A Dayton man is in custody in Allen County after a drug bust was conducted on Tuesday.

The Allen County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of an 8-year-old student who brought a gun onto a school bus on Tuesday.

“Had to do a lot of research. I don't know very much about concrete or any of that kind of stuff, so I did some research. I figured out the basis I need to do for pouring concrete, installing these benches,” Rodden said.

A Lima Man is in custody after cocaine was discovered in his home.

A man is in custody after a domestic violence incident in Harrod on Wednesday night.

Sgt. Matt Gill, Bomb Squad Commander, said, “This is a very technical job. It’s always changing. The threat always changes. We got to stay up on using our tools so that we always know how to use stuff when the time comes. Anytime there’s a suspicious package or a type call or a bomb threat at different facilities, we will respond to that. Or if families are cleaning out houses and they find old military munitions, we will respond to those.”

A judge denied bond reduction for Xianchun Li, a New York man accused of defrauding an Allen County resident, citing him as a flight risk.

On September 29, 2025 the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force, with assistance from the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, and the US Post Office, confiscated one kilo of fentanyl as part of an ongoing investigation.

Allen County Sheriff’s Office swears in six new deputies, the department’s largest class, to strengthen patrols and deter crime.

An early morning attempted traffic stop in Delphos lead to a woman crashing into a semi on US 30.