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-- A woman on state Route 45, Madison Township, reported at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday that her neighbor keeps coming to her front door asking for a ride. A deputy spoke with the man and told him to have no contact with the woman.
-- A Hanover Township resident on Shore Lane Drive reported at 7:01 p.m. Wednesday that his ex-girlfriend, of Center Township, is posting information about him on Facebook. He was advised to contact the Facebook administrator and an attorney.
-- Deputies responded to a welfare check requested at 1:17 a.m. Wednesday on Freeman Road, Center Township regarding a person who left many chat groups and the last message was concerning. Deputies made contact with family members. The person was not home. Deputies checked the area and eventually checked the woods with family members, with the person found in the woods with no flashlight, advising his phone's battery died and he was trying to find his way in the woods with no light. He did not appear to be having a mental health crisis. He was returned home to family members and friends.
-- A shooting complaint was reported at 9:59 p.m. Monday on U.S. Route 30 in West Township where a deputy spoke to a caller who reported unknown people are taking the railroad tracks back to a culvert above the creek and shooting what he believes to be a machine gun. He further advised he believed his storage building was struck by a stray bullet. The building was checked and no damage was found. The deputy checked the area of the culvert and found several spent casings of 9mm, .22 and .223 rounds. There was no evidence of who the people may have been. Deputies will continue checking the area.
-- Suspicious activity was reported on North Street, Salineville at 2:50 a.m. July 29 by a neighbor who said a vehicle pulled into the address and honked the horn several times then left. When the neighbor went to the home, the residents didn't come to the door. Contact was made with the resident by a deputy who learned the person in the vehicle was a boyfriend who was angry and left after not getting a response. She said there were no problems and she felt safe. The deputy spoke to the neighbor and then left.