INCIDENTS
City:
Thursday, 2:02 p.m., 1000 block of West Wabash Street. Parking problem.
Thursday, 10:54 p.m., 1000 block of West Wiley Avenue. Caller reported a man wearing a black morph suit had entered the home and ran when verbally confronted.
Friday, 3:48 p.m., Main Street and Sutton Circle Drive. Traffic stop. Driver only possessed permit and was warned not to drive without a license.
Friday, 6:57 p.m., Farmers & Merchants State Bank. Alarm set off by cleaners.
Friday, 7:03 p.m., Main Street and S.R. 124. Crash. Report to follow.
Friday, 7:03 p.m., 900 block of Ranch Road. Tree fell and blocking roadway.
Friday, 7:06 p.m., Arby’s. Report of domestic altercation. Noah Turner arrested for domestic battery and criminal mischief.
Friday, 7:16 p.m., Main and Wabash streets. Reported hit skip of a pedestrian. Unable to locate pedestrian and the owner of the reported vehicle said it had been parked at home for two hours.
Saturday, 5:59 p.m., 4-H fairgrounds. Report of a dog running into a vehicle. Dog was uninjured and the vehicle was undamaged.
Sunday, 12:50 a.m., Market and Marion streets. Suspended driver, cited.
Sunday, 9:48 a.m., 300 block of East Wiley Street. Vehicle parked blocking driveway. Towed.
Sunday, 1:21 p.m., 1900 block of Kensington Drive. Reported sign damage.
Monday, 12:03 a.m., 700 block of Clark Avenue. Report of theft.
Monday, 12:36 p.m., Walmart. Subject wanted for stealing.
County:
Friday, 12:03 p.m., 1200 S and S.R. 3, Montpelier. Report of property damage.
Friday, 7:23 p.m., S.R. 218 and 600W, Poneto. Large bull on the side of the road. Owner warned for repeated issue with animals.
Friday, 9:10 p.m., 2548 S.R. 116, Bluffton. 911 disconnect. Caller said they thought there was an altercation outside, but it was just someone loudly praying.
Friday, 11:05 p.m., 1319W 950N, Markle. Report of several vehicles on property, not permitted to be there. Owner advised there’s been recent issues with vandalism and trespassing. Five individuals warned for trespassing.
Saturday, 2:07 p.m., Ouabache State Park. Woman reportedly climbed into enclosure with bison, then climbed out. Unable to locate woman upon arrival.
Sunday, 12:05 p.m., 2908E Center Dr., Bluffton. Report of a verbal altercation.
Sunday, 7:59 p.m., 1000W and 750S, Warren. Tree down and partially laying in road. Highway Department notified.
Monday, 7:12 a.m., Meridian Road and 100S, Bluffton. Semi in ditch towed.
Monday, 8:40 a.m., 3422N S.R. 1, Bluffton. Dog issue. Second warning.
Monday, 2:28 p.m., 6852N 300W, Uniondale. Multiple reports of suspicious behavior from a vehicle. Deputy advised driver to avoid the area if he had no legitimate reason to be there.
Monday, 8:32 p.m., Hoosier Highway and Meridian Road. Car vs. deer.
Monday, 10:05 p.m., Wells County Jail. Warrant served on Victor Patrick Kirk Bell.
Ossian:
Friday, 3:11 p.m., 3536 E 700 N, Ossian. Cows on the loose.
ACCIDENTS
City:
Friday, 3:51 p.m., S.R. 2 100 ft. north of Monroe Street. Abigail Kaehr, 24, Decatur, was stopped at the red light in a 2014 Kia Optima and was rear-ended by a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado driven by Ricky McEvoy, 68, Bluffton. Damage exceeded $1,000.
Friday, 7:03 p.m., S.R. 124 and Main Street. Myla Toliver, 17, Fort Wayne was driving a 2013 Ford Edge and was rear ended by a 2008 Toyota Avalon driven by Shelley Martin, 72, Liberty Center.
Sunday, 7:52 p.m., Washington Street near Walmer Street. Holly J. Wittbrodt, 65, Bluffton, was backing a 2015 Buick Enclave out of a driveway at 1117 W Washington St. and did not see a parked 2013 Chevrolet Equinox owned by Shawn Baumgartner, Fort Wayne. Damage exceeded $2,500.
Monday, 6:08 p.m., 1200 block of Sunnyglenn Court. Report of possible package theft.
Monday, 9:56 p.m., 100 block of South Johnson Street. Report of fireworks going off inside residence. Subjects were playing prank.
Tuesday, 9:10 a.m., Hardees. Van sideswiped by semi. Report to follow.
Tuesday, 11:12 a.m., 400 block of East Arnold Street. Deceased person found.
County:
Friday, 6:45 a.m., S.R. 124 near C.R. 600E, Bluffton. Patricia A. Warner, 67, Huntington, was driving a 2023 Acura RDX westbound on S.R. 124 and struck a deer. Damage exceeded $2,500.
Saturday, 12:02 p.m., C.R. 250N at S.R. 1, Bluffton. Richie Hicks, 52, Poneto, was turning a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado left on C.R. 250N and cut the turn short, striking a stopped 2022 Toyota Corolla driven by Kenneth Lewis, 78, Bluffton, at the intersection. Damage exceeded $2,500.
Ossian:
Sunday, 5:04 p.m., S.R. 1 at the intersection of U.S. 224, Ossian. Randall Dinius, 64, Huntington, was driving a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan westbound on S.R. 1 and rear-ended a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse driven by Charles Briede, 63, Sweetser. Damage exceeded $2,500.
Monday, 7:20 a.m., S.R. 1, Ossian. Arabella Springer, 53, Bluffton, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox northbound on S.R. 1 near U.S. 224 and rear-ended a 2015 Toyota Sienna driven by Nai M. Win, 46, Fort Wayne. Damage exceeded $5,000.
Monday, 2:04 a.m., 300 W south of 400 N, Markle. Chandler L. Oswalt, 19, Poneto, was driving a 2005 Ford F-250 and a deer ran into the side of the vehicle. Damage exceeded $1,000.
FIRES
Friday, 4:11 p.m., 1447 E 500 S, Bluffton. Wires down.
Friday, 4:41 p.m., 628 S Wayne St. Wires down.
Friday, 5:45 p.m., NW S.R. 116 and Meridian Road, Bluffton. Tree blocking roadway. Removed.
Saturday, 11:49 a.m., 76 Sunset Drive, Bluffton. Wires down.
Saturday, 4:11 p.m., Taco Bell, Bluffton. Report of electrical issues and smoke.
Saturday, 7:08 p.m., Christian Care Retirement Community, Bluffton. Fire alarm.
Sunday, 7:11 p.m., 800 S 200 W, Poneto. Wires down.
Monday, 2:01 p.m., 311 E Washington St., Bluffton. Structure fire. Bluffton fire department responded. Fire under control 2:26 p.m.
ARRESTS
Aaron Emmanuel Anaya, 36, Bluffton; sex offender registry violation, a Level 5 felony. Bond set at $30,000.
Stephen Ishmel Murphy, 55, Bluffton; breaking and entering, a Level 6 felony. Bond set at $5,000.
Noah James Turner, 25, Angola; domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor, and criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor. Bond set at $30,000.
David Carter Hines, 34, Geneva; operating while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $1,500.
Melvin Dontez Jackson, 24, Detroit; theft, a Level 6 felony. Bond set at $5,000.
Victor Patrick Kirk, 28, Van Buren; probation violation, a Level 5 felony. Bond not set.
