{"id":209168,"date":"2026-08-21T09:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=209168"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:02:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:02:45","slug":"vwco-sheriffs-activity-log-8-20-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/08\/21\/vwco-sheriffs-activity-log-8-20-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VWCO Sheriff&#8217;s activity log 8\/20-21\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d36ff76f8860c0d8b4ab71dae9e47eb0\"><strong>Thursday, August 20, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:33 a.m. \u2013 Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on Ohio 709 in Liberty Township for a subject not feeling well and disoriented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:54 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of John Brown Road in Union Township to check the welfare of a subject walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:00 a.m. \u2013 Deputies spoke to a resident from the Village of Scott regarding a complaint of harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:24 a.m. \u2013 Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Sesame Street in the Village of Convoy for a subject with knee pain from a previous fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:47 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of Ohio 118 in Pleasant Township to check the welfare of a subject walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2:20 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a location on East Central Avenue in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3:24 p.m. \u2013 Deputies took two reports of motor vehicle crashes located on private property at Vantage Career Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:19 p.m. \u2013 Dispatched Middle Point Fire to a residence on Gamble Road in Ridge Township for a fire alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:50 p.m. \u2013 Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert Common Pleas Court for possession of a fentanyl related compound. Ian Daniel Taylor, 32, of Van Wert, is being held at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6:00 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township for a complaint of fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:38 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of State Road in Ridge Township for a motor vehicle crash involving a deer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:43 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a residence on Richey Road in Pleasant Township for a complaint of harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:47 p.m. \u2013 Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Ridge Township for a subject who was ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8:37 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 30 in Ridge Township to check the welfare of a subject walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8:51 p.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to a residence on U.S. Route 33 in Willshire Township to stand by as a peace officer while a subject retrieved property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cdd176079ad47fab575abefe236ac524\"><strong>Friday, August 21, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:14 a.m. \u2013 Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert Common Pleas Juvenile Division for civil contempt. Two warrants issued by Van Wert Common Pleas for a bond violation and a fifth degree felony charge of aggravated possession of drugs. Theresa Louise Bakle, 40, of Van Wert, is being held at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:38 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of Dull Robinson Road in Liberty Township for a report of suspicious activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:51 a.m. \u2013 Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a location on Lincoln Highway in Ridge Township for a subject with chest pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4:42 a.m. \u2013 Dispatched Van Wert Fire to a residence on West Main Street in the City of Van Wert for a report of an activated smoke detector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, August 20, 2026 1:33 a.m. \u2013 Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on Ohio 709 in Liberty Township for a subject not feeling well and disoriented. 5:54 a.m. \u2013 Deputies responded to an area of John Brown Road in Union Township to check the welfare of a subject walking. 9:00 a.m. \u2013 Deputies [&hellip;]<\/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-209168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lawenforcement"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-28 15:56:44","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\/209168","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=209168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209169,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209168\/revisions\/209169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}