Friday, March 28
Can you run an errand for me?
The Athens County Sheriff's Office received a request to retrieve a lost cell phone from the Athens City Police Department.
The phone was reported lost from the Athens Walmart and was found at Wrightstown Road in Amesville. The Athens County Sheriff’s Office received the phone and passed it along to the Athens City Police Department.
Gilded in paint
In the morning, Ohio University Police Department officers responded to Glidden Hall for graffiti.
According to the OUPD report, graffiti was found in multiple areas of the building, and the type of offense and incident was “destruction of property.”
Saturday, March 29
‘Artful’ experiment
Multiple parts of the Chemistry Building were defaced with paint and damaged early in the morning, according to an OUPD report.
The incident type and offense was “suspicious activity.”
Hot tubbing leads to too much enjoyment
Athens County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to Levering Road in Nelsonville for a noise complaint.
Deputies discovered the noise was coming from a group of people in a hot tub. Deputies told the group to quiet down to prevent further complaints.
Sunday, March 30
Just a competition
According to the Athens County Sheriff’s Office, gunshots were heard on Wooten Road in Athens.
The area was patrolled by deputies who determined the sound was from a shooting competition at Enlow Road.
Dog locked in vehicle
According to the Athens County Sheriff's Office, a dog was reported locked in a vehicle at Movies 10 in Nelsonville.
Deputies went to the scene to investigate; however, no vehicle with a dog locked in it was found.
Monday, March 31
Just the fax
A call was received by the Athens County Sheriff’s Office, where only static could be heard from the Federal Hocking Local Schools.
It was determined at the scene the call came from a fax machine that likely had a line malfunction.
My power is to control traffic
The Athens County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about an unauthorized traffic signal placed near state Route 681 in Albany.
After talking to deputies, the owner agreed to turn the unauthorized traffic signal off.
Tuesday, April 1
Mystery of the bullet hole
According to the Athens County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a criminal damage report at a residence on Mill Street in Chauncey.
The caller said there was a small hole in the side of the garage and a spent bullet inside the garage. A report was taken, and an investigation is pending.
Vehicle hunters
Deputies from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to state Route 78 in Glouster to a report of people with flashlights walking around a residence.
Deputies spoke to an individual at the residence who showed paperwork confirming he had permission to be at the property and to collect vehicles.
Wednesday, April 2
I’m just hungry, man
A suspicious man was reported at U.S. Route 50 between Athens and Guysville to the Athens County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded and talked with the man. The man said he was fine, traveling from Columbus and looking for a close place to eat. The units advised the man a gas station with food was a few miles down the road.
Hide and seek failure
Athens County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to locate a man with several warrants at a home located on Back Street in Millfield.
The man was located hiding under a house and was arrested.
Thursday, April 3
The grand chase
The Nelsonville Police Department called the Athens County Sheriff’s Office to assist with an active vehicle pursuit for a man with active felony warrants.
During the chase, the man abandoned his vehicle around Pancake Road and West Bailey Road and started to flee on foot. Deputies deployed a drone unit and a K9 unit to locate the man.
The man's location was found to be in the woods, and deputies gave the man multiple warnings to comply. The K9 unit and officers stood alert while the man surrendered and was taken into custody by the Nelsonville Police Department.
