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Suspects in Rite Aid Pharmacy robbery in Ashland in custody after pursuit to Columbus
Several suspects in a robbery at 7:34 p.m. Wednesday at Rite Aid Pharmacy, 419 Claremont Ave., Ashland, were in custody after a pursuit that ended on Interstate 270 near Cemetery Road in Columbus. Ashland Police responded to a robbery at Rite Aid where witnesses said three males fled the scene on foot and...
Mansfield man's bond set at $2 million in connection with double homicide on Oct. 27
A second Mansfield man has been charged with murder in connection with a double homicide Oct. 27 at 810 Ferndale Ave. A $2 million cash or surety bond was set Wednesday during a bindover bond hearing in Richland County Common Pleas Court for Edonnez Jermaine Williams, 18, who was a juvenile in October. ...
5 in custody after multi-county chase that ended near I-270 & Cemetery Road
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Five people are in custody following a pursuit that started in Ashland and ended in the Columbus area Wednesday evening. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers were notified that Ashland police officers were pursuing a vehicle that was involved in a robbery, according to an OSHP statement.
Knox County grand jury returns 13 indictments
MOUNT VERNON — A Knox County grand jury handed down 13 indictments in its most recent session on Monday, July 15. Christopher Ballard, of Mount Vernon, grand theft of a motor vehicle, fourth-degree felony. Deon Boyd Jr., of Hempstead, receiving stolen property, fifth-degree felony. Alize Johnson, of Columbus, rape,...
Ashland police reports for July 24-25
ASHLAND — The Ashland Division of Police issued the following reports after officers’ activity from July 24-25. These reports include incidents by date, arrests, citations issued and calls by day organized in chronological order. Police fielded 89 calls. There were four incidents, three citations and two arrests. Incidents.
Exploding box of fireworks on radiator in Polk in 1936, led to fire department formation
There is nothing like an unplanned fireworks demonstration to light a fire under a village to establish a volunteer fire department, which is exactly what happened in Polk in 1936. Clair Spencer founded Spencer Fireworks in 1926, and built it into a successful little company located at first across from the Polk Methodist...
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