Saturday, Oct. 15

Driverless accident

A driverless pick-up truck which had been left running jumped into gear Friday morning, backing out of Fleming Street onto South Meridian where it was struck by another truck.

Portland police reported that a 2005 Dodge Ram registered to Paul W. LeMaster, 425 S. Meridian St., Portland, backed into the path of a 1987 Ford pick-up driven by Gale W. Hensley, 66, Berne, causing between $1,000 and $2,500 in damage.

No injuries were reported in the 9 a.m. mishap.

Commission to meet

The Jay County Cemetery Commission will meet Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Jay County Genealogy Society, 109 S. Commerce St., Portland.

Looking for information

Jay County CrimeStoppers is looking for information on a man who committed an armed robbery at a Portland business on Oct. 1.

An unidentified white man entered Circle K, 729 S. Meridian St., at 9:43 p.m., armed with a steak knife.

He demanded the female employee who was working alone at the time to give him money. The woman handed the man an unknown amount of $20, $10 and $5 bills, police said.

The unidentified man then fled the convenience store on foot and headed east on Seventh Street, discarding clothing and the knife along the way.

Police believe the man is about 50 years old, is 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighs between 175 and 200 pounds. He has short, graying hair, a mustache and is unshaven. At the time of the robbery, the suspect was wearing a black baseball cap, a blue long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and white tennis shoes.

He also was wearing a blue bandanna, which he pulled up over his face at some point during the robbery.

Anyone with information about this or any other crime should call Jay County CrimeStoppers at (800) 797-8189.

Tree fire

Dunkirk firefighters were called to a tree fire in Richland Township Thursday at 6:52 a.m.

A tree at the home of Don Caffey, 10402 West 400 South, Dunkirk, was on fire. The tree had grown too high and was touching a power line, causing the tree to catch on fire, a firefighter said.

Three firefighters and one truck responded to the call. Firefighters extinguished the fire and left the scene at 7:59 a.m.

A portion of the tree had to be cut down, the firefighter said.

Fund disbursements

The Fort Recovery Jubilee Committee recently met and decided how to disperse funds raised.

This year’s event raised $15,000. Of the funds, $7,500 will go toward maintenance of Fort Recovery parks, $4,400 will go toward improvements to Fort Recovery parks and $1,100 will go to the Fort Recovery Community Foundation.

Also, $1,000 will be given to the Fort Recovery Friends of the Arts and $1,000 will go to the Fort Recovery Fire Department.

The next Fort Recovery Jubilee will be held June 15-18, 2006.

Area courts

In Adams Superior Court recently, Molly E. Hiser, 24, Pennville, pleaded guilty to driving while license suspended, driving without insurance, false/fictitious vehicle registration and driving an unsafe vehicle, all infractions.

She pleaded guilty on Oct. 6 and was ordered to pay $200. Also, her driver’s license was suspended for 90 days.[[In-content Ad]]