Deputies with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office made an unexpected discovery while on patrol just south of Athens city limits Tuesday.
While on patrol in Chauncey, deputies made contact with a suspicious vehicle, which reportedly smelled of marijuana, according to the police report. Deputies requested the individuals exit the vehicle and then conducted a search.
The deputies found “several bowls” containing marijuana residue, and the vehicle’s occupants “admitted to have consumed a joint” while parked. Having determined the individuals to be under the influence of drugs, deputies secured the vehicle and had a family member pick up the occupants, who were issued court summons for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Text Talk
On Saturday, deputies with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in Jacksonville regarding a report of harassment over text message. When they met with the complainant and examined the conversation, however, deputies determined there was nothing inherently threatening or “blatantly harassing” in the nature of the messages, according to the police report.
The individuals involved were reminded that communication is “unavoidable due to family relations,” and were encouraged to communicate at a “reasonable level” or consider involving a third party if they couldn't get along. The case was closed.
He Said, She Said
Just two days earlier, ACSO had responded to another phone-related report of harassment, in which a woman told deputies she was being harassed by a family member and his girlfriend. The family member told deputies, however, the original complainant was the one harassing them.
Before returning to patrol, deputies advised that all parties “quit calling each other” and go to bed for the evening.
Mud Bogging
On Thursday, deputies were called to a residence in Carthage Township in response to reports of a vehicle crash on private property. According to the police report, the caller said an unknown woman had pulled into the driveway of the residence and “was stuck in the mud.”
When they arrived at the scene, deputies were able to make contact with the woman, who was suspected of driving while intoxicated. The case was then turned over to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, where state troopers conducted a follow-up investigation.
Break Hearts, Not Windows
A day earlier, deputies were called to a residence in The Plains regarding an alleged domestic dispute between a couple, according to the police report. The woman told deputies she had locked the door to the residence after the man left, and later in the day, when he attempted to re-enter the house, he broke a window in the process.
Deputies were then informed that the woman did not wish to press any charges against her boyfriend, but wanted to keep a report on file for the landlord.
