April 6-12 marks National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a time to raise awareness and support for survivors. Allen and Putnam County Crime Victim Services is working to spread the word about the resources available to those affected by crime.
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LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - Police cruisers lined North West Street on Wednesday afternoon after the Lima Police Department responded to a reported s…
A 31-year-old man showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the hand.
A 44-year-old man called authorities to report that he had been robbed at an apartment complex located at 656 W. Spring St.
The trial of Jonathan Wheeler, a 31-year-old man indicted on rape and aggravated robbery charges in Allen County, began Monday afternoon.
Crime Victim Services are ensuring area residents are aware of all available resources for National Crime Victims' Rights Week. The theme for this year is "How Would you Help," and Crime Victim Services are promoting this theme by hosting an agency wide open house Tuesday evening in Lima. From the court advocacy and relationship violence programs to the Court Appointed Special Advocate, Crime Victim Services' goal is to educate residents on these resources should they become a crime victim.
FINDLAY, OH (WLIO) - One person is dead after a house fire in Findlay early Sunday morning. The Findlay Fire Department arrived to a home at 4…
A new scholarship is on the way at Ohio State Lima that honors the legacy of one local woman in social work. Beginning Autumn 2023, OSU Lima will offer students the Phyllis Neff Social Work Scholarship. The scholarship was created by Phyllis Neff's daughters, Rachel and Sarah Neff, to remember the everlasting impact their mother made to Lima in her 32-year career at Crime Victim Services.
19-year-old Johnathon Miller pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, felonious assault, theft, and improper handling of a firearm in a vehicle. Van Wert police say that on May 9th of 2022, an armed burglary took place at a home in the 300 block of Tyler Street. Two people were in the home at the time. The suspects had a gun and allegedly beat one of the victims with it.
According to the affidavit, there were at least two victims the priest met while he was in the seminary, both minors at a Catholic school in Toledo. The alleged incidents started in 1999 and went on until 2020. Court documents say the victims had drug problems that Zacharias exploited for sexual favors over 20 years. He was arrested by FBI agents while he was serving in Findlay in August of 2020.