BUCYRUS — A truck mishap tore down phone and cable lines Thursday morning, interrupting service and triggering a power pole to crash across a city street, according to a Bucyrus Police report.
At 9:43 a.m. officers were called to a report of a semi truck that hit a power pole in the 200 block of South Highland Avenue. The Sims recycling semi-tractor trailer was driving south on South Highland from Mansfield Street and was over height for the 10-foot-, 5-inch rail underpass.
The truck attempted to turn around in a drive on the east side of the road and caught cable and phone lines attached to a pole and residence on the west side of the road, police reported. The pole on the west side snapped at the base and fell across the road. The Bucyrus Fire Department responded to clear the roadway.
In other Bucyrus Police calls:
Thursday, March 14
7:22 a.m. Officers checked the area of High and Irving Streets after a report of a man walking through yards.
10:18 a.m. A parking complaint in the 400 block of Jump St. was investigated.
11:20 a.m. Officers conducted a civil standby in the 700 block of Wilber St.
11:37 a.m. Officers spoke to a subject in the 500 block of Kaler Ave regarding a civil issue.
12:44 p.m. Officers checked the welfare of a child in the 300 block of W. Irving St.
12:59 p.m. A hit-skip accident was investigated in the 800 block of Woodale.
1:03 p.m. A report of a domestic dispute in the 700 block of Ann St. was investigated. One of those involved left the area.
1:05 p.m. Officers assisted man experiencing mental issues on the grounds of Oakwood Cemetery. He was provided help at Bucyrus Hospital.
1:56 p.m. Officers checked a parking complaint in the 400 block of North Walnut Street.
2:30 p.m. Officers investigated a report of vandalism to the outside mirror of a vehicle in the 600 block of Kaler Avenue.
2:39 p.m. Officers assisted Crawford County Sheriff’s Deputies in the 500 block of Park Ave where a subject was arrested for a Union County warrant.
4:31 p.m. Officers assisted a motorist locked out of her vehicle in the 200 block of E. Warren Street.
4:41 p.m. A loud music complaint was investigated in the 1000 block of Elm Street and the residence in question was warned.
5:25 p.m. A domestic disturbance in the 1400 block of Cullen Court was investigated.
5:55 p.m. The property owner and the City Street Department were contacted about a window blowing out of a building in the 100 block of N. Sandusky Avenue and shattering on the sidewalk. A vehicle was also damaged from the falling window. The area was blocked off with barricades to prevent any injuries during the high winds.
6:09 p.m. A resident in the 400 block of E. Rensselaer Street called after finding her child with a gun that another juvenile had allegedly given him. Officers took possession of the weapon and are investigating.
6:21 p.m. Officers assisted CCSO attempting contact at a residence in Bucyrus.
7:29 p.m. Officers assisted a motorist locked out of her vehicle at Walmart.
7:51 p.m. Officers checked the welfare of a resident in the 200 block of W. Rensselaer Street.
8:16 p.m. An open line 9-1-1 call was investigated in the 1200 block of E. Mansfield Street. There was no emergency found; just a juvenile not happy with her punishment of having her cell phone withheld by her father, so she called 911.
9:39 p.m. A resident of Waterford Glen reported finding some possible drugs at the property. An officer picked up the substance and brought it to the Police Department for disposal.
11:12 p.m. Officers met with a patron that was trespassed from Speedway in the 400 block of N. Sandusky Ave.
Friday, March 15
1:06 a.m. Officers responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of W. Rensselaer St.
2:31 a.m. A report of loud noises at Bucyrus Plaza was investigated.
2:46 a.m. Officers assisted the staff at Bucyrus Community Hospital with a disorderly patient.
3:01 a.m. A report of a suspicious vehicle in the 1100 block of E. Warren St. was investigated and it was property owners.
4:55 a.m. Officers assisted the staff at Bucyrus Community Hospital with a disorderly patient.
