{"id":202397,"date":"2026-02-06T09:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=202397"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:06:29","slug":"vwco-sheriffs-activity-log-2-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/02\/06\/vwco-sheriffs-activity-log-2-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VWCO Sheriff’s activity log 2\/5\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thursday, February 5, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:03 a.m. \u2013 Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Washington Township for a subject having difficulty breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:45 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a residence on Plum Street in the Village of Venedocia to check an abandoned 911 call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:11 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a location on Fifth Street in the City of Delphos for a loose dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:44 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of Little Auglaize River Road in Washington Township to check the welfare of a subject in a parked vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:47 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of North Vine Street in the City of Van Wert for a report of a loose dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:18 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of Old Tile Factory Road in Pleasant Township for a report of a loose dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:47 p.m. \u2013 Deputies spoke with a resident of Defiance County for a complaint of telecommunications harassment involving a subject from Van Wert County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:23 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a location on Industrial Drive in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:11 p.m. \u2013 Deputies served warrants issued by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Zachary A. Smith, 27, of Liberty Township, charged with domestic violence, a fourth degree felony; Terrance J. Landwehr, 27, of Van Wert, charged with domestic violence, a third degree felony; Dustin Ryan Adkins, 24, unknown address, charged with strangulation, a third degree felony; Derek B. Eland, 33, of Van Wert, charged with domestic violence, a fifth degree felony. They are being held at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:58 p.m. \u2013 Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on Middle Point Road, Wetzel Road in Washington Township for a subject with flu symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:00 p.m. \u2013 Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a location on U.S. 127 in Hoaglin Township for a subject who passed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:33 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a location on Rockford Road in the Village of Willshire to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:37 p.m. \u2013 Deputies spoke with a resident from Mason Street in the Village of Middle Point for a complaint of harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:54 p.m. \u2013 Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for felonious assault, a second degree felony. Devin Couch, 21, of Van Wert, is being held at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thursday, February 5, 2026 4:03 a.m. \u2013 Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Washington Township for a subject having difficulty breathing. 5:45 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a residence on Plum Street in the Village of Venedocia to check an abandoned 911 call. 6:11 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lawenforcement"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 02:33:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202398,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202397\/revisions\/202398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}