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Police and fire

  • Ex-Werner’s worker wanted in theft
    A former employee of Werner’s Garage is being sought by police after stealing cash from the store register, police said.Joshua Gamble, 31, was charged Wednesday with theft from Werner’s Garage Inc., 7804 Fritz Road.
  • DeKalb girl, 15, reported missing
    A 15-year-old DeKalb County girl was reported missing Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s department.Carol Lynn Payne was last seen about 9 p.m. Tuesday in Auburn. She is 5-foot-3, white and weighs between 130 and 140 pounds.
  • Man who fired gun, fled police charged
    A Fort Wayne man arrested last week for firing a gun in the air and then fleeing police was formally charged Wednesday.Curtis L.
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Children escape small house fire

FORT WAYNE – Two children were in a house that caught fire Wednesday morning, and the Fort Wayne Fire Department said it was started by a juvenile playing with a lighter that caught a bed on fire.

Firefighters were called to the house in the 1300 block of High Street at 8:04 a.m. When they arrived, they saw fire showing through an upstairs window, according to a statement issued by the department.

It said the fire was under control in six minutes and no injuries were reported. The house had minor damage.

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