August 6, 2024, Press Release from the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office: The information provided allows for a timely snapshot of events in our community. The crimes reported here are preliminary investigations, taken in the field by deputies, and may or may not be assigned to a Detective for further investigation. The information provided may be found after further investigation to be incorrect or false. Certain details of these incidents have been removed due to potential follow-up investigation into the incident and/or for privacy rights.
Monday August 5, 2024
0700 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of Van Wert Willshire Road in Pleasant Township for a report of reckless driving.
0901 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on State Route 81 in Willshire Township for a complaint of criminal damaging.
1000 hrs. – Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for Fourth-Degree Felony charge of Grand Theft. James Lloyd King age 55 of Celina is being held at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.
1123 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Sherman Street in the Village of Scott to check an abandoned 911 call.
1151 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Shenk Road in Washington Township to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.
1344 hrs. – Deputies responded to a location on Liberty Union Road in Pleasant Township for a report of possible child abuse.
1536 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Monmouth Road in Harrison Township to standby as a peace officer while a subject retrieved property.
1647 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. Route 30 in Ridge Township for a report of reckless driving.
1650 hrs. – Deputies responded to a location on Shane Street in the Village of Ohio City for a report of breaking and entering.
1928 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of Hoaglin Center Road in Hoaglin Township for a report of an injured deer.
1958 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Payne Road in Tully Township for a complaint of property being borrowed and not returned.
2020 hrs. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on Chenowith Road in Ridge Township for a subject with a knee injury.
