INCIDENTS
City:
Tuesday, 4:42 p.m., Auto Doctor. Stolen catalytic converter.
Tuesday, 4:58 p.m., Grace and Mercy Transitional Housing. Chickens in the roadway.
Tuesday, 8:08 p.m., South Main Street and East Spring Street. Citation issued for 49 in a 30 mph zone.
Tuesday, 11:40 p.m., residence on Cedar Road. Verbal dispute between and a man and a woman.
Wednesday, 7:04 a.m., Walmart. Parking problem.
Wednesday, 7:37 a.m., Hampshire Court Apartments. Stolen moped.
County:
Tuesday, 12:47 p.m., Wells County Jail. A man was arrested on warrant out of Johnson County and advised deputies he had recently taken prescription medication. The man was transported to Bluffton Regional Medical Center to be medically cleared.
Tuesday, 7:35 p.m., North Ind. 1 and East 1050N. Citation issued for passing in a no passing zone.
Tuesday, 11:50 p.m., Assisted fire department with a car fire.
Ossian:
Tuesday, 11:47 p.m., South Jefferson Street and East Lafever Street. Citation issued for driving with expired plates.
Wednesday, 6:23 a.m., Smith Transmission. Back door appeared to be kicked in.
ACCIDENTS
City:
Tuesday, 8:39 a.m., 300N. Tanner L. Butler, 26, Monroe, was driving 2013 Ford Fusion eastbound on 300N when a deer entered the roadway and he was unable to avoid collision. The car received damage to the front end of the vehicle but could be driven from the scene. Damage exceeded $2,500.
FIRES
Tuesday, 7:32 p.m., Pizza King, Bluffton. Report of a gas smell near oven. Building evacuated. Incident terminated at 7:48 p.m.
Tuesday, 11:46 p.m., Clark Avenue and West Silver Street. Car fire. Bluffton Fire Department Responded. Fire under control at midnight. Freeman’s towed the vehicle.
ARRESTS
Tristen Thomas Root, 38, Fort Wayne; domestic battery, a Level 5 felony, strangulation, a Level 6 felony, confinement, a Level 3 felony. Bond set at $21,500. Bonded.
