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Sheriff Reports — Deputies were dispatched at 5:06 a.m. Saturday to state Route 164, Fairfield Township, regarding a welfare check, with a caller advising they could hear a woman screaming at a neighboring residence. Upon arrival at the suspected residence, a deputy made contact with a man who allowed the responding deputies inside the residence. The man advised that everything was OK and medical treatment was not needed. Another deputy went to a bedroom and spoke with the woman. Possible drugs were seen in plain view by the deputy and recovered. The woman said everything was OK. The ...

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Salem — Officers responded to the 100 block of West State Street at 3:42 a.m. Sunday where a caller reported smelling gun powder and unable to find a gas station employee. Officers made contact with an employee who reported a concern about people circling the store. A man was trespassed from the property. — Officers responded to a 500 block of South Broadway Avenue business at 2:43 a.m. Sunday in reference to a person to be removed. Officers took the person in question to the police department to wait for a ride home and issued him a trespass notice from the business. — David ...

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Police Salem — Officers responded to the 1300 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 10:36 p.m. Thursday for a wellness check. Officers spoke with the person in question who advised that they were fine. — Officers responded to the 1200 block of Cedar Ridge Drive at 8:15 p.m. Thursday for a reported suicidal person. Officers spoke with the person in question who said they wanted to jump in front of a train, but none were coming. Officers continued speaking with the man until the fire department and EMT arrived and transported them to the hospital for evaluation. — Officers responded ...

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Lisbon — Officers responded to Days Inn for a motor vehicle lockout at 6:47 p.m. on Nov. 11. Entry was Chestnut Street for a motor vehicle accident. — Officers responded to the BP Gas Station at 2:49 p.m. on Nov. 11 for a report of a domestic dispute. At the scene, the caller advised that she was driving with her 18-year-old son when they proceeded to get into a verbal argument. The son allegedly grabbed the steering wheel, which frightened the woman, prompting her to pull off to the side of the road, leave her car and then proceed on foot into the BP Gas Station. The son also ...

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Salem — Officers responded to the 200 block of Woodland Avenue at 12:18 a.m. Wednesday for a reported suspicious sound. The caller advised that an ominous beeping sound was coming from outside. Officers located the sound, which turned out to be a smoke detector in the backyard and removed the battery to eliminate the sound. — Officers responded to the area of South Lundy Avenue at 11:23 p.m. Tuesday for a reported juvenile complaint. The caller advised that they observed multiple juveniles carrying fireworks past curfew. Officers were unable to locate the juveniles. — ...

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Highway Patrol — Melissa Miles, of Johnson Road in Lisbon, was cited at 12:29 p.m. Nov. 15 in Madison Township for failure to control, after her vehicle went off the left side of Glasgow Road and struck a pole. — Michelle Marcan, of Foraker Street in Rogers, struck a fallen tree in the middle of state Route 7 at 2:33 a.m. Nov. 10 in Fairfield Township. — Thomas Skipper, of Wilmington, N.C., was cited at 10:33 pm. Nov. 10 in Madison Township for failure to control, after his westbound vehicle traveled off the left side of state Route 518, struck an embankment and overturned. ...