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Salem —Officers responded to the 600 block of West Wilson Street at 5:32 p.m. Wednesday for a report of two men observed trying to gain access to a closed business. The caller confronted the individuals who then ran southwest from the area. Officers checked throughout the area but did not locate the individuals. The building and surrounding buildings were checked, and everything was OK. —Officers responded to the 2800 block of East State Street at 5:48 p.m. Wednesday for a reported gas drive-off. Officers spoke with the caller who advised it was a misunderstanding and it was a ...

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Salem — Officers responded to the 500 block of Franklin Street at 12:08 p.m. Sunday for a report of theft. Officers were advised that more plants had been stolen from a detached greenhouse. A previous complaint was made on Saturday and the caller advised that the plants were stolen between then and the time of the current complaint. Photographs were taken. — Officers responded to the 400 block of Franklin Avenue at 9:58 a.m. Sunday for a reported animal complaint. The caller advised the neighbor’s dog had been getting out and coming onto their property and was currently on ...

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Highway Patrol — Christopher Johnson, of Hawkins Road in New Waterford, was cited at 7:40 a.m. Sept. 18 on state Route 517 in Center Township for failure to control after traveling off the right side of the road while traveling southbound and striking a mailbox, utility pole, sign, well casing and a parked vehicle. Debris from the parked vehicle hit a second parked vehicle. — Matthew Bable, of Carter Road in New Waterford, was not cited after striking a tree branch while traveling westbound on state Route 154 at 6 a.m. Sept. 26 in Middleton Township. — Charges may be pending ...

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East Palestine — A resident reported at 9:06 a.m. on Thursday that someone had tampered with a vehicle parked in a driveway. — A resident reported someone prowling around her residence on W. Martin St. at 3:03 a.m. on Thursday. Officers did not locate anyone suspicious at the scene. — An officer witnessed a head-on collision between two vehicles at 4:43 p.m. on state Route 14 on Wednesday. East Palestine Fire Department, East Palestine EMS and State Highway Patrol responded to the scene. Multiple people were transported to local hospitals. — Officers responded to Wood ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy at 6:25 a.m. Thursday responded to an alarm at Southern Local Schools on state Route 39, Washington Township, where a key holder advised a staff member set off the alarm by accident. Leetonia — Police received a report of a reckless driver at 5:35 p.m. Sept. 19 on Columbia Avenue and located the car pulled over in the Dairy Queen parking lot unoccupied. — Jodi Johnson, no address listed, was identified as a suspicious person reported at 6:22 p.m. Sept. 24 regarding a suspicious person in the Family Dollar parking lot. Concerned about her ...

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Goshen —Gianna Schiavi, 23, Boardman, was cited for speeding after his southbound vehicle on Green Beaver was observed traveling in excess of the speed limit at 2:45 p.m. Sept. 17. —Patrick Shoemaker, 37, Damascus, was cited for speeding after his northbound vehicle on South Pricetown Road was observed traveling in excess of the speed limit at 10:31 p.m. Sept. 16. —Officers responded to the 14000 block of South Pricetown Road at 10:19 p.m. Sept. 16 to assist the Damascus Fire Department with a medical call. When officers arrived, they found it was a false alarm. ...