June 1
4:33 p.m. Someone stole the headlight from a Volkswagen Beetle parked in the Giant Eagle parking lot.
4:44 p.m. A 13-year-old Westerville girl failed to obey the stop sign at the intersection of Pickerington Ponds Drive and Kohler Street. Her scooter struck the rear of a van.
6:11 p.m. A resident reported paying a contractor $2,500 for a deck project, but the contractor did not show.
7:47 p.m. An unknown driver struck a vehicle parked in Kohl’s parking lot and left the scene.
June 2
6:44 a.m. Officers took a 6-year-old Columbus boy to the hospital for evaluation after finding him walking along Refugee Road just west of the police station. He was reunited with his family a short time later.
11:12 a.m. Kroger reported that on May 22, a woman filled a small shopping cart with alcohol and attempted to leave through an emergency exit. Police said she had allegedly committed similar thefts at three other Kroger stores. This time, however, the cart overturned as she exited, causing approximately $400 worth of bottles to shatter. She fled the scene without the remaining alcohol. The total value of the merchandise was $1,898.89. Police said she was driving a damaged Ford Fusion with no license plate.
1:13 p.m. Police cited a 28-year-old Columbus woman for failure to yield and operating a motor vehicle without a license after she struck another vehicle while turning left onto Columbus Street from Diley Road.
3:34 p.m. Following a traffic stop near Hill Road and Postage Drive, police cited a 27-year-old Columbus man for driving under suspension and expired registration.
June 3
1:49 p.m. Violet Township Fire Department firefighters extinguished a fire on Courtright Court that had been started by a discarded cigarette butt.
4:47 p.m. A man in the Willow Pond neighborhood returned home to find children running from his yard. In his backyard, he discovered his Rottweiler on the trampoline biting the leg of a 10-year-old girl. Neighbors were providing aid when officers arrived, and Violet Township Fire Department medics transported the girl to a local hospital with severe trauma to her inner thigh. The homeowner told police his son had locked the dog inside the house before the family left.
June 4
3:12 a.m. Following a traffic stop near Courtright Drive East and Overland Boulevard, police arrested a 19-year-old Columbus man on an outstanding warrant and cited him for speeding and a taillight violation. He was released to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
June 5
3:20 a.m. After allegedly seeing a Hyundai Santa Fe run a red light on northbound Hill Road at Hunter’s Run, an officer attempted a traffic stop. Police said the 28-year-old driver failed to stop and led officers on a low-speed chase of approximately 20 mph along Tussing Road. Other officers attempted to block the roadway, but the driver maneuvered around the cruisers before turning onto Highland Drive.
Realizing Highland Drive had no outlet to Tussing Road, the driver abandoned the vehicle, which came to rest on a curb, and attempted to flee on foot. Police said he ignored commands to get on the ground before falling several times and eventually surrendering rather than being tased.
The man reportedly told officers he fled because he had been drinking, had been smoking and had outstanding warrants from the Cleveland area. Officers determined he was not impaired by drugs or alcohol. Two passengers in the vehicle were not injured and were released. The Maple Heights man was arrested on charges including failure to comply with a police officer, disobeying a traffic control device and reckless operation.
8:07 a.m. A Fox Glen West resident reported that an unknown man stole a backpack containing cash and other items from his unlocked vehicle.
10:20 a.m. Following a traffic stop near Columbus Street and Alyssa Drive, police cited a 31-year-old Columbus woman for operating a motor vehicle without a license and speeding.
10:25 a.m. Police cited a 43-year-old Reynoldsburg woman for operating a motor vehicle without a license and failure to register a vehicle following a crash near Hill Road and Tussing Road.
1:49 p.m. Police reported that a 37-year-old Columbus woman allegedly stole more than $470 worth of clothing from Kohl’s the previous day by concealing plastic bags beneath her clothing and switching merchandise. Loss prevention officers identified the woman from a similar incident at a Kohl’s store in Grove City.
3:46 p.m. Police issued no-trespass orders to a 17-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl, both from Lancaster, after they were found trespassing at Coyote Run.
6:43 p.m. A Pickerington woman told police she sold a PlayStation 5 through Facebook Marketplace for $400 to a man identifying himself as “Zach Pains.” Although the buyer showed her what appeared to be a successful Cash App payment, the transaction was later flagged and declined. “Zach” blocked her phone.
June 6
6:30 a.m. Police said suspects driving a white Chrysler 300 broke into vehicles across multiple communities. In Inverness Glen, several vehicles had windows smashed and property stolen.
6:51 a.m. A vehicle reported stolen from the Longview Highlands neighborhood was recovered less than an hour later in downtown Pickerington. Police found no signs of forced entry and reported the keys had been left inside the vehicle.
11 a.m. After receiving its 48th parking citation, a vehicle with expired registration was towed from the Knight’s Bridge neighborhood.
5:38 p.m. Police arrested a 22-year-old woman at a Pine Ridge residence on an outstanding warrant from the Lancaster Police Department.
6:58 p.m. Police arrested a 55-year-old woman in the Pickerington Ridge Apartments on an outstanding warrant from the Lancaster Police Department.
June 7
1:12 a.m. A resident of the Lakes Edge Apartments provided police with video showing his neighbor’s 37-year-old boyfriend allegedly walking through the breezeway with his genitals exposed before urinating on the pavement. When officers asked why he had not waited to use the bathroom inside the apartment, the man reportedly replied, “Sometimes she takes a long time to come to the door.”
2:15 a.m. Following a traffic stop near Long Road and Preserve Drive, police cited an 18-year-old Pickerington man for driving on a temporary permit without a licensed driver and displaying fictitious license plates.
7:45 a.m. Police towed an unoccupied disabled vehicle from the intersection of Losey Drive and Florence Drive.
Pickerington Police May 25-31, 2026
