Police
Sheriff’s Office
— Deputies at 5:18 a.m. Friday responded to a residential alarm at an address on Signal Road, Fairfield Township. The residence was checked and found secure from ground level.
— A barking dog was reported at 3:53 a.m. Friday on Winona Road, Butler Township, where a deputy found a dog barking and causing a disturbance. The resident was advised of the township ordinance and told they could be cited for future violations.
— At 11:57 p.m. Jan. 23, deputies were requested to assist the Ohio State Highway Patrol with an overturned vehicle crash on Black Road near Mattix Road. Deputies observed that a person left the scene walking south on Black Road due to shoe tracks found in the snow. The tracks were followed to a residence on Mattix Road where the person was located and transported back to the scene. The person was cited by the patrol and released, then given a courtesy ride back to his residence.
Perry Township
— Officers responded to the 1000 block of West Wilson Street at 4:23 a.m. Monday to speak with the caller.
— Officers on patrol in the area of U.S. Route 62 and state Route 45 near Goshen Road at 3:44 a.m. Sunday observed multiple vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed. Officers were able to get one of the vehicles stopped as a driver ditched a stolen pickup leaving in an alternate vehicle. The matter remains under investigation.
— Officers responded to the 1600 block of Van Buren Avenue at 11:08 p.m. Saturday for a reported trespass complaint. Officers spoke with the caller who advised they would like to issue a no trespass to their son. Officers spoke with the son and issued the order.
— Officers responded to the 200 block of Springdale Street at 8:14 p.m. Saturday for 911 open-line call. It was found that the man had a new smart watch that had accidentally dialed.
— Officers responded to the area of North Lincoln Avenue and East Fifth Street at 2:05 a.m. Saturday to assist Salem officers with a traffic stop. Officers stood by while a probable cause search was conducted.
— Officers responded to Dollar General at 9:25 p.m. Friday for a report of two suspicious men repeatedly entering and leaving the store and sitting in their vehicle for an extended period of time. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle and advised the caller to call again if they returned.
— Officers responded to the 1100 block of Georgetown Road at 6:42 p.m. Friday for a single vehicle accident. Officers located the vehicle, which had overturned and was sitting on its roof with the driver still inside and the fire department was already on scene and working to extricate the driver. Once they were out of the vehicle, they received medical attention from EMT and were transported from the scene. After investigating the incident officers determined that the vehicle had driven off the right side of the roadway striking a ditch, a tree and rolling several times.
— Officers responded to the 1200 block of Conser Drive at 3:27 p.m. Friday for a report of a man and woman arguing in the driveway. Officers located the people involved in their vehicle and were advised that the male half was dropping off his girlfriend at the residence because she does home health care and they got into an argument, and both advised that the argument was verbal only.
— Officers responded to the 2000 block of Cunningham Road at 10:45 a.m. for a report of a possible piece of metal frame sticking up from the railroad tracks. Officers found a portion of the rubber bumper next to the rail had partially torn off and removed the piece of rubber.
— Officers spoke with a woman by phone at 3:47 p.m. Thursday regarding bullying being experienced by her son at school. Officers advised them to contact the school resource officer through the Salem Police Department to handle situation.
— Officers spoke with a person at the police department at 11:16 a.m. Thursday for a report of property damage that occurred the day prior. They advised that at approximately 9:30 on a CTI semi with trailer pulled of Goshen Road onto U.S. Route 62 in front of her vehicle southbound vehicle, causing her to swerve to the right side of the roadway in an attempt to avoid striking the semi, and it hit her driver’s side mirror with the rear of the trailer and continued northbound on U.S. Route 62. The caller turned around and caught up with the semi at the intersection of U.S. Route 62 and North Ellsworth Avenue and attempted to flag them down and took pictures of the semi and trailer. They attempted to call the company to report the incident but could not get any cooperation from the company and observed the caller’s driver’s side mirror was missing from her vehicle.
Salem
— Officers responded to the 500 block of East Fourth Street at 1:31 p.m. Saturday for a reported civil matter. The caller, who is the landlord, advised that he received a call from a tenant who stated her boyfriend kicked in the front door and caused damage to the inside of the apartment. Officers advised the matter was civil due to the boyfriend living at the residence and the landlord was advised of the eviction process.
— Officers responded to the 100 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 12:42 p.m. Saturday for a reported criminal complaint. Officers located the vehicle in question and checked on the animals who did not appear to be in distress and located the owner of the vehicle advising her of the complaint. The woman stated that she would be leaving the business in a few minutes.
— Officers responded to the 900 block of East Third Street at 8:19 a.m. Saturday for a wellness check. The caller advised her daughter turned the heat off the previous night and was throwing her personal items outside. Officers spoke with the daughter who appeared to be okay and did not need medical attention and the daughter agreed to stay with the caller for the day.
— Officers spoke to a person by phone at 7:40 a.m. Saturday who advised that while driving to work he received text messages from an unknown number threatening to kill his dogs and assault him while he’s at work. The caller requested an officer check on his dogs. Officers responded to the caller’s residence and checked on the dogs, finding them to be fine.
— Officers spoke with a person at the police department at 10:03 a.m. Friday for a report of suspicious activity. The caller advised an unknown van pulled into his driveway at approximately 11:14 p.m. the night prior. The vehicle in question left prior to the caller going outside and officers advised an extra watch would be put out for his neighborhood.