Here's Bluffton's October police docket
Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket October 2015
Total Calls for Service - 530
October 1
-A student from the University was reported missing to police. After a short investigation it was discovered that she had willingly traveled to India to meet someone.
October 2
-A Jackson St resident filed a telephone harassment report.
October 5
-A Jackson St resident reported being harassed by a neighbor.
October 6
- An Amherst, Ohio, resident reported prescription medication was stolen while she was attending a party at a Richland Drive residence.
October 7
-A Jackson St resident reported an ongoing dispute with a neighbor.
October 8
-A Spring St resident reported that her daughter was being harassed by other juveniles while walking home from school.
October 9
-Police arrested Scott Dudgeon, 44, Bluffton for DUS following a traffic stop on Huber St for a Reasonable Control violation.
October 12
-Police investigated a suspicious vehicle with people inside of it in the parking lot of a S. Main St business.
-Police responded to a Susan Dr residence in response to a Burglary complaint.
October 13
-Police responded to a car/deer crash on Columbus Grove Bluffton Rd.
-A Cairo resident reported someone had broken the window out of his car while it was parked on S. Jackson St.
-A Jefferson St business reported the theft of a utility trailer and a skid steer from their property.
October 14
-Officers assisted the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office with a suspicious vehicle complaint on TR 51. Officers located three subjects in a stolen vehicle and all three were taken into custody and transported to the Hancock County Justice Center.
October 16
-A Main St business reported the theft of a sign off of one of their trucks.
October 18
-Police responded to the University in response to a suspicious person complaint. It was reported that an unknown male was walking through the female dorms and was going into the female shower rooms while females were present.
October 19
-Police responded to a non-injury traffic crash in the 500 block of Jefferson St. Upon arrival they found that a boat and trailer had come unattached from the truck that was towing it. Kenneth Buzard of Milford, OH was issued a citation for Unsecured Load.
October 22
-Officers were again called to the University in regards to a suspicious person complaint. It was reported that possibly the same male from prior instances was on campus again.
October 23
-Officers responded to a non-injury traffic crash in the 100 block of Eastland Dr.
October 25
-Police responded to an unruly juvenile complaint in the parking lot of a SR 103 business.
October 26
-Two SR 103 businesses reported unknown persons had used counterfeit money to make purchases.
October 28
-A Harrod resident reported that he met with a subject from Toledo in the parking lot of a SR 103 business to sell a dog that he had listed for sale on Craigslist. After the transaction was completed he looked at the money that was given to him and realized that it was counterfeit.
October 30
-A Riley St resident reported that someone had thrown a pumpkin at her mailbox and caused damage to it.
-A N. Main St resident reported that someone had scratched the paint on his vehicle.
Stories Posted This Week
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Ticket information for Pirate tennis, May 15 sectionals
- Pirate tennis dominates Defiance
- Historical society meets May 14 at Sportsmen's Club/LE&W Depot
- Red horse chestnut wows on Anna Circle
- Redemptorists to withdraw from region, Father John Collins to visit St. Mary
- Meet high school basketball legend Bud Beemer
Monday, May 12, 2025
- BPL's Summer Read kicks off with 2 giveaways
- Upcoming BPL events, May 12-17
- BHS girls softball sectional ticket information for May 14
- Faculty promotions, new strategic plans at Bluffton University
- Jane M. Shaw was a nurse
- Pirate baseball seeded 5th
- Letter: Join the Congressional discussion on healthcare
- Facilitators needed for victim offender dialogues
Sunday, May 11, 2025
- Pirate baseballs shuts out Arcadia in twin bill
- Bluffton boys, girls track and field sweep Ada Invite titles
- Bluffton strings section holds court
- Pirate tennis wins at Oak Harbor
- Bluffton Community Garden has a few plots left
- Four BHS students to attend Buckeye Boys and Buckeye Girls citizenship programs
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Bluffton mail carriers to collect food donations on May 10
- Bluffton softball pounds Columbus Grove
- Pirate baseball loss to Columbus Grove
- On your marks... Bluffton Sardines registration is open
- Pirate tennis sweeps Lima Senior
- Night at the Museum draws a full house at Bluffton Middle School
- Bluffton Beavers sports roundup, April 30-May 6