For Immediate Release
Media Release Number: 26MR01 – January 18, 2026
The Piqua Police Department arrested a suspect on domestic violence and obstructing official business charges following a response to a residence this afternoon.
Officers responded to the 900 block of Boal Avenue following a report made at the Piqua Police Department station at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 2026.
The male victim reported that the suspect had a knife and threatened to cause personal harm. The suspect denied officers access to the residence and ceased communications following a brief phone call with officers. The victim alerted officers that the suspect had access to guns in the residence.
The Piqua-Sidney Tactical Response Team was activated shortly before 3 p.m., and officers secured a search warrant. Negotiators made contact with the suspect, who remained noncompliant. Officers deployed one round of irritant gas in the residence, and the suspect exited peacefully.
No one was injured during the incident or arrest. There is no ongoing threat to the community.
The 51-year-old male suspect has been charged with first-degree misdemeanor domestic violence and second-degree misdemeanor obstructing official business, and he is being held in the Miami County Jail. Names of suspects and victims in domestic violence cases are not released to protect the victims involved.
Anyone with additional information about the incident is asked to call Piqua Police Department at 937-778-2027.