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.
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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 Fire Department battled a fire at a duplex on the south side of the city earlier Saturday afternoon. Firefighters were called to 950 and 954 St. Johns Avenue at 5:45 pm Saturday afternoon. The fire was burning on both sides of an abandoned duplex apartment building.
A house on the east side of Lima had to be torn down after a suspicious fire Thursday morning.
The Lima Fire Department was called out 593 East Elm Street just before 5 a.m. Firefighters say flames could be seen coming from both the first and second story. The home was vacant, and the structure was too dangerous for the firefighters to enter. Construction crews were brought in to tear the structure down as soon as the fire was under control. A home next door did sustain heat damage from the blaze. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, the estimated damage is a little over $24,000.
The Allen County Sheriff's Office released more information into a toddler found dead in a Delphos apartment on April 29th.
Authorities in Hancock County are looking for answers after a woman's body is found along a roadway between Findlay and Arcadia.