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JFS sends fraud cases to prosecutors
Oct. 9—LIMA — Allen County Job and Family Services has had three completed cases and one pending case this year in the Allen County Common Pleas Court for people who used their office's benefits illegally, and there's more to come, according to Fraud and Investigations Supervisor Ally Garlock. Recently, Tori Frueh, 39, of Lima, was put into the prosecutor's diversion program in lieu of ...
Halloween haunts offer plenty for thrill seekers
Oct. 8—LAFAYETTE — Your heart is pounding. You feel beads of sweat coming down your face but your mouth is dry as you slowly climb the stairway, the creak from each step echoing up the stairwell. You feel the cobwebs on the handrail as you continue to climb, faintly hearing the notes of a song coming from an old gramophone mingling with what sounded like a woman screaming in another room. It ...
Mental health court grant funds awarded in Allen County
Oct. 9—COLUMBUS — More than $80,000 in federal grant funding has been awarded to the Allen County Common Pleas Mental Health Court, the Office of Criminal Justice Services announced Wednesday. The local judge who presides over that specialized court docket called the announcement a combination of "good news" and "late news." Judge Jeffrey Reed said an application for the grant was submitted ...
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