Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018

Backing collision 

Two Portland residents were involved in a vehicle collision Tuesday in the Jay Lodge #87 parking lot. 

James R. Bruner, 77, was backing up his 2015 Chevrolet Equinox from a parking spot at the Lodge, 513 N. Meridian St., Portland. He told Portland Police Department he didn’t see Sandra S. Bubp who was driving a 2018 Cadillac XTS behind his car. Bubp, 71, was pulling into the parking lot. 

The Cadillac is registered to Larry W. Bubp, Portland. 

Damage in the 8:58 a.m. accident is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500. 

Theft 

A Jay County High School student reported her cell phone stolen from the girls’ locker room Monday. 

Macey Weitzel noticed her iPhone 7 and her student super pass were taken from the locker room while she was at basketball practice after the school day ended. Portland Police Department tracked the phone using an app and discovered it in the home of another Jay County High School student. The phone and pass were returned to Weitzel, and the student will be disciplined by the school. 

The phone and pass were altogether valued between $500 and $600. 

House fire 

Three local fire departments responded to a house fire in Redkey Tuesday morning. 

Redkey Fire Department was called at 9:16 a.m. to 8237 W. 500 South, Redkey, for a report of a two-story house on fire. Twelve Redkey firefighters, along with eight firefighters from Dunkirk Fire Department and four from Pennville Fire Department, worked for about an hour to put out the blaze. The cause is still under investigation, but the home and its contents are considered a total loss. 

Natalie Pruitt was renting the house, which is owned by Terry Miller, Ridgeville