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7:12 a.m. Officers did a walk-through due to a suspicious person in the downtown area. 10:05 a.m. Officers investigated a report of a suspicious person in the 1800 block of East Mansfield Sreet. 12:56 p.m.

An erratic driver was reported in the area of Marion Road and Beal Avenue. 6:05 p.m. Asuspicious person was reported in the 100 block of Fisher Street. 6:17 p.m. Areport of suspicious people was made in the 700 block of Sitler Avenue.

7:39 p.m. Atheft report was made in the 400 block of East Rensselaer Street when a man accused his ex- girlfriend of taking money from him. 8:20 p.m. ARRESTS A38-year-old man was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct in the 100 block of West Mansfield Street after officers were called to the area on a report of a fight. He was issued a court date to appear and taken to Crawford County Justice Center to be held until sober.

8:33 p.m. A33-year-old man was arrested after officers were called to check on a disoriented man who had fallen off of a bicycle near the intersection of Beal and South Sandusky avenues. The man was charged with felony possession of drugs and possession of marijuana. He was taken to the Crawford County Justice Center to be held for court. 9:43 p.m.

A34-year-old man was arrested in the 300 block of South Sandusky Avenue on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. He was taken to the Crawford County Justice Center to be held for bond or court. 11:16 p.m. A28-year-old Lima man was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, aggravated menacing, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer after officers responded to a report of two men dressed in suits fighting. A crowd of people, apparently from a wedding party, had tried to calm the man, who had become unruly over the course of the night.

He had climbed onto cars in the parking lot. He was taken to the Crawford County Justice Center to be held for an appearance in court. 11:56 p.m. Saturday INCIDENTS Areport of fireworks being set off in the 1300 block of Hopley Avenue was investigated. 12:18 a.m.

Areport of vandalism in the 400 block of West Warren Street was a trail of vehicle coolant from aproperty and extending down the roadway. 12:37 a.m. Areport of two people trespassing on the railroad tracks in the East Mansfield Street area was investigated. 4:20 a.m. An East Rensselaer Street resident reported a theft of money by someone they know.

9:35 a.m. AWest Mansfield Street resident reported the theft of money from their home. 12:19 p.m. Atheft report of a credit card was taken in the 1100 block of Whetstone Street. 4:12 p.m.

Avandalism report was taken I the area of Marion Road and Arch Drive after four boys reportedly threw a ball that struck a vehicle. Two of the boys were found and taken home. 7:43 p.m. ARRESTS A31-year-old man was on a charge of an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. He was also cited for driving under suspension in the 600 block of South Sandusky Avenue.

He was issued adate to appear in court and released. 2:24 a.m. Sunday INCIDENTS Areport of a fight in the 500 block of North Sandusky Avenue was investigated and two men and two women were arguing. 1:42 a.m. Adomestic dispute in the 800 block of South Spring Street was investigated.

1:23 p.m. Officers spoke to a person at the police department about credit card fraud. 2:26 p.m. Officers mediated a dispute between neighbors in the 100 block of East Liberty Street. 5:04 p.m.

ARRESTS A37-year-old man was arrested on a warrant out of Crawford County. He was issued a date to appear in court and released. 12:19 a.m. Monday INCIDENTS Areport of an assault in the 100 block of East Lucas Street was investigated. 8:26 a.m.

Officers spoke with a parent in the 1700 block of Whetstone Street about her unruly child. 9:45 a.m. Aresident in the 700 block of Faustina Avenue reported someone running over his foot with their vehicle. 1:32 p.m. Aresident in the 200 block of West Southern Avenue reported damage to her yard after someone drove through it.

5:59 p.m. LIGHTS AND SIRENS one reason State Farm has decided, for now, not to use its drone fleet in Houston, Chris Pilcic said. the damages caused by Hurricane Harvey, our claims adjustors will likely need to inspect both the interior and exterior of the home to assess coverage and he said. this situation, we find that the best way to service our customers and evaluate coverage and damages is through on- the-ground claims Most major insurers now have a fleet of drones, and the technology has become so inexpensive that even smaller companies are beginning to use it, according to Jim Whittle, chief claims counsel for the American Insurance Association. He said the benefits were evident in the response to Hurricane Matthew.

you had a good line of sight, for example, but you were stopped by nature or law enforcement from entering an area, you could put a drone in the area and get access to that he said. could demonstrate immediately that that was a property that had considerable wind damage, say, and allow the insurer to cut a Drones Continued from Page 1A Dayton Mayor Whaley to speak at library BUCYRUS Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Bucyrus Public Library. talk is hosted by the Mid-Ohio Progressives. The group also will be collecting donations for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.

The group will be gathering signatures to get redistricting reform on the ballot. talk is the fourth in a series of presentations sponsored by MOP. Also scheduled are We Are Ohio, a labor and community coalition, at 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at the library; and a night at 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 at the Lowe- Volk Nature Center, 2401 Ohio 598, Crestline. For details, contact Stephanie Surina at 419-562-8021, Pat Hargis at 419-569-6512 or Lisa Miller at 419569-2346. Library collecting used eclipse glasses BUCYRUS The Bucyrus Public Library is collecting used eclipse glasses. Astronomers Without Borders and Explore Scientific are collecting glasses to be sent to schools in South America and Asia when eclipses cross those continents in 2019.

The Bucyrus Public Library is an official drop-off point during the month of September. for details, call the library at 419-562-7327. Galion Elementary Night is Friday GALION The annual Galion Elementary Night will take place during the varsity home football game against Portsmouth Friday, Sept. 8. Primary and intermediate school students will receive free admission to the game with a paying parent or guardian, if wearing a wrist band.

Wrist bands will be distributed at the Primary and Intermediate Schools. Students and their families are encouraged to attend the pregame tailgate party at 5 p.m. at Heise Park, featuring free hot dogs, face painting and hair coloring. Students should gather in front of the concession at 6:15 p.m. to follow the Galion Tiger Marching Band across the front of the grandstand.

Parental guidance is suggested for all students during this activity, and all Primary students are required to be accompanied by an adult when they parade across the track. For details, contact the Galion Primary School at 419-468-4010 or Galion Intermediate School at 419468-3676. BRIEFS was flying. It was like a sonic boom and the next thing I heard was terrible winds. It lasted all of 35 John Cooper said.

He was bumped in the head by some drywall. Amid the broken glass, he quickly went to get his son, who was not injured. Then he went to look for Susan and Alyse. said, no your mom and he said. had heard the big boom and things started falling and crashing.

I went to the bedroom and open the bedroom door and all of a sudden I heard them knocking on the sliding door in the Mother and daughter were taken to OhioHealth Shelby Hospital and later released. They returned to stay at a house around 2:30 a.m. By 1:30 a.m. Monday, local officials and members of the Red Cross were on scene. John was on his cellphone with his insurance agency, and said he was told they get anyone out to his house until Sept.15 because of all the flood damage in Texas.

ACSX employee was on site, as the nearby crossing arm was broken, and the crossing bell was dinging loudly. On Tuesday afternoon, Susan had a few bruises and bumps and Alyse, a cut on her leg, but aside from that, the twosome were doing OK as they dealt with the aftermath of the destruction to their home. By 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, a container unit was set up on the property to hold their belongings and insurance agents were scouring the property. Alyse had just taken a nap at the house and Susan was finally getting her first bite of food, sitting on the lawn with her daughter eating a sandwich.

The Coopers are math teachers at Pioneer Career Technology Center. Tuesday was to be first day of preschool, the father said. John Cooper said he is thankful for good neighbors Steve and Nancy Fensch, who took his son inside their home to go back to sleep and were assisting the family. Mike Bailey, executive director of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency, said there was property damage to eight to 10 structures along Hook Road, west of Ohio 314, Bailey said. had a barn completely gone, the others, a chimney was knocked down, roofs missing and the one guy, it picked up and moved his yard barn about 30 to 40 feet, just picked it up and set it he said.

Bailey said there were reports of trees and branches down and more throughout Richland County, causing blocked roads and downed wires. 419-521-7223 Twitter: Storm Continued from Page 1A selves in the center of a twister. The team had to input data they collected Tuesday to determine the dimension, intensity and duration, all of which help them decide what category of storm touched down. They also needed to decide if the tornado touched down more than once. As the meteorologists continued their work, news helicopters circled above to record live video of emergency crews clearing fallen trees.

The 200 residents of North Robinson began picking up scattered pieces of the homes that dared stand in the path of the tornado. is the kind of stuff you see in the news in places far Marie Pecot said as she stood outside her home on the western end of town. see all of this outside my own house is Nobody was injured in the storm, according to Bill Johnson, a member of Whetstone Volunteer Fire Department, which serves North Robinson. several houses that are Johnson said. whole town is out of Several homes and traffic signals in Crestline were also without electricity for a portion of the day Tuesday.

Adispatcher with the Crawford County Office said they believe about 21 homes were damaged in North Robinson alone. Colonel Crawford Schools, which are in North Robinson, were closed Tuesday. Schoolchildren and their families walked through town to survey the damage the corners of roofs were ripped off, trees were slumped across homes and garages were completely tossed from their foundations. Pecot lost a giant pine tree that once stood behind her home. was amazingly strange it snapped in two and got dragged between the Pecot said.

only took 10 or 15 seconds. I thought the house was going to cave It was the first time Pecot had even talked to families who live just a few doors down the street from her. a shame it took something like this to bring us all Pecot said. just grateful to hear that nobody was hurt all of this stuff can be replaced, but a human life Those in the path say it hit about 10:30 p.m. Monday.

had just gotten the text message warning about a flash said Gerri Payne, who lives on Ohio 598 at the edge of Leesville, a few miles east of North Robinson. She told her boyfriend that she might not sleep well that night, knowing a flood could hit at any time. when it got super Payne said. then all of a sudden it sounded like the front of my house was getting ripped She ran to shut off her water lines in case the pipes were ripped off. I went to look in the garage, and the garage was completely Payne said.

The tornado took away more than just her house she operates Payne Therapy and Massage out of the same building. will be setting up a temporary Payne said. of my clients offered me a place, and not going to charge me any Ahalf-mile away on Lincoln Highway, Carolyn Hamilton read the same emergency alert Monday night that Payne had received. She still had her cellphone in her hand when the tornado struck. thing I know, crack, Hamilton said Tuesday morning, standing in the middle of more than two dozen trees strewn across her lawn.

is what we ended up One of her trucks was totaled, the other heavily damaged. The tornado destroyed an enclosed trailer and a dog kennel, then ripped a gaping hole in the roof of the house that provides shelter for Hamilton and four of her family members. power lines were all ripped Hamilton said. lost a It was just a few minutes after the storm hit Monday night that Shannon Hefner of Crestline arrived outside house to help clear more than 50 trees that blocked a 200-yard stretch of Lincoln Highway. was completely Hefner said.

As Hefner was working, a woman driving home from work approached where he and others were working. was going down the road, and atree fell right in front of her and she hit Hefner said. was OK, Hefner worked until nearly 4 a.m. Tuesday, then went home for a couple hours of sleep before returning at about dawn to finish cleaning. The road was expected to open again by Tuesday evening, but fallen power lines were still hindering the cleanup late Tuesday afternoon.

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