CRIME & SAFETY
Communities show support for Lakeview student injured during track practice
Support for one family in the Lakeview community continues to pour in after an unthinkable accident happened at track practice on Friday. From prayers and encouragement to fundraisers taking place in several communities, it's all in efforts to lend a helping hand to the Placanica family and their son Frankie.
Driver charged in multiple crashes
Just after midnight on April 29, Urbana Police and Fire Divisions were dispatched to a multi-vehicle injury crash in the 400 block of North Kenton Street. It was reported that the lone driver, who was involved in the crash, was injured and trapped. Upon officers’ arrival at 12:08 a.m., they learned that there was only one driver involved, and that he’d allegedly been traveling at an extreme high rate of speed while northbound on Kenton Street, when he and the vehicle he was operating crashed into two parked vehicles in front of 421 and 425 North Kenton Street.
Keller Lodged for Public Intoxication Wednesday
Wednesday afternoon Bellefontaine Police saw a man who they thought was sleeping in front of the courthouse. The man, later identified as John Keller, 60, of Bellefontaine, was lying on the sidewalk with his backside exposed. He then got up and stumbled several times. Officers approached Keller and observed signs...
Pummell Arrested After Traffic Stop
Wednesday, Washington Township Police officers were on patrol when they stopped Nick Pummell, 45, of Lakeview, for a turn signal violation. They noticed Pummell showed several signs of intoxication. He failed several field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest and transported to the Bellefontaine Police Department where he refused...
Case Lodged in Jail After Traffic Stop
Friday afternoon, Bellefontaine Police saw Jesse Case, 33, of Bellefontaine, driving on West Sandusky Avenue and knew he didn’t have a valid driver’s license. Initiating a traffic stop, officers noticed that he showed signs of drug use. Case admitted to having a crack pipe inside his vehicle. He...
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