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Barnesville Police Log

Barnesville Police Log excerpts are created from information gleaned from individual “record reports” provided to Barnesville Area News by the Barnesville Police Department. This report covers October 12 through October 18, 2026.

Monday, October 12, 2026

12:16 am – traffic stop on North Chestnut Street. Warning issued for speed.

12:40 am – traffic stop on Bond Avenue. Consent to search granted but negative results on search.

1:30 am – traffic stop on North Chestnut Street. Warning issued for left of center line. Driver states he was trying to miss a manhole cover.

7:42 am – traffic stop on Roosevelt Road.

12:01 pm – traffic stop on South Chestnut Street.

12:19 pm – caller requesting to speak with an officer.

12:34 pm – officer on South Broadway Street with the High School Principal for a welfare check of a student.

2:09 pm – officer assisting the EMS squad on Eastview Court.

2:11 pm – male on station stating that he thinks that there may be a water line break on Highland Street.

8:19 pm – person called in requesting the police to contact a person on South Broadway Street to notify her that her sister passed away.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

7:29 am – officer on Bethesda Street regarding a car parked on the wrong side of the road.

7:45 am – traffic stop on Cornerstone Assembly of God lot, Shamrock Drive.

8:10 am – caller from Washington Street reporting that he backed into another vehicle.

2:33 pm – traffic stop on Sandy Ridge Road.

3:00 pm – traffic stop on Shamrock Drive.

3:08 pm – traffic stop on Shamrock Drive.

4:44 pm – investigating a parking complaint on Pine Lane.

4:48 pm – alarm drop on Temperanceville Highway, Somerset Township. Officer reports no sign of forced entry and house was secured.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

9:37 am – 911 reporting that residents are having trouble with a stuck elevator on North Street in the senior apartments.

1:16 pm – male caller from Bond Avenue. He and his neighbor are in a dispute about parking.

1:26 pm – report of a dog running loose on Railroad Street.

4:13 pm – traffic stop on Railroad Street.

4:15 pm – anonymous caller reporting someone with a warrant is at a house on Morgantown Avenue.

4:38 pm – caller from earlier call states that a person is harassing her.

 4:46 pm – Panic alarm drop at the Barnesville Hospital.

5:10 pm – officer on Warren Avenue on foot pursuit. K9 dog deployed. Officer confirmed he has the male in custody.

5:17 pm – caller from Morgantown Avenue reporting there is smoke coming from a residence. Caller stating that it appears they are burning inside the residence and heavy smoke is coming from it.

5:26 pm – Warrant duty on Ohio Street.

7:19 pm – officer on Sycamore Street assisting the EMS squad with a resident combative with the staff.

9:51 pm – traffic stop on South Chestnut Street near the Family Dollar. Consent granted to search a saddle bag. Officer reported nothing found. Citation issued.

Thursday, October 15, 2026

12:08 am – traffic stop on West Main Street.

2:29 am – traffic stop on North Chestnut Street. Warning issued for speed.

6:20 am – report of an elderly female walking on West Main Street with a blanket wrapped around her.

6:51 am – officer following the EMS squad to the Barnesville Hospital with an aggressive patient.

11:43 am – female caller stating that she has two Dalmatian dogs that she found in her salon.

1:01 pm – person on station talking to an officer about getting a temporary protection order for her daughter.

1:38 pm – caller from Sycamore Street reporting a patient is attempting to break windows and is throwing things. Officer requesting the EMS squad. The person is now with the EMS squad.

4:43 pm -911 radioed in regard to a black vehicle at the Citizen Bank on Colonel Drive. Person called 911 stating they picked up a male that was discharged from the hospital. The male is combative and became aggressive, punching the windshield.

4:55 pm – caller from McGhee Drive reporting an item was stolen from his yard. It was a bicycle with a flowerpot in the basket.

5:13 pm – person on station wanting to talk with an officer.

7:39 pm – disabled vehicle on West Church Street near the Elementary School.

10:01 pm – traffic stop on Railroad Street.

10:04 pm – traffic stop on South Chestnut Street.

10:09 pm- traffic stop on East Pike Street. Taser was deployed because of the person’s refusal to comply.  EMS squad was requested because of a medical issue. 

Friday, October 16, 2026

1:20 am – person in an intoxicated state reported he wants to harm himself, no weapons involved. Officer reported the male has no plans of harming himself or anyone else.

3:17 am – aggressive male patient in the Barnesville Emergency Room. Male assaulted three nurses and one physician.

8:39 am – psych patient in the Barnesville Emergency Room making threats to the hospital staff.

10:26 am – officer flagged down on West Main Street by a person requesting a welfare check. Officer reported negative contact with the person.

11:40 am – caller inquiring about abatements and wanting to talk to the mayor.

12:39 pm – vehicle lockout on West Church Street.

9:19 pm – Barnesville Livestock is requesting extra patrols in the area.

Saturday, October 17, 2026

11:37 am – male caller reports a pitbull dog trying to get into his vehicle in Memorial Park.

6:43 pm – pedestrian caller reported that a vehicle speeding in the alley between South Broadway and South Gardner streets almost struck her.

7:27 pm – caller from West Church Street who hasn’t been home for five months reported that it appears as though someone has been in her home and that there is a power cord to the outside through the window.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

1:22 pm – female on station wanting an officer to meet her at West Church Street in regard to a residence break in.

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