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High-speed chase starting in Port Clinton, ending with Fremont crash left 3 injured
FREMONT ― Police investigations continue into a 14-mile high-speed vehicle chase July 10 from Port Clinton to Fremont that resulted in a head-on collision and three people hospitalized. A Port Clinton police sergeant attempted to stop a red 2014 Hyundai Elantra after a city license plate recognition device flagged...
Clyde man faces multiple drug trafficking charges
TIFFIN — Following a three-month-long investigation into a Columbus-based drug trafficking ring with ties to Seneca and Sandusky counties, the Seneca County Sheriff’s office arrested a Clyde, Ohio, man on multiple counts of trafficking in drugs. Justice A. Slane, 26, was arrested Wednesday following the extensive investigation by the Seneca County Drug Task Force-METRICH Enforcement Unit into the trafficking of methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl. That agency was assisted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Columbus and the Ottawa County Major Crimes Task Force. Over the course of the investigation, authorities confiscated approximately 11 pounds of methamphetamine, two kilograms of cocaine, four ounces of fentanyl, four ounces of crack cocaine, and three firearms. “The collaboration between all the local and federal agencies was instrumental to the success of this investigation. It’s always considered a ‘good day’ and a success when that many firearms and that amount of drugs were prevented from reaching the streets in our community,” said Chief Deputy Charles W. Boyer, unit coordinator.
Ohio law enforcement agencies confiscate 11 pounds of meth in 3-month investigation
SENECA Co., Ohio (WTVG) - The Seneca County Drug Task Force along with the Sandusky County Drug Task Force, Columbus DEA and the Ottawa County Major Crimes Task Force confiscated 11 pounds of meth, just over four pounds of cocaine and four ounces of fentanyl in a three-month operation. According...
Fremont police arrest wrong man; body cam shows incident
FREMONT, Ohio — A Fremont restaurant owner was arrested last week in a case of mistaken identity. Bodycam footage from the Fremont Police Department shows officers going into the Fremont Coney Island on July 11, owned by Darnell McCloud, looking for a person who had an outstanding warrant for drug trafficking.
Fremont business owner wrongly arrested
FREMONT, Ohio (WTVG) - A Fremont business owner was arrested and taken to jail in a case of mistaken identity Friday. The Fremont Police Department has launched an internal investigation. Body cam video shows Fremont police officers going into Darnell McCloud’s restaurant and arresting him. “I have some bad...
Wickliffe man involved in two-vehicle crash in Milan Township
A 62-year-old Avon Lake man was seriously injured July 17 in a two-vehicle crash in Milan Township, according to a news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers responded at 2:54 p.m. on state Route 113 at Kelley Road in Milan Township for the crash involving a motorcycle and a truck. A 33-year-old Wickliffe man was operating a 2022 Freightliner M2 straight truck that collided with the 1965 Harley Davidson Electra Glide the Avon Lake man was driving west on Route 113, according to the release. The Wickliffe man attempted to turn left onto Kelley Road, failed to yield […]
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