Bowling Green Police Division was kept busy this past weekend with 11 underage drinking citations, people found so intoxicated they were unable to care for themselves, and multiple theft citations.
On Saturday (9/14) at 2:55 a.m., police responded to McDonald’s on East Wooster Street, for a man asking people to take him through the drive thru. Officers found the 23-year-old man matching the description, with glassy eyes, slurred speech, and an inability to maintain balance. Bowling Green Fire Division was called to the scene to medically clear the man. Police then drove him to a friend’s house, and cited him for disorderly conduct and intoxication/unable to care for himself.
On Saturday (9/14) at 10:24 a.m., police were dispatched to Mister Spot’s on North Main Street, for a report of someone throwing a glass jar of queso dip through the top window on the east side of the building. Police checked an alley camera, but did not see anyone throwing the jar.
On Saturday (9/14), around noon, police responded to Burger King on East Wooster Street when a caller reported an E-scooter had been stolen. The store reportedly had video of the theft on a flash drive. The E-scooter, valued at $248, was posted on Facebook and someone responded that they may have seen it in the area of Troup Avenue and East Wooster Street. Police searched that area, and received a call about a possible intoxicated man driving a golf cart around East Clough and Crim streets. The stolen scooter was reportedly in the basket of the golf cart. The driver, who told police he found the scooter in a dumpster, reportedly matched the man in the video footage of the theft. Michael Pope, 46, was cited for theft and taken to Wood County Jail.
On Sunday (9/15) around 12:30 a.m. officers were on foot patrol in a downtown parking lot, when they were approached by a citizen who believed there was a dead man in the alleyway. Police found a man lying on the pavement, with his head and arms tucked into his T-shirt. The 37-year-old man, who smelled of alcohol, was woken up by police. When asked how much alcohol he had to drink, the man reportedly replied, “too much.” BG Fire Division was called due to his level of intoxication, however when the squad arrived, the man reportedly began vomiting all over the ground and on himself. Police cited the man for disorderly conduct, and EMS transported him to Wood County Hospital.
On Sunday (9/15) around 1 a.m., police responded to a fight outside a bar in the 100 block of North Main Street. After checking downtown camera footage, police arrested a 20-year-old man for striking two other men with a closed fist after being told multiple times to leave the bar. The video reportedly shows the man being dragged out of the bar before he turned around and threw punches at the other men. Evan Blake, 20, was arrested for criminal trespassing and fighting, and taken to Wood County Jail.
On Sunday (9/15) around noon, police responded to a theft report at Wild Bill’s Tobacco store in the 1000 block of North Main Street. Police were able to locate the man, who reportedly walked out of the store without paying for watermelon gummies. The 41-year-old man was cited for shoplifting.
