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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 4:57 p.m. Tuesday to Whinnery Road at Winona Road, Butler Township, for a camping trailer parked along the edge of the roadway causing a traffic hazard. Due to obstructing the view of the stop sign, having no license plate and the vin tag being peeled off, the camper was towed. — Deputies responded to the area of West Terrace Drive, Yellow Creek Township, at 3:55 p.m. Aug. 31 regarding an alleged sex offense, speaking with the parties involved and advising how to proceed. A report was taken and will be sent to the proper authorities ...

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Perry Township — Officers responded to the 1700 block of Harding Avenue at 8:06 p.m. Saturday for a report of a woman who advised her landlord had locked her out of her apartment. When officers arrived, they found the woman had access to her apartment and appeared to be having a mental break down. Officers checked the residence and appeared to be having a mental breakdown. — Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Georgetown Road and West Pershing Street at 3:50 p.m. Friday. A consent search of the vehicle was conducted with no contraband located and the ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded at 8:09 p.m. Sunday to a residence on state Route 45, Madison Township, to conduct a welfare check and made contact with the person’s relatives upon arrival. The deputy checked the residence and did not make contact with the person, telling the relatives to call if they make contact with the person. — A welfare check was requested at 4:35 p.m. Sunday on Richardson Street, Middleton Township. Deputies made contact with the people upon arrival and were advised everything was okay. — A suspicious vehicle was reported sitting in the road ...

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Salem — Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 7:44 p.m. Thursday regarding a custody issue. Officers explained their options. — Officers responded to the 900 block of West State Street at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a reported civil matter. Officers spoke with the caller and advised them that they would need to contact an attorney. — Officers responded to the 1100 block of Cleveland Street at 6:27 p.m. Thursday for a reported juvenile problem. The caller advised that their son and two other juveniles broke out a window of a vacated residence. The caller advised ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies at 10:36 p.m. Tuesday investigated a report of a 5-year-old child showing up alone at the Duke and Duchess gas mart on U.S. Route 62 in Knox Township without any adult supervision. The child reportedly arrived with no shoes on and no shirt and was unable to clearly identify his parents or provide any contact information. After a thorough investigation, it was determined the child lived substantially west of the location and left home without his parents knowing, walking down a very busy U.S. Route 62 by himself. The child’s home was eventually found ...

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Sheriff Reports — A man from Oregon called at 6:02 p.m. Tuesday to request a welfare check on another man who resides on Washington Street, Washingtonville due to him not answering his phone for several days. A deputy spoke with the other man, who said his phone was out of service. The deputy contacted the Oregon man by phone and the other man spoke with him. —A man on Case Road, Knox Township, reported at 10:54 p.m. Saturday that his ex-fiance was refusing to leave his property after being told several times to leave. While a deputy was en route, he was told to disregard because ...