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Posted on: September 20, 2023

Narcotics Search Warrant Served

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On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at approximately 11:49 a.m. investigators from the Sidney Shelby Narcotics Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant at 200 N. Pomeroy Avenue, Sidney Ohio.

Recovered during the search were suspected fentanyl, drug par...

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Posted on: August 31, 2023

North Carolina Man Arrested for Murder

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On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at 11:22 a.m. the Sidney 911 Center received a call in regards to a man down in the parking lot at 1630 Ferguson Court (Angstrom Fiber) possibly struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival of police personnel, it was discovered that a...

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Posted on: August 11, 2023

Sidney Police to Host House of Worship Training

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The Sidney Police Department will be hosting a House of Worship Security & Risk Management Training workshop on Thursday, November 9, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Police Department.

Houses of Worship can be extremely vulnerable to active sh...

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Posted on: July 27, 2023

Check Fraud on the Rise

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Due to a significant rise in the theft of checks that are being sent through the mail, it is being recommended that businesses and individuals look at other forms of payment when paying bills or mailing paychecks.  

Please contact your bank to fin...

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Posted on: June 20, 2023

Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation

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On Saturday, June 17, 2023, at approximately 2:24 a.m. Emergency Medical Services were summoned to 1023 N. Main Ave, Sidney in regard to a child not breathing. Upon arrival of law enforcement a 3 year old boy was discovered recently deceased.  Em...

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Posted on: June 13, 2023

Pursuit Involves Driver with Outstanding Warrants

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On June 12, 2023, Lt. Burmeister was running traffic radar in the 1000-Block of North Main Avenue when a silver Ford F-150 went northbound and sped up to 51MPH.  Lt. Burmeister turned on the vehicle and activated the cruiser’s emergency...

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Posted on: May 20, 2023

Sidney Police Sergeants Graduate from Supervisor Training

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Sidney Police Sergeants Robert Hurd and Ethan Brown graduated from STEP on May 17, 2023.  The STEP training process is designed to develop newly promoted officers, or about to be promoted officers, into highly effective first line supervisors wit...

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Posted on: May 15, 2023

Sidney Police Department Earns Lexipol Gold Award

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The Sidney Police Department was recently recognized by the Lexipol Connect Program for achieving the Lexipol Connect Gold level for consistently and effectively disseminating policies to officers, issuing timely policy updates as laws change, and ensurin...

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Posted on: May 1, 2023

Traffic Stop Leads to Fentanyl/Meth Seizure

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On April 30, 2023, Sidney Patrol Officer Hayden Bronne, working in conjunction with the Sidney Narcotics unit, executed a traffic stop leading to an arrest of a Sidney resident who was in possession of approximately 8 grams of Methamphetamine and 6 grams ...

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Posted on: May 1, 2023

Sidney PD Receives Grant to Help Children

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Drug addiction impacts a community in many different ways.  Unfortunately children who have a parent that is struggling with drug addiction can be the ones who are often most affected.   Children witnessing drug addiction are too young a...

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Posted on: March 22, 2023

Vehicle Pursuit

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On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 8:06 p.m. Sidney Police Department patrol units were involved in a vehicle pursuit that started on I-75 northbound near the 93 mile marker.  

The suspect vehicle, registered out of Alabama, was observed committing a ...

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Posted on: March 4, 2023

New Emergency Mass Notification System for Shelby County

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The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has announced a new mass emergency notification system that will be utilized for local emergencies beginning March 1, 2023. Civic Ready will be the new platform; Hyper-Reach was the old platform.&nbs...

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Posted on: December 27, 2022

McDonough Selected to be Sidney's Next Police Chief

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Earlier today, Sidney City Manager Andrew Bowsher announced that Mark McDonough has been selected to be Sidney’s next Chief of Police. McDonough most recently served as the Chief of Police for Whitehouse, Ohio. Prior to serving the community of ...

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Posted on: November 14, 2022

Stolen Vehicle Police Pursuit

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On Monday, November 14, 2022, at approximately 9:26 a.m., Sidney Police received a stolen vehicle alert via the City’s FLOCK camera system.  The alert indicated a vehicle that was possibly stolen was westbound on Court Street at Harvard...

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Posted on: November 14, 2022

Fire and Police Departments Awarded Grant Funding

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The Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Sidney Police Department have been awarded $46,500 through the Ohio First Responder Recruitment, Retention and Resilience program. The funding will be used to implement a program called &ldq...

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