Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that Ohio’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit ranks first in the nation for the number of convictions secured in fiscal year 2015, according to a statistical summary of Medicaid fraud control units in all 50 states. A total of 160 individuals were convicted following investigations by Ohio’s unit, which is […]
Sheriff’s Office investigating shots fired into Amish homes
March 22, 2016 by
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two reports of houses in western Marion County being struck by gunshots. The incidents are believed to have occurred on March 20, 2016 at approximately 1:30am. Both locations were on the same county road and both were members of the Amish community. Investigators said that both homes were […]
Highway Patrol urges drivers: “Don’t press your luck this St. Patrick’s Day”
March 16, 2016 by
Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) are urging drivers to designate a sober driver before celebrating the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday that often involves high consumption of alcohol. OSHP will work with local law enforcement to remove impaired drivers as part of the National Highway Safety Administration’s Buzzed Driving is Drunk […]
MARMET arrests 6 for drug trafficking, seeks 4 more suspects
February 19, 2016 by
On Friday, February 19, 2016, detectives from the METRICH/MARMET Drug Task Force, assisted by Marion County Adult Probation, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Marion Police Department and the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office concluded several drug trafficking investigations by making six arrests. Arrested were: Leon Plummer, Age 36 of Marion Cedrick Riley, Age 31 of Marion (detectives […]
Marion man wanted following search warrant in narcotics investigation
February 17, 2016 by
METRICH/MARMET Drug Task Force and local law enforcement agencies are looking for a suspect wanted following the execution of a search warrant on Monday, February 15, 2016. Shon Maniaci, 21, of Marion, has a warrant for his arrest out of Marion Municipal Court for possession of cocaine and heroin. Maniaci is described as a white […]
Three juveniles arrested for arson in New Bloomington
February 16, 2016 by
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested three juveniles in connection to a suspected arson in New Bloomington Monday evening. On February 15, 2016, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report of a fire at a vacant building in the 200 block of North Main Street in the Village of New […]
MARMET busts drug operations in Marion
February 12, 2016 by
The METRICH/MARMET Drug Task Force executed three search warrants this week that resulted in several arrests and the elimination of a meth lab operating out of a local home. On February 9, 2016, two warrants were served inside the City of Marion as part of a month long investigation into the sale of illegal drugs. […]
Escaped juvenile offender arrested in Marion
January 29, 2016 by
Authorities have arrested a Marion juvenile who walked away from a Cleveland juvenile facility Wednesday evening. 17-year-old Ashley Smith had left the Applewoods Center in Cleveland where she was being held for her participation in the 2012 slaying of her stepfather. At approximately 5:00pm Thursday evening, employees from McDonalds at 1600 Marion-Mt. Gilead Road in […]
Marion-area egg producer says changes made after human trafficking case
January 27, 2016 by
Trillium Farms, an Ohio egg producer that authorities say used undocumented immigrants, said it has changed several policies in the wake of a federal investigation into contractors who supplied workers. Trillium Chief Operating Officer Doug Mack said the company was “misled” by a contractor, Haba Corporate Services, and was unaware that Haba’s owner was under […]
Ohio Attorney General releases 2015 Human Trafficking Annual Report
January 26, 2016 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released the Ohio Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Commission’s 2015 Annual Report, which outlines efforts of the Commission to improve services to human trafficking victims; to assist local law enforcement’s efforts to combat trafficking; and to educate Ohioans on human trafficking and what can be done to stop it. “Human […]
