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Leetonia

— Village police responded at 10:26 a.m. Wednesday to the Greenway Bike Trail to investigate a shirtless man acting strangely. Cyclists had reported that he was “removing his clothing while approaching people on the bike trail,” causing panic. They found the subject just west of the main parking lot. The man relayed that he wasn’t doing anything wrong and was just trying to get home. Officers determined that while he indeed was shirtless he hadn’t removed any other articles of clothing although his pants were falling slightly below his waist. Officers sent him home and told him ...

POLICE REPORTS

Perry Township — Officers responded to Benton Road at 11:25 p.m. Wednesday for a possible domestic dispute with reports of shots heard. Officers found no signs of shooting in the area and spoke with all nearby parties. — Officers responded to the 1800 block of Depot Road at 3:59 p.m. Wednesday for reports of dogs being left out in severe weather. Officers advised the homeowner of the complaint and instructed them that the humane society may be called. — Officers spoke to a person by phone at 1:26 p.m. Wednesday for a reported custody dispute. The caller advised that her cousin ...

Lisbon

— Officers responded at 3:51 p.m. on Wednesday to a report of a two-vehicle crash on state Route 164 and one car had left the scene. The driver of the car on the scene advised a white Chevy Malibu had come into her lane causing her to go off the road and struck the guardrail. The driver was transported by EMS to a local hospital. — Officers responded at 6:32 p.m. on Tuesday to a report of an ATV being operated on the roadway at the corner of Washington and South Lincoln streets. Officers found the ATV was being operated on the sidewalk and gave the driver a verbal warning to keep ...

Salem

— Officers responded to the 300 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 2:18 p.m. Thursday for a dumping complaint. The caller advised that he found debris on his property and when he checked his security cameras, he observed a man bringing a wheelbarrow of dirt and other debris onto the property and dumping it. Officers advised the caller they would check the surrounding houses for the person. — Officers responded to a business in the 2800 block of East State Street at 2:18p.m. Thursday for a reported shoplifter. The caller advised that a woman took multiple items and left without ...

County Sheriff

— A caller at 10:58 p.m. Tuesday reported what sounded like heavy breathing followed by a knock at the back of her residence on Pine Hollow Road, Elkrun Township. A deputy checked the property and could not locate anyone. — Deputies at 10:23 p.m. Tuesday assisted a local EMS agency with a medical call on Oak Grove Road, Washington Township. — A deputy was dispatched at 3:38 p.m. Tuesday to assist the Ohio State Highway Patrol in checking an alarm going off at the Kent State University Salem campus bookstore on state Route 45. All doors to the facility were secure.

St. Clair Township

— Officers recovered approximately 20.75 grams of suspected drugs which were sent to BCI following a traffic stop on state Route 11 on June 12 at 12:14 a.m. K9 Rebel conducted an open-air sniff and alerted on the vehicle originally stopped for no license plate light. A passenger in the vehicle was placed in the backseat of the cruiser during the search. Following the search the occupants of the vehicle were released with the driver, name, age and address not provided, receiving a citation. After clearing the stop a bag with white powder was found in the cruiser. Officers checked the ...