TOLEDO - A Salem Township man convicted of making threats to Ottawa County schools won an appeal to have his case back in court to determine if his conviction can be expunged.
In his appeal, Charles Tingler argued that his record should be expunged and records in his 2014 case sealed, because the trial court did not provide a detailed explanation for denying his motion.
Tingler was charged in April 2014 after make bomb and gun threats at schools, including threats to shoot up Port Clinton Middle School, and was later convicted during a March 2015 trial of two counts of inducing panic, disrupting public services, and aggravated menacing.
Ottawa County Farm Bureau beefing up crime fighting efforts
Reward doubled for tips leading to conviction
PORT CLINTON - The Ottawa County Farm Bureau is beefing up efforts to fight back against crimes targeting agricultural producers, and raise awareness of other farming safety concerns as planting season approaches.
This week, the Farm Bureau announced it is doubling the amount of reward money, from $2,500 to $5,000, it will put up for tips that lead the conviction of those who have committed crimes victimizing farmers.
The Farm Bureau also is updating signs provided to members to post on respective properties stating participation in the program. To qualify, the farmers have to members of the bureau and have the sign posted.
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PUT-IN-BAY - After having served in the role on an interim basis for the past 10 months, Put-in-Bay Police Chief James Kimble was officially named to the full-time position this week.
On Tuesday, Put-in-Bay village council members voted to approve hiring Kimble following the recommendation of Mayor Jessica Dress.
“I’m thankful and blessed to be accepted by this community and take on this role as chief,” Kimble said. “I’m new to the community. I wasn’t born and raised here. But coming in from the outside, it’s been open arms from the community. They welcomed me and people made it clear they wanted to see me stay.”
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