January 2024 Bluffton Police docket
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.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, October 30, 2026
- Main St. runway for Trick or Treaters
- October 30 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- What Kind of Paradise author joins book club by Zoom, Nov. 4
- Check out November 2026 events at Bluffton Public Library
- Scarecrow voting ends at midnight, Oct. 31
- Annual meeting and dinner for Senior Center members, November 9
- November 2026 Community Meals at the Senior Center
- Pirate girls soccer edged in shootout by Big Green in district final
Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 29
- Bluffton chamber welcomes six new members in October 2026
- Scam talk with Chief Ryan Burkholder
- Apollo Career Center honored as Gold Star Institution
- Peanut brittle time at the Senior Center begins Nov. 9
- Bluffton University Forum explores faith, hope and care for creation
- Business Collective networking night, Nov. 5
- Radio play staging of It's a Wonderful Life on Nov. 29
- Test-to-Treat not Trick-or-Treat
- If only we could put these fall days on pause
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Monday, October 26, 2026
- Beavers sports roundup, October 19-25
- Ada Icon headlines, October 26
- November 13 fish fry at Emmanuel UCC
- Citizens National Bank customer appreciation day, October 30
- Bluffton University offers free agricultural and environmental field trips
- Trinity Trunk or Treat, October 31
- Public invited to Bluffton Lions program with President Sider