A month-long investigation into the manufacturing of methamphetamine resulted in the execution of a search warrant at a Marion home Thursday afternoon. Police say they found evidence of meth production and arrested five suspects. Members of the MARMET / METRICH Drug Task Force, Marion Police Department, and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office served the search […]
Two Lawmakers Urge End to Ohio Executions
December 4, 2013 by
The state’s latest scheduled execution was put on hold after an inmate asked to donate his organs with his death. Now two lawmakers from Northeast Ohio say the practice should be ended altogether. Democratic Reps. Nickie J. Antonio of Lakewood and Dan Ramos made their pitch Tuesday in a statehouse news conference. Appearing with them […]
MARMET Arrests Four from Mississippi for Drug Trafficking
November 21, 2013 by
Detectives from the MARMET / METHRICH Drug Task Force on Wednesday completed a two month long investigation into the trafficking of drugs by a group of men from Mississippi. This investigation was started after neighborhood complaints from the general public. On Tuesday, November 19, 2013, Johnquez Myles, 23, was arrested in the 100 block of […]
OIU Agents: Don’t Supply Information for Fake IDs
November 21, 2013 by
Agents with the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Investigative Unit want everyone to know that it’s illegal to use a fake ID in Ohio, whether that ID uses a photo of yourself with false information, or the photo of someone else. So far this year, agents have had filed 166 fake ID related charges […]
Marion Forum to Discuss Gun Violence
November 19, 2013 by
The League of Women Voters of Marion will provide a public forum this Thursday entitled “Guns in Our Community: How Can We Achieve Safety and Security?” The forum on Thursday, November 21, 2013 will include 5 panelists and a moderator who will aid in a discussion about the gun violence, as well as violence in […]
Police Seek Two Suspects for Gas Station Robbery
November 15, 2013 by
UPDATE: Police report that both suspects were arrested on Saturday, November 16, 2013. The Marion Police Department is actively searching for two suspects they say teamed up to rob a Speedway gas station at gun point during the early morning hours of Thursday, November 14, 2013. Investigators say a local business reported having the robbery […]
Marion Gas Station Robbed at Gunpoint
November 14, 2013 by
The Marion Police Department says a local gas station was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday morning. Officers responded to Speedway, 800 Bellefontaine Avenue, on November 14, 2013 at 2:51am for a report of an armed robbery that had just occurred. The investigation revealed that a single suspect, armed with a black handgun, entered the store […]
Man’s Death Sentence Delayed to Investigate Organ Donation Feasibility
November 14, 2013 by
Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday announced he has postponed Ronald Phillips’ execution date until next summer in order to investigate whether the convicted killer’s organs can be donated to family members. The governor’s decision came one day before the 40-year-old Summit County man was scheduled to be put to death under a newly approved lethal-injection […]
Three Arrested in Marion Drug Raid
November 4, 2013 by
The MARMET Drug Task Force says three men were arrested Friday afternoon following the execution of a search warrant. The warrant was the result of a long drug investigation that was spurred by complaints from the neighborhood. The Marion Police Department Special Response Team (SRT), detectives from the MARMET Drug Task Force, and officers and […]
Sheriff’s Office: All Three Shooting Suspects Have Been Arrested
October 31, 2013 by
Less than 24 hours after soliciting the public’s help in locating two shooting suspects, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office says all have now been located and arrested. The final suspect was arrested in Florida on Thursday. The arrests were in connection with a shooting that took place on Monday, October 28, 2013 where a bullet […]
