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The jerky bandit returns. This time in Bryan. Officers responded to a complaint at the Circle K on S. Main St. Just like at other convenience stores in the area, the story involves a man attempting to return a package of beef jerky. He is telling people he is a …

Two area residents die in a solo crash north of here. Kelsey Davis of Napoleon, and her passenger, Xavier Hernandez of Paulding were in the vehicle. Another passenger, Jack Krontz of Napoleon was taken from the scene to the University of Toledo Medical Center. Speed appears to be a factor …

A former Defiance Softball Association officer is sentenced on a theft-related charge in Defiance County. Carollyn Jimenez was placed on community control for four years by Judge, Joseph Schmenk on misuse of credit cards charges. She also was ordered to make $4,000 in restitution within one year and to have …

A Napoleon man, linked to an area crime spree, is brought in on a warrant issued out of Perrysburg Township. Jonathon Tassler was served the warrant by the Napoleon Police Department at his residence. A consent to search the residence was performed and evidence was found there to link Tassler …

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Wednesday crash that claimed the life of two Deshler teenagers. Calls of a vehicle completely submerged upside down in a creek on Sand Ridge Road, just west of Custar Road came in to police. The driver was identified as Xavier Wensink…the passenger …

Dr. Tod Hug of Liberty Center Local Schools will be retiring by the end of the year, ending 32 years of work in the field. Since 2015, he served as superintendent of the school district.

A Garrett man is injured after wrecking his motorcycle. Charles Stansell suffered pain to his neck and side. He told officers he lost control on loose gravel in a curve on County Road 27, going down an embankment into some shrubs. He was taken by ambulance to Parkview Regional.

No one is hurt after a car stalls on the Norfolk Southern tracks at County Road 53 at U-S 6 in DeKalb County. Michael Kline of Butler got out of his vehicle to see what the problem was. Then, an eastbound train smashed into the vehicle. The incident is under …

Police in Auburn bring in a man following a solo crash that sends both he and a passenger to the hospital. James Scott of Kendallville drove off County Road 427 and down an embankment. Scott suffered a broken thumb. The passenger, Heather Bonham of Fort Wayne, suffered a bruised forehead. …

Bryan Police make an arrest after a high-speed chase down Mulberry Street. Officers pulled T.C. Perry over on Lewis Street, near Mulberry. Then, Perry takes off, turning onto Union Street, then U.S. 127. There, Perry’s car smashes into a Bryan police cruiser, ending up in the ditch. No injuries were …