INCIDENTS
City:
Friday, 2:10 p.m., Walmart Supercenter, 2100 N. Main St. caller reported someone hit his Ford F250 pickup truck in the parking lot and then left the scene.
Friday, 4 p.m., KM The Space Photography, 209 W. Market St. Professional photography equipment stolen.
Friday, 6:25 p.m., Ohio Street at Bennett Street. Caller reported a large group of juveniles sitting on the caller’s rock wall outside and cussing at the homeowner. Officer responded but the youth had left.
Friday, 9:14 p.m., Washington Park, 710 S. Mulberry Street. Large group of juveniles swearing and being loud. Officer responded and noted he could hear the youth from a block away. He told them to keep the noise down.
Saturday, 12:12 a.m., 400 block of Stillwater Court, Woodlands addition. Several juveniles ringing door bells and knocking on doors and then running away. Officer located the youth and turned them over to the custody of parents.
Saturday, 7:49 a.m., Capri Meadows apartments. Several vehicles vandalized overnight.
Saturday, 7:55 a.m., Capri Meadows apartment. Vehicle rummaged through overnight.
Saturday, 9:41 a.m., 100 block of North Union Street. Meth pipe lying in the street.
Saturday, 10:47 a.m., residence in the 500 block of West Wabash Street. Red 1998 Dodge Dakota pickup truck stolen overnight. Information taken for a report.
Saturday, 11:37 a.m., residence in the 500 block of West Miller Street. Caller reported that his dog was bloodied and injured by someone or something after the back gate was left open. He had taken the dog to the veterinarian.
Saturday, 12:07 p.m., Capri Meadows apartments. Car broken into and vandalized during the night.
Saturday, 5:13 p.m., Toppings, 135 W. Market St. Report of a vagrant in the store seeking someone to stake him to a motel room for the night. Management asked he be warned for criminal trespassing. Officer issued the warning.
Saturday, 6:13 p.m., Wings Etc., 657 N. Main St. Man in the store threatening employees with physical harm. He left before officers arrived. Information taken for a report.
Saturday, 8:03 p.m., Capri Meadows apartments. Caller reported vehicle vandalized the previous night.
Saturday, 9:30 p.m., Washington Park, 710 S. Mulberry Street. Report of five juveniles spoiling for a fight over the ownership of a basketball. Officers responded. Information taken for a report.
Sunday, 12:08 a.m., Indiana Technical Installations, 2220 N. Main St. Burglar alarm. Officers responded. No sign of foul play found.
Sunday, 12:19 a.m., Capri Meadows apartments. Caller reported there was a man asleep in her apartment and she wanted him removed. Officer dispatched. Information taken for a report.
Sunday, 12:32 a.m., 500 block of Willowbrook Trail. Report of several juveniles ringing doorbells and knocking on doors. Officers responded, rounded up the youth and returned them to their parents.
Sunday, 1:04 a.m., Expert Transmission, 2883E-Ind. 124. Burglar alarm. Officers responded. No sign of foul play found.
Sunday, 2:02 a.m., Stag Bar, 205 W. Market St. Officers requested to remove a female patron refusing to leave and arguing with the bartenders. She was warned for criminal trespassing for the next 60 days.
Sunday, 12:44 p.m., residence in the 300 block of North Williams Street. Caller requested an officer to remove an unwanted female from the residence.
Sunday, 1:08 p.m., Bluffton Woods mobile home park. Report of four people smoking marijuana in a white Audi by the pond. Officer dispatched but the car was gone.
Sunday, 5:18 p.m., apartment in the 400 block of West Wabash Street. Caller reported unauthorized use of a family member’s debit card and food stamps card while the family member was incarcerated.
Sunday, 7:39 p.m., Wells County Public Library, 200 W. Washington Street. Report of a suspicious man behind the library filling a bucket with rocks. Officer dispatched. Turned out to be the library’s information technology employee.
Sunday, 9:05 p.m., residence in the 900 block of South Main Street. Officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at the residence between a husband and wife. Information taken for a report.
Sunday, 11:32 p.m., Almco Steel, 0059 N. Oak St. Extended. Burglar alarm. Officers responded. No sign of foul play found.
Monday, 8:44 a.m., Main Street at Oak Forest Drive. Stalled out semi.
Monday, noon, Bluffton High School, 1 Tiger Trail. Student found in possession of a vape pen.
Monday, 12:35 p.m., residence in the 700 block of North Main Street. Caller reported his vehicle was entered overnight and the caller’s sunglasses were stolen. The person who committed the theft left behind a wallet that had been reported stolen in another theft.
County:
Friday, 5:09 p.m., Silo Farms mobile home park, 11080N-Ind. 1. Deputy requested to mediate a dispute between a man and a woman about the alleged unauthorized use of the woman’s television by the man.
Saturday, 9:16 p.m., residence on 100W north of 400N. Burglar alarm. Sheriff’s deputy responded. No sign of foul play found.
Saturday, 11:03 p.m., residence on Sugar Street in Uniondale. Report of two men fighting. Sheriff’s deputies responded. The fight had broken up and the combatants had reportedly left before deputies arrived. A third man with some cuts and bruises was still around but he did not wish to pursue the matter further,
Sunday, 2:56 p.m., River Terrace Estates, 400 Caylor Blvd. Report of an intoxicated employee belligerent and throwing things. Sheriff’s deputies responded. They determined that the employee was not intoxicated but had admitted to having lost his temper at work. He had calmed down, was apologetic, and was packing up his belongings to leave. At the request of management he was warned for criminal trespassing.
Monday, 3:02 a.m., report of a white male in a blue T-shirt and jeans walking in the middle of Ind. 1 in Reiffsburg. Deputy located the man — who said he was walking to Muncie — and gave him a ride as far as Ind. 18 in Jay County. He planned to continue walking from there.
Monday, 10:51 a.m., Oak Road at 300W. Six to eight alpacas or llamas wandering around in the road. Sheriff’s deputy responded and helped heard the animals back to their pen.
ACCIDENTS
County:
Saturday, 2:40 a.m., 100E near 800N. Brock A. Nunley, 21, rural Uniondale, hit a deer with his 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. Damage to the pickup truck exceeded $5,000.
Saturday, 8:33 p.m., Ind. 116 about a mile east of Markle. Larissa Oliveira, 25, rural Bluffton, was on the phone when she failed to negotiate a curve in a 2013 Kia Rio, drove off the road down a steep embankment and came to a stop after hitting several small trees. The Rio sustained more than $5,000 damage.
FIRE RUNS
Friday, 4:23 p.m., 530 Channing Way residence of Colten and Abby Jones. Basement fire alarm reported by alarm company. Bluffton Fire Department dispatched and mutual aid requested from Liberty and Nottingham Township fire departments. There was no fire. The alarm company called back and reported it was just testing the alarm in the house.
Saturday, 10:33 p.m., Mulberry Street in Vera Cruz. Report of a sofa on fire in the middle of the street. Bluffton Fire Department dispatched and put out the fire.
Monday, 9:56 a.m., Bluffton Regional Medical Center South Campus, 1100 S. Main St. Fire alarm. Bluffton Fire Department dispatched. No fire.
ARRESTS
Alfredo Vern Mendez, 29, Ossian; residential entry, a Level 6 felony. Bond set at $5,000.
Susan Denise Sutton, 46, Bluffton; driving while suspended with a prior conviction for the same offense, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond set at $1,500.
Earl Wilson Quinn, 51, Bluffton; invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond set at $50,000.
Ronald Joseph Lucente, 30, Markle; driving while suspended with a prior conviction for the same offense, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond set at $1,500.
Gabrella Cristina Kain Fuentes, 24, Fort Wayne; unlawful possession of a hypodermic syringe and possession of methamphetamine, both Level 6 felonies. Bond set at $10,000.
Jessica Veronica Kain Fuentes, 28, Fort Wayne; driving while suspended with a prior conviction for the same offense, a Class A misdemeanor. Released on her won recognizance.
Sarah Grace McDonald, 40, Ossian; contempt of court on a civil matter. Bond set at $500. Bonded.
TICKETS
Yazmine J. Tucker Cruz, rural Liberty Center; 67 mph-55 zone, Ind. 124 bypass.
Tyler Flowers, Bluffton, animals running at large, 118 N. Oak St.
