INCIDENTS
City:
Tuesday, 4:32 p.m., Park Center, 1115 S. Main St. Officers assisted a child whose mother had walked away from the facility.
Wednesday, 9:03 a.m., Lancaster Central Elementary School. Officer assisted a motorist by jump starting the motorist’s car.
County:
Tuesday, 6:11 p.m., 200N near Ind. 116. Car slid off the road.
Tuesday, 11:06 p.m., 300W south of Oak Road. Vehicle slid off the road.
Wednesday, 2:10 a.m., sheriff’s deputy pulled over a vehicle and arrested the driver, Dakkota Lee Weiss, 22, Fort Wayne, on charges of possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor; and operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in his body, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $2,000.
Wednesday, 6:21 a.m., 300W at Stoney Lane, Zanesville. Caller reported he struck a deer with his 2000 Oldsmobile Alero. He did not wish an accident report.
FIRE RUNS
Tuesday, 6:26 p.m., CVS Pharmacy, 1203 S. Main St. Employee reported smell of something hot, like burning wires, coming from the back of the store. The store was evacuated and Bluffton Fire Department was dispatched. Firefighters first investigated the retail part of the store with a thermal imaging camera and found nothing. The source of the smell was then traced to the loft area of the store. Suspecting it might be in an HVAC unit, firefighters cooled down the store enough to activate the units and discovered the source of the smell to be coming from the south HVAC unit. It was then taken off line. Corporate was contacted to contact a repairman.
ARRESTS
Dayon Charles Allen Hall, 32, Gwyneville, Ind.; child molesting, a Level 1 felony, and sexual misconduct with a minor, a Level 4 felony. Bond set at $200,000.
Cynthia Marie Cushing, 33, Ossian; two counts of theft — one a Class A misdemeanor and the other a Level 6 felony. Bond set at $15,000. She was also charged with violating probation. No bond was set on that charge.
