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Darke County Sheriff
Deputies
respond to shots fire, theft in progress
On March 3, 2016 at approximately 1:13 AM the Darke County Sheriff’s
Office received a 911 call from a subject reporting shots fired and
that he believed the suspect was trying to break into a vehicle at an
automotive business in the area of State Route 49 and Alt. State Route
49 North.
Darke County Deputies and the Arcanum Police Department responded to
the area but the suspect and suspect vehicle was not located.
Darke County Deputies conducted an investigation into the incident.
According to the investigation an employee of the automotive business
observed someone possibly breaking into a vehicle in the parking lot of
the business. The suspect became aware that he was being observed
and started to flee the scene. The suspect left the scene in a
blue Jeep Wrangler with a black soft top. The employee pursued
the suspect vehicle in an effort to obtain a license number. The
suspect vehicle stopped and the employee stopped next to the vehicle to
inquire as to what the suspect was doing at the business.
According to the employee that is when the suspect displayed a firearm
and fired a round in the air. The employee quickly left the scene
and called 911 to report the incident.
Deputies discovered that evidence at the scene indicated that a vehicle
at the business appeared to have been broken into, damaged and a stereo
possibly taken.
The employee’s actions in this case are commendable and he did thwart a
crime in progress. The Sheriff would like to remind everyone that
it is best not to approach suspects because of the possible danger in
doing so. It is safer to be a good observer and call 911
immediately to report the crime and keep the dispatcher informed of
what you see.
This case is still under investigation. Anyone with information
on this incident is asked to contact the Darke County Sheriff’s Office
at 937-548-2020.
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