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December EMS log

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 2, 2011 - 5:21pm

Jan Basinger, Bluffton EMS chief, provided The Icon with the December Bluffton EMS log.

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Bluffton man sentenced in domestic violence case

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 17, 2010 - 11:55am

A local man was sentenced in the Allen County Common Pleas Court following a conviction for domestic violence.

Christopher C. Smallwood, 34, originally pled not guilty to an indictment of domestic violence, which is a fourth degree felony. A prior conviction for domestic violence elevated this crime to a felony.

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2 Kentucky men conviction of sexual conduct with a minor

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 17, 2010 - 11:52am

Bluffton police are reporting the conviction of two men from Kentucky who traveled to Bluffton in February to engage in sexual conduct with a minor.

Because the men traveled across state lines, and were apprehended in Kentucky, federal charges were brought against them in connection with their crimes. The case was resolved in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, to avoid putting the local victim through additional stress.

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November police activity summary released

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 13, 2010 - 10:38pm

Bluffton police chief Rick Skilliter released the November activity summary on Dec. 13. To view the report, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Police respond to 257 calls in October

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 8, 2010 - 10:22pm

Bluffton police responded to 257 calls during October. The monthly report was released as part of the Nov. 8 council packet. To view the report open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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$29,363 federal safety grant awarded to Hancock sheriff department

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 8, 2010 - 5:32pm

Sheriff Michael E. Heldman announced the Ohio Department of Public Safety's (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) awarded $29,363 in federal traffic safety funding to Hancock County Sheriff's Office for federal fiscal year 2011.

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