December 29, 2025
NEWS RELEASE – UPDATE

Celina detectives worked over the weekend and through tips received were able to positively identify the drowning victim and suspect in an attempted motor vehicle theft. The man was identified through both law enforcement resources and by family members as 47-year-old Alvin Lee Stabler from Hoover, Alabama and most recently staying in Ft. Wayne, IN.

This incident remains under investigation, Again, anyone with any information on this incident or Alvin Stabler is encouraged to contact Detective A.J. Poppe at the Celina Police Department. Phone: 419-586-2345
Email: a.poppe@celinaohiopd.gov.

Video from a security camera is available on the Celina P.D. Facebook page.

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