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Children left unattended in running vehicles can lead to abductions

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 20, 2024

"Any inconvenience to the adult is not worth the risk.”

COLUMBUS – The Ohio AMBER Alert Advisory Committee is reminding Ohioans that leaving unattended children in running vehicles, even for a brief period of time, can result in stranger abductions requiring an AMBER Alert activation.

From 2021 through 2024, of the 48 total AMBER alert activations in Ohio initiated by either the Ohio State Highway Patrol or Cuyahoga Emergency Communications System, six involved children being left in stolen vehicles.

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Ada Police Department seeks help in locating Todd C. Musson

Posted by Staff on Monday, November 18, 2024

November 18 Media Release

The Ada Police Department is seeking the communities help in locating Todd C. Musson. Todd is a resident of the Village of Ada, formally of Kenton.

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Fatal single vehicle accident on November 12

Posted by Staff on Thursday, November 14, 2024

PERRY TOWNSHIP – On November 12, 2021 at 11:21 p.m., Glen Davis was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche eastbound on SR 309 near Mumaugh Rd. He drove off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch and a tree.

Glen Davis, age 46, from Harrod, Ohio suffered fatal injuries and was transported by Bath Township EMS to Lima Memorial Hospital. The 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche sustained severe damage and was towed from the scene by Army’s Towing. The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by Bath Township Fire and EMS, Perry Township Fire and EMS, and Army’s Auto Wrecking.

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Two killed in crash at Hardin Rd.-State Route 81

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 13, 2024

JACKSON TOWNSHIP __ On November 12, 2024, at approximately 4:40 p.m. troopers with the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were notified of a multi-vehicle crash on state Route 81 at the intersection of Hardin Rd. in Allen County.  

Nancy E. Weese, age 84, of Columbus, OH was operating a 2014 Honda CR-V southbound on Hardin Rd, approaching the intersection of state Route 81. Mrs. Weese failed to stop at the stop sign at state Route 81 and was struck by a westbound 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee, operated by Samantha E. Hilton, age 32, of Dunkirk, OH. 

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Dustin Ray Bolen arrested and charged with murder

Posted by Staff on Thursday, November 7, 2024

Media Release

On 11/07/2024 the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Dustin Ray Bolen on indictment in connection to the investigation of a missing McGuffey man, Michael Bolen. Dustin Ray Bolen has been charged with the following: Murder, tampering with evidence, Gross Abuse of a Corpse, having weapons under disability, trafficking in fentanyl, theft from a person in a protected class, and posessing criminal tools. Dustin Ray Bolen is currently being housed at the Multi County Correctional Facility awaiting arraignment on the listed charges.

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Isolated benzene release reported at Lima Refining

Posted by Staff on Thursday, November 7, 2024

Media release from Allen County Sheriff's Office

November 7, 2024 

Lima Refining Company is responding to a release of gasoline vapors from a tank vent, which  contributed to benzene readings in an isolated area for a short time. Shawnee Township Fire  Department and EMA are on scene. 

As a precautionary measure, community members were asked to avoid Buckeye Road. That road has since been opened.  

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