FINDLAY | Daily Police Log: Nov. 8, 2026

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Calls by Category

FINDLAY — The Findlay Police Department logged 68 calls for service on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, according to the department’s daily media release. The most common were 15 check doors calls, 7 parking complaint calls and 6 traffic stop calls. The log covers calls from 12:11 a.m. to 11:53 p.m.

Notable Calls

Overnight custody on a trespass call

At 1:04 a.m., a caller in the 700 block of Howard Street reported a man refusing to leave a property. Dispatch notes show one person was detained and taken to jail. The release does not list any charges. A fight reported at 1:32 a.m. in the back parking lot at the same location ended with the parties gone before officers arrived.

Parade-day parking impounds

Between 12:41 p.m. and 1:27 p.m., officers logged seven parking complaints along South Main Street tied to the Veterans Day Parade, which stepped off at 2 p.m. along Main Street. Dispatch notes show several vehicles were impounded for the parade, while others were moved by their owners before tow trucks arrived. A woman later asked about a parking ticket she received on South Main during the parade.

Disputes, an assault report and a fight

Officers handled three domestic dispute calls in progress, in the 300 block of Center Street at 5:16 a.m., in a unit at that address at 7:21 a.m., and in the 1400 block of Huntington Drive at 7:21 a.m. Notes show the first involved yelling with no physical contact among family members. A domestic dispute report in the 17400 block of County Road 7 at 1:07 p.m. ended with no problems found.

At 2:29 p.m., an assault was reported in the 2200 block of North Blanchard Street. The man who called said an argument over a payment led to a physical altercation; he refused EMS and did not wish to file charges at that time. Also at 2:29 p.m., a fight was reported at a business in the 2500 block of Tiffin Avenue; the parties separated before officers arrived and no one has filed a report.

Wanted-person and warrant checks

Two warrant attempts were logged overnight, in the 900 block of Putnam Street and the 1500 block of Logan Avenue; neither person was found at the address. Four wanted-person calls followed: one in the 500 block of Oak Avenue at 10:06 a.m. (the person was not home), others in the 700 block of College Street and the 600 block of West Sandusky Street, and one in the 200 block of West Crawford Street at 9:44 p.m., where notes say a man was taken to jail. The release does not list any charges.

Crashes and theft

A hit-skip crash was reported at 3:49 p.m. on U.S. 224 to northbound I-75, with the other vehicle described as a dark smaller car heading south on I-75. At 9:10 p.m., a vehicle struck a stop sign in the 300 block of Crystal Avenue and left; the street department was notified. At 11:52 p.m., a driver in the area of Broad Avenue and West Melrose Avenue reported striking something, possibly a deer. A bicycle was reported stolen at 10:40 a.m. in the 700 block of Sutton Place, and a 6:29 p.m. follow-up call noted a separate bicycle had been found.

Other calls

• Fifteen check-doors calls were logged, including a string of checks along the 1100 block of West Trenton Avenue and the 2500 block of Tiffin Avenue; the entries that carry notes show doors secure.
• At 7:03 p.m., officers responded to fireworks in the 1500 block of Foraker Avenue and told the people involved that, on the holiday of Diwali, fireworks were legal from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• Three alarms in the 2330 block of South Main Street, the 3600 block of Speedway Drive and the 200 block of West Main Cross Street ended with a canceled alarm, secure buildings or a door resecured.
• Traffic stops, six in all, ended in a citation for expired registration, written or verbal warnings for expired registration, a turn signal and brake lights, and a verbal warning for a bicycle without lights.
• Other calls included neighbor complaints about loud music and juveniles on a dirt bike, a suspicious-person call in the 500 block of North West Street (advised of park hours), a parking citation for blocking a driveway, and a 911 hang-up.

Three calls were logged only as “New Call” with no notes. Calls involving juveniles, medical emergencies, mental-health crises, suicide threats, missing persons and related welfare details 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. 8, 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.