Thefts
January 18
On January 19th 2023 at approximately 9:17AM Ralph McCreery stated that on August 7th 2022 he gave his brother Clifford McCreery $1,400.00 in cash to give to an exterminator because he had to leave and would not be home to take care of it. When returning home Ralph found his house still infected with insects and stated that Clifford took his money. Ralph completed a written statement and wanted charges filed. At approximately 10:50 P.O. Daugherty spoke with Clifford McCreery over the phone, Clifford stated that Ralph had given him $1,400.00; $500.00 was a personal loan to Clifford, and the other $900.00 was for work to be done to Ralph’s house. Clifford stated that the workers never showed up and kept all $1,400.00 for himself and was going to pay Ralph back. Due to Ralph willingly giving Clifford the money along with Clifford stating that $500.00 of it was for a personal loan, and keeping the rest with the intention of paying Ralph the money back, it was determined that this would be a civil matter between the two brothers with no charges.
January 18
On January 18, app 10:02AM P.O. Ganiron was dispatched to the Darke County Job & Family Services building at 631 Wagner Ave for a report of a theft of money from a EBT/SNAP card. Her spoke to the victim Alice Messer and her caregiver Megan Hill, who discovered that money from the SNAP card was missing. The investigation showed that between January 3 and January 5 money was spent in multiple locations in New York and Minneapolis (3 Stop & Shop, 1 Target). P.O. Ganiron contacted Stop and Shop and the company which does their asset protection was able to obtain 2 photos of the suspect from one of the stores in New York, who can be described as a black mail, wearing black pants and an orange hoody with a green hat. He also is covering his face with a face mask.
January 21
On January 21 at approximately 7:12PM P.O. Conley respinded to 1501 Wagner Ave reference a theft complaint. Upon his arrivel he made contact with Jodi Edger, employee at Walmart and Darla Harris. Jodi stated that Darla put a pack of steaks down her shirt and two blocks of cheese in her purse while shopping. She paid for other items in the cart but exited the store without paying for steak and cheese. Darla admitted to stealing the items and was issued a misdemeanor citation for theft and given a warning for criminal trespass.
Assault
January 19
On January 19th 2023 at approximately 11:44 AM P.O. Daugherty responded to 520 Martin Street Greenville, Ohio 45331 regarding an assault. Upon arrival he made contact with the victim Michele Jewell who he observed with a large knot on the top right side of her forehead. Michelle stated that a 16 year old juvenile had hit her in the head with a small metal pipe (app 10in in length) causing the knot on her head. The juvenile admitted to hitting Michelle in the head with the small metal pipe because they were in a verbal argument. The juvenile did not have any injuries nor did he advise of any. Michele, the juvenile and his mother all live together at 520 Martin Street. The juvenile was placed in handcuffs and placed in the back of the patrol cruiser during the investigation. Michele was transported to the Wayne Healthcare by Greenville Township rescue to have her injuries looked at. Sgt. Boyer spoke with juvenile probation, Mike Morris who advised to charge and release the juvenile back to his mother. The juvenile received his copy of the citation for Assault and advised that Juvenile court will be in contact with them to set up his court date.
Traffic Stop OVI
January 22
On January 22nd, 2023 at approximately 01:40AM P.O. Hall observed a vehicle leaving Sloopy’s Bar in the 1200 block of Russ Rd. He followed the vehicle westbound on Russ Rd to Wagner Ave where the vehicle stopped at a red light past the stop bar partially into the intersection and failed to turn his turn signal on until he was completely stopped. He continued to follow the vehicle southbound on Wagner where he paced the vehicle going approximately 48MPH in a 35MPH zone. The vehicle made several marked lanes violations while southbound on Wagner Ave. The vehicle then made a right hand onto Miami St. While the vehicle was making the righthand turn onto Miami St it failed to turn as close as practicable to right-hand curb or to the edge of the roadway traveling to the left side of the roadway almost striking a telephone pole. A traffic stop was then initiated. P.O. Hall made contact with the driver, Matthew Forsythe, who had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath. Forsythe also had bloodshot glossy eyes and extremely slurred speech. When asked to retrieve his driver’s license Forsythe was very lethargic and struggled to pull his license out of his wallet. Forsythe was asked to step out of the vehicle and complied with doing standardized field sobriety tests (SFST’s), which he performed poorly. He was arrested, placed into handcuffs and transported to the Greenville Police Department.
Warrant
January 24
On January at approximately 5:46AM P.O. Robbins was dispatched to 1317 Wagner Avenue (miss Bubbles) reference a trespassing complaint. The owner of the business wanted two men who were sleeping inside of the business for the past couple of days to be trespassed. P.O. Robbins advised one of the men that the owner wanted him trespassed and he gathered his belongings and left. Then P.O. Robbins recognized the second man as Paul Brown Jr., of whom he knew that he has an active felony warrant out of the Darke County Sheriff’s office. Together with Sgt. Pricket, P.O. Robbins approached Paul, advised him of the active warrant and placed him into handcuffs. Dispatch ran Paul through LEADS/NCIC and confirmed that he has an active felony warrant out of the Darke County Sheriff’s Office on the original charge of breaking and entering with no bond. Paul was trespassed from Miss Bubbles at the owner’s request and transported to the Darke County jail where he was incarcerated with no bond.
Trash Complaints
January 19
On January 19, 2023 at approximately 3:34 PM P.O. Ganiron was dispatched to 809 Harrison Ave for a trash complaint. Upon his arrival I observed loose trash in the front yard along with several old news papers and a rotten pumpkin. In the back of the house next to a fence there were two bags along with a cabinet that was broken in several pieces. There was no answer at the door so he taped the trash notice to the door. He also contacted the owner of the property, Dave Boltin, and informed him of the trash notice. He provided the contact information for the tenant, Angela Reece. P.O. Ganiron left a message with the tenant informing her of the trash notice. The Safety Service director was notified. About the same time PO Ganiron was also dispatched to 815 Harrison Ave for a trash complaint. Upon his arrival he saw two trash bags outside of containers in the backyard along with trash loosely strewn in the yard to the right of the house. He spoke with Suzanna Smith, the renter of the property and informed her of the trash complaint. She said that she would clean up the trash. The Safety Service Director was notified about the incident.
Vehicle Fire
January 20
On January 20 P.O. Santo was dispatched to 338 West Water Street in reference to a vehicle fire. Upon his arrival he observed a vehicle smoking from the driver side headlight with charred paint down the front driver quarter panel. The complainant Aunika Railsback informed him that she smelt an “electrical” burning smell from inside the car upon parking the vehicle on the roadway. Aunika then stated the headlight made a loud popping sound followed by a fire starting under the hood of the vehicle. Greenville Fire Department arrived on scene and began spraying the engine bay of the vehicle with water. Aunika denied a tow service for the vehicle and informed officers she would move the vehicle to her father’s garage on Vine Street. Due to the condition of the vehicle Aunika was advised to have the vehicle moved from the street within 24hrs in accordance with city ordinance 660.07 (storage of junk vehicles).