Waterloo Township · Athens County · pop. ~200

Busted Detector

New Marshfield, Ohio

Public records request

Ohio, not FOIA. This writes an R.C. 149.43 letter scoped to New Marshfield (ZIP 45766) and Waterloo Township so a 200-person town does not disappear into a county-wide dump.

Letter

August 20, 2026

Athens County Sheriff
Records — Sara Lightner
13 W Washington Street, Athens, OH 45701
slightner@athenssheriff.com
740-593-6633

Re: Request for public records under Ohio Revised Code 149.43

I request copies of the following public records, pursuant to the Ohio Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43:

• Incident / offense reports
• CAD / calls for service
• Arrest and booking reports

Scope. Records relating to incidents, arrests, bookings, calls for service, or cases occurring in or involving:

New Marshfield, Ohio (ZIP 45766)
  Waterloo Township, Athens County
  including Hawk Road, Mineral Road, and other township roads in the New Marshfield census-designated place.

Time period. 2026-07-21 through 2026-08-20.

Please provide the records in electronic form to [Your email]. I agree to pay statutory copy costs if electronic production is not available; please notify me before incurring costs above $10.

If any portion is withheld, please release all reasonably segregable public portions and cite the specific exemption for each withholding, as R.C. 149.43 requires.

This is a request by any person. I am not required to state a purpose. Please acknowledge receipt.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your email]

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