The American Township Fire Department and police are investigating an early morning fire that destroyed a playground in the Laurel Oaks subdivision. Firefighters were called to the playground around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. The rubber mulch and the plastic playground equipment were destroyed in the blaze. Fire officials say there is no electricity that runs to the playground, so they are calling the fire suspicious. The playground is owned by the Laurel Oaks Neighborhood Association. 

ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - A developing story on Wednesday evening, after an incident in American Township that sent two people to the hospital.

One neighborhood  in Lima saw a big police presence on Thursday, but not for a reason you would think. 

Misfortune has struck the Lima business, Bruster’s Car Wash, once again, after break-ins occurred at two different locations within two hours of each other.

The owners of Bruster’s were able to provide us with security footage of what happened.

According to the Lima Police Department, two suspects approached the Bellefontaine Avenue location on foot from the railroad tracks, around 11:40 Monday night. They were able to remove a back window, take the money inside and made off with an undisclosed amount.