INCIDENTS
City:
Wednesday, 11:13 p.m., 700 block of North Main Street. Baby raccoon runing in traffic creating a traffic hazard. Sheriff’s deputy located the raccoon and took it to a tree line by the Wabash River.
Wednesday, 11:38 p.m., Compromise Lane at Elm Grove Road. Caller reported a white woman was walking around the caller’s property and the caller thought that was suspicious. Officer responded. The woman in question was out for a walk.
Thursday, 6:57 a.m., Willowbrook Trail residence complained about the noise being made by the construction traffic at the new housing subdivision behind Willowbrook.
Thursday, 12:29 p.m., 1600 block of West Western Avenue. Report of a man who appeared to be fighting with himself and kicking his shoes off. Officer responded. The man told the officer he was just walking from home.
County:
Wednesday, 6:44 p.m., Wells County EMS dispatched to Silo Farms, 11080N-Ind. 1 on a report of a woman walking on one of the streets possibly suffering from a diabetic issue.
Thursday, 12:23 a.m., Ind. 1 south of 800N. Sheriff’s deputy pulled over a 2006 Buick for having only one working headlight. The deputy observed in his report to the court that the driver, identified as Hilario A. Rios, 53, Fort Wayne, smelled of alcohol but only blew a .019 percent alcohol concentration equivalency on a Breathalyzer test. A SoToxa test, however, allegedly tested positive for the presence of cannabis (marijuana) and amphetamines. Rios was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in his body, both Class C misdemeanors.
ACCIDENTS
City:
Tuesday, 9:59 a.m., Williams Street at Wiley Avenue. Parked cars made it hard for Samantha R. White, 24, Bluffton, to see approaching traffic on Wiley as she was southbound on Williams in a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. She stopped but couldn’t see anything so she pulled forward and the Equinox crashed right angle into an eastbound 2014 Ford Focus driven by Anna L. Holloway, 79, Bluffton. The police officer noted in his report that the number of parked cars near the intersection did indeed make it difficult to see traffic on Wiley. Damage exceeded $5,000.
County:
Wednesday, 1:17 p.m., Ind. 1 at 1200N. Ah Le, 56, Fort Wayne, said, through an interpreter, he was southbound on Ind. 1 and stopped in traffic intersection intending to turn right onto 1200N. James V. Reinig, 60, Ossian, was driving his 1998 Kenworth semi south on Ind. 1 approaching Le’s 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan from behind when he said Le came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the road and activated his left turn signal. To avoid a crash from behind, Reinig swerved around the van on the right just as Le turned the van right instead of left. Damage exceeded $5,000. No one was injured or trapped in the wreckage but because the initial calls placed to 911 were by passerby who could not confirm that, Wells County EMS and Ossian Fire Rescue were dispatched to the scene.
ARRESTS
Alex Edward Bates, 34, Fort Wayne; theft and counterfeiting, both Level 6 felonies. Bond set at $10,000.
Casey Esther Morlan, 26, Bluffton; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $1,500.
Braden Lee Phillips, 20, Ossian; revocation of bail.
TICKETS
Maquitio C. McDaniel, 30, Bluffton; three counts of harboring a non-immunized dog at 924 N. Main St.
Abbi N. Stephens, 25, Fort Wayne; distracted driving, Main Street at Monroe Street.
