INCIDENTS
City:
Friday, 3:02 p.m., Walmart. Caller reported he lost his wallet.
Friday, 5:05 p.m., West Wiley Avenue and South Morgan Street. Caller reported children in road, officer spoke to kids and parent about why that’s not great.
Friday, 5:58 p.m., East River Road and Orchard Ridge Drive, Officer assisted driver with jump starting dead battery.
Friday, 6:36 p.m., Premier Apartments. Report of man and woman fighting, subjects advised it was verbal dispute over breakup.
Friday, 11:22 p.m., Save On Liquor South. Report of pool of blood in parking lot, believed to be from deer.
Friday, 11:23 a.m., 300 block of West Central Avenue. Report of a dog in area. Owners contacted.
Saturday, 1:23 p.m., Kroger. Welfare check requested for woman slumped over in vehicle with other woman in passenger seat, caller suspected drug use.
Saturday, 8:20 p.m., 500 block of East Arnold Street. Caller reported constant, never-ending barking from a dog with probably an incredible larynx.
Saturday, 9:47 p.m., El Camino Real. Report of man complaining about food and being verbally aggressive. “Bad burrito, sad burrito” was noted in the report.
Sunday, 2:54 a.m., 1400 block of South Ellingham Pike. Caller requested assistance retrieving belongings.
Sunday, 2:07 p.m., Walmart. Report of subject using ticket switching and skip scanning techniques on five occasions. Charges to be filed on suspect.
Sunday, 5:52 p.m., 300 block of East Central Avenue. Caller reported issues with juveniles.
Sunday, 6:41 p.m., Walmart. Report of theft.
Sunday, 10:42 p.m., 80 block of Sunset Drive. Officers assisted Indiana State Police detectives in an attempt to locate a person of interest in an active investigation they are working.
Monday, 5:13 a.m., South Meridian Road and West 2nd Street. Car versus deer.
County:
Thursday, 1:11 p.m., Wells County Jail. Warrant served to Jonathon Jiron Pastran.
Thursday, 2:37 p.m., 1900 East 100 North, Bluffton. Caller reported subject on property without permission, subjects advised they were looking for a lost dog. Advised to leave.
Thursday, 5:41 p.m., Silo Farms. Report of multiple gunshot sounds in the area. Unable to locate source.
Thursday, 5:58 p.m., South 100 East and East 900 South, Keystone. Car versus deer.
Thursday, 8:11 p.m., South Meridian Road and West 900 South, Keystone. Car versus deer.
Friday, 11:22 a.m., near 6000 Southeast Willow Road, Warren. Report of a dog unable to walk after it was hit by vehicle.
Friday, 11:58 a.m., Wells County Jail. Subject served protection order, told officers birth date was incorrect and the first name of the petitioner listed on the order was also incorrect.
Friday, 12:38 p.m., Apostolic Church Vera Cruz. Report of a motion-detecting alarm set off, representative advised the culprit was an automatic vacuum. The suspect was turned off.
Friday, 5:44 p.m., 9000 South Main Street, Petroleum. Caller reported her adult son with significant mental disability was missing for one hour, family is new to the area. Caller advised recent purchases were made at Dollar General in Ossian. Officer spoke to employees who advised the man was in the store earlier and began walking along the highway. Officers with Bluffton Police Department as well as Deputy Conrad searched the city of Bluffton and surrounding areas, town of Petroleum and the span of Ind. 1 through Ossian. Officers located the man and returned him safely to his family without incident.
Friday, 7:52 p.m., 6300 East Ind. 224, Craigville. Report of a dog bite to an 11-month-old.
Saturday, 10:22 a.m., Ind. 1 and East 450 South, Bluffton. Officer transported man and daughter to Kroger, man cited for speeding, warned for unrestrained child in vehicle, no drivers license in possession, and failure to update his drivers license despite moving from Wisconsin two years ago.
Sunday, 12:58 a.m., 200 block of Countryside Drive, Markle. Caller reported hearing man and woman yelling and things being broken, children in the home, man has history of drinking issues. The screaming man advised he had been drinking and arguing with the mother of his children about being more established and mature in his life. Woman advised nothing physical occurred. Advised to separate for the evening.
Sunday, 8:36 a.m., 2700 South Hoosier Highway, Bluffton. Caller requested welfare check for 8-year-old child. Wanted documentation child was not with mother and living in house, however, no child was found in the home.
Sunday, 10 p.m., 3100 South Main Street, Liberty Center. Report of a consistently annoying dog barking.
Sunday, 6:39 a.m., Ind. 116 and East 150 North, Bluffton. Car versus deer. Significant damage to vehicle, towed by Pemberton’s.
Sunday, 8:41 a.m., Wells County Jail. Subject reported two written grievance forms with claims he was being threatened with rape by other inmates due to the fact that he was charged with rape. Subject was moved to single cell near intake. No crimes had occurred.
Monday, 9:30 a.m., Wells County Jail. Subject served protection order.
Monday, 11:10 a.m., 1000 South and Ind. 3, Warren. Driver cited for speeding 71 in a 55 mph zone.
Ossian:
Saturday, 6:36 p.m., 4000 East 900 North, Ossian. Caller reported neighbors “having sexual behaviors” in the yard, and wanted them to go inside. Subjects were shocked to learn about these behaviors and advised they simply exchanged a hug and kiss.
ACCIDENTS
City:
Wednesday, 7:45 a.m., 1100 East Spring Street. Angela Harris went to the police station to report an accident in the elementary pickup line the day prior. Harris’s vehicle was rear ended by Amber Hurych’s vehicle. Hurych advised her foot slipped from the brake pedal and both parties left the scene after stating no damage was done. Damages did not exceed $2,500.
County:
Saturday, 4:41 p.m., Ind 1 and Ind. 124. Lewis A. Brown was driving Westbound on Ind. 124 and attempted to turn left at a green light to head Southbound on Ind. 1. Sean M. Shultz was talking on his cell phone and disregarded a red light at an intersection, causing his Chevy Equinox to collide with the driver side of Lewis’s Dodge Ram. No injuries reported. Shultz was cited for no valid license, disregarding a lighted signal, and distracted driving. Damages did not exceed $25,000.
ARRESTS
Clint Joseph Dankson, 40, Bluffton; operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, a Class A misdemeanor.
Zackary Scott Price, 27, Bluffton; operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more and operating a vehicle while intoxicated – endangerment, both Class A misdemeanors. Bond set at $1,500.
Marissa Jean Castano, 28, Bluffton; two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $500.
