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LITHOPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
THE VILLAGE OF LITHOPOLIS est. 1814
POLICE BLOTTER-JANUARY, 2009

On January 5, police responded to an accident at the Lithopolis Post Office. A vehicle backing out of a parking spot struck the driver side door of another vehicle which also was backing from an adjacent spot. There were no injuries.

On January 6, police stopped a vehicle for speeding and driving on the left side of the roadway. The officer detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage on the driver, after which the driver admitted to consuming alcohol at a bar in Canal Winchester. After being given a field sobriety test, the driver was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. He was given a Breathylizer test, which showed his blood alcohol level at .153. It was the driver’s 3rd OVI violation.

On January 7, police responded to an accident at the intersection of W. Columbus Street and Elder Lane. A vehicle was preparing to make a left turn from Columbus Street onto Elder Lane when it was struck from behind by another vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle had the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and was given a field sobriety test. He was subsequently arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The driver was given a Breathylizer test, which showed his blood alcohol level at .138. The officer discovered several empty beer cans in his vehicle. There were no injuries from the accident.

On January 8, police responded to Bloom Elementary School on the report of a student stealing money from another student’s backpack. The student admitted to stealing the money, most of which was recovered. A report was filed with the Fairfield County Prosecutor’s Office for consideration of charges.

On January 18, police were dispatched to look for a vehicle in which the occupants were allegedly assaulting a dog. The responding officer made a traffic stop on the vehicle and learned that a passenger had an active warrant for his arrest. The dog did not appear to be injured, and was released to the driver. The passenger was arrested for the warrant and taken to jail.

On January 28, police responded to a domestic disturbance in which two siblings got into an altercation over control of the television. It was reported that one of the siblings had to be restrained by the mother until calming down. There were no injuries from the incident. A report was taken and forwarded to the City Prosecutor for review.

On January 30, police responded to an accident on Lithopolis Rd, east of Gender Rd. A vehicle traveling eastbound lost control and struck a westbound vehicle, knocking it into a ditch. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage and had to be towed from the scene. The driver of the first vehicle was cited for Failure to Control.

During January, police conducted 61 traffic stops for various offenses. Of the 61 traffic stops, 32 of them were for speeding, which equals 52.5% of the total stops for the month. There was an average of 1.03 traffic stops for speeding per day. Of the 32 motorists stopped for speeding, 23 were cited for the offense, which averages .74 speeding tickets being issued per day. Overall, 71.2% of motorists stopped for speeding were cited for the offense, and 28.8% received warnings. The fastest vehicle stopped was traveling 73MPH in a 45MPH zone.

Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report for 2007