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Salem — Shane Laflame, Ravenna, was cited for hit skip following a two-vehicle crash in the 2300 block of East State Street at 8:29 a.m. Friday. No injuries were reported. — Officers responded to the Salem Regional Medical Center at 11:56 p.m. Thursday in reference to a report of rape. The information was forwarded to the detective division. — Officers responded to the 1300 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 11:14 p.m. Thursday in reference to teenagers attempting of enter through a window. Officers were unable to find anyone. — Officers responded to the 600 block of North ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A woman on state Route 644, Hanover Township reported at 8:18 p.m. Tuesday that she came back to her residence and her brown mixed breed wiener dog was missing from inside her unlocked home. She believed that her boyfriend’s mother of Carrollton came to the residence and took the dog. A deputy attempted to call the boyfriend’s mother, but was unable to make contact. — Minerva Police dispatched called at 6:12 p.m. Tuesday to request a welfare check on a father and son who had an altercation in their jurisdiction and were now going to their residence on ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy at 4:44 p.m. Sunday returned a call to a Center Township resident at Traveler’s Inn, state Route 45, regarding a civil matter. — A traffic complaint was reported at 3:53 p.m. Sunday on Walnut Ridge Road, Washington Road. A deputy returned the call regarding the complaint three times, but was sent to a disconnected voicemail. — Ohio Department of Administrative Services, Columbus, reported an alarm drop at 10:50 p.m. Saturday at the MARCS tower building on Steubenville Pike Road, Center Township. The fence around the tower and the doors on the ...

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Salem — Officers took a report of threats in the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue at 2:11 a.m. Saturday. Officers gathered information and it will be forwarded for review for potential charges. — Several people refusing to leave were reported at a business in the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue at 1:54 a.m. Saturday. Officers advised them to leave and trespassed two men. — Officers on patrol located a vehicle in Centennial Park after hours at 11:11 p.m. Friday. Officers advised the driver of the park hours, and they advised they would leave. — Officers on patrol ...

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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 ...