Hospital Notes
Admissions
• Monday: Cindy Ferguson, Ottawa.
• Tuesday: Robert Lorenz, Richmond.
Dismissals
• Monday: Retta Bryan, Ottawa; Mirasol Dopp and baby girl, Ottawa; Ernest Wilson, Ottawa.
Franklin County Jail
Sheriff’s Department Arrests
• 1:21 p.m. Monday, Franklin County Jail, 305 S. Main St., John Wesley Johnson III, 30, St. Joseph, Mo., on a Franklin County warrant.
Police Department Arrests
• 10:47 a.m. Monday, 500 block of North Main Street, Michael Gunnels, 28, Ottawa, on suspicion of possession of methamphetamines, marijuana and paraphernalia after being stopped for a traffic infraction, according to a police report.
• 4:28 p.m. Monday, 1100 block of South Maple Street, a 17-year-old Ottawa boy was arrested on suspicion of battering his 13-year-old brother, according to a police report.
• 3:08 p.m. Tuesday, 800 block of South Cherry Street, Leonard M. Collins, 48, Ottawa, on suspicion of domestic battery.
• 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, 1400 block of South Ash Street, Lindsay Hurley, 31, Ottawa, on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Sheriff’s Department News
Thefts
• 7:50 a.m. Monday, 4100 block of Iowa Terrace, a Franklin County Road and Bridge worker reported an unknown suspect stole gravel from a wind row in the 4100 block of Iowa Terrace.
• 10:24 a.m. Monday, 2300 block of Indiana Road, an 80-year-old Williamsburg man reported someone entered his barn and stole approximately 200 “T” fence posts valued at $800.
• 3:15 p.m. Monday, 2100 block of Vermont Road, a 43-year-old Waverly man reported the theft of copper wire from two aircraft de-icers. Total loss and damage was estimated at $4,000.
Police Department News
Incidents
• 6:18 p.m. Tuesday, 800 block of South Tremont Street, a 44-year-old Ottawa woman reported she was contacted by a 43-year-old Merriam man, violating a protection from abuse order.
Thefts
• 4:29 p.m. Monday, Walmart Supercenter, 2101 S. Princeton St., a 24-year-old Topeka woman reported an unknown male suspect stole items from the store.
• 7:45 p.m. Monday, Walmart Supercenter, 2101 S. Princeton St., a 51-year-old Ottawa woman reported a known female suspect stole items from the store.
Accidents
• 12:28 p.m. Monday, 1700 block of South Chestnut Street, a vehicle driven by Brooke Riffell, 32, Ottawa, and a vehicle driven by Raymond Boehm, 80, Ottawa, were both backing from driveways when they struck each other.
Wellsville Police Department News
• Monday: 300 block of Walnut Street, welfare check/public assist; I-35 and K-33, assist outside agency; 700 block of Main Street, suspicious activity; 500 block of East Fourth Street, animal complaint; 600 block of Maple Street, animal complaint; 100 block of East First Street, medical call.
• Tuesday: 1000 block of Poplar Street, assist outside agency; 400 block of Main Street, assist outside agency.
Fire Calls
Ottawa Fire Department
• Firefighters assisted with nine medical calls Monday and Tuesday.
Franklin County Fire Departments
• Firefighters responded to one medical call Monday.