Auglaize County officials are warning residents about increasing scam activity after county residents lost more than $1 million in 2025 and three people were arraigned in connection to separate fraud cases.
Three people who pleaded guilty to 2022 murder are handed down more indictments from Auglaize County as part of a continued investigation.
A man who escaped custody by jumping through a courthouse window and leading authorities on a multicounty chase was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges.
According to Auglaize Sheriff’s deputies, Wilcox threatened the life of a family member with a gun and then took off. He was spotted by a Wapakoneta Police Officer in the city, who tried to stop him. The pursuit began and crossed several county roads and ended back up in Wapak, where Wilcox was arrested. Two sheriff’s cruisers were damaged in the pursuit. Wilcox is in the Auglaize County jail on a $110,000 bond.
More than $100,000 has been lost recently in Auglaize County because of scams and the sheriff wants to remind residents to be proactive. Sheri…
What began as a call to report reckless driving north of Lima soon turned into a fiery car crash in Cridersville Tuesday evening, sending two to the hospital.
A former Auglaize County deputy was sentenced for a 2017 incident.
The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office announced its second annual benefit basketball game.