Pickerington Police:
Times are rounded to the nearest quarter hour.
May 8
12:30 am: There was a report of a person with a gun at the Comfort Inn. No further details have been released.
2:00 pm: A woman reported that her purse and cell phone were stolen from her car while she was picking up an order from Jay’s Crab Boil.
May 9
2:15 pm: Police responded to a fight at Pickerington Central.
May 10
1:00 pm: Volunteers of America gave the police a gun that was found in the donations.
8:45 pm: Kids allegedly egged a vehicle on Autumn Ridge Circle.
May 11
8:30 pm: A Columbus woman allegedly stole $1,690.32 worth of clothing from Kohls. She was with a man and her young daughter. When the police questioned her, she gave them her mother’s driver’s license instead of her own. There was an arrest warrant for the daughter from a previous alleged Kohl’s robbery.
May 12
11:30 am: A 32-year-old Pickerington man was trespassing along the train trestle in the area known as “Kansas”. He said he remembered going there as a kid and did not know it was trespassing.
6:30 pm: Four young adults (age 18 to 21) were found trespassing along the train trestle and inside the nature preserve in the area known as “Kansas”.
10:30 pm: A group stole a Kia from the Roosters parking lot and a Hyundai from the parking lot of Rule 3. In both cases there was glass on the ground where the vehicles had been parked. Columbus police recovered the Kia the next day and the Hyundai on May 16. A video from an apartment complex showed the group dropping off the Kia then climbing into the Hyundai.
May 13
8:45 am: Enterprise-Rent-A-Car reported that someone tampered with the steering column and ignition of a Hyundai in a possible attempt to steal the vehicle.
7:00 am: Someone vandalized the Memorial Garden (Cemetery) at Epiphany Lutheran Church. Decorative glass had been taken from the entrance and smashed near the pond. Stones along the pond’s perimeter as well as stones supporting the fountain were tossed into the water.
8:00 pm: Police responded to a report that a truck’s passenger window had been shattered in the parking lot of Cracker Barrel. The officer noted what looked to be pry marks on the “B pillar”.
A four-door silver sedan was seen pulling along side the truck for a few seconds before driving away. A couple in a similar sedan were suspects in a vehicle break-in that occurred at Longhorn Steakhouse moments earlier. In that case, the back window of an SUV was busted and nearly $7,000 of items (mostly clothing) were reported stolen.
May 13
8:30 pm: Someone started a small fire in a sink of the women’s bathroom at Victory Park.
Fairfield County Sheriff:
The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office created the following blotter and posted it on their Facebook page. You can also get news and updates by downloading the Sheriff’s Office app for your smartphone.
May 8
- 100 block of W. Main St., Bremen, information report taken.
- 7900 block of Refugee Rd., Violet Twp., vandalism, report taken.
- 13000 block of Birch Rd., Walnut Twp., subject transported to medical facility for a medical evaluation.
- Canal Winchester Historical Society, Canal Winchester, vandalism, report taken.
- 12000 block of Lancaster St., Millersport, domestic verbal dispute, parties were separated, report taken.
- West Point Rd./Borah Hill Rd., Rushcreek Twp., disabled vehicle, report taken.
- 100 block of N. Main St., Village of Pleasantville, petty theft, report taken.
- 5900 block of Royalton Rd., Greenfield Twp., verbal dispute between neighbors, report taken.
May 9
- 9500 block of Timberbank Cir., Violet Twp., domestic dispute, report taken.
- 900 block of Leonard Rd., breaking and entering, home is vacant, report taken.
- 5200 block of Lithopolis-Winchester Rd., Bloom Twp., well-being check, subject transported to medical facility for medical evaluation.
- US33/BIS Rd., information report taken.
- 12000 block of Roesta Ln., Liberty Twp., threats/harassment, report taken.
- 2000 block of Old Logan Rd., Berne Twp, larceny, mail being stolen, report taken.
- Blacklick-Eastern Rd./Wagram Rd., Violet Twp., property damage accident.
- Lancaster-Newark Rd./Wagram Rd., Liberty Twp., property damage accident.
- 4900 block of Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd., /Pleasant Twp., vehicle struck a deer, report taken.
May 10
- 700 block of W. Market St., Village of Baltimore, disorderly conduct, 29 yr. old female, arrested for interfering with a custody agreement, failure to comply with orders of a Police Officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, transported to the Fairfield County Jail.
- 8000 block of Marietta Rd., Rushcreek Twp., vandalism, report taken.
- 6400 block of Winchester Rd., Canal Winchester, theft, report taken.
- Home Depot, Canal Winchester, theft, 56 yr. old male and 59 yr. old male, both arrested and transported to the Franklin County Jail.
- Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office Lobby, identity fraud, report taken.
- 4900 block of Hamburg Rd., Hocking Twp., 43 yr. old female arrested for obstructing official business, resisting arrest, possession of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, and warrant out of another county and transported to the Fairfield County Jail.
- 13000 block of Laurel Rd., Walnut Twp., telephone harassment, report taken.
- N. Center St./W. Church St., Violet Twp., a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. was flagged down by a male who had found a wallet in the roadway, taken to property room for safekeeping.
- Spectrum, Gender Rd., Canal Winchester, theft, report taken.
May 11
- 3100 block of Savage Hill Rd., Berne Twp., litter, multiple large trash items, area will be cleaned, and a follow-up will be done by a deputy, report taken.
- 5700 block of Tent Church Rd., Pleasant Twp., information report taken.
- Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, identity fraud, credit card opened, phone report taken.
- Meijer, Columbus-Lancaster Rd., petty theft, subject left the store, report taken.
- Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, identity fraud, credit card opened, phone report taken.
- Buffalo Wild Wings, Canal Winchester, petty theft, male and female left restaurant without paying their food bill, report taken.
- Meijer, Canal Winchester, petty theft, two male subjects left the store, report taken.
May 12
- 300 block of Lincoln Ave., traffic stop, 48 yr. old male arrested for outstanding warrant and transported to the Fairfield County Jail.
- S. Columbus St./W. Walnut St., Lancaster, traffic stop, report taken.
- CVS parking lot, Lancaster, traffic stop, report taken.
- 100 block of W. Main St., Bremen, domestic dispute, parties separated, report taken.
- 200 Old Coach Pl., Canal Winchester, well-being check, subject was transported to medical facility for a medical evaluation.
- Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, identity fraud, phone report taken.
- 159 N/B towards 22, information report taken.
- 9100 block of Basil-Western Rd., Canal Winchester, 41 yr. old female arrested for disorderly conduct and transported to the Fairfield County Jail.
- Meijer, Lancaster, petty theft, 22 yr. old female, arrested for theft and drug paraphernalia and transported to the Fairfield County Jail.
May 13
- Rustic Dr./North Crosset Hill Dr., Violet Twp., traffic stop, 42 yr. old male arrested obstructing official business, falsification, outstanding warrant. 41 yr. old male arrested for outstanding warrant and, drug paraphernalia, both transported to the Fairfield County Jail.
- 7800 block of Refugee Rd., Violet Twp., petty theft, report taken.
- Meijer, Canal Winchester, fight, argument ensued in parking lot, report taken.
- 12000 block of Railroad St., Millersport, theft, report taken.
- Village of Pleasantville, mowing sign taken from area it was placed, report taken.
- 3500 block of Cawfis Rd. Berne Twp., theft, report taken.
- 3000 block of Hamburg Rd., burglary, not in progress, report taken.
- 8800 block of Education Dr., Violet Twp., domestic violence, 41 yr. old male arrested and transported to the Fairfield County Jail.
- 300 block of Sarwil Dr., Canal Winchester, assistance given, subject transported to medical facility for a medical evaluation.
May 14
- 6500 block of Winchester Blvd., Canal Winchester, domestic dispute, report taken.
- 10000 block of Hounsdale Dr., Violet Twp., investigate complaint, report taken.
- 6400 block of Streams End Dr., Canal Winchester, theft, item missing from vehicle, report taken.
- 3400 block of Pleasantville Rd., Liberty Twp., vehicle was taken to private residence for repairs, individual doing repairs has been unable to reach, report taken.
- 13000 block of Rosewood Rd., Walnut Twp., threats/harassment via text messages, report taken.
- Winderly Ln./Creekside Ln., Pickerington, traffic stop, report taken.
- 6800 block of Winchester-Southern Rd., domestic dispute, parties separated, report taken.
Pickerington Police & Fairfield County Sheriff’s Reports May 1-7, 2022
