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Copier to print fake $20 bills found in car

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, April 30, 2017

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office and the Kenton Police Department have received several reports of counterfeit $20 bills circulating during the past two weeks.  

The Sheriff’s Office received a report of a red Mitsubishi occupied by two men and a woman in the area attempting to purchase Amish goods with the counterfeit $20 bills.  On April 25, the Union County Sheriff’s Office assisted The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office in surveilling the red Mitsubishi.  The vehicle was stopped near the intersection of CR 175 and Bales Rd.  

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Cooper named Top Cop in Ada and Delphos

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, April 27, 2017

Ptl. Alec Cooper was named Ada's Top Cop by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his performance in Ada for taking drunk drivers off of the roads.  He was a full-time officer in Ada in 2016 before taking a full-time position with the Delphos Police later that year where, for the first time in the history of MADD, he was named Top Cop in Delphos as well.

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Sheriff's Office investigating one-vehicle crash on SR 81

East of Ada at 6:50 p.m. last evening
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 21, 2017

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a one-vehicle crash that occurred on State Route 81 east of Ada at 6:50 p.m. on Feb. 20.

The owner of the vehicle, Jackie Benton of Dunkirk, reported the vehicle stolen approximately 15 minutes before the crash at the intersection of State Route 309 and State Roue 195.

According to the Hardin County Sheriff's Office: The driver/suspect then crashed the vehicle on State Route 81 near the intersection of  Township Road 55 east of Ada.

The investigation continues into the driver/suspect, Jeffrey Staver of Lima, and the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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McGuffey accident kills one, sends two to hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 15, 2017

A single-vehicle accident in Marion Township, south of McGuffey resulted in one death and two persons hospitalized on Feb. 13.

Jack Parkins, of McGuffey, was driving east on County Road 110 on Feb. 13 and lost control of the vehicle, going off the south side of the road, according to Hardin County Sheriff's Office.

The car overturned in a drainage ditch. A passenger in the vehicle, Patricia Parr, of McGuffey, was taken to Lima Memorial Health System, where she was pronounced dead.

Parkins and another passenger, Jeffery Jones, were also taken to Lima Memorial with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Search warrant leads to stolen items recovered in Ridgeway

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Hardin County Sheriff deputies along with the Hardin County Crime Task Force executed a search waarrant at 109 N. Hardin St., Ridgeway, on Feb. 13, according to the sheriff's office.

The search warrant was as a result of a tip from the West Virginia state police.

Deputies located a stolen goose neck trailer, two side-by-side UTV's, all reported stolen from West Virginia, along with numerous other stolen items.

A truck was also seized by deputies. The case remains under investigation according to Sheriff Keith Everhart.

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Student identified in Thursday written school threat

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 3, 2017

On Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Ada Police Department was called to the Ada Schools in reference to a written threat that had been discovered on a wall within the school. 

After an investigation by Ada School Administration and the Ada Police Department a student was identified as the writer and no credible threat existed.

The Ada Schools will be handling any disciplinary action while the Ada Police Department continues to its investigation into possible criminal charges.

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