FINDLAY | Findlay Police Daily Calls for Service: Oct. 24, 2026

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FINDLAY — The Findlay Police Department logged 66 calls for service on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, according to the department’s daily media release. The most common were 12 traffic stop calls, 6 warrant attempt calls and 5 suspicious activity/person/veh calls. The log covers calls from 12:11 a.m. to 11:35 p.m.

Notable Calls

Four people taken into custody

Dispatch notes show four people were taken into custody during the day. The release does not list charges in any of the cases:

• 9:04 a.m., 500 block of West Main Cross Street: Officers attempting to serve a warrant took a person into custody.
• 2:24 p.m., 300 block of Clinton Street: Officers checking a suspicious-activity call took a person into custody.
• 4:02 p.m., 700 block of Carnahan Avenue: Officers checking a suspicious-activity call took a person into custody.
• 6:09 p.m., 500 block of Mona Lane: Officers attempting to serve a warrant took a person into custody.

The log shows four other warrant attempts with no arrest noted. In one, at 11:12 p.m. in the 2200 block of Jennifer Lane, officers learned the man they were looking for no longer lived there. Separately, at 1:52 a.m., Findlay officers assisted Hancock County Sheriff’s Office deputies at Broad Avenue and Howard Street, where dispatch notes show deputies had four people detained. The release gives no further details.

Report of a gun on North Cory Street

At 12:24 a.m., a caller in the 800 block of North Cory Street reported a group of people running around the neighborhood and said they had overheard members of the group talking about a gun. The caller told dispatchers they had not actually seen a weapon. Officers located members of the group nearby, who said they had no knowledge of a gun, and an adult at the residence said she would check the house for any guns. Officers noted nothing criminal was found. The log does not mention any shots fired or anyone hurt.

Crashes, including a car into a building

• 12:11 a.m., 1500 block of Connell Avenue: A truck struck a rock in a yard and was left sitting partly in the road. The owner later had it towed, and the property owner did not want a report.
• 1:02 a.m., Howard Street and Bolton Street: A caller witnessed a crash in which a vehicle appeared to strike a parked car. The call was logged as an injury crash, and a driver was cited for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead, according to the log.
• 1:10 p.m., 500 block of South Main Street: A driver reported that someone opened a car door into the caller’s passing vehicle, smashing its mirror. The other car was gone when the caller turned around.
• 3:07 p.m., 1700 block of East Melrose Avenue: A car driving through a store parking lot struck another car. No injuries were reported, and the drivers exchanged information.
• 6:06 p.m., 100 block of Stanford Parkway: Officers were called for a car that drove into a building at a storage-unit property. The call was logged as an injury crash. A caller reported a man walking behind the storage units who the caller believed was involved, and officers launched a police drone while checking the area. A vehicle was towed for impound. The release does not say whether anyone was cited or taken into custody.
• 11:17 p.m., North Cory Street and Defiance Avenue: A crash left one car with heavy front-end damage, and it was towed. The log shows a driver was cited.

Fight at a downtown business

At 11:58 a.m., police were called to a business in the 100 block of East Sandusky Street after a report that an employee was being aggressive and would not leave when asked. Dispatch notes show the man walked away east on Sandusky Street as police were called. That evening, at 7:21 p.m., a person involved in the earlier incident told police he had found bruises and wanted to press charges. The officer noted a report had already been filed and directed him to follow up with the investigating officer about charges.

Disputes and complaints

• 3:17 a.m., 800 block of Liberty Street: A verbal argument between a husband and wife. Officers said no violence occurred and no threats were made, and the two agreed to separate for the night.
• 3:24 p.m., 500 block of Jacobs Avenue: A reported domestic dispute turned out to be a verbal argument, with nothing physical.
• 3:26 p.m., Township Road 212: A 911 hang-up call turned out to be a dispute over a broken rental agreement. Officers told both parties to talk to their landlord and said there was no criminal matter.
• 6:25 p.m., 400 block of Monroe Avenue: A man said his roommate had thrown his belongings outside. The officer explained it was a civil matter that would have to go through eviction court.
• Officers also handled two loud-party complaints, in the 1500 block of Tiffin Avenue and the 1200 block of Crystal Glen Boulevard, and both ended with the residents warned or the music turned down.

Other calls

• At 5:49 p.m., officers checked a reported sex offense near a bike path in the 500 block of North West Street, reported to have happened about 20 minutes earlier. No one was found when officers arrived.
• At 7:18 p.m., a caller reported a person in a motorized wheelchair in the southbound lanes of Bright Road near Tiffin Avenue, with several cars swerving to avoid it. Officers checked the area.
• At 1:12 a.m., a caller reported a woman stumbling down the middle of the road in the 400 block of South Main Street. Officers found she had a sober friend walking her home.
• At 11:22 p.m., during a traffic stop at Defiance Avenue and North Main Street, officers conducted field sobriety tests. The release does not list the outcome.
• A purse with keys and a wallet was turned in at the Findlay Municipal Building, and a bicycle left at the corner of Breckenridge Road and Crystal Lane was reported as found property.
• Officers also handled a suspicious-vehicle call on Broad Avenue, a car marked for towing after being parked three weeks on Wyandot Street with expired registration, and two business alarms that were canceled or found secure.

Traffic enforcement again made up a large share of the day, with 12 traffic stops, including speed enforcement at County Road 236 and State Route 12 and a stop at South West Street and West Front Street for a driver who passed a stopped school bus. Officers also handled four special assignments, including two bond-related details at the Municipal Building.

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. 24, 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

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.