Police Report Recap - 08/11/2026 to 08/13/2026

Date	Time	Type of Call	Location	Incident Notes	Identifying Name
13-Aug-26	7:41 PM	Parking Complaint	Alderwood Cir	Officer observed a vehicle parked in a no parking zone, made contact with the owner and the vehicle was moved.
13-Aug-26	1:39 PM	Parking Complaint	Emily Dr	Officer observed a parked vehicle blocking a fire hydrant, made contact with the owner and the vehicle was moved.
13-Aug-26	7:27 AM	Road Hazard	Lafayette Plain City Rd	Officer observed a road closure sign knocked over and stood it back up where it belonged.
13-Aug-26	12:20 AM	Driving Complaint	US 42	Officer responded on a report of a vehicle unable to maintain lanes, canvassed the area and did not locate the vehicle.
12-Aug-26	8:22 PM	Drunk	W Bigelow Ave	Officers responded on a report of a male asleep in the driver's seat of a parked vehicle. After further investigation, Gary Sowards, 57, of Powell, was arrested and charged with Physical Control. He was released to a responsible party.
12-Aug-26	6:43 PM	Road Hazard	North Ave	Officer responded on a report of downed wires in the roadway and stood by until the electric company arrived on scene.
11-Aug-26	10:54 AM	Suspicious Circumstances	Lafayette Plain City Rd	Officer responded on a report of someone outside yelling. After further investigation, it was someone looking for their dog and everything was fine.
11-Aug-26	3:45 AM	Road Hazard	E South Ave	Officer removed large tree branches from the roadway.
11-Aug-26	2:47 AM	Suspicious Vehicle	S Jefferson Ave	Officer observed a vehicle on the property after hours. There was no one around and nothing was out of the ordinary.	McDonald's
11-Aug-26	1:03 AM	Suspicious Vehicle	West Ave	Officer observed a parked vehicle with the trunk open and no one around. Contact was made with the owner, and he advised it was left open by mistake, and nothing was disturbed.

 

Police Report Recap - 08/08/2026 to 08/10/2026

Date	Time	Type of Call	Location	Incident Notes	Identifying Name
10-Aug-26	6:39 PM	Mental Health	Hawthorne Dr	Officers responded on a report of someone possibly experiencing a mental health crisis.
10-Aug-26	6:34 PM	Suspicious Circumstances	Buckboard Ln	Officer responded on a report of a possibly unmarked SUV with red and blue flashing lights and a siren, canvassed the area, and did not locate the vehicle.
10-Aug-26	5:59 PM	Driving Complaint	US 42	Officer responded on a report of a vehicle driving erratically, canvassed the area and did not locate the vehicle.
10-Aug-26	11:36 AM	Assist Other Agency	Plain City Georgesville Rd	Officer assisted the Madison County Sheriff's Office with a driving complaint.
10-Aug-26	6:57 AM	Assist Other Agency	SR 161	Officer assisted the Ohio State Highway Patrol with an injury crash.
10-Aug-26	3:09 AM	Mental Health	S Chillicothe St	Officers responded on a report of someone possibly experiencing a mental health crisis.
09-Aug-26	10:56 PM	Suspicious Circumstances	Wellsley Way	Officer responded on a report of a possible theft from a shed. An investigation is ongoing.
09-Aug-26	10:47 PM	Assist Other Agency	Estates Pkwy	Officer assisted the Union County Sheriff's Office with an alarm drop.
09-Aug-26	7:12 PM	Parking Complaint	Abby Dr	Officer observed a parked vehicle blocking the sidewalk, made contact with the owner and the vehicle was moved.
09-Aug-26	6:48 PM	Parking Complaint	Madison Way	Officer observed a parked vehicle blocking the sidewalk, made contact with the owner and the vehicle was moved.
09-Aug-26	6:32 PM	Parking Complaint	Weather Vane Way	Officer observed a parked vehicle blocking the sidewalk, made contact with the owner and the vehicle was moved.
09-Aug-26	4:13 PM	Parking Complaint	Lantern Ln	Officer observed a parked vehicle blocking the sidewalk, made contact with the owner and the vehicle was moved.
09-Aug-26	3:52 PM	Check Well Being	Converse Ave	Officer responded on a well-being check.
09-Aug-26	12:01 PM	Recovered Property	Caroline Dr	Officer took possession of a pair of glasses that were found at the park in Madison Meadows.
08-Aug-26	11:33 PM	Suspicious Vehicle	Plain City Georgesville Rd	Officer observed an occupied vehicle on the property after hours, made contact and advised the occupants they couldn't be on the property after hours.	Smucker Park
08-Aug-26	10:29 PM	Suspicious Person	Warrenton Dr	Officer responded on a report of an unknown male standing in front of the caller's residence, canvassed the area and did not locate anyone.
08-Aug-26	9:25 PM	Warrant	Central Ave	Officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant.
08-Aug-26	8:37 PM	Parking Complaint	Leslie Dr	Officer responded on a parking complaint, made contact with the owner and the vehicle was moved.
08-Aug-26	6:54 PM	Driving Complaint	SR 161	Officer responded on a report of a vehicle unable to maintain lanes, canvassed the area and did not locate the vehicle.
08-Aug-26	4:05 AM	Warrant	W Main St	Officers arrested Gary Sowards, 57, of Powell, on an outstanding arrest warrant out of Madison County.

 

Police Report Recap - 08/05/2026 to 08/07/2026

Date	Time	Type of Call	Location	Incident Notes	Identifying Name
07-Aug-26	11:00 PM	Assist Other Agency	SR 161	Officers assisted the Union County Sheriff's Office with a fight.	Taco Bell
07-Aug-26	7:42 PM	Solicitor	Willowcreek Ct	Officer responded on a solicitor complaint, canvassed the area, and did not locate the subject.
07-Aug-26	6:27 PM	Warrant	E Main St	Officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant.
07-Aug-26	5:46 PM	Driving Complaint	Conductor Dr	Officer responded on a report of a vehicle speeding through the area, canvassed the area and did not locate a vehicle matching the description given.
07-Aug-26	5:12 PM	Driving Complaint	SR 161	Officer responded on a report of a vehicle unable to maintain lanes. Contact was made with the driver, and it was determined that he was not impaired.
07-Aug-26	3:55 PM	Injury Crash	S Jefferson Ave	Officers responded to an injury crash between two vehicles at South Jefferson Ave and Perry Pike. Subsequently, Brooklyn Petersheim, 22, of London, was issued a citation for ACDA.
07-Aug-26	2:36 PM	Road Hazard	S Jefferson Ave	Officer responded on a report of traffic lights that were not working, canvassed the area and all traffic lights were working properly.
07-Aug-26	1:53 PM	Telecommunications Harassment	W Main St	Officer responded on a report of unwanted messages being received by a known subject. The caller did not want contact made with the subject but wanted the incident documented. An incident report was taken.
07-Aug-26	12:58 PM	Driving Complaint	US 42	Officer responded on a complaint of a vehicle unable to maintain lanes, canvassed the area and did not locate a vehicle matching the description given.
07-Aug-26	12:27 PM	911 Follow-Up	Owens Way	Officer responded on a 911 follow-up, canvassed the area, and did not locate anything out of the ordinary or anyone in distress.
07-Aug-26	11:59 AM	Parking Complaint	North Ave	Officer responded on a report of a vehicle alarm that was going off and no one around, canvassed the area and did not observe or hear any vehicles with the alarm going off.
07-Aug-26	7:52 AM	Recovered Property	W Main St	Officers recovered a vehicle that had been reported stolen out of the Columbus Police Department. The owner arrived on scene and took possession of the vehicle.
06-Aug-26	8:09 PM	Check Well Being	E 3rd Ave	Officer responded on a well-being check with PVFD.
06-Aug-26	7:20 PM	Hit Skip Property Damage	W 2nd St	Officer responded on a report of a hit skip property damage. After further investigation, the caller stated that the damage was minor and just wanted the incident documented. An incident report was taken.	Plain City Aquatic Center
06-Aug-26	2:15 AM	Assist Other Agency	US 42	Officer assisted the Union County Sheriff's Office with a traffic stop.
05-Aug-26	9:30 PM	Driving Complaint	Plain City Georgesville Rd	Officer responded on a report of a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed, canvassed the area and did not locate a vehicle matching the description given or a vehicle speeding.
05-Aug-26	4:33 PM	Injury Crash	W Main St	Officers responded to an injury crash between two vehicles. After further investigation, one of the driver's did not have a valid license. Subsequently, Padilla Fonseca, 30, of IL, was cited for No OL and the other driver, Lessly Charles Brandel, 21, of Milford Center, was cited for ACDA.
05-Aug-26	2:08 PM	Animal Complaint	Village Blvd	Officer responded on a report of a canine that had been left in a vehicle for several minutes. Contact was made with the owner, and the vehicle had been left running with the air conditioner on. The canine was not in any distress.
05-Aug-26	7:24 AM	Parking Complaint	Abby Dr	Officer responded on a complaint of a parking violation. The vehicle in question was located, and it was parked legally.
05-Aug-26	6:28 AM	Alarm Drop	S Jefferson Ave	Officer responded to an alarm drop, made contact with an employee and was advised it was accidental.
05-Aug-26	4:32 AM	Suspicious Circumstances	Freight Line Way	Officers responded on a report of a possible burglary in progress. After further investigation, it was determined that there was no burglary that had occurred.