Police Log

The September Bluffton mayor’s report shows that 21 cases went to mayor’s court. The results of those cases is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.

July 3
-An Eastland Dr. Resident reported that he believed his neighbor had killed his cat.  
July 4
-Police responded to a traffic crash at the SR 103 Storage in regards to someone driving a car into the building. 
July 5
-Police were called to a Lake St. Residence in response to a child custody dispute. 
July 6

A Bluffton man was recently sentenced in Allen County Common Pleas Court for his role in a breaking and entering incident on May 29, 2013. 

Bluffton police report officers responded at 1:17 a.m. to a report of a suspicious man in the area of the Family Dollar store, 111 Cherry St. Upon arriving, officers discovered broken glass in the front door. Officers observed a male leaving the store, and engaged in a brief foot chase. The man hid in some brush a short distance from the store.

Bluffton police report that Jeremy Ernest, 28, was recently convicted of felony domestic violence in the Allen County Common Pleas Court. The conviction stemmed from a March 13, 2013, incident in the 500 block of S. Main St., according to a news announcement from the Bluffton Police Department.

Police officers responded to an initial call for assistance by neighbors reporting what sounded like a dispute. Upon further investigation, officers determined a domestic violence incident had occurred between two occupants in an adjacent apartment.