Bryan Police were kept busy over the weekend. On Saturday, they arrested 39 year old Joshua J. Shaffer of South Cherry Street for Disorderly Conduct. Then they released him. On Sunday, Bryan Police arrested 33 year old Joe W. Sherman of SR 191 in Stryker for Unauthorized Use of a …
Read More »Four County ADAMhs Gets Clean Audit
The Four County ADAMhs Board received a clean audit from the state auditor’s office for 2014. In fact, things looked so good that the state even waived the need for an exit interview. That was good news, but even better news came when the board learned late last week, that …
Read More »Salinas Verdict Rendered
In Defiance County Court on Friday, a jury returned a split verdict against a woman accused of shooting her estranged husband. 45 year old Pauletta Salinas of Defiance, was found not guilty of attempted aggravated murder, but guilty of felonious assault after the jury deliberated for less than four hours. …
Read More »Brave Trooper Honored
Trooper Ryan Brillhart of the Special Response Team has been honored for his brave actions that saved the life of a man from a burning vehicle. He was presented with the highest form of honor, the prestigious Superintendent’s Citation of Merit Award, at the Highway Patrol’s Academy by Colonel Paul …
Read More »Three Arrested For Drugs After Traffic Stop
Three people were arrested on drug related charges by Angola Police on Wednesday morning following a traffic stop. Meth was found in the vehicle, as well as a two-year-old boy. 39-year-old Robert Phibbs of Angola was pulled over for an expired plate. An Angola K-9 alerted on the vehicle, where …
Read More »69 Year Old Murder Story To Be Re-Told
The brutal murder of a Bryan librarian 69 years ago is being highlighted in a new documentary, which will premiere on the anniversary of her death. Emily Abernathy was killed on Sept. 19, 1946, in the Bryan library by James Robert Engle. The documentary about the murder entitled “Emily’s Story,” …
Read More »Trine Ranks Well
Trine University has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top Midwestern regional colleges for 2016. The ranking is based on several factors from this past spring including peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, financial resources and alumni giving rate. The University’s Allen School of …
Read More »Fugitive Caught After Attempted Escape
29 year old Tyler Richards, the fugitive who escaped from the Bryan Municipal Court back in March by running from a probation officer even though he had a cast on his leg, has been captured. The Bryan Times reports that Richards was traveling with his girlfriend, Jennifer Elliot of Alvordton …
Read More »Settlement Announced In Steubenville Suit
A lawsuit filed back in April of 2014 in Steuben Superior Court against the Town of Fremont, its police department, two Fremont officers and the Steuben County Sheriffs Department has been settled out of court in a financial settlement. The lawsuit was filed by Lana Fanning and her son Alexander …
Read More »Investigation Underway At Reported Shots Fired At Vehicles’
A report Tuesday afternoon about a man who may have had a gun. According to the Branch County Sheriff’s Department, an Ohio woman and her husband were southbound on I-69 near the Newton Road overpass when they saw a tall, thin man with short hair pointing a gun at their …
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