Defiance, Ohio—June 16, 2021 at 2:30 p.m., deputies were dispatched to 23092 SR 66 Defiance, Ohio, which is in Northeast Paulding County, for a breaking & entering in-progress. The landowner had arrived at their uninhabited property and discovered two adult men actively stealing their goods. One male fled immediately, the other got in his vehicle…
Farmer TOWNSHIP– The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Defiance Post is investigating an injury crash that occurred at 12:56 P.M. Tuesday on Farmer Mark Road at Blosser Road, in Defiance County. A 2013 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by Maxine Cook, age 85, of Hicksville, Ohio was traveling westbound on Blosser Road. A 2019 Dodge Charger, driven by…
Keith West of the Antwerp VFW Post invited the West Bend News to witness the $500 donation to Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Canine fund. The fund transfer took place at the Antwerp Local School with Deputies Gary Deitrick and Caleb Miller present with their canines to receive the payments. The canines in Paulding County are…
Paulding, Ohio—On Tuesday, October 9, 2018, Paulding County Jail Inmate William R. Miller, II, age 73, passed away due to natural causes in a Toledo hospital. Miller was arrested on May 10, 2018 for shooting his grandson, 19 year old Evan Andrew Holcombe at 15648 Road 1037, Oakwood, Ohio. Miller was facing one count of…
Paulding County would like to annouonce that with the continued spread of the drug epidemic, a collaborative effort by the Sheriff, Prosecutor and Commissioners of Paulding County was undertaken to purchase a portable Tactic ID Drug Identifiction Unit. This unit is handheld and utilizes laser technology to identify many chemicals and narcotics. The purpose of…
Paulding, Ohio—On Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at 3:19 p.m., deputies assisted the Paulding Police Department with an assault with a knife at the Marathon Gas Station on North Williams Street, Paulding. As law enforcement arrived, one of the participants of the altercation fled the scene in his vehicle, and it was reported he still had…
Paulding, Ohio—On Sunday, April 15, 2018, at 1:40 p.m., deputies were asked to check the welfare of an adult female at 7546 Rd 87 Paulding, Ohio. While searching the property, deputies found a female deceased inside a vehicle parked in the garage. The deceased is 47 year old Gina L. Mann who resides at the…
On January 19, 2018, the Paulding County D.A.R.E. program held its graduation for Payne Elementary fifth graders. Graduation is a time for students to think on what they learned in D.A.R.E. and reward the kids for completing the 12-week program. Each student writes an essay. Deputy Mendez announced during D.A.R.E. graduation that Serenity Rios, Jordan…
Oakwood, Ohio—On Friday, January 19, 2018, at 4:52 p.m., deputies were dispatched to 115 North First Street in the Village of Oakwood, Paulding County, for a suicidal man with a gun to his head. Deputy Sheriff Jared Renollet arrived on scene approximately five minutes after being dispatched. Deputy Renollet encountered Ray J. Osborn, age 47,…
A single vehicle crash today at approximately 0850 hours injured two occupants. The crash occurred on County Road R west of County Road 11 in Bridgewater Township. A 1997 Ford F-150, driven by Dustin L. Carnicom, age 34 of 220 West Main Street Montpelier had been eastbound on County Road R went it went off…
The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. program held its graduation for Antwerp Elementary fifth graders on December 7, 2016. Each student was required to write an essay before they could graduate. D.A.R.E. program consists of 12 lessons and the essay gives the students a chance to reflect back on the lessons. Essays describe what they…
It’s been quite sometime since the “new” Sheriff Office and Jail was opened. This year after the general election there is a breath of fresh air at the local law enforcement facility in Paulding. Sheriff Jason Landers stated, “I felt it would prevail by a couple hundred votes. Never in my thoughts did I think…
Paulding County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to stop drunk drivers and help save lives. The high-visibility national enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, runs August 19-September 5, 2016. During this period, local law enforcement will show zero tolerance for drunk driving. Increased state and national messaging…
