POLICE
Salem
— Officers assisted the Goshen Township Police Department with a breath test for an OVI arrest at the police department at 1:54 a.m. Thursday.
— Officers responded to the 400 block of East Fourth Street at 10:09 p.m. Wednesday for a wellness check. The caller advised that their neighbor’s backdoor had been open since the night prior. Officers discovered that it was a communal door for the apartments, and it was shut.
— Officers responded to the 600 block of Franklin Avenue at 8:39 p.m. Wednesday for a reported warrant check. Officers spoke with the person in question, Vincent Rosati, 34, Salem, who was taken into custody and transported to the Columbiana County Jail.
— Officers responded to the 600 block of East Second Street at 8:27 p.m. Wednesday for a reported person to be removed. The caller advised that a person was lying at the front door. Officers spoke with the person and asked them to leave, and they did so.
— Officers responded to the 900 block of Highland Avenue at 6:14 p.m. Wednesday for a wellness check. Officers were unable to speak with the woman in question, but a dispatcher was later able to speak with the woman by phone, and she advised that she was okay.
— Officers responded to the 100 block of West Third Street at 3:23 p.m. Wednesday for a reported animal complaint. Officers located the dog and secured it. Officers also attempted contact with the owner but were unable to speak with them.
— Officers responded to the 1500 block of Cleveland Street at 2:54 p.m. Wednesday for a reported juvenile problem. Officers observed the juvenile to be having a possible medical issue, and the fire department and EMT responded and transported the juvenile to an appropriate medical facility for further evaluation.
— The school resource officer was advised by Southeast Elementary administrators that a student had not been to school for several days, and they were worried about their well-being at 2:21 p.m. Wednesday. Officers spoke with the students and their parents and found them to be okay. They had doctor’s appointments that day and the day prior, and that was why they had not been in school. The student appeared to be fine and nothing else was needed.
— Officers responded to the 800 block of Franklin Avenue at 2:03 p.m. Wednesday for a reported unruly juvenile. The parents advised that the juvenile is acting out and not handing over a cell phone while punished. Officers spoke with the juvenile and advised them to cease their behavior. The juvenile ultimately turned over the cell phone to a parent.
— Officers responded to the 900 block of East Pershing Street at 2:57 p.m. Wednesday for a reported 911 hang-up call. Officers discovered the address where the call originated from no longer exists. Officers checked the area and found there to be no emergencies.
— Officers responded to the area of South Lincoln Avenue and East Pershing Street at 12:17 p.m. Wednesday to direct traffic while the electrical department fixed a traffic light. Officers did so with no issues until they were no longer needed.
— Officers responded to the 500 block of East Fourth Street at 9:47 p.m. Tuesday for a reported vicious dog. The caller advised they were walking a small dog in the area between North Ellsworth Avenue and West School Street, and that while walking on East Sixth Street two large pit-bull like dogs broke out of the front door of a home and mauled the smaller dog. After the two dogs were pulled off by a possible owner, the caller rushed the smaller dog to a veterinary hospital where it succumbed to its injuries. The case is ongoing as officers were unable to locate the exact area of the attack from the limited information available.
— Officers responded to the 1900 block of Whinnery Road at 6:43 p.m. Tuesday for a reported juvenile problem. A juvenile male was taken into custody and charged with domestic violence. The juvenile was transported to the police department for processing and then transported to the Louis Tobin Attention Center to await their court hearing.
— Officers responded to the 1000 block of East Third Street at 1:29 p.m. Tuesday for a report of criminal damaging. The caller advised that they noticed someone had cut their outdoor lights sometime during the night and that they needed a report on file. Officers documented the damage done to the lights.
— Officers responded to the 100 block of South Broadway Avenue at 11 a.m. Tuesday for a report of illegal dumping. Officers observed where a person had placed several bags of trash near the rear door of a business. Officers were able to obtain a description of the vehicle and will attempt to locate the person involved.
— Officers responded to the 500 block of Columbia Street at 6:38 a.m. Tuesday for a reported person to be removed. The caller advised that they had gotten into an argument with the person in question, who was intoxicated, and wanted them to leave the property. Officers advised the man he had to leave, and he was able to arrange a ride home and do so.
— Officers responded to the 2800 block of East State Street at 2:11 p.m. Thursday to deliver a message for the Leetonia Police Department. While en route Leetonia called back and advised officers they were no longer needed.
— Officers responded to the area of North Cunningham Road and East State Street at 10:11 a.m. Thursday for a report of debris in the roadway. The street department advised that sheet metal had fallen off a work truck. Officers checked the area but found the roadway to be clear.
— Officers responded to the 1600 block of Fairview Avenue at 9:52 a.m. Thursday for a wellness check. Officers spoke with the person in question who needed assistance retrieving their powered chair from a different room in the residence. Officers retrieved the chair and assisted the individual into it.
— Officers responded to a business in the 200 block of East State Street at 9:36 a.m. Thursday for a report of a bicycle left in the stairwell of a business. The fire department responded and transported the bike back to the police department.
— Officers spoke with a person by phone at 8:36 a.m. Thursday who advised that a resident at a local nursing home was claiming neglect and they needed a report on file. The caller advised that the resident claimed that the staff had further while putting her into her bed after her shower but then changed her story later and advised they felt great. The caller advised that they just needed a report on file.
Lisbon
— A noise complaint was reported at 1:09 a.m. April 13 in the 700 block of Sunset Drive, with an officer observing water shooting out of the cracks on the street. Officers talked to the homeowner and checked the house for noise. Officers determined there was a water leak and notified the water department.
— At 1:50 a.m. April 12, an officer responded to the 300 block of West Lincoln Way for a suspicious man, finding a 19-year-old who seemed confused and thought he was at his own residence. He had a cut under his chin and one on his eyebrow. Officers determined he had been drinking and found alcohol on him. He was unaware of where he was or that he had knocked over the homeowner’s grill. He was offered EMS, agreed to it and was transported to a hospital for his injuries. Later that day, an officer contacted the homeowners about the damage to their grill and they said nothing was really damaged.
Sheriff’s Office
— A man on South Mahoning Avenue, Knox Township reported at 6:23 p.m. Wednesday that his girlfriend stole his cell phone on April 13 from their bedroom, but she denies taking it. He called T-Mobile and the phone was taken out of their service.
— A deputy at 4:56 p.m. Monday responded to a residence on state Route 164, Wayne Township for an elderly-related call. The deputy made contact with the person and assisted them.
