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Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Wanted Persons of the Week - July 2, 2024
Here is this week's wanted list from the Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program. Law enforcement is also seeking assistance in solving the cold case homicide of 53-year-old Lucious Upshaw Jr. Cold Case Homicide Lucious Upshaw Jr. On September 25, 2005 at 1145 pm, Officers from the Lima Police Department were...
Standoff on Crestwood Drive in Lima ends peacefully after two hours
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A Lima man allegedly refused to leave his home when Allen County Sheriff deputies tried to execute a protection order. 26-year-old John Peterson III walked out of 807 Crestwood Drive after a two-hour negotiation with the sheriff's department after he barricaded himself inside the home. Deputies were trying to execute a court-ordered protection order when Peterson closed the door and refused to come out.
Public assistance sought solving cold case homicide in Lima
Jul. 2—LIMA — The Lima Police Department has asked for the public's assistance in solving an almost 20-year-old murder of a Lima man. According to a Crime Stoppers news release, on Sept. 25, 2005, at 11:45 p.m., Lima police officers were dispatched to the area of Market Street and Metcalf Street in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers found a white Cadillac with Lucious Upshaw Jr., ...
Greenfield pharmacy robbery possibly linked to others, officials said
GREENFIELD, Ohio — Following the recent robbery at a Rite Aid pharmacy in Greenfield, authorities are investigating a potential connection to a series of similar incidents across the state. Before the Greenfield robbery, another Rite Aid pharmacy fell victim to a robbery in Ada, Ohio, raising suspicions of a...
Five crash fatalities reported this year in Allen County
LIMA — The Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition recently reported there have been two fatalities due to traffic crashes in Allen County during May and June, increasing the county’s crash fatalities in 2024 to five. Of the fatal crashes in May and June, one resulted in the death...
Lima Police Department reminds everyone to follow the law regarding the use of fireworks
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - With the 4th of July just days away, you may be hearing the booms and seeing the sparkles of fireworks in your neighborhood. Area law enforcement wants people to remember the proper and legal way to use fireworks this holiday week. In July 2022, Governor Mike...
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