Piqua Police Officers Locate Two Missing Juveniles, Arrest Three Involved
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PIQUA - Piqua Police Department has located two juveniles who had run away and arrested three individuals connected to the case.

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   Sisters Lillian Donnelly, 16, and Emily Donnelly, 15, were last seen on August 26, 2026, leaving their residence in Piqua.

   Piqua Police detectives followed numerous leads on the juveniles’ whereabouts, and information obtained from arrests led to them locating the juveniles on October 8, 2026, at a residence in Waynesfield with assistance from Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office. Both are safe and unharmed.

   Robert Donnelly, 35, and Lynzy Cline, 27, both of Piqua, were arrested on two counts of interference with child custody, a first-degree misdemeanor; two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a first-degree misdemeanor; and two counts of obstructing official business, a second-degree misdemeanor. Robert Donnelly is being held at Miami County Jail.

   Additionally, a 14-year-old female was arrested on two counts of obstructing official business, a second-degree misdemeanor.

 

   Piqua Police thanks the community for its assistance in locating the juveniles.