POLICE

September 14, 2026

Leetonia – Omer Sahin, no age or address listed, was cited for expired registration following a traffic stop on state Route 344 at Main Street at 5:32 p.m. Sept. 10. – An officer responded to the 500 b lock of Cherry Fork Avenue at 2:09 p.m. Sept. 9 in reference to a raccoon standing up, spinning in circles and falling down. The officer euthanized the animal. Salem – Officers responded to the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue at 3:40 p.m. Saturday in reference to a person pointing a gun at a dog and found that the owner of the dog was pointing a pellet gun at the dog while ...

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September 12, 2026

Highway Patrol — Douglas J. Thomas, 76, Jones Drive, Salem, was cited for assured clear distance after his westbound vehicle struck the rear of a westbound vehicle driven by Robert R. Grinder, 61, East Grant Street, East Palestine, who was stopped at the light on state Route 14 at 6:28 p.m. Sept. 8 in Salem at the Salem Plaza. No injuries were reported. — Richard S. Forbes, 55, Salineville Road, Salineville, was cited for improper passing after his westbound vehicle attempted to pass another westbound vehicle driven by Edward E. Carter, 72, Dover, who was turning left and struck ...

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September 11, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday to Lusk Lock Road, Elkrun Township, for a suspicious vehicle, but didn’t find it after a search of the area. — A case of alleged menacing was reported at 6:48 p.m. Wednesday in the area of McCann Road, Hanover Township. — A woman on Ottawa Trail, Middleton Township reported at 6:16 p.m. Wednesday that a woman from Africa was harassing her on Google Chat and email and also hacked into her email. She was advised to contact Google. — A caller at 6:31 p.m. Tuesday on Georgetown Damascus Road, Butler Township ...

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September 10, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 10:04 p.m. Sunday to Cream Ridge Road, Elkrun Township, for a person having a mental episode. The person was worried that people were trespassing on his property. Deputies checked the area and made no contact with anyone, telling the person, who calmed down. He said he was going back inside for the night. Perry Township — A person looking in cars and asking for money was reported in the 400 block of Benton Road at 4:27 a.m. Saturday. Officers gave the woman a ride back into the city. — A fight was reported in the 500 block of ...

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September 9, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A woman on Clarkson Road, Middleton Township, reported at 9:36 p.m. Saturday that she was being harassed by an unknown person on the WhatsApp who is wanting $100 or her face will be attached to nude bodies. She was advised to delete and block the user’s account and contact the WhatsApp administrator. — An assault was reported at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at a residence on Bunker Hill Road, Fairfield Township, with multiple people involved. None of the people had any signs of injuries and were separated and left the property. — A man from Quaker Church Road, ...

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September 5, 2026

Salem — A fight in progress was reported in the 300 block of West Fourth Street at 11:21 a.m. Friday. Officers spoke with the parties involved and determined that they had been involved in a verbal dispute which had turned physical. Neither party wanted to pursue the matter. — A person to be removed was reported at a business in the 200 block of South Broadway Avenue at 8:23 p.m. Thursday. The person gathered their belongings and left without incident. — Officers on patrol in the 200 block of South Lincoln Avenue conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at 11:12 p.m. ...