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
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Mennonite Home Communities provide backup phone numbers during outage
- Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
- Howard Thornsberry worked in the produce industry
- Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
- Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
- September 11 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Sept. 12 Open Doors offers sneak peek at future Bluffton museum space
- Innovation Forum challenges leaders to think deeper about AI
- Invitation to Sept 15 Bluffton Lions program with Dr. William H. Kose
- Deer archery hunting begins Sept. 12 in Disease Surveillance Area
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12