{"id":202275,"date":"2026-02-03T13:22:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=202275"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:22:51","slug":"van-wert-police-blotter-1-25-1-31-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/van-wert-police-blotter-1-25-1-31-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Wert Police blotter 1\/25-1\/31\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c793a583857f98c1cf266d46ff919d33\"><strong>Van Wert Police<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, January 25 \u2013 arrested Noah Alan Smith for domestic violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, January 25 \u2013 a report was made in reference to a wallet being stolen from a vehicle in the 600 block of N. Franklin St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, January 25 \u2013 a criminal trespassing report was taken in the 200 block of S. Washington St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, January 25 \u2013 a report of criminal trespassing was taken in the 600 block of N. Washington St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, January 25 \u2013 a welfare check was conducted in the 100 block of W. Main St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, January 26 \u2013 a domestic dispute report was taken in the 100 block of Keplar St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, January 26 \u2013 a report was made in reference to fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, January 26 \u2013 domestic violence was reported in the 100 block of S. Wall St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday, January 26 \u2013 a report of criminal damaging was taken in the 300 block of Towne Center Blvd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, January 27 \u2013 a two-vehicle non-injury crash occurred in the 100 block of N. Wayne St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, January 27 \u2013 an unwanted person was reported in the 500 block of N. Race St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, January 27 \u2013 a criminal trespassing report was taken in the 500 block of N. Race St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, January 28 \u2013 officers handled a report for a miscellaneous incident in the 100 block of E. Raymond St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, January 28 \u2013 a junk vehicle was removed from the 800 block of State St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, January 29 \u2013 a burglary was reported in the 500 block of N. Race St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, January 29 \u2013 a criminal damaging report was taken in the 1000 block of Hospital Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, January 29 \u2013 a vehicle was towed from the 600 block of State St. due to a parking violation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, January 29 \u2013 a trespassing report was taken in the 1300 block of W. Main St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, January 29 \u2013 arrested Zachary Smith in the 100 block of N. Harrison St. for domestic violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, January 30 \u2013 menacing was reported at the Van Wert Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, January 31 \u2013 arrested Mariano Perez Vazquez, 28, for OVI, driving without a valid license and failure to control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, January 31 \u2013 telecommunications harassment was reported in the 300 block of S. Wayne St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Wert Police Sunday, January 25 \u2013 arrested Noah Alan Smith for domestic violence. Sunday, January 25 \u2013 a report was made in reference to a wallet being stolen from a vehicle in the 600 block of N. 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