded to the 500 block of Continental Drive at 12:28 a.m. Friday for a reported lift assist. Entry was made through an unlocked rear window and both the fire department and EMT were able to transport the person to the Salem Regional Medical Center.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of Franklin Avenue at 8:29 p.m. Thursday for a reported water line break. Officers stood by until the water department arrived.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of West State Street at 7:03 p.m. Thursday to assist the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, and a man was taken into custody and transported to the police department, with $120 in cash seized as evidence.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of West Perry Street at 6:56 p.m. Thursday to assist Perry Township officers with a reported dead on arrival. Officers stood by until they were no longer needed.

— Officers responded to the 200 block of Roosevelt Avenue at 6:03 p.m. Thursday for a reported private property accident. The caller advised that the neighbor north of her had pulled his vehicle out of his driveway and gotten stuck in her backyard. Contact was made with the driver who advised they were having a mental breakdown and attempting to get to the hospital. The fire department and EMT were called to the scene and transported him to the Salem Regional Medical Center, and the vehicle was removed by Davidson’s Towing

— Officers responded to the 1200 block of East 11th Street at 4:11 p.m. Thursday for a report of possible fraud. The caller advised that an unknown man on Facebook was asking him to send money through UPS to an unknown address in another state. Officers assisted them with reporting the scam on Facebook and blocking the account and the caller was advised not to give out personal information and was given tips on things to look for in the future.

— Officers responded to the 900 block of Homewood Avenue at 1:58 p.m. Thursday for a reported parking complaint. Officers located the vehicle and were able to contact the owner, advised her of the complaint and they advised they would move the vehicle.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of Franklin Avenue at 12:23 p.m. Thursday for a reported 911 hang-up call. Officers spoke with the homeowner who advised her children had gotten a hold of the phone and that everything was okay.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 9:25 a.m. Thursday for a reported dispute. The caller advised that the argument was verbal only and that nothing physical had occurred. Officers advised both parties to stay away from each other for the time being.

Perry Township

— Officers responded to the area of U.S. Route 62 at 9:40 p.m. Thursday for a report of a reckless driver coming into the township. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the vehicle.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of Benton Road at 3:31 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a woman that had possibly been assaulted. Officers located a juvenile on the front porch crying who advised there was something wrong with her mother. Officers located the caller holding the mother in a seated position on the couch. The mother was not coherent enough to speak and had several injuries across her entire body and was transported by EMT to Salem Airpark where she was later life-flighted to St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Youngstown for further treatment. Officers then secured the scene and spoke with all parties, later contacting the Columbiana County Prosecutor’s Office and the Salem Police Department for further assistance investigating the matter.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of Benton Road at 8:23 p.m. Tuesday to speak with the resident about potentially trespassing their daughter from the residence. Officers advised that they would need to have the daughter evicted from the residence and advised her of the proper process for obtaining a restraining order if she felt one was necessary.

— Officers responded to the 600 block of Florida Avenue at 6:46 p.m. Tuesday to serve an active warrant for felony theft. Officers took Brian Shaffer, 34, Salem, into custody and transported them to the Columbiana County Jail.

–Jennifer Phillips, 45, Youngstown, was cited for failure to control after her vehicle went off the roadway and struck a tree in the 2100 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 2:42 p.m. Tuesday.

— Officers responded to the 400 block of Benton Road at 8:29 p.m. Jan. 12 for a reported noise complaint. Contact was made with the resident who turned the music down for the evening.

— Officers responded to the 1700 block of Newgarden Avenue at 12:18 p.m. Jan. 12 for a report of dogs being tied outside. Officers checked the residence and located one dog outside eating and spoke with the owner who advised that he just let the dog outside to eat and that the other dog was inside. Officers checked the boxes which all had straw and water inside.

— Officers were flagged down by a man in the 1700 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 11:49 a.m. Jan. 12 who advised of a woman walking in the roadway on state Route 45 who was possibly intoxicated. The Ohio State Highway patrol was advised.

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