Antwerp Police turned their reports over to the West Bend News this past week. For the month of August, there were 189 calls for service and there were 41 citations in the Mayor’s court.
On August 20, a resident of Buffalo Street was issued a notice of junk and tall weeds in reference to an order by the town and to be in compliance within 15 days. The property was in compliance within 5 days of the notice.
On August 21, a resident of South Erie Street was issued a warning for mowing and blowing grass into the roadway. The resident was asked to remove the debris in lieu of a citation. The police would like to remind readers that placing any debris on the roadways, including cut grass, creates possibly serious danger to bicyclist and motorcyclist.
On August 23, an officer noticed a white pickup truck with Indiana plates going from house to house. The officer stopped the vehicle and found the driver was a salesman for a company in Hicksville, OH. The information was verified that he was a salesman for a company in Hicksville, OH, and then issued a warning for not having a permit.
On August 24, a resident reported his vehicle was stolen. The vehicle and the person that took it was found crashed in Mansfield, OH. The case was investigated and referred to the Paulding County Prosecutor.
On August 28, a report came in of a vehicle parked at Dollar General. There were two dogs locked inside with the vehicle owner inside of the DG for nearly 25 minutes. The officer responded and found the windows were partially opened. The driver was located inside the store and said they had been in the store for only 5 minutes. The officer explained to the driver that the temperature outside was over 85 degrees F and that inside the vehicle the temperature rises very quickly and is dangerous to animals and people in vehicles.
On August 28, there were two elementary age students left at the school. After exhausting contacting the parents, the students were taken to the police department. The police continued to attempt locating the parents and finally they were located and the children were picked up at the police station that evening. The information regarding the incident was turned over to Job and Family Services.
On August 28, in the late evening a father discovered that his 16 year old daughter was abusing drugs by way of huffing. The juvenile was confronted by parents and then left the residence claiming she was running away. The police were contacted and the juvenile was located. The case was investigated and turned over to the prosecutor and Job and Family Services.
On August 31, A resident of the village had recently purchased a used vehicle. Cleaning the car, they found in the trunk under the carpet a stash of syringes. The new owner reported it to the police. The police asked who the car was purchased from and the caller refused to identify the seller. The previous owner was found and the case is under investigation.
The chief reports the town’s tomatoes have not had any reports of theft since the previous engagement.
Anyone who has questions, concerns or sees criminal activity are encouraged to talk to officers of the Antwerp Police department.
