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Perry Township — Officers responded to the 1200 block of Elberon Avenue at 7:59 p.m. Sept. 13 for a reported neighbor complaint. The caller advised their neighbor was purposely revving a motorcycle engine in retaliation for the caller’s dog barking constantly. Officers spoke to both parties and warned the neighbor to cease his actions for the night. — Samantha Montana-Ofca, 27, Columbiana, was cited for failure to yield after her vehicle failed to yield in the intersection of state Route 344 and Cunningham Road and struck a vehicle driven eastbound by Paul Cowan, 56, ...

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Leetonia — Dispatch advised that there was a suspicious male walking around at 9:21 a.m. Thursday in the first block of Chestnut Street, peeking in people’s windows. He was described to be wearing a black hat, long-sleeved blue shirt, blue jeans and a green backpack. A check of the area produced no contact. — Police responded at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Spruce Street to investigate an open 911 line with children yelling in the background. Officers made contact with a male subject,who consented to a search of home so they could confirm no one else was present. ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 9:39 p.m. Sept. 14 to Middleton Road, Fairfield Township for a domestic dispute report. — A Boardman woman reported at 8:46 p.m. Sept. 14 that she was en route to Canal Street, Hanover Township to pick up her children due to their father threatening suicide. Deputies spoke with him and he said he did not make any statement of threatening suicide and he was having a custody issue with her. She left the residence with one of the two children. — Deputies were dispatched at 10:09 p.m. Sept. 13 to Grant Street, Rogers for a domestic ...

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Leetonia — Police responded to a call at 2:51 a.m. Tuesday regarding to a suspicious person on the back porch of a residence in the 100 block of Oak Street. Upon arrival, officers witnessed an opossum at that location, fleeing, and advised the caller of what was found, — Courtesy transport was requested at 4:56 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Ridge and Water streets by two male juveniles to their residence. — An officer was on patrol at 3:52 p.m. Sunday westbound on state Route 344 near Betz Street when he observed a car, failing to maintain its lane and veering twice ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A woman on Rochester Road, West Township, reported at 8:34 p.m. Sept.12 that someone tampered with the tape she has on her outside windows. — A Steubenville Pike Road, Center Township, resident reported at 1:42 p.m. Sept. 12 that unknown people were calling and harassing him. — A man on state Route 14, Fairfield Township, reported at 10:31 a.m. Sept. 12 that tires were dumped on his property. — A deputy was dispatched at 8:23 p.m. Sept. 11 to the parking lot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Lisbon Road for a suspicious person, ...

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Sheriff’s Office — At 1:50 p.m. Saturday, deputies investigated a report of a protection order violation from a man on Depot Road who reported that another man was walking around the perimeter of his property and he has a protection order against him. It was determined that both parties have protection orders against each other. Salem —Officers were flagged down by a resident in the 700 block of North Howard Avenue at 5:01 p.m. Saturday who advised that a baby rabbit had fallen into a storm basin. The fire department responded to see if they could assist in lifting the storm ...