Officer Gives Restroom Lesson to Man Spotted Urinating on Overpass
Just before 8 pm, an officer spotted a man urinating on the back side of the Sciotoville Overpass.
The man told the officer he lived in a home on Bonser. The officer advised him to use indoor restrooms, like the one at the gas station the officer had seen him leave moments before.
Man Confronts Squatters With Gun
A fed-up property owner confronted some unwanted visitors with a weapon on Sunday morning. A woman contacted deputies at 9 am to say she and her husband owned a home on Sherman Street, and there were people inside the house. She said nobody should be inside.
Her husband armed himself with a gun and went to confront the intruders. A neighbor called in a few minutes later to report the man had blocked a vehicle in on his property and was now confronting the intruders in the yard.
Deputies detained a man and a woman at the scene and then cleared the house and checked the property for other people.
They arranged for a tow for the intruders’ vehicle and also reported finding drugs inside the car. Deputies arrested a man and a woman for criminal trespass.
Police Chase after Burglars Caught in the Act
Deputies received a call from Pike County reporting that a man had spotted people in a red Ford Ranger stealing items from his home on a security camera. He said he was on his way from Lucasville to confront the thieves and may have armed members of his family with him.
Pike County dispatched three units and began searching the area where the incident took place. Pike deputies pursued the suspects towards Rarden Creek but lost them.
Scioto County Deputies checked the scene, but could not locate the vehicle.
