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CRIME & SAFETY
Traffic stop results in drug arrest
Two women were arrested on drug and child endangering charges following a traffic stop initiated around 7:12 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, by officers of the Washington Township Police Department in the area of State Route 708 near Township Road 61. Patricia Haas, 30, of Lakeview, was stopped for a violation...
Guns, drugs seized from traffic stop
Drugs and multiple firearms were recovered Friday, Aug. 9, following a traffic stop executed by officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department. The department’s Criminal Patrol Unit, supported by its K9 officer, stopped a vehicle for a window tint violation that led to the discovery of multiple firearms, drugs and other contraband.
St. Paris Police Chief on administrative leave after arrest at county fair
NEW PARIS, Ohio (WDTN) — More information has been released on the police chief who was arrested at the Champaign County Fair on Sunday. Saint Paris Police Chief Eric Smith allegedly refused to put away his firearm, resulting in his arrest. He is now on administrative leave and is facing two charges.
Charges stem from senior scams
A Bellefontaine man could be facing more than a decade in prison after allegedly running a scam business. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Michael David Dodd, 62, charging him with one count each of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, theft and theft from an individual in a protected class.
Police Arrest Bible on Felony Drug Charges
On Tuesday evening, investigators from the Bellefontaine Police Department’s Criminal Patrol Unit, along with the K9 Unit, stopped a gray Jeep driven by Mark Bible at the intersection of South Main Street and Gunntown Road. The stop was conducted based on a felony arrest warrant obtained for Bible in...
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