Firefighters arrived to find flames on both the first and second floors of the residence. According to scanner traffic, there were concerns that two children could be inside. However, after a thorough search, no one was found in the home.
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February 3, 2025, 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.
The Lima Community Improvement Corporation (LCIC) held a public open house Monday. Monday's open house gave the public an opportunity to LCIC Executive Director, Marcie Barlow, along with board members. Also, residents learned more about the corporation's mission to bring more family owned residential properties by rehabilitating existing homes in addition to infilling vacant land parcels in the city. Recently, the LCIC received a grant to help fulfill this mission.
Pictured: A model house is placed on wood word TAX.
The Lima Police Department was called out to a home in the 2400 block of Lakewood Avenue, around 9:30 a.m. on New Year's Eve morning, after a person looking after the home while the residents were away found two dead canines. They were both skinned and left in the driveway. The person that noticed the canines told police that they were not there at 10 o'clock the night before when they were at the home last.
Lima, OH (WLIO) - A portion of Jameson Avenue will be closed to non-local traffic Thursday, December 29th.
During the initial investigation occupants inside the residence explained that there had been a party and that some individuals had been asked to leave due to their problematic behavior. After leaving, those still inside the residence received text messages warning that something bad might happen. A few moments later a sedan, believed to be the same sedan that those who were asked to leave had been driving, drove by the residence firing rounds into it.
The search of the residence yielded a marijuana grow with approximately 36 plants, a Psilocybin mushroom grow consisting of approximately 23 grow pods in various stages of development, over 2.2 pounds of marijuana, a small amount of cash and numerous items indicative of drug cultivation and drug abuse.
The Lima Police Department say they were called out around 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday to a disturbance at 1610 South Union Street. There they spoke with Lane Riley, a woman from Van Wert, who reported that she was assaulted by 34-year-old Jacquavious Cartwright. She reported that a handgun was used by Cartwright and that he was still armed inside the house.
The call came in just after 8 a.m. Monday morning that shots were fired at a residence in the 900 block of East 2nd Street. Police did say that the home was struck by one round.