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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 8:12 p.m. Oct. 8 to Bell Road, Elkrun Township for suspicious activity, with the caller reporting people were moving heavy equipment in the area at night. Deputies made contact with the people, who said everything was ok and they had forgotten to notify their supervisor they were going to be working. Deputies spoke with the owner of the equipment and company and he advised everything was fine. — Deputies responded to a complaint from a man on Fife Coal Road in Yellow Creek Township at 1:50 p.m. Sunday who reported another man was ...

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Salem — A person attempting to kick in a man door of the garage of a vacant home was reported in the 300 block of East Sixth Street. Officers checked the garage and the residence but did not locate any signs of forced entry. — A domestic in progress was reported in the 900 block of West Wilson Street at 9:59 p.m. Monday. The caller advised that they were not injured, but a physical altercation did occur and that the other party had left the residence prior to their arrival. The caller completed a statement to document the incident and had the other party trespassed from the ...

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Columbiana — Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle running a stop sign at North Market and Sixth streets in the 100 block of East State Route 14 at 4:01 p.m. Oct. 3. Contraband was recovered from the vehicle for destruction. — Officers responded to the 300 block of North Main Street at 11:17 a.m. Oct. 3 in reference to an individual experiencing a mental crisis. — Officers took a fraud report on station at 11:42 a.m. Oct. 1, but the victim would not cooperate. — An individual reported an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle at 9:59 a.m. Sept. 30. Perry ...

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Salem — A stove fire was reported in the 200 block of West 12th Street at 7:53 p.m. Thursday. When firefighters arrived, the resident advised that the auto ignition for the stove was stuck on and they had turned off the breaker and extinguished the fire prior to firefighters’ arrival. No excessive heat or smoke was found in the home, and the homeowner was advised to keep the stove off and contact an electrician or stove maintenance.

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday to Knox School Road at Georgetown Road, Knox Township, for an injured deer on the side of the roadway, but didn’t find the deer. — Deputies arrived at 10:18 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Valley Mobile Home park, Creek Road, New Waterford, for a disturbance complaint of unknown people yelling to call 911. Upon arrival, deputies met with a man from Bunker Hill Road, Fairfield Township, who reported he met his ex-girlfriend, who resides on Woodland Avenue, Salem, at the entrance to the mobile home park due to her ...

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Sheriff’s Office — An anonymous caller at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday reported a young girl yelling for help at a residence on Shady Lane Road, Center Township. Deputies spoke with everyone at the residence, including juveniles, and could not locate any issue. — A man on Glasgow Road, Madison Township reported at 5:12 p.m. Wednesday that his father has some of his property. He was told to contact an attorney. — Deputies were dispatched at 4:52 p.m. Wednesday to Hartley Road, Knox Township for a person making suicidal threats. Sebring EMS transported the person to a hospital in ...