FINDLAY | Findlay Police Daily Calls for Service: Oct. 20, 2026

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FINDLAY — The Findlay Police Department logged 70 calls for service on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, according to the department’s daily media release. The most common were 12 special assignment calls, 6 traffic stop calls and 5 school walkthrough calls. The log covers calls from 3:28 a.m. to 11:57 p.m.

Notable Calls

Two people taken into custody

At 9:22 a.m., officers were called to a courtroom at the Findlay Municipal Building, 318 Dorney Plaza, to serve a fresh warrant on a man who was in court. Dispatch notes show he was taken into custody.

At 8:04 p.m., police were called to a store in the 1100 block of West Trenton Avenue about a woman who had previously been warned to stay off the property. Dispatch notes show she was taken into custody. The release does not list charges in either case.

Four crashes, no injuries reported

Police handled four property-damage crashes, and no injuries were reported in any of them:

• 8:07 a.m. at Frazer Street and Morey Avenue, near the pickleball courts. The drivers moved their vehicles to a nearby parking lot.
• 11:54 a.m. in the 200 block of Crystal Avenue.
• 6:25 p.m. at Tiffin Avenue and Bright Road, on the north side of the intersection. No airbags deployed.
• 8:26 p.m. at North Main Street and Cherry Street. The drivers exchanged information and agreed that no crash report was needed.

Jury duty scam costs a caller $1,000

At 1:13 p.m., a caller from the 400 block of South Main Street reported a jury duty scam and told dispatchers she had paid the scammers $1,000. She went to the police department to file a report. Courts do not call or text people demanding payment for missing jury duty. The federal courts explain how to spot these scams on their juror scams page.

Reported speeder on Tiffin Avenue

At 5:45 a.m., a caller near the 2500 block of Tiffin Avenue reported a gray SUV traveling west on Tiffin Avenue at about 150 mph and passing several cars. The call was logged as a cell phone 911 hang-up, and the release does not say whether officers found the vehicle.

Bike theft resolved

At 6:17 p.m., a caller in the 600 block of G Street reported that a bike had been stolen about 20 minutes earlier and that there was video of it. The caller later told police the bike had been returned and no longer wanted to talk to an officer.

Disputes, threats and fights

• 9:13 a.m., 2000 block of Breckenridge Road: A woman reported harassment from fake social media pages. The officer found no threats or criminal conduct and gave her information about protection orders.
• 10:31 a.m., East Melrose Avenue and North Main Street: A caller reported a domestic-related dispute in which a man would not get out of the caller’s vehicle and had threatened to hit the caller. The release does not say how the call was resolved.
• 1:13 p.m., 700 block of Carnahan Avenue: Officers checked a report of a civil protection order violation.
• 1:34 p.m., 1100 block of Concord Court: A man reported unwanted calls, texts and messages from a woman who kept creating new social media accounts. He planned to file a report.
• 2:01 p.m., 2300 block of Jennifer Lane: An ongoing complaint about a menacing neighbor was taken and referred for follow-up.
• 4:51 p.m., 600 block of East Foulke Avenue: Two people were reported screaming at each other. Officers said nothing physical happened and no threats were made, and the parties were sent their separate ways.
• 6:58 p.m., 100 block of Santee Avenue: A fight between neighbors over dogs, in which a shovel was reportedly thrown. Neither party wanted to make a report, and officers separated them.
• 8:55 p.m., 200 block of Garfield Avenue: A resident reported being threatened by a neighbor earlier in the day. The caller did not want to pursue charges, and a neighbor asked for extra patrols because of speeding on the street.
• 10:39 p.m., 100 block of Center Street: A reported domestic dispute turned out to be a verbal argument, and officers listed it as unfounded.

Other calls

• At 7:20 a.m., officers assisted another agency with a report of threats made online, including social media posts showing firearms. The release gives no further details.
• At 11:11 a.m., officers forced their way into a home in the 1100 block of Bolton Street during a welfare check after a man was seen on the floor inside.
• At 10:29 p.m., officers were called to the 1100 block of West Trenton Avenue for a child locked inside a running vehicle.
• Two calls about missing juveniles ended with both found safe.
• Officers also handled a trespass complaint about a man walking around parked cars in the 200 block of East Main Cross Street, a suspicious-person call at Beech Avenue and East Crawford Street that needed no further action, a loud-music complaint on Brenda Court and a vehicle impound after a traffic stop in the 1000 block of South West Street.

Routine work made up a large share of the day, including 12 special assignments, five school walk-throughs, six traffic stops, three overnight business door checks and two court security details at Findlay Municipal Court.

Anyone taken into custody or charged is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

The daily media release is a log of calls as they were dispatched, with brief notes from dispatchers and officers. It is not a final police report, and details can change as cases are investigated. The Findlay Police Department can be reached at 419-424-7150 for non-emergencies, or through the City of Findlay Police Department page. Residents can also learn how to report a crime in Findlay. In an emergency, call 911.

Sources

• Findlay Police Department, Daily Media Release for Oct. 20, 2026 (call log spreadsheet provided to The Fostoria Free Press)
• City of Findlay Police Department – https://www.findlayohio.gov/government/city-departments/police
• City of Findlay, Report a Crime – https://www.findlayohio.gov/government/city-departments/police/report-a-crime
• https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/jury-service/juror-scams

Data in this report comes from the Findlay Police Department daily media release. Names, house numbers and details involving juveniles or medical conditions have been left out.