The following information has been provided by area police departments. The information listed in this column is considered public record and is available to anyone seeking information concerning what is provided below.

For purposes of this column, the term “arrested” or “charged” does not necessarily mean the person was taken into physical custody. It could also indicate that a summons was issued to the subject in lieu of physical custody.

All the people listed as “arrested” or “charged” are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Thursday, Nov. 30, Englewood 230001972: Dasean M. Barnes, 35, at large, was charged with theft at Walmart and transported to the county jail.

Wednesday, Dec. 6, Englewood 230001995: Dustin B. Clark, 39, of Casteen, was charged with theft at Meijer and transported to the county jail.

Thursday, Dec. 7, Englewood 230001999: Ricky R. Colon, 40, of Dayton 45405, was charged with theft at Meijer. He was issued a court summons and released.

Englewood 230002006: Maurice Bibbs, 36, of Dayton 45405, was arrested on two warrants issued by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, one for domestic violence and one for endangering children. Bibbs was transported to the county jail.

Saturday, Jan. 6, Brookville 2400010: Ethan A. Bering, 31, of Brookville, was arrested on a warrant issued by Montgomery County Municipal Court Western Division for domestic violence. He was transported to the county jail.

Brookville 2400011: Nica R. Wissel, 31, of Brookville, was arrested on a warrant for obstructing justice and transported to the county jail.

Tuesday, Jan. 9, Clayton 240000033: A resident of Cheri Lynne Drive reported fraud. While using his computer a pop-up window appeared stating there was a virus on his computer and that he needed to call the phone number listed. The resident called and spoke to a man with an accent who stated his personal information was compromised and that he needed to wire $97,400 to Hong Kong. The resident contacted Wright-Patt Credit Union, which took the money out of his account but placed a 24 hour hold on the funds. Wright-Patt’s fraud unit called the resident and told him the money was being put back into his account because the wire transfer was a fraud. He was also instructed to contact the police. The resident is unsure if he provided the suspect with his personal information. Norton Antivirus is reformatting the resident’s computer as a result of the attempted fraud.

Wednesday, Jan. 10, Clayton 24000036: Criminal damaging was reported at North Main Animal Clinic. The business had surveillance footage of man arriving at 3 a.m. who damaged signs on the wall outside. The man pulled three signs off the wall that had veterinarian’s names on them. The male approached the business with a dog and banged on the side door. He began pulling the signs off the wall and at one point is seen brandishing a gun. The business posted images of the man on its Facebook page and someone contacted the business, identified the suspect and provided his address. The business learned that the suspect has mental issues and does own weapons. Clayton contacted Dayton Police and requested that an officer go to the suspect’s last known address to obtain a phone number Clayton could use to contact him about the incident. Dayton advised it had several dealings with the suspect in the past and that he is spiraling out of control and has made threats in the past to use weapons. Dayton Police were unable to make contact with the male. Since the male was positively identified, North Main Animal Clinic wished to pursue charges against the suspect. Charges were forwarded to Vandalia Municipal Court for review along with video footage of the incident.

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