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Port Clinton police searching for missing 14-year-old boy
Port Clinton police and community searching for missing 14-year-old boy
Posted: 8:39 AM, Dec 23, 2019

Endangered Missing Alert issued for missing Port Clinton teen
Endangered Missing Child Advisory issued for missing 14-year-old from Port Clinton last seen on Dec. 20
Posted: 11:21 AM, Dec 24, 2019

Police believe video captured image of missing Port Clinton boy
Police believe video captured image of missing 14-year-old boy from Port Clinton
Posted: 10:29 AM, Dec 25, 2019

Police search 150-acre area for missing Port Clinton teen
Authorities searching 150-acre area for missing Port Clinton teen
Posted: 8:13 AM, Dec 26, 2019

Search for missing Port Clinton teen now nationwide
Search for missing Port Clinton teen now nationwide
Harley Dilly last seen a week ago
Posted: 5:18 PM, Dec 27, 2019

Port Clinton residents optimistic, confident Harley Dilly will return home
Port Clinton residents optimistic, confident Harley Dilly will return home
Posted: 10:59 PM, Dec 29, 2019

No new information 10 days after Port Clinton teen was last seen
10 days after Port Clinton teen was last seen, little information is being released
Police say they're working "tirelessly" to bring him home
Posted: 4:19 PM, Dec 30, 2019

Reward for missing Port Clinton teen raised to over $9,000
Reward for information leading to safe return of missing Port Clinton teen raised to over $9,000
Posted: 3:29 PM, Jan 02, 2020

Port Clinton police request surveillance footage to help find Harley Dilly
Port Clinton police request surveillance footage from residents to help find Harley Dilly
Posted: 8:25 PM, Jan 02, 2020

Mother of Harley Dilly pleads for his safe return
Mother of Harley Dilly pleads for his safe return
Posted: 3:58 PM, Jan 03, 2020

Timeline of what's happened since Harley Dilly went missing
A complete timeline of every day and event since Harley Dilly's disappearance
Posted: 6:59 PM, Jan 03, 2020

Harley Dilly case has chance to be featured on A&E's 'Live PD'
Harley Dilly case has chance to be featured on A&E's 'Live PD'
Posted: 5:02 PM, Jan 04, 2020

Harley Dilly case featured on 'Live PD'
Harley Dilly case featured on 'Live PD'
Posted: 10:04 AM, Jan 05, 2020

Port Clinton students return to school without Harley Dilly
Port Clinton students return to school without Harley Dilly
Posted: 8:08 AM, Jan 06, 2020

New imaging software could help locate Port Clinton teen
Search-and-rescue group using cutting-edge imaging software in search for missing Port Clinton teen
Posted: 1:55 PM, Jan 06, 2020

Police release new photo of missing teen Harley Dilly
Port Clinton police release new photo of missing teen Harley Dilly
Posted: 4:18 PM, Jan 07, 2020
 
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Press Conference - Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Chief Hickman:
  • Harley Dilly was recovered last evening at 507 Fulton St
  • Multiple leads were exhausted. Yesterday afternoon, a repeated canvas of the neighborhood, led investigators to the house. House has previously been checked multiple times
  • Windows were locked, doors secured, lockbox on rear door, no evidence of forced entry
  • Pursued entry into the house
  • Entered at 16:10 hours and searched
  • Harley's coat, glasses were discovered on second floor, next to brick chimney
  • Discovered Harley caught in chimney
  • Family notified and it appears to be accident
  • No foul play expected, autopsy being conducted this morning
  • Appears Harley climbed antenna tower to roof and entered chimney
  • Once in the chimney, glasses and jacket were pushed from the chimney through a flue into the second floor of the house
  • Chimney was blocked between second and first floor and trapped Harley
  • Chimney is 9x13 inches in size
Questions:
  • At one point did you enter house for the first time? - "That would be yesterday at 16:10 hours."
  • Any discussion about going into that particular house in the last couple weeks? - "Again, through the course of the beginning of the investigation, the house was secured, there was no sign of forced entry, and it was actually double locked. So nothing led us to believe that anyone was inside the house."
  • What led you back to this house? - "Again, with any investigation, we start back from the beginning, and just re-canvas everything that has already been checked."
  • What led you upstairs? - "We cleared the house to make sure no one was in there, and through that, once we got to the second floor, we noticed the coat and the glasses"
  • Who owns the house? - "Um, at this time, I've got no comment on that.
  • Do you believe he threw the glasses/coat down or they fell down or? - "Right now, this is an ongoing investigation and the coat and glasses were outside the flue of the chimney."
  • How long do you believe Harley was in the house? - "Again, I can't comment on that because we still have no determination from the coroner."
  • Did dogs search around the house? - "K9 units were used the entire time that Harley has been missing. From multiple agencies."
  • "Did those homeowners come home in the past four weeks?" - "It is a summer home that they are currently remodeling."
  • Did the Dilly's have any relationship with the owners? - "Not that I am aware of."
  • Are you aware of Harley ever being in the house? - "Not that I am aware of."
  • Any video or surveillance that led you there? - "The video surveillance that we got came from next to the house. And that's the photo we shared on our Facebook page."
  • Is it the working belief that that was Harley Dilly seen in the surveillance video Friday morning? - "Yes."
  • "What spurred you to go back to that house?" - "Well, again, I think I've answered that already. We were re-canvassing the areas we had already searched and we noticed the house. Everything was secured, we had no reason to believe anybody was in the house. There was no forced entry. It was deadbolted and locked. We had to get two keys to actually enter the house from the homeowner."
  • What is the family's state of mind? - "I'm gonna try to answer that the best I can. What would your state of mind be if you lost your 14 year old? I can't put words to that, can you?"
 
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‘Our family is heartbroken over this’: Owner of home where Harley Dilly’s body was found speaks out

Jan 15, 2020

"I was quite confident that there was no way anybody got in that house or they would have been able to tell because it was pretty secure," he said.

Jim says he and his parents were stunned when Port Clinton police called Monday, asking for keys to get inside and information about the home's layout and renovation details.

He says it would be extremely difficult to enter the home through the chimney as police believe Harley tried to do.

"There was no openings in that chimney other than, like eight-inch diameter openings in different places throughout. You know, on the first floor and the second floor for a stovepipe to go into it," said Jim.

He also says the home does not have a fireplace.
 
Tragedy: Harley Dilly found in chimney of unoccupied home

Jan 14, 2020

Harley was just steps from his home
Hickman said a re-canvass of the neighborhood led police back to a home at 507 Fulton Street, located just steps from his family’s home. The home was “previously checked multiple times” from the outside by police. The house served as a summer home, and it is undergoing renovations. The chief said there was no evidence of forced entry, and all the windows were locked and the doors were secured. There is a lock box at the rear of the house.

Hickman said, “Since a lock box can allow multiple people to have access into a home, and the house was vacant, we pursued entry into the house.”

Shortly after 4 p.m., police entered the home, which is when Harley’s coat and glasses were discovered. Hickman, who was visibly emotional during the news conference, said, “We were able to discover what was believed to be Harley stuck in the chimney.”

'A tragic outcome'
Harley’s family was given the news on Tuesday morning.

Police said the death appeared to be an accident. It is unknown how long he was in the chimney. The Lucas County Coroner’s Office is conducting an autopsy on the body.
 
Best and worst aspects of social media on display in Dilly saga

PORT CLINTON, Ohio (WTVG) - Social media can be one of the best vehicles for getting the word out about a missing person. But it can also be used as a platform for cruelty.

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Remembering Harley

In the case of Harley Dilly's disappearance and death, it's been used for both.

The Port Clinton Police Department used social media to get pictures and a description of Dilly out to the public when he was missing. As a result, members of the community joined in the search efforts to find the teen.

Police also used Facebook to update the public and media about the progress of the investigation.

But residents in Port Clinton say social media has been filled with criticism and condemnation of the police and the family in this case, and many residents say it's left some pretty deep and lasting scars.

Marc Wolfe is a community business leader who helped raise more than $20,000 for the reward fund to find Harley, only to come up against harsh criticism for any efforts to help Harley's family.
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