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On January 11, 2024, at approximately 2:53 P.M., an Allen County Sheriff’s Department Officer working at Wayne High School was alerted about a confrontation in the parking lot. The officer was told one of the people involved in the incident brandished a handgun. The officer informed Administrators and they put the school on lockdown. The officer went to the parking lot to investigate the incident.
The officer began speaking with the parties involved and three adult males fled the scene in a vehicle. A different Sheriff’s Department Officer located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Muldoon Road. A handgun was located when officers searched the suspect vehicle. All three men were taken into custody and charged with different offenses.
It should be noted, none of the three men were students or faculty members at the school. One of the men was said to have a relationship with a Wayne student, which is why there were at the school.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Indiana State Police.
Sergeant Adam Griffith
Public Information Officer
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
Jan 16 2024
On January 16, 2024, at approximately 12:49 P.M., officers with the Allen County Sheriff's Department responded to the area of U.S. 30 East and Webster Road, reference a two-vehicle crash with reported injuries.
Jan 10 2024
On January 10, 2024, at approximately 11:18 A.M., officers with the Allen County Sheriff's Department's Warrants & Fugitive Division, were conducting surveillance at 4919 Lima Road, when they observed a suspicious van enter the parking lot. The occupants of the van were seen coming and going from the van and officers attempted to speak with them. The driver of the van tried to back out of a parking spot and struck a police vehicle.