MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Crash Report
- Dec. 13 – Paul E. Githens was at a red light on W. Chestnut St. at N. Sandusky St. facing eastbound. Kevin L. Sapp was northbound on N. Sandusky St. with a green light. Githens proceeded through the red light and struck Sapp. Githens was cited for disobeying a red light. There were no injuries.
Incident Report
- Dec. 13 – The Mount Vernon Police Department received a report ofr an abandoned vehicle on South Jefferson St. The vehicle, a red, 1997 Chevy, was towed by Blubaugh Garage.
- Dec. 13 – An officer responded to the Mount Vernon Middle School in reference to found property. The property consisted of a small baggie with suspected marijuana. The investigation continues.
- Dec. 13 – Employees at Verizon Wireless reported to police that someone found a ring of keys in the Verizon parking lot. The keys were Honda and Nissan ignition keys with corresponding fobs. There were a total of four keys on the ring in addition to a Kroger card. An officer checked with Kroger, but there was no owner information on the card. The keys were secured and placed into evidence as found property.
Arrests and Citations
- Dec. 10 – Kevin Curtis, 32, Columbus Rd. was arrested on a warrant for probation violation.
- Dec. 12 – Denise Riffle, 53, Adamson St. was cited for failure to control/weaving.
- Dec. 12 – Ashley Rittenhouse, 29, Cottage St. was arrested and charged with misconduct at an emergency.
- Dec. 13 – Mary Ford, 53, Columbus Rd. was cited for driving under suspension/revocation.
- Dec. 13 – Jesse Sisson, 25, Glouster, OH, was cited for driving under suspension/revocation.
- Dec. 13 – Jose Rossi, 27, Delaware, was cited for running a stop sign.
- Dec. 13 – Paul Githens, 72, Gambier, was cited for running a red light.
