August 7, 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.
Tuesday August 6, 2024
0833 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of State Route 709 in York Township to check an abandoned 911 call.
0853 hrs. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on Willshire Ohio City Road in Liberty Township for a subject with a back injury.
0926 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Mendon Road in Ridge Township to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.
0950 hrs. – Dog Warden responded to an area of U.S. Route 127 in Pleasant Township for a report of two loose dogs.
1006 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of State Route 116 in Ridge Township to check the area for a vehicle that was reported to have hit a stop sign.
1034 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Jennings Delphos Road in Washington Township for a report of domestic violence. Danielle Rumsey age 30 of Washington Township was arrested on a charge of Domestic Violence a First-Degree Misdemeanor. She was transported to the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.
1153 hrs. – Dog Warden responded to an area of Towne Center Boulevard in the City of Van Wert for a report of a loose dog.
1233 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of State Route 116 in York Township for a report of a semi-truck in the ditch. The vehicle had to be towed from the ditch, no injuries were reported.
1422 hrs. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township for a subject with a laceration on the leg.
1450 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Union Pleasant Road in Pleasant Township to check the area for a subject reported missing from Elyria that could be in the area.
1456 hrs. – Dispatched Grover Hill EMS to a residence on Elm Sugar Road in Jackson Township for a subject who had fallen.
1522 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Fife Road in Union Township to assist with a juvenile being unruly.
1600 hrs. – Deputies served two warrants issued by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for Community Control Violation. Ecco R. Burker age 39 of Coldwater, and Carl L. Robinson age 42 of Pleasant Township are both being held at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.
1623 hrs. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a location on U.S. Route 127 in Hoaglin Township for a subject with chest pain.
1654 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township to check the welfare of a child outside alone.
1749 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. Route 30 in Washington Township to check area for a report of a vehicle in the ditch. No vehicle was located.
1925 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Galvin Road in Hoaglin Township to contact a residence for the Van Wert Police.
1937 hrs. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township for a subject having a diabetic event.
