Throughout Ohio, outdoor concert venues are gearing up for a busy concert season and several multi-day music festivals. If you’re heading to one or more of these events, agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit want all concert-goers to remember to drink responsibly, don’t drink if you haven’t turned 21, and do not furnish alcohol to […]
MARMET shuts down meth house on Irvin Shoots Road
June 9, 2016 by
On June 7, 2016, shortly after 5:00pm, the MARMET-METRICH Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 7632 Irvin Shoots Road West located in Grand Township. The search warrant was a result of a drug investigation conducted by the MARMET-METRICH Drug Task Force. Investigators said they located items used to manufacture methamphetamine which was being […]
Marion Police arrest three for violent home invasion
May 31, 2016 by
The Marion Police Department reports that on May 24, 2016, a resident in the 900 block of Merkle Avenue was the victim of a home invasion. The male senior citizen was assaulted and suffered numerous injuries, including a skull fracture. There was also a theft from the home as well during this incident. On May […]
OIU agents remind parents and graduates of Ohio’s alcohol laws
May 20, 2016 by
In high schools all across Ohio, graduates and their families are celebrating the ending of one chapter and the beginning of another. Those celebrations often include alcohol. In an effort to make this a safe graduation season, agents with the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) remind parents and graduates to make the […]
MARMET concludes several major drug investigations
May 17, 2016 by
The MARMET/METRICH Drug Task Force concluded several drug-related investigations over the past week and arrested three individuals for trafficking. One of those arrests took place in Toledo. On May 15, 2016, MARMET and the Ohio State Highway Patrol concluded a several month investigation by arresting Najmuddeen Salaam of Marion. Salaam, age 46, was stopped in […]
AG sues telemarketer for misleading Ohioans about computer virus
May 2, 2016 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced a lawsuit against a telemarketer accused of tricking consumers into thinking their computers were infected with a virus in order to take their money. Dozens of consumers across Ohio are believed to have been affected. According to the lawsuit, Prime Technologies LLC and operator Linda Brown Massey, of […]
Marion man arrested after detectives say drugs were found during a traffic stop
April 26, 2016 by
MARMET detectives arrested a Marion man after allegedly discovering he was carrying over 90 bindles of heroin. Investigators later allegedly discovered cash, a handgun, and even more drugs at the man’s apartment. Monday, April 25, 2016, at approximately 10:30am, detectives from the MARMET/METRICH Drug Task Force stopped a vehicle in the 300 block of Barks […]
Attorney General DeWine, OhioHealth launch Ohio Sexual Violence Helpline
April 25, 2016 by
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Heather Herron Murphy, manager of OhioHealth’s Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO), have announced the launch of a new helpline serving survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence across the state. Advocates with the Ohio Sexual Violence Helpline at 1-844-OHIO-HELP […]
OIU Agents remind parents and students of Ohio’s alcohol laws ahead of prom
April 21, 2016 by
Prom season in Ohio is about to get underway. High school students throughout the state are getting prom plans in place – including what they will be doing after the prom. In an effort to make this a safe prom season, agents with the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) hope parents and […]
Deputies, Marshals recently blanketed Marion checking on registered sex offenders
April 5, 2016 by
Sheriff Tim Bailey announced deputies working in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service for the Northern District of Ohio recently conducted an operation in Marion County to verify the residential addresses of sex offenders who are required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Between March 28th and March 31, 2016, teams […]
