The Bluffton, Ohio Police Department has released the following Police Docket for January 2024:

Total Calls For Service – 552

Total Reportable Offenses – 10

Total Traffic Crashes – 2

Traffic Citations Issued – 3

Traffic Warnings Issued – 34

JANUARY 9

• Officers received a fraud complaint from a Geiger Street resident.

JANUARY 13

• Officers received a criminal damaging complaint from a West Elm Street resident.

JANUARY 17

• Officers assisted the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office with a suspicious person call in the 1500 block of Township Road 28. A subsequent investigation into this incident and an additional incident at the same location was handled by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office.

JANUARY 20

• An Alpine Drive resident contacted police to report a complaint of criminal damage done to his daughter’s vehicle while parked near the intersection of College Avenue and Lawn Avenue.

JANUARY 22

• A North Main Street business called police to report property that had been loaned that was not returned to the business at the end of the contract.
• Officers responded to a State Route 103 hotel in reference to a Domestic Violence complaint. After an investigation into the complaint, it was determined that both parties would be arrested for Domestic Violence and transported to the Hancock County Justice Center. The cases are pending in Findlay Municipal Court.

JANUARY 23

• An East Elm Street resident reported fraudulent charges made on his credit card.

JANUARY 29

• Officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Harmon Road near College Avenue for a registration violation. A Mt. Cory, OH resident was issued a citation for Driving Under Suspension and Expired License Plates. The case is pending in Lima Municipal Court.