FINDLAY | Findlay Police Daily Calls for Service: Oct. 25, 2026

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FINDLAY — The Findlay Police Department logged 73 calls for service on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, according to the department’s daily media release. The most common were 16 traffic stop calls, 5 fight calls and 4 special assignment calls. The log covers calls from 12:18 a.m. to 11:39 p.m.

Notable Calls

Five people taken into custody

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

• 2:16 a.m., Washington Street and Shinkle Street: A caller reported a man lying in the street next to a bicycle. Dispatch notes connect him to a bike reported stolen from the City Mission in the 500 block of West Main Cross Street a few minutes earlier, and he was taken into custody. The log says the bike was returned and the owner could contact police to pursue charges.
• 9:45 a.m., 1900 block of South Main Street: Officers responded to a report of a fight and a person breaking things, and a person was taken into custody.
• 2:13 p.m., 1600 block of Blanchard Avenue: Two occupants of a vehicle were detained during a traffic stop, and the log shows a person was taken into custody.
• 7:40 p.m., 100 block of Locust Street: A caller reported a domestic dispute in which a man was throwing things at her. A person was taken into custody.
• 8:11 p.m.: A caller reported a violation of a protection order on file. A person was taken into custody on West Hardin Street at about 10:30 p.m.

Rollover crash downtown

At 12:18 a.m., callers reported a car flipped on its side near the bridge in the 300 block of Washington Street. The call was logged as an injury crash, and a responder reported a partial entrapment, according to dispatch notes. The vehicle was towed for impound. The release does not list the condition of anyone involved or whether anyone was cited.

Report of a gun pointed at a woman

At 12:46 a.m., a caller near North Main Street and Ash Avenue told dispatchers a man had pointed a gun at her and was circling her house in a car. Officers responded, and the caller told them she did not wish to press charges and only wanted police to be aware of the situation, according to the log. No shots or injuries were reported.

Two reports of someone trying to get into homes

• 1:39 a.m., 400 block of Stadium Drive: A caller reported hearing things being moved around in the home. Officers checked the residence and patrolled the area but found no one.
• 9:17 p.m., 800 block of Balsley Avenue: A caller reported people trying to get in through a window and said an alarm had just gone off. The people were gone before officers arrived, and the caller asked for extra patrol.

Crashes

• 3:15 p.m., 15100 block of Flag City Drive: A hit-skip in a store parking lot was reported.
• 3:30 p.m., 400 block of South Main Street: A parked car was reported struck, and a witness left a note. The officer found no visible damage, and the owner did not want a report.
• 3:37 p.m., West Trenton Avenue and Northridge Road: A two-vehicle crash at the overpass, with no injuries or airbag deployment reported.
• 6:22 p.m., the U.S. 224 ramp to southbound Interstate 75: A two-vehicle crash with airbag deployment was logged as an injury crash.
• 7:32 p.m., East Melrose Avenue and Breckenridge Road: A crash reported about 15 minutes after it happened, with no injuries or airbags.

Fights that turned out to be arguments

• 12:11 p.m., 1800 block of Tiffin Avenue: A man followed another man to a restaurant to confront him over a suspected theft. Officers said the second man let them check his bags, nothing was found stolen, and there was no crime.
• 4:56 p.m., Woodley Avenue and Washington Avenue: Neighbors reported two men yelling at a house. Officers got no answer and heard no arguing when they arrived.
• 8:32 p.m., 600 block of Howard Street: A reported fight turned out to be people yelling at a broken-down car.

Other calls

• At 11:54 a.m., a rotted tree branch fell on power lines running from a pole to a home in the 200 block of Ash Avenue. Officers told residents to stay off the driveway and away from the wires until AEP crews arrived, which the utility estimated would be about 3:30 p.m.
• At 12:23 a.m., a woman was formally trespassed from a residence in the 1400 block of Glenwood Street after a family dispute.
• At 2:47 a.m., a gas station in the 700 block of West Trenton Avenue asked officers to tell a cab driver who had been sleeping at the pumps to leave for the night.
• At 1:52 a.m., officers separated people in a dispute at a short-term rental in the 200 block of West Sandusky Street, and the caller agreed to call back if there were more problems.
• Officers handled three loud-party complaints, on Garfield Avenue, Grace Boulevard and Sterling Hill Drive. At the Sterling Hill call, the cars had driven off before officers arrived.
• A cellphone left in a restroom at Miracle Park was returned to its owner, and an unsecured business door on Lima Avenue was found during an alarm call and secured.

Traffic enforcement made up the largest share of the day, with 16 traffic stops, including several at West Trenton Avenue and Broad Avenue, where one driver got a written warning for going 38 mph in a 25 mph zone. Two vehicles were towed after stops, including one at North Main Street and Center Street at 10:44 p.m. that the log ties to a driving-under-suspension violation. Officers also handled four special assignments, including a bond-related detail at the Municipal Building, and three calls were logged only as “New Call” with no notes.

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. 25, 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.