JUNE 30, 2026 MEDIA RELEASE__Re 6-29-2026 Shooting in Elida Rd. Meijer store.
On June 29, 2026, at approximately 4:10 p.m., Allen County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to Meijer (3298 Elida Rd, Lima, Ohio) in reference to shots fired in the store. Deputies and units from the Lima Police Department arrived on scene, secured and searched the store. No suspects or victims were located in the store.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:43 p.m. on June 25, 2026. The crash started on US-30 West and ended on Napoleon Road in Richland Township, Allen County.
Rachel Young, age 48, from Lima, was operating a 2013 Mack Dump Truck traveling west on US-30, loaded with rocks. The truck reportedly suffered a tire blowout, causing Young to drive off the left side of the road and into the median. The Mack struck and drove through a guardrail, drove down an embankment and struck another guardrail prior to striking the pavement of Napoleon Road.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Police Department has shared the following guidance for E-bikes, bicycles and E-scooters to help promoted the safety of riders and others.
BICYCLE: A device propelled solely by human power.
E-BIKE: A bicycle with an electric motor of 750 watts or less that meets the criteria in the Ohio Revised Code.
E-SCOOTER: A device with handlebars and two or more wheels designed to be stood upon and propelled by an electric motor.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on June 16, 2026, at approximately 5:58 A.M. on Lincoln Highway and County Road 15 in Orange Township.
Alexandra N. Hover was a 2019 graduate of Bluffton High School
MEDIA RELEASE __The Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on June 12, 2026, at approxirnately 7:37 p.m in Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. The crash occurred on US Route 33 at the intersection of State Route 65.
Police Chief Ryan Burkholder has issued the Bluffton Police Department activity summary for May 2026. With 630 total calls for service, the department conducted 29traffic stops and responded to 11 criminal complaints, including 1 driving under suspension, 1 fraud, 1 juvenile offense, 1 menacing, 1 motor vehicle theft, 1 protection order violation, 1 robbery, 1 sex offense, 1 theft and 1 warrant.
