September 18, 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 September 17, 2024
0532 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on U.S. Route 33 in Willshire Township to check an open line 911 call.
0548 hrs. – Deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash on State Route 49 near State Route 81 in Willshire Township. Unit One was turning westbound off St. Rt. 49 at St. Rt. 81 and cut the corner to short. Unit One drove the rear of the trailer up over the guard rail and got stuck. Unit One had to be lifted off the guard rail by a wrecker. No injuries were reported. Unit One was able to be driven from the scene. Unit One was a 2023 Kenworth driven by Surinder Singh age 64 of Friant California.
0649 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of Wren Landeck Road in Ridge Township for a complaint of reckless driving.
0916 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on State Route 709 in York Township for a complaint of criminal damage.
1217 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.
1313 hrs. – Deputies responded to ana rea of State Route 116 in Ridge Township for a complaint of reckless driving.
1356 hrs. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on Bebb Street in the Village of Venedocia for a subject having difficulty breathing.
1522 hrs. – Deputies responded to a location in the Village of Willshire to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.
1559 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on State Route 709 in Liberty Township to contact a resident for Van Wert Juvenile Probation.
1629 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of Lincoln Highway in Ridge Township for a complaint of reckless driving.
1638 hrs. – Dispatched Van Wert Fire to an area of Rye Drive in the City of Van Wert for an odor investigation.
1734 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township for a report of a possible domestic in a moving vehicle. The vehicle was not located.
1817 hrs. - – Deputies responded to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.
1849 hrs. – Deputies responded to an area of Liberty Union Road in Pleasant Township for an automated response from an iPhone of a possible crash, nothing was located.
1903 hrs. – Dispatched Delphos EMS to a residence on Upperman Road in Washington Township for a medical alarm. Canceled Enroute.
2043 hrs. – Deputies responded to a residence on Chestnut Street in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.
