FINDLAY | Findlay Police Daily Calls for Service: Oct. 28, 2026

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FINDLAY — The Findlay Police Department logged 98 calls for service on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, according to the department’s daily media release. The most common were 24 traffic stop calls, 8 special assignment calls and 6 summons service calls. The log covers calls from 12:37 a.m. to 11:24 p.m.

Notable Calls

Man threatened to shoot store manager, caller says

At 11:47 a.m., a store manager in the 2200 block of Tiffin Avenue reported that a man who had been fishing in a retention pond with another person threatened to “put a bullet in” the manager after being told no. The caller said no gun was seen. The two were reported leaving in a taupe Chevrolet Silverado toward Lowe’s along Meijer Drive, and the caller waited for police in the parking lot. The release does not say how the call ended.

Person taken into custody on Winfield Avenue

At 11:37 a.m., officers were sent to a reported domestic dispute in progress in the 500 block of Winfield Avenue. The log shows a person was taken into custody shortly after noon. The release does not list charges.

Two-car injury crash damages utility pole at Blanchard and Allen

At 6:03 p.m., two sedans collided at North Blanchard Street and Allen Avenue. Dispatch notes say airbags went off, both cars had heavy front-end damage and a utility pole on the southwest corner was struck, so AEP was notified. One person had a minor injury, according to the log. Two other crashes were reported during the day: a property-damage crash in the 700 block of Lesa Avenue in the morning, where the drivers exchanged information, and a car that hit a deer at Bright Road and East Bigelow Avenue at 8:06 p.m.

Someone got into a home through a sunroom window on Bluestone Drive

At 1:08 p.m., a neighbor in the 2100 block of Bluestone Drive reported rakes and broken glass in a driveway. The caller said someone had gone in through a back sunroom window and come out a side door about an hour earlier, and a shirtless man was seen walking toward Tiffin Avenue. Two officers checked and cleared the home.

Fake $100 bills reported at County Road 99 gas station

At 6:07 p.m., a caller at a gas station in the 12100 block of County Road 99 reported a man trying to pay with four fake $100 bills at the register. The officer’s notes show the man was gone when police arrived.

Other calls

• At 3:53 p.m., callers near the 2100 block of Crystal Avenue reported a loud boom that one thought was a gunshot and another described as a transformer blowing and shaking his house. Power did not go out, and the officer found no arcing or sparks at a nearby pole.
• At 2:03 p.m., a caller in the 1900 block of Palmer Drive reported a car with three people circling Stonehedge and Nicholas drives, saying it looked like they were casing the neighborhood. Extra patrol was added for the area.
• At 4:12 p.m., a package was reported stolen from a front porch in the 2000 block of Breckenridge Road. The caller said a woman took it around 2 p.m. and it was caught on camera.
• Shortly after 2 a.m., a man reported that someone he met on a messaging app demanded money and sent threats after the two exchanged private photos. He did not pay, and the officer showed him how to block the account and warned him about sending photos to strangers.
• At 8:22 p.m., a driver reported a metal road plate shifting in the westbound lane in the 1700 block of Tiffin Avenue. The officer found the plate still covering the hole.
• At 10:34 p.m., an officer caught a dog stuck behind a gate at a warehouse in the 1000 block of Lima Avenue and took it to the Humane Society.
• Business alarms in the 500 and 2400 blocks of South Main Street were set off by employees packing up outdoor umbrellas and by a beer delivery at an unlocked front door.

Traffic stops made up the largest share of the day, with 24. Two vehicles were impounded after stops on West Main Cross Street and West Front Street, a woman was detained during a stop at Osborn Avenue and East Sandusky Street, a driver was stopped for passing a school bus at East Hardin and East streets, and a bicyclist was warned for riding without lights at night. Most others ended in verbal warnings for turn signals, plates, a stop sign or a headlight. Officers also handled eight special assignments, served six summonses and took three wanted-person calls, which have no notes in the release. Two calls were logged only as “New Call” and one as “Unspecified” with no notes. Calls involving juveniles, medical emergencies, mental-health crises, family disputes and abuse reports are not detailed in this report.

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. 28, 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.