FINDLAY | Findlay Police Daily Calls for Service: Nov. 2, 2026

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FINDLAY — The Findlay Police Department logged 93 calls for service on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, according to the department’s daily media release. The most common were 11 traffic stop calls, 9 special assignment calls and 6 school walkthrough calls. The log covers calls from 12:36 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Notable Calls

Caller reports texted threats to “shoot up” Hurd Avenue home

At 5:04 p.m., a caller in the 1200 block of Hurd Avenue reported harassing messages. An officer noted the caller did not want charges or a criminal report at the time, only a be-on-the-lookout notice for patrol. Just after 8 p.m., the caller phoned back to say the messages were now going to his wife and claimed people were coming from Lima to “shoot up” the house. Officers updated the lookout notice for patrol and talked with the caller about how civil protection orders and violations work. The caller still did not want a formal report or charges, and the log shows no arrest.

Rollover crash on Bright Road

At 5:15 p.m., police were sent to a rollover crash in the 1000 block of Bright Road. Notes describe a rolled-over SUV and a four-door sedan with heavy front-end damage. The release does not list any information about injuries.

Fireworks reportedly aimed at shoppers on West Trenton Avenue

At 9:05 p.m., a caller said a group of four or five middle-aged men were setting off fireworks in a store parking lot in the 1100 block of West Trenton Avenue and aiming them at people getting into their cars. The caller described a white car with a pickup-truck bed. The log does not show what officers found.

Caller targeted by fake FBI scam

At 4:46 p.m., a resident in the 800 block of Liberty Street called police upset, saying people claiming to be with the FBI had gotten her personal information. An officer found she had not given the scammers any money or additional personal data and advised her to contact her bank and credit union about protecting her accounts.

Possible impaired driver hits hedges on North Cory Street

At 2:32 p.m., a caller in the 800 block of North Cory Street reported a driver in a small black SUV who hit a neighbor’s hedges and drove west through an alley. The log does not show the driver being found.

Two drivers stopped for passing school buses

Officers handled two passed-school-bus complaints during the afternoon, one in the 1900 block of North Main Street and one at Adams Street and Western Avenue, with paperwork filed through dispatch. During another traffic stop near 6th Street, a driver was cited for driving under suspension. Other stops ended in verbal warnings for riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the road, expired registration and lane violations. A consent search during an early-morning stop at U.S. 68 and County Road 37 turned up nothing.

Other calls

• At 9:48 a.m., a person was taken into custody during a special assignment in the 200 block of Prospect Avenue, with a Hancock County sheriff’s deputy also sent. The release does not list charges.
• At 4:56 p.m., a man in the 1100 block of West Trenton Avenue said another driver nearly hit him with a car in a parking lot and then tried to punch him. An officer found it was a verbal argument over right of way with no injuries.
• Three thefts were reported: about $20 worth of items taken from a business in the 2700 block of North Main Street, where the caller had security video of a woman who left in an older white coupe; vintage comic books reported stolen in the 200 block of Prentiss Avenue; and stolen items reported in the 800 block of 6th St.
• At 12:31 p.m., a car pulling out of a West Trenton Avenue restaurant failed to yield to an eastbound car. There were no injuries, and the drivers exchanged information without a report.
• At 5:17 a.m., a car hit a deer at Township Road 168 and State Route 37. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office handled it.
• At 9:41 p.m., a dog bite on Cherry Street was turned over to the dog warden.
• At 2:37 p.m., about a dozen cars waiting to pick up students were parked in a no-parking zone near Wyandot and Morse streets. All moved after an officer warned they would be cited.
• A code enforcement officer checked several nuisance complaints, several of them passed along by the mayor’s office, on Blue Bonnet Drive, West Lima Street, 7th Street, East Lincoln Street, Eben Avenue, West Melrose Avenue and East Bigelow Avenue, placing violation notices on junk vehicles and properties with follow-up checks set for the coming weeks.
• Alarms on U.S. 224, Washington Street and North Main Street were checked; the late-night North Main Street panic alarm was accidental.

Officers also served five summonses, made six school walkthroughs and handled nine special assignments. Two calls were logged only as “New Call” with no notes. Calls involving juveniles, medical emergencies, mental-health crises, family disputes and welfare checks 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 Nov. 2, 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.