INCIDENTS
City:
Monday, 4:25 p.m., Bluffton Regional Medical Center parking lot, 303 S. Main St. Caller reported someone scribbled a racial slur on the hood of her car.
Monday, 5:10 p.m., First Merchants Bank North, 1405 Baker Place. Panic alarm. Officers responded. Alarm accidentally tripped.
Monday, 6:54 p.m., Wendy’s restaurant, 860 N. Main St. Officer requested after a female customer in the drive-through drove around the vehicle of another customer in the drive-through. When the woman was told by a Wendy’s employee she couldn’t do that, the woman reportedly became angry and belligerent with the employee and then left in a huff.
Monday, 7:01 p.m., residence in the 300 block of Whitebridge Court. Burglar alarm. Officers responded. No sign of foul play found.
Monday, 8:31 p.m., residence in the Walnut Hills Mobile Home Park, 80 Sunset Drive. Officers, Bluffton Fire Department first responders, and Wells County EMS dispatched on a report of a man bitten on the leg by a German shepherd.
Tuesday, 11:58 a.m., 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics parking lot. Wallet found in the lot.
County:
Monday, 2:38 p.m., Ind. 3 near 900S. Tree blown down into the roadway. Sheriff’s deputy responded and was able to remove the tree.
Monday, 3:34 p.m., Ind. 116 at Meridian Road. Part of the road washed out.
Monday, 4:52 p.m., 400E between 700N and 800N. Large hole developing in the road. Wells County Highway Department notified.
Monday, 6:09 p.m., residence on 1100S west of 1000W. Three handguns stolen from the residence.
Tuesday, 10:09 a.m., residence on 1100N west of 500W. Caller reported theft of $10,000 from online bank account.
Ossian:
Monday, 5:10 p.m., Farmers and Merchants State Bank, 102 N. Jefferson St. Burglar alarm. Ossian police officer and sheriff’s deputy responded. Alarm accidentally tripped.
Monday, 5:21 p.m., apartments on Countryside Drive in Ossian. Female caller reported neighbor woman was yelling at her. Officer and sheriff’s deputy responded. Situation calmed.
Monday, 5:29 p.m., residence on North Main Street in Uniondale. Sheriff’s deputies assisted the Wells County Probation Department in the search of a probationer’s residence. Allegedly during the search multiple illegal items were found including a container labeled “Holy Roller Consume Cannabis” that contained a green leafy plant-like material with the appearance and odor of marijuana, a glass smoking pipe and a bag labeled “Mojo” that reportedly contained THC-infused candy. THC is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. O’Hern was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. She was released from custody on her own recognizance.
ACCIDENTS
City:
Tuesday, 6:45 a.m., Main Street at Monroe Street. A 2014 Toyota Rav 4, driven by Travis Headley, 42, St. Helen, Mich., hit a 2006 Toyota Scion driven by Casey Kolkman, 49, Bluffton, from behind, pushing it into the rear of 2017 Hyundai Elantra driven by Michele Henderson, 48, Bluffton. Kolkman suffered a neck injury in the crash and was taken by Wells County EMS to Bluffton Regional Medical Center for treatment. Damage exceeded $5,000. Bluffton Fire Rescue was also dispatched to the scene.
FIRE RUNS
Monday, 5:31 p.m., Valley Park Apartments, 320 W. Dustman Rd. Smoke in the laundry room. Bluffton Fire Department dispatched and mutual aid from Ossian and Liberty Township paged out. Firefighters traced the source of the smoke to a motor on a washing machine. Both Liberty Township and Ossian were advised to disregard.
Tuesday, 3:23 a.m., Ind. 1 north of 400N. Live power line down in the road. Bluffton Fire Department dispatched for standby and Bluffton police and sheriff’s deputies closed down Ind. 1. American Electric Power contacted and made repairs to the line. The road was reopened at 5:31 a.m. While the road was closed, someone driving a pickup truck reportedly drove around one of the fire trucks barricading the road and drove through the area where the line was down. A sheriff’s deputy caught up with the person and issued the driver a citation.
ARRESTS
Matthew John Springer, 46, Coldwater, Mich.; possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $7,000.
