{"id":205675,"date":"2026-05-08T08:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=205675"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:48:20","slug":"vwco-sheriffs-activity-log-5-7-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/05\/08\/vwco-sheriffs-activity-log-5-7-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VWCO Sheriff’s activity log 5\/7\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thursday, May 7, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:37 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of Van Wert Mercer County Line Road in Willshire Township for a report of a motor vehicle crash. The accident was investigated by the Mercer County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:03 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Pleasant Township to check an automated report of a possible crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:08 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township for a report of a possible dispute. Van Wert EMS was dispatched for a subject with an ear injury. There was no dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:14 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Wren Landeck Road in Liberty Township for a report of reckless driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:22 p.m. \u2013 Deputies spoke with a resident in reference to a civil complaint for missing property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:06 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of North Tyler Street in the City of Van Wert for a report of a loose dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:21 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Pleasant Township for a report of a motor vehicle crash. A 2018 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Shiyanne Burk of Van Wert was southbound in the 7100 block of U.S. 127. A 2017 Chevrolet Traverse driven by Rolfender Paterson Louis of Lima was stopped in traffic facing southbound on 127. Burk failed to see Louis\u2019s vehicle stopped in traffic, causing a rear end collision. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:48 p.m. \u2013 Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for two counts of sexual battery, second degree felonies; two counts of sexual battery, fourth degree felonies, and one count of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance, a fifth degree felony. William J. Ladd Jr., 51 of Van Wert, is being held at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:01 p.m. \u2013 Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for one count of first degree felony kidnapping, one count of having weapons while under disability,  a third degree felony, and one count of first degree misdemeanor assault. Tristan Nicholas Thompson, 20, of Mercer County, is being held at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:12 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a location on Woodlawn Road in Liberty Township for a complaint of a subject being disorderly and trespassing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:03 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a location on Towne Center Boulevard in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:49 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a residence on U.S. 224 in Jackson Township to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:08 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a residence on Tully Harrison Road in Union Township to check the welfare of a resident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:26 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 30 in Pleasant Township for a complaint of reckless driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:47 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a residence on Tully Harrison Road in Union Township for a report of a subject being disorderly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thursday, May 7, 2026 1:37 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of Van Wert Mercer County Line Road in Willshire Township for a report of a motor vehicle crash. The accident was investigated by the Mercer County Sheriff\u2019s Office. 8:03 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Pleasant Township to […]<\/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-205675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lawenforcement"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-16 01:14:35","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\/205675","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=205675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205676,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205675\/revisions\/205676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}