November 21
11:30 pm A boy (Boy A) at Pickerington High School Central sat to say “hello” to a friend, when a 16-year-old boy (Boy B) allegedly pulled the chair from underneath him. The fall aggravated Boy A’s knee which was still healing from ACL surgery.
Boy B allegedly lifted Boy A by his shirt and demanded, “why the f__k are you talking to my girl?”
Not wishing to aggravate his knee further, Boy A left.
An hour later, during fifth period lunch, staff witnessed Boy B argue loudly with another 16-year-old boy (Boy C). Administrators had separated the two and Boy C had agreed to go to the office, when Boy A called him a “B word”.
At that, Boy C dropped his backpack and aggressively approached Boy B. The assistant principal tried to hold him back. Boy B threw a closed fist punch at Boy C, but Boy C dodged, and the punch landed on the left side of the assistant principal’s face. She immediately dropped to the ground. The boys continued to throw punches at one another until separated by administrators and police.
The assistant principal was rushed to the emergency room where X-rays determined that she had received multiple bone fractures and a displaced jaw. She also experienced a slight loss of hearing, blurred vision and a sore neck. Doctors advised that she may suffer lasting nerve damage.
On November 30, she underwent surgery to have a metal plate installed in her face.
November 26
12:35 am A sedan hit two vehicles parked in Cherry Hill then skipped the scene. From the bumper left at the scene, the suspect car was a white Honda.
2:37 am An 11-year-old Columbus boy dialed 9-1-1 after he began experiencing chest pain and numbness in his legs. When police arrived at his grandmothers’ home in Violet Township, they learned that the boy had not been enrolled in school and that his mother was wanted on warrants.
5:06 pm A middle-aged woman allegedly followed an Amazon vehicle and took a package after it was delivered.
8:18 pm A 78-year-old Pickerington man allegedly left the American Legion after he and his friend had been drinking, cut through Mingo, hit the curb at Diley and Hill Roads then was pulled over in the Cherry Hill neighborhood.
12:34 pm A 61-year-old Pickerington woman reportedly struck a school bus with her Honda Civic when picking up her grandchild from Sycamore Creek Elementary School. Nobody was injured.
4:12 pm A 46-year-old Pickerington man told police that someone had opened an AT&T account in his name and purchased a new iPhone. The phone was delivered to the Pickerington address of a family known to local law enforcement.
November 28
12:57 pm A 59-year-old Columbus woman is suspected of using false documents to withdraw $3,000 from an account at Kemba Financial Credit Union.
November 30
10:45 pm Ryan Homes reported that thefts keep occurring from new homes being built in the Graystone neighborhood (Mlinor Road north of Refugee). Recently a hot water heater, shower valves and vinyl siding were taken. In addition, people continue to dump trash into the developer’s dumpsters.
11:06 am Aldi employees reported that the store was robbed and that the suspect drove away in a silver Nissan Rogue.
December 1
8:10 pm A Columbus man told police that his wallet was stolen from Planet Fitness.
5:19 pm Two men reported that their wallets and keys were taken from lockers at Next Level Fitness & Training.
December 2
7:38 pm A 48-year-old Columbus woman (Woman A) told police that her ex-girlfriend, a 41-yer-old Pickerington woman (Woman B) had called in a panic. Woman B claimed that someone had put a “hit” on her and she needed a ride away from her home.
Woman A agreed to come get her. As they drove away, Woman A asked, “where to?” which allegedly angered the Woman B who then began yelling. So, Woman A pulled into the post office lot.
Woman B allegedly grabbed the control arm for the windshield wipers and ripped it from the steering column. She then threw the driver’s AirPods out the window and into a drainage ditch.
8:49 pm Police received a call from Rule 3 reporting that a couple was fighting in their parking lot and that the male was looming over the female who had fallen to the pavement.
9:58 pm A Kohl’s employee allegedly removed Beats headphones (valued at $141.99) from their box and placed them in her purse which she left open on the breakroom shelf. The loss prevention officer said that the headphones were “clearly visible”. The officer confronted the employee when she attempted to leave at the end of the day without paying.
