Body found in Perrysburg Heights

Perrysburg Township police investigating incident of ‘‍suspicious death’‍ in home.

6/18/2014
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    12313 Washington St. in Perrysburg Heights where Perrysburg Township police have the area roped off and are seeking a search warrant because of a "suspicious death" at the house.

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  • 12313 Washington St. in Perrysburg Heights where Perrysburg Township police have the area roped off and are seeking a search warrant because of a
    12313 Washington St. in Perrysburg Heights where Perrysburg Township police have the area roped off and are seeking a search warrant because of a "suspicious death" at the house.

    Police and investigators work inside 12313 Washington St.
    Police and investigators work inside 12313 Washington St.

    Perrysburg Township police today were investigating an incident in which a body was found in a house in the Perrysburg Heights neighborhood, authorities said.

    Police and investigators look through the trunk of a car outside 12313 Washington St.
    Police and investigators look through the trunk of a car outside 12313 Washington St.

    Township police said the body was found at a residence in the 12300 block of Washington Street in the morning.

    Officers said they arrived about 10:25 a.m. to investigate a report of a “small fire” in the mulch in front of the house. The fire was quickly put out and then police entered the residence to check on the resident and found a deceased person.

    The area remains taped off and multiple emergency vehicles surround the home, including township police, fire, and members of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.

    The incident remains under investigation.