During August and September Bluffton police had 659 calls for service, according to the August and September police dockets. Here is a summary of those calls.
August 2016 - Total Calls for Service – 359
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Officers responded to an apartment complex on East College Avenue in reference to a dispute among tenants.
Officers responded to an apartment complex on East College Avenue in reference to a medical complaint. Upon further investigation, officers located drug paraphernalia outside of one of the apartments.
On Monday, Oct. 10, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office reported that the office was dispatched to 13528 Road 4-M near Pandora due to an “unknown medical condition.”
Pandora EMS, the Pandora Fire Department and Putnam County EMS also assisted at the scene.
As deputies arrived at the scene, they found Frank Paul Taschler, 87, had suffered third degree burns over approximately 45 to 50 percent of his body.
Three Bluffton police officers were recognized for outstanding achievements during the Sept. 6 Bluffton council meeting. Ryan Burkholder, interim police chief, made the following presentations:
Bluffton police report that during the month of July the amount of money in the village lost by theft totaled $6,633.
That figure is part of the July police report provided to Bluffton council. Additional information from the July report show that the police had 326 calls for service, 43 traffic stops and 6 citations handed out.
There were 30 complaints reported during July. Of those 10 included theft.
A portion of the July report is an attachment below. The entire report is part of the Bluffton council packet also attached below.