Police Services

Police Services


The Bluffton Police Department utilizes three local towing companies when the need arises to have a vehicle towed from a roadway or public property. The police department is not authorized to have vehicles removed from private property unless a crime or traffic violation is being investigated. Please contact the property owner if your vehicle was left on someone else’s property and it is no longer there to see if they had it towed.    

John’s Body Shop 419-358-1200
Blakes Towing 419-648-4162
Ed’s Towing 419-422-0241


HOME & BUSINESS CHECK

The Bluffton Police Department offers house/business checks of your home/business while you are out of town for an extended period of time. Officers will routinely check your property for unauthorized persons and any signs of criminal activity while you are away. Please fill out the form and use the link to submit it directly to us, or feel free to print it out and drop it off in person to the department prior to your departure. Upon returning home please contact the department, and we will take you off of our list. It is important that all fields be filled in, so officers know what to look for when checking your property.

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FIRST RESPONDER 

Police officers working for the Village of Bluffton undergo additional training to obtain and maintain certification as emergency medical first responders. Police units respond to dispatched calls related to medical emergencies within the community and initiate immediate medical care while waiting for our volunteer EMS to arrive. The police officer's first responsibility is to ensure scene safety and security, which must be done in order to provide a safe environment for responding EMS units to perform their tasks. 

VEHICLE UNLOCK

The Bluffton police department will, to the extent possible, attempt to unlock vehicles where the keys have been lost or inadvertently locked inside the vehicle. This is a community service provided at no cost to the public. To request assistance with this service call our dispatch at 419-358-2961. 

The police department will not accept responsibility for damage as the result of providing this free service.

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