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Ada Police Dept. accepting job applications

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Posted on Ada Police Department Facebook page on March 15, 2022:

The Ada Police Department is in the process of accepting applications for the position of Full-Time Police Officer.

The Ada Police Department serves a community of nearly 6,000 residents and prides itself on being named one of Ohio's and the Nation's Safest Towns.

Our agency enjoys the support of those we serve and through our village Mayor and Council, enjoy a newly remodeled police facility, modern cruisers and equipment.

Our officers work 10-hour shifts with 3, 4-day weekends in a row.

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2021 Year-End Report from Ada Police Department

Job market, illness impacts staffing
Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, February 5, 2022

The Ada Police Department has provided the Ada village council with a 2021 Year-End Report that provides insight on staffing developments, information on the number of offenses, incidents and arrests, and financials.

Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger provided the Icon with the attached copy, which includes the following totals:

1,641 Calls for Service

2,488 Officer Initiated Activities (traffic stops, open doors, etc.)

261 Written Reports (105 Criminal, 228 Non-Criminal with some overlap)

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Safety Services call dashboard, January 22-28

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, January 30, 2022

The Hardin County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office public safety call dashboard shows the following activity for the Ada, Ohio area from January 22-28, 2022.

 

January 22

2 Civil Process

Loud Music Complaint/Noise Complaint

Scam/Possible Scam

4 Traffic Stop

 

January 23

Animal Complaint

Lock Out

4 Medical Emergency

Open Door

Traffic Stop

 

January 24

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January 15-21 safety service calls

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, January 24, 2022

The Hardin County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office public safety call dashboard shows the following activity for the Ada, Ohio area from January 15-21, 2022.

January 15

  • Animal Complaint
  • Disabled Vehicle
  • Information
  • Lock Out
  • 2 Medical Emergency
  • Suspicious Vehicle
  • Threats and Harassment
  • 5 Traffic Stop

January 16

  • 2 Civil Process
  • Follow up
  • Property Damage-Hit/Skip
  • Reckless Operation of Vehicle Complaint
  • Threats and Harassment
  • 2 Traffic Stop

January 17

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2021 Ada-Liberty EMS report

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, January 24, 2022

The Ada-Liberty Township Joint EMS squad is familiar with busy years. The Icon reported in 2019 that the department received 527 calls. Fast forward to 2021: The department had calls for 626 runs, with 80 calls in December alone, the most 911 calls in a single month in the department's history.

Tom Miller, EMS chief, reported these stats at the January 17 meeting of the ambulance board, which is composed of Jeff Acheson, representing Liberty Township; Shelia Coressel, representing the Village of Ada, and Terry Keiser, member at large. The board meets on the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the station on Gilbert Street.

In a followup interview, Miller broke down the 911 calls by type, noting that crews sometimes find an incident involves issues not initially reported to dispatchers:

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Arrests made in Hardin and Logan County theft cases

Posted by Staff on Monday, January 24, 2022

As part of an ongoing theft investigation by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office and Hardin County Crime Task Force, a search warrant was executed on Wednesday January 19 at 102 Park St. in the Village of Alger. 

The search resulted in the recovery of stolen tools, mowers, trailers, and power equipment. A 48-year-old male resident at the address Tobias Philipps, was taken into custody and lodged at the Multi County Correctional Center. The matter remains under investigation. Officers were assisted at the scene by Minich’s Towing. 

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