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County Sheriff — The Portage County Sheriff’s Office called at 2:32 p.m. Tuesday to request a deputy make contact with a person on North Ridge Place, Hanover Township, and have them contact the Portage County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy spoke with a family member who advised the person was not there, but they would make contact with the person and tell them to call. — A man from Bedford requested a report be placed on file at 10:17 p.m. Saturday regarding another man pushing him into the pool at Timashamie Campground, Georgetown Road, Butler Township, damaging his cell phone ...

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Salem — Officers observed a woman walk into Sebo Stadium and into the back of the stadium at 4:09 p.m. Sunday. After a couple minutes the woman left the stadium and officers checked the area she was in and located drug paraphernalia which was collected and destroyed. Officers attempted to locate the woman, but she was no longer in the area. — Officers spoke to a person by phone at 12:26 p.m. Sunday regarding an ongoing situation with an ex-roommate. The caller advised that some of their personal belongings were placed at the curb, listed as free on a local Facebook group and ...

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East Liverpool — A verbal warning was issued following a July 8 traffic stop to a driver who failed to use a turn signal on East Fifth Street within 100 feet of stop sign multiple times. — An officer on patrol on Maryland Street on July 8 noticed two pit bulls running around and called the dog warden. — An officer gave a female a courtesy ride to the East End after responding to a call on Dresden on July 9 for two females fighting. Both females said it just a verbal argument. — Officers searched East Eighth Street on July 10 for a female who was reported to be ...

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County Sheriff — A woman on East Lake Road, Hanover Township, called at 10:56 p.m. Saturday about fireworks going off. The fireworks were not going off at that time, but she wanted a report on file. — A private property accident was reported at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on Black Road, Madison Township, involving a 4-wheeler. — A woman on state Route 164, Washington Township, reported at 6:28 p.m. Friday that she wanted her son removed from the property, noting he does not live there. Upon deputies arriving, they found he had injured himself by falling before they got there. ...

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Lisbon — Officers responded to Sherman Street at 3:32 a.m. on Monday to an active residential burglary alarm. Officers arrived on scene and checked the exterior of the residence finding no sign of forced entry or tampering on any exterior doors or windows. — Officers at 12:06 a.m. on Sunday to Smith Oil for a truck that had rolled into a tree. The truck rolled across the parking lot, crossed Vine Street, and struck a tree in the front lawn of the Lepper Library. — Officers responded at 9:51 p.m. Saturday to the area of South Green and West Lincoln Way for a report of a ...

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Wellsville — Officers responded on the morning of July 7 to the Family Dollar parking lot for a report of a person doing doughnuts in a jeep and hitting a light pole. While searching for the vehicle, officers were notified that a jeep matching the same description was driving north on Broadway Avenue in the southbound lane at a high rate of speed and driving in and out of residents’ yards. Officers found the jeep and Lori Ridgby, age and address not provided, in the Rite Aid parking and Ridgby was arrested, issued multiple traffic violations, charged with resisting arrest and panic ...