CHILLICOTHE, OH — The Chillicothe Police Department (CPD) and Ross County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) handled a combined total of 39 incidents on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, according to reports released on Thursday, May 22, at 08:27 AM EDT. The day’s activities in Ross County included a range of issues, from parking complaints and thefts to serious offenses like assault and a possible rape investigation.
The CPD logged 25 incidents, starting at 12:23 AM with a criminal trespass report at 315 E Water St involving threats (PD-P2502664). Parking issues dominated the morning, with officers responding to complaints on N McArthur St (08:36), Theatre St (08:50), Diehl St (09:25), Vincent St (09:31), Washington Ave (10:15, 10:28), and Adams Ave (11:20, 11:36, 11:48). Disorderly conduct reports included a telecommunication harassment case on Winona Blvd at 09:45 (PD-P2502671) and another on S Walnut St at 10:05 (PD-P2502674). Thefts were reported at 837 E Water St (Moose Lodge) at 10:19 (PD-P2502675) and S Brownell St at 12:10 (PD-P2502682).
More serious incidents included a burglary on Diehl St at 11:27 (PD-P2502681), a warrant-related call on Schriner Rd at 11:11 (PD-P2502678), and a rape investigation on Knoles Ave at 18:48 (PD-P2502688). Traffic violations included a stop on E Main St at 14:07 for license plate and driving under suspension issues (PD-P2502683), another on Eastern Ave at 14:28 for driving under OVI suspension (PD-P2502684), and a stop on E Water St at 18:39 where Jacey Harding was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign, with a court date set for June 2 (PD-P2502687). Other notable cases were a hit-skip on Gateway Dr at 17:48, forwarded to RCSO (PD-P2502686), a drug paraphernalia stop on N Bridge St at 22:30 (PD-P2502691), and an unruly juvenile report on Burbridge St at 19:44 (PD-P2502690).
The RCSO reported 14 incidents, starting with a private property crash at Kenworth Dr at 01:31 with no damage (SO-P2502252). Thefts were reported on Charleston Pike at 09:20, involving items stolen from Mt. Carmel Church’s parking lot (SO-P2502253), and on Blackwater Rd at 15:07, where wind-chimes and flowers were taken (SO-P2502260). A breaking-and-entering case at Eastern Ave storage units was logged at 16:35, with items missing (SO-P2502261). An assault at South Salem was reported at 21:43, with the victim alleging multiple punches to the head, investigated at Greenfield Adena ER (SO-P2502266).
Other RCSO cases included a non-criminal complaint on Robinson Rd at 09:31 (SO-P2502254), a warrant pickup from Pike County SO on Blain Hwy at 11:55 (SO-P2502255), and a protection order violation at the Law Enforcement Complex at 19:01 (SO-P2502263). A domestic incident on Skiver Rd at 16:54 resulted in both parties being warned for disorderly conduct (SO-P2502262). Additional reports involved a school incident at Zane Trace Elementary at 13:16 (SO-P2502256), Children Services assistance on Warren Dr at 15:16 (SO-P2502259), a hit-skip follow-up on SR-104 at 20:10 (SO-P2502264), and a possible suicide attempt on Western Ave at 21:24 (SO-P2502265).
Most cases remain under investigation, with authorities continuing to gather details.
