CRIME & SAFETY

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) - Six new firefighters were recently hired by the Bowling Green Fire Division, three of them female, a first for the department. “The guys haven’t treated me any different than any of the other guys, you would expect going in never working with a female before that there would be awkward moments or they just wouldn’t know what to do in certain situations, but honestly everyone’s been great, they treat me and the other female firefighters just as one of the guys and that’s what we want coming into a job like this,” said Kayla Laumann, 24, who has been with the fire department for the past six months.

An investigation is underway in North Baltimore after a shooting led to a driver striking a pedestrian Monday morning.

WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - A 16-year-old girl is dead after a crash occurred in Wayne Township on Tuesday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed. Troopers say a semi-truck and a vehicle crashed on State Route 73 at the Clarksville Road intersection around 11 a.m. The teen’s mother was airlifted...

CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio — A man is charged with cruelty to animals after one of his dogs died while he was being evicted in Wayne Township. Court documents say a video shows Michael Vaughn putting a pitbull into an SUV in the sun with no food or water. They...

A 12-year-old girl was arrested Friday evening in City Park after she assaulted an officer with Bowling Green Police Division. An officer responded to the park at 520 Conneaut Ave., around 6:15 p.m., after a caller reported multiple people fighting in the park. The officer observed two female juveniles fighting in the swing set area, and ordered both of them to sit on the ground.

Bowling Green Police Division arrested a 13-year-old boy on Saturday morning for reportedly trying to gain entry to the coin operated washers and dryers at Kirk’s Coin Laundry, 709 S. Main St. The owner of the laundry showed police a dryer that had been tampered with, causing an estimated...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) - A man who fled the country with a teen accused of killing his mother is back in Wood County. Jonathon Robert Jones, 33, who prosecutors said fled to Mexico while evading his sentencing for his convictions on a series of sex crimes, has been extradited from the facility he was being held in in Texas and is now back in custody at the Wood County jail, according to the jail roster.

Ulises Morales, 20, Deshler, pleaded guilty to vehicular assault, a third-degree felony; and failure to stop after an accident, a fifth-degree felony. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and his bond was continued. Sentencing was scheduled for June 6.

TONTOGANY, Ohio (WTVG) - When the final bell rings next week at Otsego schools, Brian Ruckstuhl, the schools resource officer, knows that he’s made a lasting impact on students throughout his career, on the road, and in the classroom. “The overall, just relationships that I’ve built with hundreds upon...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) - People living on Summit St. in Bowling Green say a man’s dogs are terrorizing the neighborhood. The owner claims there’s no proof it’s his dogs causing the problems, but numerous police reports say otherwise. According to Bowling Green Police reports, Raymond Stevens...

Driver of a motorcycle loses his life after colliding with a tractor in Hancock County. According to Hancock County Sheriff Mike Heldman, the crash happened just before six last night on County Road 226 near Township Road 261 in Washington Township. 39-year-old Dustin Shively was riding a motorcycle westbound when he struck the tractor making a turn. Shively was not wearing a helmet and was killed in the crash. The driver of the tractor, 61-year-old Marvin Kelbley of Fostoria was not injured.

(MACON, Ga.) -- Family members of Brianna Grier, the Georgia woman who died last year after falling out of a moving police vehicle, said they are filing a lawsuit against the officers involved in the incident. The complaint, which was obtained by ABC News, names Lt. Marlin Primus, Deputy Timothy Legette and Hancock County Sheriff Tomlyn Primus as defendants. The lawsuit claims that deputies "unlawfully and willfully seized and restrained the decedent, falsely arrested the decedent, unnecessarily handcuffed the decedent, picked her up and dropped her multiple times, ignored her cries for help and deprived her of medical assistance, caused injury to her head and brain and ultimately caused her death." Mary Grier, Brianna Grier's mother, spoke out at a press conference on Wednesday, saying the officers were aware of Grier's mental health issues. "I don't think they did her right," she said.

FINDLAY — The Findlay Police Department investigated a car that sank in the Findlay Reservoir #2 on Monday. Aubrey Victory, 25, of Findlay, stopped a Ford Focus facing the boat ramp to unload. Victory then exited the car, forgetting to put the vehicle in park. The Focus began traveling down the boat ramp and into the water.

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – A Youngstown, Ohio, man was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison for supplying methamphetamine and fentanyl to northern West Virginia, according to a press release. Kamron Eugene Miller, Sr., 36, will serve 152 months of incarceration for his role as a leader in a drug conspiracy. The investigation […]

The Northwest Ohio Bomb Squad responded Sunday to the discovery of a grenade in Hancock County, the Hancock County Sheriff's office reported.  The bomb squad, which is an arm of the Toledo Police Department, was dispatched to an area near State Rt. 235 and Trail 93 in Blanchard Township west of Findlay, where a farmer inspecting his field came across what he believed to be a hand grenade.  The item was said to resemble an MK 2 grenade, known for its pineapple like shape, which was widely used by American forces during World War II.  The suspected grenade was recovered, rendered safe and transported to a safe location by the squad, a statement from the Hancock County Sheriff’s office said.

A recent report ranked Bowling Green as the city with the worst drivers in Ohio but the city’s police chief disagrees. QuoteWizard released the report late last month, including data about the cities with the best and worst drivers in the state. “Ohio residents aren’t just bad drivers—they’re getting...

A stolen truck was ditched in Bowling Green early this morning after one of the police division’s license plate cameras hit on the plate of the Ford F-250 that was reportedly stolen in Ottawa County. The 2020 truck, valued at $75,000, was photographed Tuesday around 2:30 a.m., as it...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A man is in custody after making posts on Facebook indicating a shooting was going to occur at an elementary school, police said. According to the City of Findlay Police Department, officers arrested Chad Johnston Jr. for inducing panic after they were sent to Jefferson Elementary in reference to the posts on Johnston’s social media Friday.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Hancock County farmer found what was believed to be a hand grenade Sunday while he was inspecting his field, authorities said. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the location at the intersection of State Route 235 and Trail 93 Sunday morning at approximately 10 a.m.

BLUFFTON, OH (WLIO) - A Bluffton area man has been charged for allegedly raping a teenager. 22-year-old Dillon Amos was indicted by the Hancock County Grand Jury on the charges of rape and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The charges are from an alleged incident that happened in June of 2022 when Amos was 21 and the victim was 15. Amos has a hearing scheduled in his case next month.