Put-in-Bay Police Department

News and information about actions taken, and the policies of the Put in Bay Police Department, court cases, personnel matters and more. The Put-in-Bay Police provide police services on South Bass Island which encompasses both the Village of Put-in-Bay and the township. Coverage is also provided for Middle Bass Island. The Police Department consists of 3 to 4 full-time officers and in the busy summer season on the Lake Erie Islands, the force grows to over 40 officers. Mayors Court is held on Thursdays in and cases are also handled in Port Clinton by the Municipal Court System.

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Put-in-Bay Police Department

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2021-01-03T17:06:42+00:00January 3rd, 2021|Categories: Put-in-Bay Police|Tags: Government, Lake Erie Islands, Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island|

On Saturday night, June 6th, shortly after 9 p.m., a routine traffic stop by two Put-in-Bay police officers started a series of events that culminated in an independent investigation into the handling of the affair, plus has island officials looking at new approaches to policing on the island in the years to come. The Put-in-Bay Police [...]

Safe Island Task Force

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2020-01-20T10:39:36+00:00January 20th, 2020|Categories: Put-in-Bay Island News, Put-in-Bay Police|Tags: Lake Erie Islands, Put-in-Bay News|

Safe Island Task Force Reports to Property Owners On Saturday, August 17th, the Safe Island Task Force addressed nearly 50 members of the Put-in-Bay Property Owners’ Association regarding efforts of the Safe Island Task Force in dealing with the former Christmas in July weekend. While Brad Ohlemacher did not know which of those efforts was most [...]

Ice Rescue
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Ice Rescue

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Ice Rescue

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2019-03-10T15:05:04+00:00March 10th, 2019|Categories: Put-in-Bay Police|Tags: Lake Erie Islands, Put-in-Bay News, Put-in-Bay Police|

Almost 100 Saved In Ice Rescue From Lake Erie Multiple area first responders participated in an Ice Rescue that saved or provided assistance to almost 100 people trapped on deteriorating ice near Catawba Island State Park in Ohio's Lake Erie. The large group was ice fishing near shore when the ice began to break up creating [...]

Put in Bay Police Blotter
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Put in Bay Police Blotter

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Put in Bay Police Blotter

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2018-09-10T19:14:55+00:00January 17th, 2018|Categories: Put-in-Bay Police|Tags: Golf Cart, Lake Erie, Police, Put-in-Bay News, South Bass Island|

With the cold of the winter months, we had time to peruse the police records and the following are just a few of the items found on the Put in Bay Police blotter here on the island last June. The Put in Bay Police blotter is public record and available for anyone to see. There are [...]

Boaters Rescued Off Put in Bay Ohio
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Boaters Rescued Off Put in Bay Ohio

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Boaters Rescued Off Put in Bay Ohio

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2018-07-27T12:00:52+00:00November 29th, 2017|Categories: Put-in-Bay Island News, Put-in-Bay Police|Tags: Lake Erie Boating|

Boating Accident, 7 boaters rescued off Buckeye Reef- Put-in-Bay Oktoberfest was uneventful except for a boat that ran onto the reef off Buckeye near Put-in-Bay Five adults and two children were rescued after the U.S. Coast Guard detachment in Detroit received a call that a 28-foot boat was stranded on Buckeye Reef off the tip of East [...]

Skeletal Remains Buried

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2018-07-27T18:29:58+00:00November 22nd, 2017|Categories: Put-in-Bay Island News, Put-in-Bay Police|Tags: Lake Erie Islands, South Bass Island|

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio– The Bones & skeletal remains of three people who died on Put-in-Bay more than 100 years ago were laid to rest on Sunday, October 22nd, in Maple Leaf Cemetery. Their shallow grave was unearthed on September 1st during a construction project at the home of Toby and Stephanie Landreth at the end of Conlan [...]

Put-in-Bay Police Chief

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2018-07-27T17:36:24+00:00November 17th, 2017|Categories: Put-in-Bay Police, Put-in-Bay Village Council|Tags: Government, Put-in-Bay Police|

The Put-in-Bay Village Council met on Friday, February 17th and voted to approve a new Put-in-Bay Police Chief. Mayor Mack McCann’s recommendation for Put-in-Bay Police Chief Steve Riddle was announced. McCann reportedly had a few other applicants for the job and recommended Riddle. Steve Riddle, who retired from the State of Ohio after many years managing [...]

Put-in-Bay Policeman

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2018-07-27T17:37:10+00:00November 17th, 2017|Categories: Put-in-Bay Police, Put-in-Bay Island News|Tags: Put-in-Bay Concert, Put-in-Bay Police, Toby Keith|

One of the best reasons for living in a small town is the opportunity to get to know the people that make it all work. This spring Steve Riddle, the Village of Put-in-Bay Police Chief, hired a Put-in-Bay Policeman from the Cleveland area to join our force. His experience and mentoring abilities made him a great [...]

Put-in-Bay Good News

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2019-05-10T13:11:05+00:00November 17th, 2017|Categories: Put-in-Bay Island News, Put-in-Bay Events, Put-in-Bay Police|Tags: Put-in-Bay News|

Put-in-Bay Good News! Snowbirds fare well after Rita! Many Put-in-Bay people have winter residences in Florida, and for the most part, everyone we’ve talked to came through the hurricane relatively unscathed. John Dodge and Bridget Wise and Glenn Cooper and Jackie Taylor who spend time in the Keys between Marathon and Key West where damage seemed [...]

Put-in-Bay Property Owners

By Mark Mathys (Visit Put in Bay)|2017-12-08T14:43:47+00:00November 17th, 2017|Categories: Put-in-Bay Property Owners, Put-in-Bay Island News, Put-in-Bay Police|Tags: Court, Lake Erie Islands|

Members of the Put-in-Bay Property Owners Association met at the Senior Center. The meeting was lead by President Jim Duffy from Squaw harbor who introduced the guest speakers for the day, Mayor Mack McCann, Police Chief Steve Riddle, Township Trustee Chris Cooper and Patrick Myers from the Put-in-Bay Township Port Authority all who addressed the Put-in-Bay [...]

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