updated 6-2-23 –

Update from the Bowling Green Police Department Facebook Page: On 6/2/2023 at approximately 12:30 pm Justin Firman and Dakota Embry were apprehended in Fostoria on Turley Rd. Both were charged with escape and transported to the Wood County Justice Center in Bowling Green. In addition, Emma Bulser of Deshler, Ohio (30 years of age) was charged with felony obstructing justice.

The Bowling Green Police Division would like to thank the public for all of the information. We would also like to thank the following agencies for their assistance: Wood County Sheriff’s office, Ohio Highway State Patrol, Findlay Police Division, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, Fostoria Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service.

(6-2-23) The Bowling Green Police Division is actively searching for two escaped inmates from the Northwest Community Corrections Center at 1740 East Gypsy Lane in Bowling Green. Justin Firman (36 years of age)and Dakota Embry (24 years of age). More information to follow.

Justin Firman– Being held on Abduction charges
Dakota Embry– Possession of Drugs