Sheriff seeking info on Amvets break-in

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MIDDLE POINT — The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information on a break-in that occurred at Amvets Post 698 in Middle Point.

Sometime between the hours of 2:40 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, someone broke into the Amvets post and took several items, including flat-screen televisions. Evidence removed from the scene was sent to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, the Ohio Attorney General’s crime lab, for analysis.

Sheriff Tom Riggenbach is asking that anyone with information about the break-in, or any suspicious activity occurred around the timeframe listed above, call his office at 419.238.3866, or submit the information online on the sheriff’s department website: www.vanwertcountysheriff.com and clicking on the “submit a crime tip” link. Those providing information can remain anonymous.