May 25
10:10 a.m. An officer responded to a report of a man masturbating in Victory Park. Surveillance footage reportedly showed movements consistent with the allegation. The 74-year-old man, a retired City of Pickerington employee, denied wrongdoing and said he was either brushing off cat hair or picking at a loose thread. Charges were forwarded to the prosecutor, who declined to pursue the case.
10:59 p.m. A 37-year-old Pickerington man sent private photographs to a woman he met online before learning the profile was fraudulent. The person who received the images allegedly demanded money and threatened to share the photos with the victim’s contacts.
May 26
12:09 a.m. An officer stopped a Toyota Sienna after seeing it make a U-turn on Fuller’s Way to re-enter the traffic circle on Refugee Road. When the officer asked the driver, a 66-year-old Columbus man, to exit the vehicle, he noticed a handgun in the man’s pocket.
Police learned the driver had multiple violent felony convictions that prohibited him from possessing a firearm. The man reportedly told officers, “Kids these days don’t know how to act. I will carry a gun until the day I die to protect myself.”
At the police station, he registered a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.154, nearly twice Ohio’s legal limit of 0.08.
May 27
6:46 a.m. A 46-year-old Reynoldsburg woman was cited for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license and failing to maintain reasonable control after a crash at GetGo. Police said she pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, striking a gas pump and a pole.
10:35 p.m. Following a traffic stop on Diley Road near Fox Glen, police arrested and charged a 50-year-old Lancaster woman with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
May 28
11:04 a.m. Staff at OhioHealth Pickerington Methodist Hospital reported medications missing from the emergency department.
3:29 p.m. Police cited a 19-year-old Pataskala man for driving without a license and running a red light. His vehicle was impounded.
5:51 p.m. A Colony Park resident reported loud music coming from a neighboring property. Police reportedly could hear the music through the phone call.
A responding officer informed the 28-year-old resident that Pickerington’s noise ordinance prohibits sounds audible more than 50 feet beyond a property line. Less than 30 minutes later, the officer returned and again heard the music before reaching the property.
After the resident answered the door, the officer advised him that because he had already received a warning and failed to comply, he would be cited for disturbing the peace. The man allegedly became upset, called the officer a “dumb ass” and complained that police never respond when he reports issues.
May 29
4:02 p.m. A Melrose neighborhood resident asked police to issue a no-trespass order to a 23-year-old door-to-door salesman from Palm Bay, Florida. The man said he had not seen the home’s “No Soliciting” sign.
May 30
1:31 a.m. Police determined that a 23-year-old Westerville woman was at fault for a collision at Hill and Tussing roads. Officers found open containers of alcohol inside her vehicle, but she was not intoxicated.
4:48 a.m. Police cited a 23-year-old Logan man for speeding on Lockville Road near Hereford Drive and displaying fictitious license plates. His vehicle was impounded.
3:23 p.m. Police found four Pickerington youths, ages 12 through 15, trespassing in the Coyote Run Nature Preserve and released them to their parents.
6:55 p.m. Near the on-ramp from Hill Road to westbound Interstate 70, officers stopped a Volkswagen Jetta reported stolen from Columbus. The occupants included an 18-year-old driver, a 7-month-old child and two 16-year-old girls.
A 19-year-old male passenger allegedly attempted to slide into the driver’s seat and flee but was unsuccessful. During his arrest, officers discovered a Smith & Wesson handgun. All occupants were from Columbus.
10:32 p.m. Employees at LongHorn Steakhouse reported that a group of young people left without paying for their meal.
11:15 p.m. Police cited a 47-year-old Westerville man for driving without a license, speeding and failing to register his vehicle following a traffic stop on Hill Road near McLeod Parc.
May 31
2:51 p.m. A man and woman left Kohl’s with a cart full of merchandise without paying. The approximate value of the stolen items was $522. The investigation is ongoing.
3:03 p.m. Following a collision at the intersection of Hill and Refugee roads, police cited a 29-year-old Columbus man for driving without a valid license. Officers could not determine who was at fault.
5:53 p.m. A 40-year-old Columbus woman paid admission to the Pickerington Community Pool and was later joined by her daughter, niece and a teenage boy. She paid admission for the girls but not the boy.
The pool manager insisted that the teen would need a day pass if he intended to enter the facility. The woman and her friend, a 44-year-old Reynoldsburg woman, argued that they did not know the boy and had been told he was only waiting for a ride rather than swimming.
Both women were issued no-trespass orders.
Pickerington Police May 18-24, 2026
