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-- A deputy was dispatched at 9:52 p.m. Tuesday to South 12th Street, Knox Township, for a custody issue involving a 2-year-old child. The father, from Alliance, arrived at the residence and picked up his child from the mother.
-- A deputy was dispatched to Georgetown Road, Butler Township, at 7:47 p.m. Tuesday for a person having a mental health issue or a medical, dispatch couldn't understand the person. Upon arrival with Damascus and Winona EMS, the person was having a medical issue and was transported by Winona EMS to Salem Regional Medical Center in Salem.
-- An employee of Dollar General, state Route 14, Salem Township, called at 6:52 p.m. Tuesday to request two people in a vehicle be removed from the property after being parked in the parking lot for the past two days. A deputy spoke with the couple from Rossville, Georgia who advised they are from out of state and their vehicle broke down and they've been making arrangements to get money and have the vehicle towed. The deputy advised store management that due to the vehicle being on private property, they could have it towed at their discretion.
-- A woman on Old Irondale Road, Yellow Creek Township reported at 6:17 p.m. Tuesday that a man from Mick Road, Yellow Creek Township has been stopping his jeep in front of her residence revving the engine and disturbing her horses the past three days before going to her neighbor's residence.
-- A man from Washington Street, Washingtonville reported at 5:12 p.m. Tuesday that his license plate was stolen from his trailer. The plate was entered into the Ohio law enforcement data base as stolen.
-- A deputy was dispatched at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday to Hammond School Road, Madison Township for a domestic violence report. All parties involved signed a refusal.
-- Breaking and entering was reported at a property in the 31000 block of Georgetown Road, Butler Township at 2:24 p.m. Tuesday.
-- A runaway juvenile was reported at 10:37 p.m. Sunday from a property on state Route 517, Fairfield Township. Deputies were met by the juvenile's father, who advised the juvenile had returned back home. Both deputies spoke to the juvenile and warned him what could happen if he didn't listen. He advised he understood and apologized.
-- A deputy was dispatched at 10:27 p.m. Sunday to a residence on Homeworth Road, West Township to conduct a welfare check. The deputy knocked several times on the door and was able to make contact with the person, who advised they were okay and their phone had broken.
Salem
-- Officers checked on two juveniles who were reportedly left home alone at night at 12:38 a.m. Thursday. Officers spoke with the children's grandmother, who had arrived prior to officers, and advised that the mother was not present nor could she get her to answer the phone. The grandmother stayed with the juveniles until their mother returned. The matter will be forwarded to children's services.
-- Officers spoke with a person at the police department at 12:22 a.m. Thursday that advised they had been scammed. They advised that their son had been booked into the Columbiana County Jail and that an unknown person had contacted her claiming to represent a second chance program and that if she sent them $1,000, they could get their son into a rehabilitative program and he would be released from jail. The person sent the money via an online banking app and when they went to pick up their son were advised that no lawful authority had authorized the claims. The matter is under investigation.
-- A reckless operator was reported in the area of Fair Avenue at 8:34 p.m. Wednesday. Officers located the vehicle and spoke with the driver who advised that they were not driving recklessly and had been driving 5 mph under because the caller was riding her bumper.
-- Officers spoke with a person at the police department at 5:06 p.m. Wednesday regarding alleged fraud. They advised that they had been contacted by a person claiming to be AdvancedAmerica offering loans and that they had given them bank account information before realizing it was a scam. They had not lost any money, but their bank advised them to file a police report.
-- The school resource officer was advised by school administrators of an issue with a student writing inappropriate things while in in-school suspension at 2:58 p.m. Wednesday. School administrators talked with the student and his parents about the issue, and it will be handled.
-- A person needing to speak with officers was reported in the 200 block of East State Street at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday. Officers determined that the person in question just needed help finding a place to stay, and their information was forwarded to the peer support group.
-- A suspicious person was reported in the area of South Howard Avenue and West State Street at 12:19 p.m. Wednesday. Officers spoke with the person who advised they were having a bad day, but everything was fine. Officers advised them to stop at the police department if they needed anything.
-- A wanted person was observed in that area of South Ellsworth Avenue and West Wilson Street at 11:57 a.m. Wednesday. Officers confirmed the warrant and the woman, Kacandra Seddon, 45, Sebring, was taken into custody. Further investigation found that Seddon had a glass pipe with burnt residue and a crystal-like substance inside it as well as three plastic bags with residue which were seized. Seddon was transported to the Columbiana County Jail for the warrant and additional charge of drug paraphernalia.
-- A wanted person was located in the area of South Broadway Avenue and East Pershing Street at 9:27 a.m. Wednesday. Officers confirmed the warrant and the person, Brandon Gust, Lisbon, was taken into custody. Further investigation showed him to be in possession of a small plastic bag containing a white crystal-like substance which was seized and will be sent for further testing. Gust was transported to the Columbiana County Jail without incident.
-- A person to be removed was reported in the 1100 block of Benton Road at 7:26 a.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived, the person was standing outside and they were leaving. The caller did not want the person trespassed but wanted them to leave for the day.
-- An unattended infant was reported in the 600 block of Woodland Avenue at 10:09 p.m. Tuesday. The mother claimed the father had walked out of the house and left the child unattended while she was not home, and the father advised he had gone into the backyard to see where the mother was and when he went back inside, she was there. Officers collected information.
-- An intoxicated person was reported in the 300 block of West Ninth Street at 7:14 p.m. Tuesday. The caller advised that the person in question was intoxicated and had tripped in the house due to his intoxication, became angry, and thrown a glass. Officers spoke with the man and calmed the situation, and the caller was advised to call back if needed.
-- An unresponsive person was reported in the 1100 block of East Third Street at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday. Officers located the person who was deceased. There was evidence of harmful intoxicants surrounding the person at the time of death and the scene was processed by police. Investigation is ongoing.
-- Officers spoke with a person at the police department at 3:11 p.m. Tuesday regarding a missing vehicle title. The caller advised that they could not find the title for their vehicle and that they were unsure if it had been lost or if someone had removed it from his vehicle. They were provided with a report number.
-- The school resource officer was advised by a Psycare counselor from the Shale Academy that a student had threatened another and that both students lived in Salem at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday. All information was gathered for a report.
--A fight was reported at a business in the 100 block of North Howard Avenue at 1:36 p.m. Tuesday. The caller advised that a group of people were fighting in the parking lot, and officers found that a man and woman had gotten into a verbal argument and the female half had slapped the man. The female half left prior to officers' arrival and the male half advised he knew the woman but was not in a relationship with her, and that he did not want to file any charges.
-- A distraught person was reported in the 900 block of Liberty Street at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday. The caller advised that the person seemed upset while on the phone with them. Officers spoke with the person in question who advised that everything was fine, and they were just upset over some work-related issues.
--Criminal trespassing was reported at a business in the 2300 block of East State Street at 10:24 a.m. Tuesday. Officers were advised that the person in question had stolen items in the past, and they wanted them trespassed from the business. Officers located the person in question in the 2000 block of East State Street and advised them of the same.