Fostoria police and agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs arrested three people for allegedly attempting to defraud a senior citizen.  According to a news release from Fostoria Police Chief Keith Loreno, Fostoria Police Department had identified a victim of a telephone scam; and after what he called a fast-paced investigation, officers arrested the suspects who arrived in an attempt to “fraudulently gain monies.”  Patricia Stuward, Sampson Cojolo and Tanor Tody were arrested and claimed to be citizens of Monrovia Liberia.  Stuward and Cojolo were both charged with grand Tody was charged with attempted grand theft.  The trio also faces additional charges pending the conclusion of the investigation. 
 

Firefighters continue to monitor the fire damaged Gibbs Building on North Main Street in downtown Findlay.  The building caught fire Friday evening.  Findlay Fire Chief Josh Eberle said the majority of the blaze was extinguished around 5 a.m. Saturday.  Thirty-two Findlay firefighters responded to the blaze. An additional four firefighters came from Fostoria Fire Department, along with equipment.  Firefighters began attacking the fire from the interior, but structural collapses forced the department to fight the blaze from the outside.  The fire was contained primarily to the upstairs floors and did not spread to the ground floor business which include an American Loan Mortgage Corporation office and the Star Pawn Shop.  No injuries were report but 11 families were affected by the blaze.

A safe and two registers were stolen from Xcaret Mexican Restaurant located at 870 W. Market Street in Tiffin Saturday night.  The Tiffin Police Department said officers found the front door smashed in Sunday morning.  Bryant said there are no suspects at this time and the incident still is being investigated.  No one was injured during the break-in.

Fostoria police officer Cory D. Brian is facing disciplinary action after he was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated last weekend.  Brian was arrested by the Ohio State Highway Patrol on January 17 and charged with one count of OVI and one count of lanes of travel upon roadways.  He pleaded not guilty to both charges last Tuesday during his arraignment.  Brian was on leave from his duties at Fostoria Police Department for the days leading up to his court appearance due to a temporary suspension of his driving privileges.  Court records indicate Brian appealed his license suspension and his privileges were reinstated. He has since returned to work.