Question Mark Town Roundup for the week of 3/25 - 3/31
Town Announcements
Former corrupt police officer Troy Holland brought to justice. Again.
It gives me great pleasure to announce that after a painstaking investigation led by the Question Mark Police Department, charges have been filed against former QMPD officer Troy Holland, aka Travis Hartford, aka Tom Harris, aka Tip Headley, aka Tiny Haversham, aka Todd Harrington, aka Timothy Hartley, for his involvement in leading a criminal conspiracy to defraud unsuspecting citizens through the operation of several fraudulent charities and the sale of historical items. In addition to this multi-million dollar scheme, Holland is also being charged with distribution and intent to sell narcotics.Finally, the QMPD has also uncovered a nefarious plot to sell “golden” Bibles, which it turned out were mostly blank.
It also must be noted that although Troy Holland is the estranged fraternal uncle to current QMPD officers Tim and Dave Holland, at no point did this complex familial relationship interfere with the ongoing investigation.
Although the QMPD has struggled with many of the ongoing disappearances and otherworldly occurrences in town of late, we are extremely proud of Officer Ron Dublowski, who was instrumental in this investigation, and his dedication to making this town a better place.
Posted by Gus Holt, Question Mark Chief of Police on March 29, 2024
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Community Notes
4-1-24
Happy April Fool’s Day, everyone.
I hope each of you are doing well. When I got to the car wash this morning to open it up, I thought a pretty elaborate April Fool’s Day prank had been played on me! The entire car wash was missing! I thought this was not even a trick Parker and Dash Holland could have pulled off, and for a few seconds, I am embarrassed to admit, I thought maybe it was a message from my beloved, Tom, from Beyond the Veil, as he was such a prankster and loved April Fool’s almost as much as regular Halloween or French Halloween. And I guess I was more than a little touched to finally have a sign from him. I must admit I have been feeling a little low lately with all the disappearances and the fact the case into Tom’s murder is still ongoing and also running the car wash without Tom has been very difficult.
And so, forgive me if I felt a little hopeful that maybe the car wash vanishing was a sign from him. In some ways, seeing the place where it once stood, the greenery and trees all around, with the Spring flowers beginning to appear, it was all very striking. But then some of our employees started to show up and I realized maybe it was not an April Fool’s Day prank. And Kyle, who usually dresses as the ghost of Steven Spielberg, gave me a hug, and I knew that the car wash was now gone for good. But still I refuse to see it as anything other than what it is, which is a reminder of how brief, how strange, how sudden, how beautiful all of life can be, and how, even in the midst of such tragedies, I am doing all I can to try to remember this.
—Barbara Childs, Question Mark Car Wash
Crime Reports
March 31
4:30 p.m. — Washington Avenue and 18th Street, missing signboard. A real estate agent reported a for-sale signboard missing outside listed home. Officer T. Holland reported to the scene.
March 31
2:25 p.m. — 3rd Avenue and Eastwood Circle, missing sculpture. A Question Mark woman reported a cow-shaped outdoor sculpture missing from their side garden. Officer B. Lindholm reported to the scene.
March 31
12:30 p.m. — Town Square, missing bicycles. A Question Mark child reported his new bicycle missing after parking it in the bike rack. Parent discovered that entire bike rack was missing. Officer D. Holland reported to the scene.
March 31
10:15 a.m. — Grant Avenue and 11th Street, missing picnic table. The park’s supervisor reported a heavy wooden picnic table missing from one of the park's picnic areas. Officer B. Lindholm reported to the scene.
March 30
8:55 p.m. — Grant Avenue and 9th Street, missing outdoor lights. A Question Mark homeowner reported that their string of decorative outdoor lights was missing from their front porch. Officer T. Holland reported to the scene.
March 30
5:50 p.m. — West Avenue and 17th Street, missing pet. A Question Mark woman reported her parrot, Croissandwich, which usually resides in her outdoor aviary, was missing. Officer T. Holland reported to the scene.
March 30
2:35 p.m. — Lotus Avenue and 11th Street, missing birthday cake. A Question Mark woman reported a birthday cake for son missing from the refrigerator. Officer D. Holland reported to the scene.
March 30
2:45 p.m. — East Avenue and 5th Street, missing pet. A Question Mark man reported his pet cat named Totoro missing. Officer T. Holland reported to the scene.
March 29
6:44 p.m. — East Avenue and 15th Street, missing piano. A Question Mark woman reported an antique piano missing from the front parlor. Officer D. Holland reported to the scene.
March 29
2:25 p.m. — Shady Village Retirement Community, 1901 Green Avenue, felony arrest. A Question Mark man was arrested for alleged fraud involving the internet and several historical artifacts. Officer R. Dublowski reported to the scene.
March 29
12:15 p.m. — Grant Avenue and 7th Street, missing car. A Question Mark man reported his 1990 Volvo station wagon missing. Officer T. Holland reported to the scene.
March 29
7:15 a.m. — Lotus Avenue and 8th Street, missing lawn furniture. A Question Mark family reported their outdoor dining set was missing from their backyard. Officer B. Lindholm reported to the scene.
March 28
8:30 a.m. — Tower Avenue and 4th Street, missing vehicle. A Question Mark man reported his vintage motorcycle was missing from front yard. Officer T. Holland reported to the scene.
March 28
4:36 p.m. — Center Avenue and 25th Street, missing tools. A local contractor reported a toolbox and several power tools missing from job site. Officer R. Dublowski reported to the scene.
March 27
6:45 p.m. — Adeline Avenue and 3rd Street, missing mailbox. A Question Mark man reported his custom-made mailbox had been taken. Officer B. Lindholm reported to the scene.
March 27
7:30 a.m. — Grant Avenue and 2nd Street, missing garden decorations. A Question Mark woman reported that several hand-painted stones from her garden were missing. Officer D. Holland reported to the scene.
March 26
7:52 a.m. — Green Avenue and 11th Street, missing pets. A Question Mark woman reported an entire aquarium of tropical fish has gone missing. Officer B. Lindholm reported to the scene.
March 26
8:19 p.m. — Grant Avenue and 5th Street, missing pet. A Question Mark man reported four bicycles belonging to his family all missing from the garage. Officer T. Holland reported to the scene.
March 25
12:28 p.m. — Tower Avenue and 18th Street, missing pet. A Question Mark child reported his pet chinchilla named Peanut Butter missing. Officer D. Holland reported to the scene.
March 24
6:32 a.m. — East Avenue and 16th Street, missing pet. A Question Mark woman reported her pet dog named Cerberus missing. Officer B. Lindholm reported to the scene.
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Upcoming Events
April 1, 2024
April Fool’s Day Pie-In-Face Competition. 5pm.
The empty lot formerly known as Veterans Hall
April 6, 2024
University of Ohio Experimental Crop Station Spring Flower Show. 12pm.
Town Square
April 12, 2024
Spring Carnival (formerly Winter Carnival, rescheduled), feauring The Randy Simm School of Music Performers featuring Randy Simms. 6pm.
Town Square
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Did You Know?
The Question Mark Car Wash has been voted Question Mark’s #2 car wash and #1 most-historically-relevant car wash for seventeen years in a row!