Police/Fire/EMS

 The American Red Cross of Hancock County is opening an emergency shelter for the residents of a Findlay building following a fire on Friday evening. 

The shelter is located at 50 North, 339 E. Melrose Avenue in Findlay. 

Residents of 223 ½ N. Main St. were driven from their homes by the fire, which began around 6 p.m. Friday evening. 

Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket December 2015

 
Total Calls for Service-443
 
December 1
-Police responded to a non-injury traffic crash on N. Spring St.  Sandra Hamilton, 50, Bluffton was issued a citation for a Reasonable Control violation. 

Bluffton EMS had a busy year with 480 total runs, according to Jan Basinger, EMS director.
 
The squad had 459 calls with 353 of those of a medical nature. The majority of calls, 360, were within the village of Bluffton.
 
The squad had 339 transports with Bluffton Hospital as the destination on 164 calls, Lima Memorial with 81, St. Rita’s Medical Center 81 and Blanchard Valley Hospital 52. There were four life flights from the Bluffton airport.
 
July was the busiest month with 48 runs. August was the lightest month with 29 runs.
 

Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket November 2015

Total Calls for Service-428

Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket October 2015

Total Calls for Service - 530

Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, informed The Icon of persons passing counterfeit bills in Bluffton businesses.

• Over the weekend several counterfeit $50 bills were cashed in at businesses along State Route 103. The men using these counterfeit bills were making small purchases requiring large amounts of change.

• On Tuesday evening someone purchased a pet dog via Craig's List.The payment and exchange for the pet were conducted in a parking lot of a SR 103 business.

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