Police request information on truck pursuit, truck theft
The Bluffton Police Department is requesting information regarding January 27 incidents involving trucks:
On January 27 at approximately 11:30 p.m. officers attempted to stop a Dodge truck on SR 103 for having incorrect plates on the vehicle. The driver led officers on a pursuit down several village streets.
In the 200 block of Cherry St the driver of the truck rammed into a Bluffton Police unit a couple of times. The driver fled on foot and after a K-9 track, officers were unable to locate the driver. There were no injuries reported at the time of this incident.
At the same time this was going on, a white Dodge Ram truck belonging to Tawa Tree Service was stolen from the 400 block of N. Spring St.
It is unknown if these incidents are related.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Bluffton Police Department via phone at 419-358-2961 or email the Chief of Police at [email protected].
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