Margaretta Township
CRIME & SAFETY
Contractor arrested after allegedly scamming elderly man out of ‘large sum’ of money
PERKINS TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WTVG) - A contractor was arrested after police say he scammed an elderly man out of a large sum of money. The Perkins Township Police Department says it received a report from the victim who said he paid Timothy Jakubowski a large sum of money to install new gutters on his house.
Evacuation orders issued because of 32,100 pounds of hazardous materials in a truck fire
FREMONT – Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders were issued for Rice Township residents and businesses after a Volvo semi-tractor-trailer hauling hazardous materials burst into flames on the Ohio Turnpike Monday at approximately 4 p.m. The truck was hauling 32,100 pounds of organic peroxide, a highly flammable hazardous material. ...
Sandusky County probation supervisor indicted for misusing law enforcement database
TOLEDO, Ohio — A former Sandusky County Common Pleas Court employee has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly misusing investigative technology to gather personal information on people in his private life. Barth Downie, 58, of Tiffin, was indicted by a Sandusky County grand jury on July 26...
Elyria man dead in Ottawa County turnpike crash, OSHP investigating
OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Some lanes on the Ohio Turnpike were blocked after a Wednesday crash in Ottawa County. Troopers with the Milan post say the crash happened around 12:40 p.m. OHGO reported the center and left westbound lanes at milepost 81.9 are blocked Wednesday afternoon due to a...
Man killed Sunday while walking on turnpike
ELMORE, Ohio — A Mexican man walking in an Ohio Turnpike work zone was fatally struck by a vehicle over the weekend, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported. Dencer Morales-Garcia, 31, of Frontera Comalapa, Mexico, was walking in the eastbound lanes about two miles east of the State Rt. 51 interchange in Sandusky County’s Washington Township around 9:37 p.m. Sunday when he was struck by a minivan driven by Srivatsa Bhamidipati, 22, of Monroeville, Pa., troopers from the patrol’s Milan post said. Mr. Morales-Garcia, a migrant worker who had been working in the area, died at the scene. Neither Mr. Bhamidipati nor his passenger was injured. The incident remained under investigation Monday.
Ohio Turnpike reopens near Fremont after semi truck fire
SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Turnpike has reopened near Fremont and state Route 53 Monday afternoon after a semi truck caught fire, according to a social media update from the Turnpike. The closures were lifted about five hours after state troopers and area emergency services first responded to...
Investigators seek public help with identifying Oak Harbor arson suspects
OAK HARBOR, Ohio (WTVG) - Investigators with the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal are asking the public for help with identifying those responsible for an Oak Harbor arson. SFM says on July 12, the Carroll Township Fire Department and other mutual aid fire departments responded to...
Reward offered for info on fire that destroyed Carroll Township home
OAK HARBOR, Ohio — A reward of $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for an arson fire that destroyed a Carroll Township home. Early in the morning of July 12, the Carroll Township Fire Department and other area agencies responded to 6636 N. Parkway Rd. to investigate a report of a house fire. Crews found the structure engulfed in flames. The house was vacant at the time and was a total loss. No one was injured. The state fire marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigations Bureau determined the fire was intentionally set. The fire marshal is seeking tips from the public to help identify those responsible, including four people of interest captured on security cameras near the scene. Images show four people in the area at the time of the fire on a red and tan golf cart. Investigators are interested in speaking with those people regarding this fire.
Little girl’s bike stolen after two days, police get new one in favorite colors
Rhyan Calvin, 6, loves playing over her grandma’s house, but she always felt a little left out when her friends would ride their bikes and she didn’t have one. Her grandmother, Lisa Lawson, who said she lives on the border of Huron Township and Carlton, got Calvin a bike so she could be included with her friends and have something special at grandma’s house that is fun and entertaining.
Tanker fire on turnpike at mile marker 88; shelter in place order lifted, detours noted
This story has been updated to include information on detours and lifted shelter-in-place orders. FREMONT - Residents around mile marker 88 westbound on the Ohio Turnpike have been asked to evacuate or shelter in place because of a semi-tractor trailer tanker fire. ...
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