Three men were arrested over the weekend after they were seen by BG Police smashing pumpkins that they reportedly took from porches.
A Bowling Green man was arrested for criminal mischief on Saturday, around 1:30 a.m., after an officer reportedly saw him kick a car parked in the 100 block of North Summit Street. He then picked up a pumpkin from a porch on East Court Street and threw it into the road. When the man saw the police cruiser, he reportedly took off running. He was located in the 100 block of North Enterprise.
On Sunday, around 4:18 a.m., an officer reported seeing two men standing in the 100 block of North Enterprise, then saw one of the men throw a pumpkin into the roadway.
The officer turned around and then reportedly saw both men holding a large pumpkin over their heads and throwing it into the roadway. When the men saw the police cruiser, they reportedly fled on foot. They were located by police a few minutes later.
The pumpkins were reportedly stolen from a home in the 100 block of North Enterprise Street by men, who were from Botkins and Lima.
One of the men was found to have a fake Ohio driver’s license.
