Perry Township

— Officers responded to the area of Goshen Road near Pine Lake Road at 10:38 p.m. Saturday for a reported reckless operator. The vehicle was found just inside of Goshen Township, and the Goshen Township Police District was advised of the incident. When speaking with the driver, officers found them to be elderly and lost. Officers advised Goshen of the same.

— Officers responded to the area of U.S. Route 62 at 8:54 p.m. Saturday for a possible reckless operator. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the person in question.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 5:23 p.m. Saturday for a report of vandalism. The caller’s tire had been punctured on the side wall, and they advised that they had been having disputes with another woman in the apartment complex. Officers spoke with the woman who advised they had not been around the caller’s property.

— Officers located a man that was being sought by Salem officers for suspicious behavior at 4:36 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Benton Road. Officers stopped the man and spoke with him, and Salem officers also responded to speak with them.

— Officers responded to the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 6:41 p.m. Friday for a wellness check. The caller advised they had come to the property for a custody exchange, but nobody was answering the door. Officers attempted unsuccessfully to make contact at the residence and observed no vehicle present in the parking spots in front of the residence.

— Officers responded to the 1600 block of Van Buren Avenue at 8:33 p.m. Thursday for a reported 911 hang-up call. When officers arrived, the caller was having difficulty breathing and was not initially responding to verbal instructions. When they began responding, they advised that they were punched in the chest by their brother and having chest pains. EMT responded and transported them for further evaluation. The brother had left prior to officers’ arrival, and a witness advised they and the caller had been drinking and that when the brother followed the caller to their bedroom and stood in the doorway, she grabbed a baseball bat. The brother then allegedly grabbed the caller by the shirt and threw her down.

— Officers responded to the 900 block of Stewart Road at 9:11 p.m. April 22 for a shooting complaint. Officers checked the area and everything was quiet. Officers stayed in the area for several minutes before clearing and didn’t hear anything.

— Officers responded to the 1300 block of West State Street at 4:59 p.m. April 22 for a wellness check. The caller advised that they believed their grandson was hallucinating and had a handgun. Salem officers were requested for assistance and after investigating, officers found the handgun to be a realistic looking air pistol. EMT responded to evaluate the man and a refusal of treatment was signed.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of Prospect Street at 3:21 p.m. April 22 for a reported low-hanging wire. Officers observed the wire in question to be a cable wire which was still connected to the pole and the caller’s house and was not hanging lower than normal.

— Officers spoke with a man by phone at 4:05 p.m. April 21 about his food card being stolen in the city. Officers advised the man to contact the Salem Police Department about the incident.

— Officers responded to the area of state Route 9 and state Route 45 at 3:53 p.m. April 21 for a reported reckless operator. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle.

— Officers responded to the area of Johnson Avenue at 9:06 p.m. April 20 for a reported suspicious vehicle. Officers passed through and checked the surrounding area. The vehicle had left prior to arrival.

— Officers responded to the 1600 block of Harding Avenue at 2:51 p.m. April 20 for a reported aggressive dog at large which had killed a neighbor’s cat the night prior. One of the neighbors advised that they had video footage of the dog and were advised to send it to officers.

— Officers responded to the 100 block of Blossom Lane at 9:02 a.m. April 20 for a reported assault on an employee the night prior. Officers found that an employee had come to work that day after being assaulted by a family member the previous night and was having a medical issue. EMT responded and transported the employee to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital main. Officers found that that the assault had occurred in the city of Salem.

Lisbon

— An officer was dispatched at 1:55 p.m. April 25 to the area of Market Street and Beaver Street to look for an Amazon truck that took $20 worth of gasoline from Smith Oil on East Lincoln Way. The officer found the truck and initiated a traffic stop on Beaver Street near Pine Street and spoke with the driver, who said the clerk mistakenly placed $20 of gas onto his pump and he didn’t realize it until after. He said the cashier came out and demanded the $20, but he said he wasn’t able to pay the $20 since he had an Amazon credit card. He was told he was free to go since it was the cashier’s mistake. The officer went to Smith Oil and spoke to the clerk who said a customer prepaid $20 worth of gas and she accidentally put it on the wrong pump. She went outside to see if he would pay the $20 since he used up $20 free dollars, but said he got nasty with her by using profanity and drove off. She was told charges couldn’t be pursued since it was her mistake. The officer offered to pay her the $20, but another customer had already done it.

— Officers responded at 2:55 p.m. April 23 to North Market Street regarding a pet complaint in the 300 block. Officers spoke to a woman regarding a custody dispute over two black cats between her two sons. An agreement had been put in place years ago that said whatever child moved out of the home first could take the animals with them. One son acquired a place and took possession of the cats, upsetting the other son. She wanted to know how to handle her son if he showed up at the house upset, before then advising she believed it was a civil call.

— Officers were dispatched at 2:20 p.m. April 21 to the area of Saltwell Road for a welfare check after a man fell and the caller assisted him to get back up but was concerned he was acting disoriented. Officers made contact with the man who they said appeared to be behaving in his normal fashion. He denied needing an ambulance or a courtesy ride home.

— Officers responded to the area of state Route 154 and BP for a report at 5:02 p.m. April 20 of a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on state Route 154. Upon arrival, the vehicle was already stopped by a Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Officers stood by until no longer needed.

— Officers responded to Continuing Healthcare, Vista Drive, for a report at 4:10 p.m. April 20 of an irate man who busted through a door. Workes told officers they believed the man needed to be pink slipped and they were willing to fill out the form. A pink slip is a way to force someone to go to a hospital. Officers requested North Star EMS to respond and they transported the man to East Liverpool City Hospital.

— At 11:27 p.m. April 19, an officer initiated a traffic stop on state Route 154 at state Route 11 when a truck failed to reduce speed and move over for emergency lights for another traffic stop, learning the passenger, Daniel Lattanzio, had an active warrant out of Sandusky for failure to appear. He was taken into custody and the driver was cited for failure to yield to emergency lights. The driver’s name wasn’t listed on the report. The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to pick up Lattanzio and transport him to Sandusky.

— At 4:27 a.m. April 19 on Grant Street south of the bridge, police initiated a traffic stop with Adam Harrington, 40, McGeehan Road, Lisbon who was charged with operating a vehicle impaired, OVI refusal with prior within 20 years, expired license and marked lanes.

— A noise complaint was reported at 1:08 a.m. April 19 at Shenanigans Pub. An officer spoke with the owner who said he would turn the music down.

— An officer at 11:49 p.m. April 18 saw a Dodge truck swerving and failing to maintain lane while eastbound on Lincoln Way, traveling left of center three times, with a traffic stop initiated. Robert Gomola Jr. was charged with operating a vehicle impaired second offense, OVI refusal with prior within 20 years and left of center.

— A resident on North Jefferson Street reported at 4:14 a.m. April 17 that his son was missing and had not come home from work at the VFW and it was unusual and he was concerned. While an officer was speaking with him, his son came home and said he had been at Shenanigans partying because it was the last weekend they would be open.

— At 7:17 a.m April 13, a downed power line was reported on North Beaver Street, with a metal cable hanging over one of the power line in the southbound lane of traffic. On the end of the metal cable, there was a wood piece attached. A member of the Lisbon Fire Department pulled up and said it was safe to grab the wood and pull it to the side. The cable was moved and Ohio Edison was notified of the issue.