Ottawa man in custody after domestic dispute with handgun
A 31 year old Ottawa man was taken into custody Friday night after threatening a woman with a handgun during a domestic dispute. A 22 year old Ottawa woman and her 1 year old child fled to call 911. Police recovered a weapon from the home and arrested John Owezarski on suspicion of assault felony possession of a firearm and child endangerment. He remained in Franklin County Adult Detention Center awaiting a court appearance.
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Ottawa
East Sixth Street
Adam Weingartner
Ottawa Police Department
John Owezarski
Weingartner
Owezarski
Franklin County Adult Detention Center
S. Main St
Ottawa man given probation in child shooting case
A 40 year old Ottawa man, Brian K Bruno, received 36 months of supervised probation for an accidental shooting of a 4 year old boy on North Oak Street. He was ordered not to contact the victim, and to register as a serious offender while barred from firearm possession. The judge noted the actions were reckless and allowed a departure from a prior prison sentence.
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Ottawa
Thomas H. Sachse
Brian K. Bruno
Bruno
Franklin County District Court
Franklin County Adult Detention Center
S. Main St
Hastert
Sachse
Ottawa Police Department
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
North Oak Street
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Adam Weingartner
Hospital Notes Daily Admissions and Local Arrests
Friday admissions include Cheryl McDonald of Princeton and Sunday admits Vivian Werntz of Ottawa. Arrests reported by Sheriff's Department include Al baro Juarez, 51, of Ottawa for suspected DUI at U S 59 and Rock Creek Road. Police arrested John Owcezarski, 31, Ottawa, on assault and felony firearm and child endangerment charges near East Sixth Street. Kayla Leitner, 23, and Mitchell Oshel, 20, Ottawa, were arrested on City of Ottawa warrants at Canterbury Court.
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Sheriff’s Department
U.S. 59
Rock Creek Road
Albaro Juarez
Ottawa
Police Department
East Sixth Street
John Owcezarski
Canterbury Court
Olive Street
Kayla Leitner
Mitchell Oshel
City of
Ottawa area sheriffs report multiple burglary theft and accident incidents
Deputies responded to I-35 Mini Storage and Cowdin Salvage with burglaries and gate damage totaling about 5000 dollars. A 67 year old Ottawa man reported items stolen from a home on Utah Road valued at 859 dollars. A 31 year old Ottawa man reported the theft of a 1992 GMC truck valued at 2000 dollars. A 46 year old Ottawa woman reported items stolen from Dollar General. Vehicle crash on South Main Street and a hit and run on East Eighth Street left both parties with no injuries reported.
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East 15Th Street
Sheriff's
Cowdin Salvage
W. Wilson
Utah Road
Indiana Terrace
Dollar General
S. Princeton St
Ottawa
South Main Street
Anthony Saling
Gary Brann
East Eighth Street
Kimberly Pick
Wellsville Police Department Public Assist and Civil Matters
Friday and weekend entries list multiple public assists at 700 Main Street 1000 Poplar Street and 200 Downey Drive with other incidents including motorist assists on I 35 mileposts 198 and 95, a civil matter on Edgewood Drive and an animal complaint on Poplar Street.
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Main Street
Poplar Street
Downey Drive
Edgewood Drive
Fire crews respond to detector activation in Ottawa
Ottawa fire department logs show at 12 31 p m Sunday firefighters investigated a detector activation at 135 W Tecumseh St with no fire found. The department also assisted with seven medical calls over Friday to Sunday and Franklin County fire departments reported three medical calls on Friday.
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Ottawa Fire Department
W. Tecumseh St
Franklin County Fire Departments
Safety First Sally Port Redesign Targeted
Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards urges redesign of the sally port at the Franklin County Adult Detention Center in Ottawa to address safety issues causing limited use by deputies and Ottawa police. Commissioners plan to approve Cook Flatt & Strobel Engineers to develop design solutions, aiming to fix access, sight lines, and back-out safety for all transport operations.
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Heraigdlal
Ottawa
Franklin County Sheriff’s
Jeff Richards
Franklin County
S. Main St
Richards
Dodge
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineers
P.A
Commission
Dennis Butler
Butler
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff Trust Fund
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Daily Report
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Princeton
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