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Darke County Sheriff’s Office
Spencer
expresses his gratitude
Sheriff Toby L. Spencer would like to express his gratitude to the
citizens of Darke County for recent “timely and accurate” crime
tips. Over the past several weeks there have been multiple
arrests of persons who were observed at the scene of rural burglaries
in Darke County. It is because of these reports that Deputies
have been able to respond to the area on four separate occasions.
As a result, the responsible parties were apprehended or identified.
On October 16, 2012 at about 11:20 AM, the Darke County Sheriff’s
Office 911 Center received a call from a resident reporting that her
home in the 3200 block of SR571 West was being burglarized. The
caller advised that she had been informed of this by a friend who had
driven by her residence, observed an unfamiliar vehicle in the driveway
and saw someone standing inside near a window. This information
was passed on to Deputies as they were responding and as additional
information was learned the vehicle was located, a suspect was
questioned, stolen property was recovered and charges on the persons
involved are being pursued.
On November 1, 2012 at about 2:35 PM, the Darke County Sheriff’s Office
911 Center received a call from a resident reporting a burglary in
progress in the 3500 block of Hollansburg-Tampico Road near Glen
Karn. The resident reported that they heard a knock on their
front door but did not answer the door. Moments later, the
resident was confronted by an unknown female suspect who let herself
into the residence through the back door. The female was
confronted by the resident and the female fled the scene. The
resident obtained a description of the vehicle, its occupants and
immediately reported it to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies
responded to the area, located the vehicle with occupants as
described. The vehicle was stopped, stolen property was recovered
and three arrests were made; Justin E. Harrison age 32, Melinda S.
Johnson age 19 and Danielle E. Eldridge age 23 who are all from
Richmond, Indiana. As a result of this arrest burglaries in
Indiana were also solved.
On November 7, 2012 at about 11:00 AM, the Darke County Sheriff’s
Office received a call from a citizen who advised that he had just
observed an unfamiliar, yet distinctive, gray car parked in his
neighbor’s driveway and there were 3 males running from the
house. Deputies immediately responded to the residence located in
the 8200 block of Martin Road, Bradford, OH. Deputies learned
that the resident had just left there about 30 minutes prior to the
neighbor observing the suspicious activity. Several doors were
found to be open in some of the out buildings but no signs of entry
were found into the residence itself. An alert was given out on
the distinctive gray car and about an hour and a half later was located
on Bishop Road south of Greenville. As Deputies approached the
car, they observed one male occupant and multiple items in the back
seat. The male occupant later admitted to having been the driver
of the car at Martin Road. Items found in his car were later
confirmed to be from Martin Road and from another house on
Beamsville-Webster Road. Theft and Breaking and Entering charges
were filed against the driver of the gray car, Sterling Seiler age 19
of Greenville, OH who was arrested on November 15, 2012 and is
currently incarcerated at the Darke County Jail. The
investigation continues on the other suspects.
On November 15, 2012 at about 1:59 PM, the Darke County Sheriff’s
Office received a call from a property owner in reference to a possible
break in near the 7300 block of Palestine-Union City Road. The
owner reported that he had been contacted by his neighbor who provided
him with a detailed description of a two tone green mini-van that had
been observed in the area of the property. The neighbor also
reported finding a freshly broken out window to the shop area of the
property. Deputies and Detectives immediately responded to the
area and obtained a list of stolen items. About an hour and 15
minutes later a green mini-van matching the neighbors’ description was
observed in the 7800 block of McMecham Road. The mini-van was
stopped by Deputies and stolen items from the above location were
recovered. Arrested at the scene and transported to the Darke
County Jail on charges of Breaking and Entering were two adult males;
Michael Price age 26 of Greenville, OH and Marti Thompson age 41 of
Greenville, OH.
Sheriff Spencer congratulates these alert citizens who provided the
“timely and accurate” information to his staff which in turn greatly
assisted them in daily duties. Citizens working hand in hand with
law enforcement have achieved tremendous results as seen in these four
recent incidents. Sheriff Spencer urges all citizens to remain
alert to suspicious activity and report it to local law enforcement
immediately for a timely response.
Sheriff Spencer suggests that Darke County residents secure all doors
or access to any of their property; homes, garages, sheds, cars,
etc. Avoid leaving doors standing open unnecessarily at any
time. This advertises your valuables to thieves that may be
scouting your neighborhood for their next victim. Property owners
should photograph and document manufacturer names, model numbers and
serial numbers of their valuables.
When citizens and law enforcement work together we make our community a
less attractive place for criminals and a safer place to live and work.
Contact the Darke County Sheriff’s Office at (937) 548-2020 or in the
event of an emergency call 911.
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