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Perry Township — Officers assisted the Ohio State Highway Patrol with a single-car accident at 12:22 a.m. Wednesday. — Officers responded to the 1700 block of West State Street at 2:24 a.m. Tuesday for a reported unresponsive man. Officers assisted EMT until they were no longer needed. — Officers assisted the Salem Police Department in searching for a man on state Route 9 at 10:46 p.m. Monday. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the man. — A dog barking excessively was reported in the 1200 block of West Perry Street at 8:01 p.m. Monday. Officers advised ...

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Highway Patrol — Vera L. Groves, 81, Chester, W.Va., was cited for failure to yield after her vehicle pulled from a private drive on state Route 7 in Fairfield Township at 7:03 p.m. May 12 and struck a southbound vehicle driven by Jolene L. Lacey, 38, West Main Street, New Waterford. No injuries were reported. — Preston Cowdery, 25, Main Street, Wellsville, was cited for improper passing after his off-road vehicle started to make a left turn while being passed and was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by Justin J. Anderson, 30, North Elm Street, Columbiana, on state Route 7 in ...

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Highway Patrol — The driver of a box truck who crashed on state Route 45 in Salem Township at 8:18 a.m. Thursday and resulted in the road being closed for short time was cited for reasonable control after driving off of the side of the road, striking a culvert, utility pole, two mailboxes and then went down an embankment, overturning and striking another utility pole. Justin A. Mitchell, 27, Bandy Road, Alliance, was transported by Leetonia EMS to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown for suspected minor injuries. Sheriff’s Office — A man from King Road, Butler Township ...

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Sheriff's Office — A man on Waterford Road, East Palestine reported at 10:36 a.m. Monday that his son was charged and chest bumped by a coach from Cleveland the night before. — A man on Schneider Road, Hanover Township came to the station at 9:59 a.m. Monday to report contracting with a contractor to put in some new windows. He ordered the windows on Sept. 30, 2025 and as of Monday, no work has been done or windows received. — A medical facility in North Lima requested a welfare check at 8:24 a.m. Monday for a patient who missed an appointment and couldn’t be reached. A deputy ...

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Highway Patrol — A motorcyclist suffered suspected serious injuries after a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Georgetown Road and Slater Road in Butler Township at 6:15 p.m. May 10. Noah A Baird, 19, West South Range Road, Salem, was transported to Mercy Health in Youngstown by Damascus EMS. His motorcycle was traveling northeast on Georgetown Road when a southbound vehicle driven by Rosario Bastatas Burkey, 49, First Street, Hanoverton, failed to yield at a stop sign and was struck by the motorcycle. No citation was listed on the report. — At 9:59 p.m. May 8 in West ...

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Leetonia — Officers spoke with a person at the police department at 12:10 p.m. May 6 for a report of social media harassment. They advised that a person is making TikTok videos about her, her family, and neighbors and was continuing to do so despite being issued a cease-and-desist order. — Officers responded to the 100 block of Park Street at 4:05 p.m. May 5 for a report of domestic violence. The caller advised that three people were fighting on the porch of a residence. Officers spoke with the resident who advised that she and her two granddaughters had been teasing each other ...