Police Beat
January 27, 2026

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By From JT Staff Reports 

From Marysville Division of Police reports:

At 6:19 a.m., Friday, an officer was sent to a home in the 100 block of Buerger Street for a reported theft. The case is closed.

A case is pending after an officer recovered a stolen 2019 Ford at a home in the 400 block of Ash Street at 1:19 p.m., Friday.

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