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Salem — Officers responded to the 300 block of Rose Avenue at 11:03 a.m. Wednesday for a reported civil issue. The resident was reportedly throwing out property of individuals who had been residing there. Officers were advised that the matter had been a misunderstanding which had already been resolved. — Officers responded to the 300 block of South Union Avenue at 8:54 a.m. Wednesday for a reported parking complaint. Officers spoke with the owner of the vehicle, and it was moved. — Officers responded to the 700 block of Sharp Avenue at 6:23 a.m. Wednesday for a barking dog ...

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Highway Patrol — A hit/skip was reported at 8:18 a.m. April 27 on U.S. Route 30 in Center Township when an eastbound vehicle driven by Melissa Sue Skidmore, 47, King Street, Minerva, was passing another eastbound vehicle and the other vehicle crossed the center line, causing the Skidmore vehicle to go off of the left side of the road and strike a culvert and utility pole. The report said Skidmore suffered a suspected minor injury, but wasn’t transported. — William G. Faith, 52, East State Street, Salem, suffered suspected serious injuries after the motorcycle he was riding ...

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Columbiana — Matthew Bueno, 35, New Middletown, was cited for street racing following a traffic stop on state Route 14 at 1:34 p.m. April 19 in which officers observed him do a burnout leaving McDonalds. — An officer responded to the 600 block of East Park Avenue at 7:27 p.m. April 19 in reference to people driving through the yard to go around road construction. — Benjamin Rolston, 22. North Lima, and Hunter Pyatt, 26, Columbiana, were both cited for driving recklessly following a traffic stop on North Main Street at 9:18 a.m. April 19. Leetonia — An officer responded ...

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Salem — Officers responded to the 300 block of West Eighth Street at 7:40 a.m. Friday for a reported parking complaint. The caller advised that a vehicle was blocking his driveway. Officers spoke with the owner and the vehicle was moved. — Officers responded to the 500 block of East Eighth Street at 3:35 a.m. Friday for a reported prowler. The caller advised a woman was banging on their door waking the family up. Officers located the person in question, Ariel Durham, 37, Salem, at the neighbor’s residence, which she had previously been trespassed from. They were placed in ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A man on Bye Road, Unity Township reported at 5:04 p.m. Wednesday that he purchased the residence and property next to his last month and served a woman and all occupants two weeks ago, for them to be out of the residence and off of the property on Wednesday, and they were still there. The eviction process was explained to him and he was told to contact an attorney. — A deputy was dispatched at 10:33 p.m. Tuesday to U.S. Route 30, West Township for a domestic violence report. All parties involved separated for the night. — A man on Center Road, Knox ...

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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 ...