Staff Reports
April 1
– A caller reported the crossing gate for eastbound traffic on West Main Street did not activate when a train crossed the intersection. Norfolk Southern Railroad Police were advised.
– A resident in the 100 block of Pleasant Street reported someone was in her house. The caller then advised everything was OK, and what she thought was a person was just a doll. The officer made contact, and everything checked OK.
– Officers responded to an activated alarm in the 500 block of Edgewood Drive. The scene checked OK.
– An officer on patrol observed activated flood lights in the 400 block of Edwards Road and an open door to a storage shed. Officers could not determine if there was any recent damage or if anything was missing and were unsuccessful making contact with anyone at the residence. A message was left.
– Officers responded to a property damage accident in the drive-thru at U.S. Bank on East Main Street.
– Officers responded to an activated alarm in the 600 block of East Mound Street. The scene checked OK.
– An employee at Kroger on Lancaster Pike reported a subject left with a cart full of merchandise. A report was taken on theft.
– A resident in the 100 block of East Franklin Street reported her son was suspended from school, and she requested an officer speak with him. The school liaison officer was advised to follow up the next day.
– An employee of the city service department reported children were throwing trash on the ground at Ted Lewis Park and talking back to him when he advised them to pick it up. The caller requested an officer stand by so the juveniles did not ruin the new concrete just installed there. A report was taken on criminal damaging.
– A resident in the 400 block of South Pickaway Street reported she and her mother were arguing, and she was told to leave the home. Children’s Services was contacted and met the caller at the police station. A report was taken on a domestic dispute.
– Christian P. Ruth, 29, of Chillicothe, was arrested for violation of a temporary protection order after a foot pursuit in the 900 block of South Court Street.
– A Washington Court House resident came to the police station to report her vehicle was involved in a property damage hit-skip accident three hours earlier in the 300 block of West Main Street. A report was taken.
– Officers performed a well-being check on two juveniles in the 200 block of West Mound Street. The subjects checked OK.
– Extra patrol was requested in the 500 block of South Washington Street due to a resident having a run-in with a former boyfriend.
– A 911 caller reported a fight in the 100 block of Dunmore Road and that a subject was drunk at that location. Officers made contact with three subjects who admitted they had a verbal argument. They were advised of their behavior, and a report was taken on a dispute.
– Officers responded to an activated alarm in the 100 block of East Union Street. The scene checked OK.
– A caller reported a group of juveniles were attempting to remove a football from a tree in the 400 block of Nicholas Drive, but he was concerned for their safety due to utility lines running through the branches. The juveniles were located and were able to free the ball without climbing the tree.
– A caller from Apple Ridge Apartments on Lancaster Pike reported a suspicious male in the area whom she did not recognize as a tenant. Officers were unable to locate.
– A caller reported a suspicious vehicle dropped someone off in front of Rural King on U.S. Route 23, then drove toward Aldi’s and behind Rural King. Officers were unable to locate.
– A resident in the 600 block of North Court Street reported a suspicious male in her yard yelling at cars. Officers were unable to locate.
– A caller reported four to five subjects fighting in the 100 block of Morris Road. Officers were unable to locate.
This article originally appeared on The Pickaway News Journal
