Sheriff’s
February 26, 2026

Sheriff’s Report

From Union County Sheriff ’s Office reports:

A deputy was sent to the 27000 block of Route 31 at 10:14 p.m., Feb. 17, to speak with a motorist about harassment. A report was taken.

Brandon L. French, 37, of Marion, was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of the Ohio State Highway Patrol as the result of a traffic stop on Route 4 near Askins Road at 8:48 p.m., Feb. 18. Deputies turned French over to the custody of a highway patrol trooper.

A deputy was sent to a home in the 20000 block of Route 347 for a person experiencing mental health problems at 11:30 a.m., Feb. 18. No report was taken.

Deputies and units from the Northern Union County Fire and EMS District responded to a home in the 25…

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