Police
Salem
— Officers responded to the 100 block of East State Street at 11:54 p.m. Saturday to attempt to locate a reckless operator. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the vehicle in question.
— Officers responded to the 500 block of East State Street at 11:05 p.m. Saturday for a report of people possibly urinating in public. Officers checked the area and spoke with two women, issuing a waning and they left the area.
— Officers responded to the 200 block of Park Avenue at 10:14 p.m. Saturday for a report of a person with a warrant. Officers spoke with the woman, Bobbie Doss, 46, Salem, who was taken into custody and transported to the Columbiana County Jail.
— Officers responded to the 800 block of West Pershing Street at 10:06 p.m. Saturday a report of suspicious activity. The caller advised that it sounded like someone was trying to get into the residence. Officers checked the basement and found everything to be normal. The caller was advised to call back if they heard anything.
— Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 8:32 p.m. Saturday regarding a prior incident. They were advised that the officer handling the situation would contact them.
— Officers responded to the 2800 block of East State Street at 7:27 p.m. Saturday for a report of child endangering. The caller advised that they witnessed a man kick a small child, who left the area prior to their arrival. Officers obtained video footage of the incident and did not view anything which appeared criminal while reviewing the footage.
— Officers responded to the 200 block of West Pershing Street at 7 p.m. Saturday for a report of a possible theft. Officers advised them that they would look into the person in question to see if he took clothing.
— Officers responded to the 1800 block of Shady Lane at 7:05 p. m. Saturday for a report of telecommunications harassment. The matter is under investigation.
— Officers responded to the 2800 block of East State Street at 5:38 p.m. Saturday for a report of a possibly intoxicated person riding a motorcycle. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate a motorcycle matching the description given.
— Officers on patrol in the 800 block of East State Street at 5 p.m. Saturday located a vehicle being driven by a person without a valid license who had been involved in a report of receiving stolen property out of the Sandusky Police Department. Officers spoke with the occupants and the owner of the vehicle gave officers consent to search the vehicle. During the search officers located the stolen phone in the vehicle under the passenger’s seat and contacted the Sandusky Police Department to confirm that it was the correct phone. Officers took both the driver Michael Mcelroy, 49, South Amherst, and Sheila Vanmeter, 28, South Amherst, into custody charged with receiving stolen property.
— Officers responded to the 600 block of East State Street at 3:54 p.m. Saturday for a report of stolen property. When officers arrived, the vehicle was not there and the people in question were gone.
— Officers responded to the 200 block of Rose Avenue at 3:18 p.m. Saturday for a reported child custody dispute. The mother reported the father took the child but does not have custody. Further investigation showed the parents were married when the child was born and are not legally divorced yet. The mother’s family was also concerned for the well-being of the child and the mother was advised to contact an attorney regarding custody of the child due to officers not being able to force him to return the child.
— Officers responded to the 400 block of East Pershing Street at 2:45 p.m. Saturday for a reported distraught person. Officers were advised that a person came to the business due to being upset over work done to their vehicle and began yelling and was asked to leave. Officers spoke with both parties, and they came to an agreement that the person would return the next business day to have a vehicle looked at.
— Officers responded to the 900 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 11:30 a.m. Saturday for a reported domestic in progress. The caller advised that their brother had started yelling at her and headbutted her and had a large red mark on her forehead. Officers spoke with the brother, Robert Nye Jr., 56, Salem, who denied headbutting his sister and that the incident was verbal. Officers took Nye into custody for domestic violence and transported him to the police department for processing prior to transport to the Columbiana County Jail. The caller completed a written statement.
— Officers responded to the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue at 2 a.m. Saturday for a report of people throwing things outside the caller’s residence and into his driveway. Officers checked the area, but nobody was located.