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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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The following incidents were reported to the Findlay Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office:

Police Department

A hit-skip traffic mishap occurred Saturday at 3900 Ventura Drive.

An unlawful entry was reported Sunday at the Moose lodge, 1028 W. Main Cross St.

A lock on a gate at Hurricane Trucking, 801 W. Hardin St., was tampered with on Sunday.

A male threw a rock at a parked Chevy at 1530 Sherry St. on Sunday.

A male in a Chevy Caprice departed Gas America, 1133 W. Main Cross St., without settling a $29.37 fuel bill Monday.

A man wanted under a county warrant had no luck outrunning an officer Monday near Jennifer Lane.

A domestic squabble occurred inside a West Melrose Avenue address Monday.

Sheriff's Office

Two people issued two suspicious checks on Friday.

A Rawson man -- hunting in a woods near the 1300 block of Hancock County 12 -- was wanted under a Findlay warrant Friday.

Anyone with information about a crime can call Findlay/Hancock County Crimestoppers between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at 419-425-TIPS, or visit the Web at www. HancockCrimeStoppers.org.

Callers may remain anonymous.

Courthouse

Common Pleas Court

The following activity took place in Hancock County Common Pleas Court:

Geoffrey L. Phillips, 56, of Findlay, was convicted by Judge Joseph Niemeyer of failing to follow sex offender registration requirements, a fifth-degree felony. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 8. Phillips had been indicted for failing to notify the sheriff's office of his address in June. According to his indictment, the defendant is required to re-verify his address since he is considered a sexually oriented offender.

Frederick A. Wiseman, 52, of Findlay, was convicted of theft, a first-degree misdemeanor, by Judge Niemeyer. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 8. Wiseman was indicted for grand theft, a fourth-degree felony for stealing between $5,000 and $100,000 cash from Kotton Enterprises, Findlay, from Aug. 30, 2004 to Oct. 7, 2006. The charge was reduced as part of a plea-bargain agreement.

Amanda M. Contreras, 29, of Findlay, was convicted by Judge Niemeyer of forgery, a fourth-degree felony, and two counts of trafficking in heroin. One of the drug counts is a third-degree felony and the other is a fourth-degree felony. Sentencing is scheduled Jan. 15. Contreras was charged Oct. 2 with forging a $50 check on a relative's account at the Clyde-Findlay Area Credit Union on Sept. 8. The drug charges were filed in 2006 after the defendant had sold less than one gram of heroin within 1,000 feet of Central Middle School on March 31, 2005 and between 1-5 grams of the same drug within 1,000 feet of Lincoln Elementary School on April 7.

Robert H. Purdy, 22, of Findlay, was ordered to serve a suspended 12-month prison term by Judge Niemeyer for violating his community control sanctions. The defendant had been placed on CCS for five years last November on a fifth-degree felony trafficking in marijuana conviction. Purdy was charged after he sold less than 200 grams of marijuana to a police informant on July 17, 2006 in Findlay. He violated his sanctions by testing positive for drugs and failing to comply with rules of electronic monitoring.

Real Estate Transfers

Connie L. Gipson to Levi H. and Carrie L. Rausch, 211 Wilch St., Arlington, $84,000.

Anthony J. and Linda S. Nowicki to City of Findlay, 321 Wilson St., Findlay, $71,000.

Jeffrey M. Miller to Jeffrey M. and Gloria J. Miller, 400 W. Trenton Ave., Findlay.

Thomas M. and Cynthia L. Boehm, Timothy R. and Vickie L. Garmon to Derek E. George and Jennifer L. Settlemire, 13860 Township 148, Forest, $95,000.

Evans Trust and Edmund W. Evans to Addison Acquisitions Enterprises, 1205 E. Sandusky St., $250,000.

Farmers Commission Co. to Lowell N. and LaDonna J. Green, .358 acre, Cumberland Avenue, Arlington, $1,000.

James O. and Theresa D. Bingman, Rose Ann M. and John W. Hall, Robert H., Beverly M., Anthony N., Vicki L., Mark M., Julie A., Kenneth L. and Eva Wolke to Panda LLC, 3354 County 1, 78.799 acres, Ada; Ohio 235, 13.549 acres, Ada; and Ohio 235, .07 acre, Ada, $373,448.

Eldon R. and Judith M. Hoy to Biglick Rentals, 215 Watson Ave., Fostoria.

Larry E. Crates to Clair A. and Marlene G. Saltzman, 3010 Township 247, Arcadia, $201,000.

U.S. Bank and Structured Asset Securities Corp. to Steve E. Gibbs, 314 Cherry St., Findlay, $15,000.

Frank E. and Dawn L. Alexander to Steve W. Gibbs, 314 Cherry St., Findlay.

Fire Calls

Sunday

4:15 a.m., 1800 Tiffin Ave., alarm sounded.

8:59 a.m., 720 N Cory St., medical assist.

Monday

5:06 a.m., 1453 Plum Creek Drive, EMS call.
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After fighting a house fire early Monday at 815 Howard St., firefighters found 20 marijuana plants in the residence.

"They ran across it and called us," said police Sgt. Justin Hendren with the Hancock County METRICH Drug Enforcement Unit.

Police seized all 20 plants, and Hendren said charges are pending.

High-powered growing lights, fans, and a box filled with dried marijuana were also found in the house, according to a police report.

Investigators said an electrical short started the fire before 3 a.m. Monday.

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