Paulding, Ohio – On today’s date, shortly after 12:00 p.m., deputies were dispatched to 6502 Road 123 in Latty Township for a welfare check. Co-workers of 60-year-old Celecitas Pelegrino Williams were concerned she had not reported to work for 2 days, she hadn’t called off and she had not answered her phone. While conducting a check…
On Saturday, August 10, 2019, at 2:48 a.m., deputies were dispatched to 7598 Road 187, Oakwood, Ohio, for a man who had been shot as a result of a drive-by shooting. Early in the investigation, Investigators learned there was no drive-by shooting. Deputies determined 26 year old Donald J. Richcreek shot his 28 year old…
Cecil, Ohio—Deputies continue to investigate tips coming into the office regarding the death investigation that began about 12:28 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018. The crime scene is located at 11243 Road 230, Cecil, Ohio. The victim of this homicide was the home owner Philip V. Koenn, age 60. Koenn was found deceased inside the residence…
Oakwood, Ohio—On Thursday, May 10, 2018, at 9:38 p.m., deputies were dispatched to 15648 Road 1037 Oakwood, Ohio, for a man who shot his grandson. Investigators determined 73 year old William R. Miller II shot his 19 year old grandson, Evan Andrew Holcombe, in the chest. Holcombe was deceased when deputies arrived at the scene.…
On August 1, 2014, officers with the Defiance Police Department, assisted by members of the Paulding County Sheriffs Office, arrested Steven G. Noffsinger, age 58, from Defiance, Ohio. Noffsinger was arrested on a Warrant on Indictment for Aggravated Murder with Specification, an Unclassified Felony. This arrest comes as a result of a special Grand Jury…
