VANDALIA (OCT. 26) – A woman reported that a person she allowed to stay at her home apparently stole a check from her checkbook and cashed it for $300. The woman said she discovered the check had been written while monitoring her account.
ENGLEWOOD (OCT. 29) – Police who were looking into reports of a truck doing “donuts” in the middle of the street at Wenger and Hazel ended up arresting a man who refused to identify himself. Police said they found men with a pickup truck nearby and asked each man to identify himself. All did but the one, who repeatedly refused to cooperate. The man was charged with failure to identify and having an open container and jailed.
PIQUA (OCT. 31) – A Miami County sheriff’s deputy driving on South Wayne Street in Piqua around 1:30 a.m. noticed a vehicle in front of him with no taillights. The driver admitted that his operator’s license was suspended and said, he “was just going around the corner,” the deputy reported. The driver was charged with driving under suspension and no working taillights.