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-- Jeffrey E. Boyle, 53, Depot Road, Lisbon, was cited for operating a vehicle impaired, reasonable control and no seat belt after his northbound vehicle went off of the right side of Depot Road and struck a tree at 6:29 p.m. Oct. 21 in Hanover Township. Boyle suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported by Hanover Township EMS to Aultman Alliance City Hospital.
Salem
-- Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 5:07 p.m. Thursday regarding an alleged scam. She advised that she had clicked on a link in an email that installed several viruses on her computer, and that she had received a phone call from an unknown person who advised they could fix her computer but would need her to send them the information for several gift cards. Officers advised the caller that they were being scammed and needed to contact the bank and credit card company.
-- Richard Elrod, 76, Salem, was cited by assured clear distance ahead after his eastbound vehicle on West State Street struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Jeremy Terwilliger, 55, Boardman at 1:05 p.m. Thursday.
-- An attempted suicide was reported in the 1000 block of Buckeye Avenue at 12:59 p.m. Thursday. The person in question was pink-slipped and transported to the Salem Regional Medical Center for medical evaluation. The caller agreed to take custody of a dog until they were released.
-- The school resource officer was advised by the school administration that a student had made inappropriate comments at 10:55 a.m. Thursday. The officer and school administrators spoke with the student and resolved the issue.
--A juvenile issue was reported in the 1200 block of East Pershing Street at 7:37 a.m. Thursday. The caller advised that a juvenile was refusing to go to school. An officer spoke with the juvenile, who advised that he wanted to go to school but the caller kept yelling at him while he was trying to get ready. The officer gave the juvenile a ride to school.
-- A juvenile issue was reported in the 800 block of East State Street at 3:49 p.m. Wednesday. The caller advised that several juveniles were climbing on the fence and had cursed at her when she told them to stop. Officers checked the area but did not locate the juveniles in question.
-- Officers on patrol in the 600 block of East Fifteenth Street observed a large volume of smoke at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday. The source of the smoke was determined to be a fire at a residence, and the fire department advised the homeowner of the open burn laws and extinguished the fire.
-- Theft was reported in the 600 block of East Euclid Street at 12:36 p.m. Wednesday. The caller advised that an air condenser had been taken from a residence they were doing contract work on and requested it be documented with a report. Further investigation found that the way the condenser had been taken off the residence had caused a natural gas leak. The fire department and Columbia Gas responded and the gas to the residence was shut off.
-- Officers spoke with a person by phone at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday regarding a concerning text message they received. The caller was advised that the text was the start of a scam.
-- A hit and skip was reported at the police department at 10:25 a.m. Wednesday. Officers were advised that a vehicle driven northbound by Barbara Stout, Salem, was stopped in traffic when it was struck in the side by a vehicle driven northbound by Clifford Mullan, Salem, as it entered the turn lane damaging the vehicle's left rear quarter panel. Mullan's vehicle then fled the scene.
-- A breaking and entering was reported in the 400 block of Legacy Lane at 7:13 a.m. Wednesday. Officers identified the location where the building had been broken into, and the matter is under investigation.
-- Mike Tol, 29, Salem, was cited for no operator's license and a marked lanes violation after officers on patrol observed conducted a traffic stop on his vehicle for a lane violation on North Ellsworth Avenue near Legacy Lane at 6:39 a.m. Wednesday.