{"id":168712,"date":"2023-08-07T15:12:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T20:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=168712"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T20:12:10","slug":"van-wert-police-blotter-7-30-8-6-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/08\/07\/van-wert-police-blotter-7-30-8-6-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Wert Police blotter 7\/30-8\/6\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>Van Wert Police<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, July 30 \u2013 a theft report was taken in the 1100 block of Kear Rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, July 30 \u2013 arrested Ashton M. Lewis for menacing after an incident at Franklin Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, July 31 \u2013 Phillip Raines, 35, was cited for having a restricted animal (a goat) living on his property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, July 31 \u2013 Tasha Mattix, 40, of Van Wert was charged with theft after an incident in the 300 block of Towne Center Blvd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Police-siren-2-22-2022-e1658363991503.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151597\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, July 31 \u2013 a theft report was taken in the 900 block of Haley St. The incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, July 31 \u2013 a criminal damaging report was taken in the 300 block of N. Harrison St. after a resident witnessed someone tampering with a power pole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, July 31 \u2013 a wallet and cell phone located on Liberty Union Rd. was turned in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, August 1 \u2013 an unruly juvenile was reported in the 800 block of Leeson Ave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, August 1 \u2013 telephone harassment was reported in the 800 block of E. Main St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, August 1 \u2013 Cody Gheen came to the police department to turn himself in on a felony warrant held by the Van Wert County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, August 2 \u2013 an incident of telephone harassment and criminal damaging was reported in the 800 block of W. Main St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, August 2 \u2013 an unruly juvenile was reported in the 700 block of Brief St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, August 2 \u2013 a theft was reported in the 500 block of S. Franklin St. It remains under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, August 2 \u2013 a criminal trespass report was taken into the 600 block of Cable St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, August 3 \u2013 an incident of telecommunications harassment was reported in the 300 block of E. Sycamore St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, August 3 \u2013 responded to a domestic dispute in the 900 block of Kear Rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, August 3 \u2013 responded to a dispute in the 300 block of E. Crawford St. Nathan Wright, 39, of Van Wert was taken into custody on a warrant from Logan County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, August 3 \u2013 a theft was reported in the 300 block of Towne Center Blvd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, August 3 \u2013 a theft was reported in the 300 block ot Towne Center Blvd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, August 3 \u2013 a city ordinance violation report was taken for a property in the 300 block of S. Vine St. after the police department received a complaint about the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, August 3 \u2013 a report was taken for a city ordinance violation in the 1000 block of Linden Drive after the police department received a complaint about the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, August 3 \u2013 arrested Samuel D. Whisman, 31, on an outstanding warrant from Franklin County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, August 4 \u2013 found property was turned into the police department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, August 4 \u2013 a disorderly conduct incident was reported in the 600 block of S. Washington St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, August 4 \u2013 arrested Jesse Miller, 32, of Convoy for disorderly conduct at OhioHealth on Towne Center Blvd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, August 4 \u2013 arrested Gavin McMichael of Van Wert on a warrant from Van Wert Municipal Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, August 4 \u2013 a male in the 1000 block of W. Main St. was assisted to the hospital due to being mentally distraught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, August 4 \u2013 a no-contact order violation report was taken in the 300 block of N. Jefferson St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, August 4 \u2013 a resident in the 7600 block of U.S. 127 reported receiving a harassing text message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, August 5 \u2013 a resident in the 100 block of Fox Rd. reported a dispute between her and her ex-boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, August 5 \u2013 a telecommunications harassment report was taken in the 100 block of Fox Rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, August 5 \u2013 Jonathan Paz Reinke, 25, of Van Wert was arrested for disorderly conduct following an incident in the 200 block of W. Second St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, August 6 \u2013 criminal damaging was reported in the 1100 block of S. Shannon St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Wert Police Sunday, July 30 \u2013 a theft report was taken in the 1100 block of Kear Rd. Sunday, July 30 \u2013 arrested Ashton M. Lewis for menacing after an incident at Franklin Park. Monday, July 31 \u2013 Phillip Raines, 35, was cited for having a restricted animal (a goat) living on his property. 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