INCIDENTS
City:
Thursday, 4:46 p.m. Min Street at Harrison Road. Officer removed a piece of concrete from the road.
Thursday, 5:23 p.m., Walmart Supercenter, 2100 N. Main St. Officer arrested Leah Nicole Crowder, 28, Bluffton, on one count of theft, a Class A misdemeanor, after she was allegedly caught “skip-scanning” — failing to scan all of the merchandise she had in her cart at one of the store’s self-checkout aisles and then leaving the store with the unpaid for merchandise. Her bond was set at $1,500. Officers caught up with her at Lo Bob’s Tobacco, 1730 N. Main St., and detained her there.
Thursday, 5:39 p.m., Dairy Queen, 960 N. Main St. Panic alarm. Officers responded. Alarm tripped accidentally.
Thursday, 8:39 p.m., Peyton’s Northern, 1111 S. Adams St. Robert DeWayne Connett, 47, Bluffton, was arrested on a warrant for violating probation. During the course of his arrest, while inventorying Connett’s vehicle prior to towing it, allegedly located illegal substances. Connett was also charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia with a prior conviction for the same offense, a Class A misdemeanor. There was no bond set on his probation violation. Bond was set at $6,500 on the other two charges.
Thursday, 11:50 p.m., Wells County Lockup, 225 E. Harrison St. Woman reported being able to hear something scraping on a window at the residence at the self-storage buildings. Officers responded but saw no one.
Friday, 7:14 a.m., McDonald’s restaurant, 984 N. Main St. Panhandler asking customers for money and cigarettes. Officers responded. A customer agreed to provide the man a ride and some food. At 7:48 p.m., the same man was reportedly at the Walmart Supercenter, 2100 N. Main St. asking customers for money in aggressive manner. He left before officers arrived.
Friday, 11:07 a.m., residence in the 600 block of South Bond Street. Caller reported her Maltese-poodle mix dog was stolen from her residence.
County:
Thursday, 2:49 p.m., I-69 north of Markle. Report that someone had driven a golf cart on the highway and tossed several tires that they had been carrying on the cart into a small drainage ditch that the highway bridged.
Thursday, 2:52 p.m., Silo Farms mobile home park. Loud verbal altercation between a son and his mother. Deputies responded. Situation calmed Parties separated.
Thursday, 5:42 p.m., Emmanuel Community Church, 2115N-500W. Church vandalized.
Friday, 4:55 a.m., residence on Grape Street north of Ind. 218 in Poneto. Loud verbal altercation and a man who was reported to be out of control. Deputies responded. Situation calmed.
Friday, 11:43 a.m., Rose Road near Meridian Road. Caller reported someone dumped a whole bunch of trash — again.
FIRE RUNS
Thursday, 8:02 p.m., Peyton’s Northern, 1111 S. Adams St. Fire alarm. Bluffton Fire Department responded. No fire. Alarm triggered by a broken sprinkler head.
ARRESTS
Roger Lee Fox II, 18, Bluffton; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor. Bond set at $1,000.
