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 Area residents used snowblowers, snow plows and snow shovels to dig out from a winter storm that hit late Friday and Saturday. Another storm is to hit tonight. Staff photo/William Laney MIKE BURKHOLDER
and WILLIAM LANEY
Staff Writers
A winter snow storm, which dumped as much as 3 feet in the Washington, D.C. area, hit the area with as much as 9 inches of snow in Wapakoneta and some areas of Auglaize County.
The snowfall came with high winds which created drifts as tall as 4 feet causing hazards for the city and county roadways.
Wapakoneta weather observer Dan Dietz calculated 8.5 inches of snow fell in Wapakoneta Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting as much as 10 more inches starting with a light snow at midnight with most of the snow falling throughout the day Tuesday before tapering off early Wednesday morning.
Wapakoneta Public Works Superintendent Meril Simpson said city crews hit the roads at 4 a.m. Saturday, but the high winds hampered their effforts.
Crews worked until 4:15 p.m.. Saturday and returned Sunday and worked from 7 a.m. to 1p.m. before heading back out early this morning.
“We are attempting to clear the roadways the best we can and we are dumping more salt and grit this time,” Simpson said this morning. “The temperature is still too cold for the salt to work, but if we get enough sun it may warm it up enough to help.”
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 |
By KAREN CAMPBELL
Assistant Managing Editor
A car stolen from an Elida dealership was filled with gasoline for free when the motorist pulled into a Wapakoneta station at 3:45 p.m. Monday and claimed to have no money.
The motorist, who was described as a white male with a brown goatee and glasses, wearing a baseball cap and a white polo shirt, gave the clerk at Hutchison Shell, 1402 Bellefontaine St., his dealer license plate and said he would be back to pay for the gasoline, Wapakoneta Police Lt. Greg Lowry said.
The clerk called 45 minutes later to report that the man never came back to pay for the $25 in gas.
When the license plate was ran through the system it came back to a vehicle stolen from Febus Motors in Elida.
A stolen vehicle from Springfield had been dropped off in its place.
The motorist has yet to be located, Lowry said.
Wapakoneta
Police Department
• Officers responded to the 200 block of South Street on the report of a 32-year-old male threatening to harm himself at 9:40 p.m. Friday.
According to the report:
A friend requested the man, who was drinking and had a gun in the house, be checked on.
Officers spoke with the resident.
No additional information was available.
• At least one pedestrian was transported to a local hospital after being hit by a car at 12:05 p.m. Friday.
According to the incomplete report:
Dale Rider, 46, of Spencerville, was driving a Honda two-door at West Auglaize and North Blackhoof streets when he hit Tamara Bateman, 50, and David Dewille, 48, both of 212 W. Auglaize St.
At least one of whom was taken by Wapakoneta Rescue Squad to Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys for treatment but that information was unavailable.
• A Wapakoneta man reported at 1:35 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of Bellefontaine Street that he was solicited for sex for money.
According to the report:
Larry Williams reported the solicitation from a woman accompanied by a white male with dark hair in a blue Dodge truck.
Williams told the pair “no.”
• The Wapakoneta Rescue Squad responded to 1 Perry St., Apartment 48, at 10:15 p.m. Monday for Tommy Dennis, 37, of Mississippi, who possibly overdosed.
He was not transported from the scene.
No additional information was available.
• Officers were informed of a possible suicidal male living on Glynwood Road at 12:15 p.m. Sunday.
According to the report:
The man was very distraught over a personal situation and threatened to harm himself.
The call was made for information purposes only.
• A concerned Wapakoneta stepfather called at 12:20 p.m. Saturday to report a complaint involving his stepson.
According to the report:
Mike Jones said his 15-year-old stepson, a 17-year-old male and another boy were downtown at an apartment smoking marijuana and inhaling canned air duster with a 40-year-old woman.
The incident allegedly happened prior to the woman’s arrest on Sept. 23 for purchasing large quantities of air duster, a violation of her probation.
A report of the incident was sent to prosecutors with the Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to review for possible charges.
No additional information was available.
• A Lima man was cited for disorderly conduct after a resident of 302 W. Plum St. called to report that the unknown, intoxicated man was on his front porch.
According to the report:
Mark Treft, 49, has been staying at the Super 8 in Wapakoneta and did not know how he got to this residence as he did not know any of the occupants.
He was extremely intoxicated and unsteady on his feet, but the resident, Dusty Kanorr said he was not causing any problems.
Treft was released to his son.
• A concerned father called at 4:15 p.m. Saturday after his son was allegedly kicked in the face by an older boy at the Temple of Tolerance, or rock garden, 203 S. Wood St.
According to the report:
The dad father a 17-year-old kicked his 13-year-old in the face.
Allegedly the incident happened after another juvenile knocked the 13-year-old to the ground when they were messing around.
As the 13-year-old was trying to stand up, he tried to grab a hold of the older teen to get his footing and when he grabbed the teen’s pants’ leg, he accidentally touched the older boy inappropriately.
The older boy took a few steps back and kicked the young teen in the face.
A report of the incident was sent prosecutors with the Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to review for possible charges.
• A 51-year-old Wapakoneta man was cited for a marked lanes violation and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (OVI) after a traffic stop at 2:15 a.m. Sunday.
According to the report:
Thomas E. Moran Jr., 51, 605 Wheeler Lane, allegedly traveled over the center line at Bellefontaine and East Pearl streets and when tested blew a 0.112 on a breathalyzer. The legal limit is 0.08.
Moran was coming from the American Legion’s WingFest and was unsteady on his feet, with glassy, bloodshot eyes even though he said he had nothing to drink. Allegedly it was the female with him who had been drinking.
After Moran received his citation he allegedly was upset and stormed out of the police station at the Wapakoneta City Administration Building.
• A resident of the 600 block of East Auglaize Street called at 6:25 p.m. Saturday to talk about domestic violence that happened in her home.
According to the incomplete report:
A 34-year-old female named 37-year-old male also of the residence, as the suspect, but he fled before officers arrived.
No additional information was available.
• A Georgia man was arrested at 1:55 a.m. Saturday after a traffic stop at Bellefontaine and Wood streets.
According to the report:
Dennis Redick, 58, of Loganville, Ga., crossed the marked center line by approximately 100 feet while driving in the 100 block of South Wood Street.
When the vehicle was stopped, the officer could smell the odor of alcohol.
Redick, said he had one beer at his high school class reunion in Lima and was headed to get something to eat while staying with his family near town.
He tested a 0.018 on a breathalyzer test. The legal limit is 0.08.
Redick was transported to the Auglaize County Jail.
• A Hudson woman called for assistance at 10:10 p.m. Saturday when her daughter received a text from a 14-year-old Wapakoneta boy saying he was going to harm himself.
According to the report:
The teen’s mother and stepfather knew about the text and the teen apologized for sending it.
He was allegedly upset because his biological father told him he was worthless and it upset him.
• A Lima woman was cited for having an open container in a vehicle and another male passenger may face charges for underage consumption.
According to the report:
An employee of Burger King, 1350 Bellefontaine St., called at 10:30 p.m. Saturday after a vehicle came through the drive through with an open container of beer.
When officers responded, Lindsey McNett, 21, held up the open beer. She was cited for the minor misdemeanor.
The motorist passed field sobriety tests.
Another male in the truck, Michael Strefling, 20, admitted to drinking five beers earlier in the day. A report was sent to prosecutors with the Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to review for charges.
The group, all of whom were from Lima, said they were getting something to eat after leaving WingFest.
• Ashley Peterson, 26, 2 Edgebrook Dr., turned herself in on a warrant at 11:45 p.m. Monday.
The original charge for the warrant was theft.
• Tyler Coon called at 4:35 a.m. Sunday to report a male on the overpass at Ohio 67.
According to the report:
Officers took the intoxicated male, whose identification was not available, home to 15468 State Route 67.
• Officers received a couple calls about people possibly being in a vacant house at 914 Dearbaugh Ave. at 2:15 p.m. Sunday.
According to the report:
The front door of the house was standing open.
The owner of the house, who abandoned it, said the door is broken and cannot be secured but Safe Guard is expected to come and make any necessary repairs to secure the home.
• A passing motorist called at 3:20 a.m. Sunday to report seeing a man jump from Cemetery Road between the KOA and Middle Pike into a field, leaving his shoes and cigarettes.
According to the report:
Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office were advised of the complaint, but they were responding to another call so Wapakoneta Police officers responded.
Upon their arrival however all they found was a lighter on the roadway. The man was gone.
• A motorist was cited for failure to yield from a private drive after a collision at 2:45 p.m. Friday in the first block of West Redskin Trail.
According to the report:
Emily Lane, 101 Court St., pulled her 2000 Pontiac Sunfire from in front of Wapakoneta High School and into the path of a 1988 Chevy truck driven by Virginia Wallace, 49, 4A Edgebrook Dr., Wapakoneta.
Lane was cited in the crash.
No additional information was available.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 October 2009 )
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