12/28/17 – 7:48 A.M.

A Toledo man was arrested on robbery charges after a high-speed chase on Christmas Eve. The Sentinel-Tribune reports that 46-year-old Lakeith Bey left the Rossford Target without paying for a cart full of items. An officer tried pulling Bey over and he sped off on Route 20 and northbound I-75, hitting speeds of 70 mph.

The car crashed in downtown Toledo and three men ran out of the vehicle. Bey and another man were caught. The other man that was caught wasn’t charged. The third man remains at large.

Bey is in the Wood County Jail without bond.

12/28/17 – 7:42 A.M.

Firefighters battled a basement fire in Fostoria yesterday afternoon. The Review-Times reports that firefighters were called to the fire around 4:15 p.m. at 110 East Eagle Street. Lt. Cory Gregg of the Fostoria Fire Division told the newspaper that a family of four managed to escape the house.

Firefighters had the flames under control in about 15 minutes. Gregg estimated that the fire caused around $35,000 worth of damage.

12/28/17 – 5:07 A.M.

The Hancock-Hardin-Wyandot-Putnam Community Action Commission wants to help keep you warm. Eligible families can take advantage of the Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program. This program provides heating assistance to Ohioans that are disconnected from their heating source, threatened with disconnection, or have less than 25% supply of bulk fuel.

The program runs through March 31st. For more information or to apply, call 800-282-0880.

12/28/17 – 4:55 A.M.

The clean up of Dalzell Ditch in northwestern Findlay is scheduled to start in a few weeks. The Hancock County Commissioners signed a contract for over $455,000 for the cleanup project. 82% of the bill will be paid for by property owners along the ditch.The City of Findlay will pay 13% of the bill and Liberty Township is covering 4%. THe remainder of the cost is getting paid for by the state.

Great Lakes Demolition of Vickery, Ohio is doing the work.

12/27/17 – 11:54 A.M.

The City of Findlay and Hancock County will be using the same records software system to help with public safety. Commissioner Mark Gazarek explained that it will help connect records between the police and the sheriff.

Mark Gazarek

Gazarek said that this will help in traffic stops so that officers can see if it is a first offense or if there are warrants for arrest.

The new system is from Tyler Technologies and will cost the county less than the city.

Mark Gazarek

The commissioners are looking into options of splitting the payment over the next two years though.

Findlay City Council approved their portion of the contract last week.

12/27/17 – 7:10 A.M.

A two-car accident gave a Findlay woman minor injuries yesterday afternoon. The Courier reports that the accident happened around 3:15 p.m. in the 200 block of Madison Avenue. 21-year-old Skylar Durain was heading west on Madison Avenue when 43-year-old Jason Proehl pulled out of an alley. Durain struck Proehl.

Hanco EMS treated Durain at the scene, she refused transportation to the hospital.

Police cited Proehl for failure to yield.

12/27/17 – 5:28 A.M.

A Tuesday Fire damaged a home on Vincent Street in Findlay. The Courier reports that the firefighters got the call a little before 6 a.m. and responded to the fire at 1065 Vincent Street. The fire department reported there was heavy smoke coming from a bedroom in the home.

Two residents escaped the flames. Firefighters managed to keep the fire contained to one bedroom. The rest of the house suffered minimal smoke damage.

The investigation continues but an electrical heater is being looked at as a possible cause of the fire.

12/27/17 – 4:55 A.M.

A downtown Findlay store shut its doors. According to their Facebook page, Bread Kneads, also known as the Lunch Bar, on South Main Street has closed down. The location served soup and sandwiches.

They are not closing the original Bread Kneads store on South Blanchard Street. They are moving the salad bar from the downtown location to the South Blanchard store.