The Bluffton Police Department has announced the following awards to members of its department for 2023. Officer of the Year was presented to Tyler Noble and the Chief's Leadership Award was presented to Nathan Jordan. The proclamations made by Chief Ryan Burkholder are below: OFFICER OF THE YEAR This award is given to the officer that was nominated by their peers for their
From Chief Ryan M. Burkholder, Bluffton Police Department: On October 5, 2023, in the early morning hours, the Bluffton Police Department responded to a well-being check at Bluffton University. Responding officers located a deceased male in a parking lot. The case is being investigated by Allen County Sheriff’s Department and Lucas County Corner's Office.
CORRECTION: The Bluffton Police Department has reissued this notice with the incident date corrected to June 7-8. On June 8th, 2023, at approximately 0945 hours, the Bluffton Police Department received a complaint of Breaking and Entering that occurred at the Bluffton Swimming Pool sometime after the close of business on June 7th, 2023. The unknown suspect(s) took the
On June 13th, 2023, at approximately 0945 hours, the Bluffton Police Department received a complaint of Breaking and Entering that occurred at the Bluffton Swimming Pool sometime after the close of business on June 12th, 2023. The unknown suspect(s) took the following items: keys to the cash register, HP laptop with power cord estimated value $500.00, photographic optical