July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Capsule Reports
Line starts fire
A downed power line ignited a fire Sunday that heavily damaged a Dunkirk man's home.
A thunderstorm caused a power line to fall onto another electrical line connected to the home of Allen Mettler, 341 N. Franklin St. The incident caused an electrical surge in Mettler's home, which started a fire and knocked out power in the city.
The fire was reported at 8:53 a.m. Firefighters overheard the call on a police scanner and went to the scene. Because the power was out, Dunkirk's fire repeater could not be used to page firefighters to the scene. Telephone service also was out, a firefighter said this morning. The fire was reported via cellular phone.
The first Dunkirk firefighters arrived at the scene at 9 a.m. Twenty firefighters responded with two trucks. The fire was controlled at 9:38 a.m.
Ten Redkey firefighters assisted at the scene and brought one truck.
Power was restored to the city about 10:15 a.m. Sunday.
Flushing hydrants
The town of Redkey will be flushing fire hydrants on Thursday.
Hydrants will be flushed between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Water will be discolored during this time, a city official said this morning.
Women's club
The Portland Vocational Women's Club will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at the Koffee Kup Diner in Portland. The hostess is Kristi Betts.
Decatur accident
A car driven by Helen M. Nevil, Portland, collided with a sports utility vehicle driven by Emily S. Michalak, Toledo, Ohio, at the intersection of Morningstar Drive and South 13th Street in Decatur shortly before noon on Wednesday. Damage was estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.
Pop stolen
Someone broke into a Portland couple's apartment and stole two cases of pop recently.
The incident occurred at the home of Gary and Diana Schmidt, 428 W. Arch St. The theft was reported Sunday and occurred sometime during the last two weeks, Portland police said.
Two cases of Mountain Dew were stolen.
Hit by car
A Portland resident told police that her son was hit by a car last week.
Stephanie Castillo, 302 S. Western Ave., told Portland police that the incident occurred on Wednesday, while her son was crossing Meridian Street, near Water Street. Nicholas Setser, 11, was hit by a large black car at 3:10 p.m.
Castillo said the mirror of the northbound car struck her son's left shoulder. He suffered a fractured pinkie finger, a scraped knee and may have broken his ankle.
She reported the accident to police on Saturday.
Cash stolen
A Portland man told police someone stole cash from his home.
Josh Teeter, 600 S. Meridian St., Apt. 211, said $40 to $50 in cash was taken from his wallet between noon and 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Teeter told Portland police he was not home when the theft occurred. Someone also opened the dresser drawers in his bedroom, he said.
Stolen from business
An employee of a rural Pennville business told police that someone stole a lockbox containing $130 to $150 in cash from the business.
Jim Coolidge, an employee of Pennville Sand and Gravel, located on county road 750 West, said the box was stolen from inside the office.
Before the theft was detected, Coolidge saw someone in a small, blue pick-up truck leaving the business. The vehicle was hauling scrap metal, conveyer rollers and some old metal components of a catwalk, he told Jay County police. Coolidge called police Saturday at 6:20 p.m.
In area courts
In Adams Superior Court recently, Burt T. Beiler, 40, Geneva, and Bobbie J. Imel, Geneva, each pleaded guilty to driving without insurance.
Each was ordered to pay $110.50 in court costs and their driver's licenses were suspended for 90 days.
In Adams Circuit Court recently, Bluffton Plumbing, Heating and Electric was granted $4,815.16 from Daniel and Missy Lothridge, Geneva.
Charity A. Hall, 22, Geneva, pleaded guilty in Adams Superior Court to consuming alcohol while a minor. She received a 60-day jail sentence with 54 days suspended and credit for six days served.
In Celina Municipal Court, Stormey C. Banks, 35, Fort Recovery, was fined $85 for having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. In the same court, a case of failure to pay Village of Coldwater taxes against Priscilla J. Wilson, Fort Recovery, was dismissed.
Jason K. Mock, 26, Pennville, pleaded guilty in Wells Superior Court to driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. He was sentenced to one year in jail with all but 60 days suspended on the DUI charge. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail with all but 30 days suspended on the other charge. The sentences are to be served consecutively. He was also placed on probation for two years and was ordered to complete substance abuse counseling and a driver awareness course. He was also fined $450 with all but $100 suspended and was assessed court costs and probation fees.[[In-content Ad]]
A downed power line ignited a fire Sunday that heavily damaged a Dunkirk man's home.
A thunderstorm caused a power line to fall onto another electrical line connected to the home of Allen Mettler, 341 N. Franklin St. The incident caused an electrical surge in Mettler's home, which started a fire and knocked out power in the city.
The fire was reported at 8:53 a.m. Firefighters overheard the call on a police scanner and went to the scene. Because the power was out, Dunkirk's fire repeater could not be used to page firefighters to the scene. Telephone service also was out, a firefighter said this morning. The fire was reported via cellular phone.
The first Dunkirk firefighters arrived at the scene at 9 a.m. Twenty firefighters responded with two trucks. The fire was controlled at 9:38 a.m.
Ten Redkey firefighters assisted at the scene and brought one truck.
Power was restored to the city about 10:15 a.m. Sunday.
Flushing hydrants
The town of Redkey will be flushing fire hydrants on Thursday.
Hydrants will be flushed between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Water will be discolored during this time, a city official said this morning.
Women's club
The Portland Vocational Women's Club will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at the Koffee Kup Diner in Portland. The hostess is Kristi Betts.
Decatur accident
A car driven by Helen M. Nevil, Portland, collided with a sports utility vehicle driven by Emily S. Michalak, Toledo, Ohio, at the intersection of Morningstar Drive and South 13th Street in Decatur shortly before noon on Wednesday. Damage was estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.
Pop stolen
Someone broke into a Portland couple's apartment and stole two cases of pop recently.
The incident occurred at the home of Gary and Diana Schmidt, 428 W. Arch St. The theft was reported Sunday and occurred sometime during the last two weeks, Portland police said.
Two cases of Mountain Dew were stolen.
Hit by car
A Portland resident told police that her son was hit by a car last week.
Stephanie Castillo, 302 S. Western Ave., told Portland police that the incident occurred on Wednesday, while her son was crossing Meridian Street, near Water Street. Nicholas Setser, 11, was hit by a large black car at 3:10 p.m.
Castillo said the mirror of the northbound car struck her son's left shoulder. He suffered a fractured pinkie finger, a scraped knee and may have broken his ankle.
She reported the accident to police on Saturday.
Cash stolen
A Portland man told police someone stole cash from his home.
Josh Teeter, 600 S. Meridian St., Apt. 211, said $40 to $50 in cash was taken from his wallet between noon and 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Teeter told Portland police he was not home when the theft occurred. Someone also opened the dresser drawers in his bedroom, he said.
Stolen from business
An employee of a rural Pennville business told police that someone stole a lockbox containing $130 to $150 in cash from the business.
Jim Coolidge, an employee of Pennville Sand and Gravel, located on county road 750 West, said the box was stolen from inside the office.
Before the theft was detected, Coolidge saw someone in a small, blue pick-up truck leaving the business. The vehicle was hauling scrap metal, conveyer rollers and some old metal components of a catwalk, he told Jay County police. Coolidge called police Saturday at 6:20 p.m.
In area courts
In Adams Superior Court recently, Burt T. Beiler, 40, Geneva, and Bobbie J. Imel, Geneva, each pleaded guilty to driving without insurance.
Each was ordered to pay $110.50 in court costs and their driver's licenses were suspended for 90 days.
In Adams Circuit Court recently, Bluffton Plumbing, Heating and Electric was granted $4,815.16 from Daniel and Missy Lothridge, Geneva.
Charity A. Hall, 22, Geneva, pleaded guilty in Adams Superior Court to consuming alcohol while a minor. She received a 60-day jail sentence with 54 days suspended and credit for six days served.
In Celina Municipal Court, Stormey C. Banks, 35, Fort Recovery, was fined $85 for having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. In the same court, a case of failure to pay Village of Coldwater taxes against Priscilla J. Wilson, Fort Recovery, was dismissed.
Jason K. Mock, 26, Pennville, pleaded guilty in Wells Superior Court to driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. He was sentenced to one year in jail with all but 60 days suspended on the DUI charge. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail with all but 30 days suspended on the other charge. The sentences are to be served consecutively. He was also placed on probation for two years and was ordered to complete substance abuse counseling and a driver awareness course. He was also fined $450 with all but $100 suspended and was assessed court costs and probation fees.[[In-content Ad]]
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