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County Sheriff — A deputy was dispatched at 5:41 p.m. Tuesday to the Bargain Store, U.S. Route 62, Knox Township, for a theft report. — A man on Crestview Road, Fairfield Township, reported at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday that his landlord keeps unlocking the doors to the residence and people keeping entering the residence and stealing items. — A deputy responded at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday to a residence on state Route 14 in Unity Township for a physical domestic altercation between two household family members, with one of them pregnant. An investigation was conducted and domestic violence ...

New Waterford

—Officers responded to a loose dog at the village park at 11:55 a.m. on June 11. The dog was returned to its owners.

Columbiana

— Kirby Freed, 37, East Palestine was cited for disorderly conduct at 11:11 p.m. on Friday. Freed allegedly was found passed out in the Sunoco bathroom on state Route 14. — A caller reported a menacing driver on state Route 14 at 7:24 a.m. on Friday. — Officers took a report of harassment at Park Court at 6:16 a.m. on Friday. — Officers responded to W. Park Ave. to a report of property damage at 8:25 p.m. on Thursday. — Officers responded to an EMS call on Wind Rose Court at 5:39 p.m. on Thursday. The subject was found to be deceased from natural causes with no foul ...

Perry Township

— Officers responded to the 1000 block of Liberty Street at 4:43 a.m. Sunday for a report of someone banging on a residence. Officers checked around the home but were unable to locate anyone or anything in the area. — Officers responded to the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 12:42 p.m. Saturday for a wellness check. Officers found the child to be in good care. — Officers responded to the 1800 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 3:17 a.m. Saturday for a report of a suspicious man with no shirt asking people for rides. Officers spoke with the man who advised his phone was dead and ...

Salem

— Officers responded to the 400 block of East Fourth Street at 12:53 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a person being held against their will. Officers spoke with a relative of the person in question and they advised them of their current address. Officers then responded to the 2300 block of Southeast Boulevard to speak with the person who invited officers into the residence to check. Nothing was found as it is believed the matter sounds like a disgruntled half of a relationship. — Officers responded to the area of Hawley Avenue and East Fourth Street at 9:30 p.m. Monday for a report of ...

Highway Patrol

— Mark Shantz, 27, East Palestine, was cited for assured clear distance ahead after his eastbound vehicle on state Route 14 struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Melinda Dean, 57, East Palestine at 4:42 p.m. June 12 in Unity Township. Dean was transported to Heritage Valley Hospital by East Palestine EMS for suspected minor injuries — Casandra Graham, 49, Lisbon, was cited for failure to yield after his southbound vehicle on Woodsdale Road failed to yield from a stop sign and was struck by a vehicle driven west on Winona Road by Mark Walker, 71, North Pole, Alaska, at 1:42 p.m. ...