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  • Ex-Werner’s worker wanted in theft
    A former employee of Werner’s Garage is being sought by police after stealing cash from the store register, police said.Joshua Gamble, 31, was charged Wednesday with theft from Werner’s Garage Inc., 7804 Fritz Road.
  • DeKalb girl, 15, reported missing
    A 15-year-old DeKalb County girl was reported missing Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s department.Carol Lynn Payne was last seen about 9 p.m. Tuesday in Auburn. She is 5-foot-3, white and weighs between 130 and 140 pounds.
  • Man who fired gun, fled police charged
    A Fort Wayne man arrested last week for firing a gun in the air and then fleeing police was formally charged Wednesday.Curtis L.
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Prayer service set in 18-year-old’s slaying

A Heal the Land service will be conducted at 12:15 p.m. Saturday where the body of Nathaniel Jishaun Rainer was found Feb. 11.

The prayer service has been set for the empty lot near the intersection of Smith and Emily streets, where the 18-year-old’s body was discovered.

His death was the fourth homicide of 2013 in Fort Wayne and Allen County.

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