Delaware police arrested a local man who allegedly shot a relative last week during a struggle over a firearm.

Delaware police

Delaware police arrested a local man who allegedly shot a relative last week during a struggle over a firearm.

Police responded to a report of a shooting shortly before 1:30 a.m. Nov. 8 in the 200 block of Hayfield Drive. Upon arriving, they located a man with a wound to his hand who accused a relative of shooting him, according to police reports.

During their investigation, officers determined the suspect had retrieved a handgun during a dispute, and the gun fired during an ensuing struggle between the relatives, police reports said.

The alleged shooter, Bert R. Runyon Jr., 44, of Hayfield Drive, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, illegal discharge of a firearm, domestic violence and disorderly conduct by intoxication, police reports said.

In other recent Delaware Police Department incident reports:

* Police responded to a report of voyeurism that occurred between 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. Nov. 3 at a business in the 1700 block of Columbus Pike. A woman accused a man of attempting to take photos under her skirt.

Police have a suspect in the case but have not made an arrest, reports said.

* A woman reported her purse was stolen from her office between 2 and 7:45 p.m. Nov. 4 in the first block of South Sandusky Street. The purse, valued at $50, contained multiple credit cards, a checkbook and $23 in cash.

* Police responded to a report of trespassing shortly after 5:15 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Delaware County District Library's main branch, 84 E. Winter St. Officers reported they discovered a teenager who was attempting to enter cars in the library's parking lot.

The teen, who was released into his parents' custody, will face a misdemeanor charge of trespassing in juvenile court, reports said.

Sheriff's reports

An unknown suspect stole thousands of dollars worth of property recently from a Delaware Township home after breaking in through the front door.

Delaware County Sheriff's deputies responded at 2:45 p.m. Nov. 4 to the 1400 block of Braumiller Road after a woman reported a burglary in progress. She said she arrived home to find her garage door left open, according to sheriff's reports.

Investigators discovered an unknown suspect had broken into the home through the front door and fled through the garage, reports said. The victim reported $6,235 worth of electronics, firearms and jewelry, along with personal documents, were missing from the house.

The case remains open and under investigation, but officials have no suspects at this time, according to sheriff's reports.

In other recent incident reports from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office:

* Deputies responded to a burglary alarm about 8 a.m. Nov. 4 in the 1200 block of Bean-Oller Road in Liberty Township.

Deputies found evidence that a burglary had been committed, but there are no known suspects and no one has come forward with information regarding the incident, according to sheriff's reports.

* The rear window of a Powell woman's car was smashed between 4:15 and 5 p.m. Nov. 4 in the 2500 block of Home Road in Liberty Township. A purse valued at $50 was missing from the car, according to sheriff's reports.