Marion County Sheriff Tim Bailey announced Thursday that, for a second time this year, multiple law enforcement agencies had worked together to bring down a multi-county theft ring. The agencies involved included the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Marion Police Department, MARMET-METRICH Drug Task Force, Columbus Police Department, Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office and Ohio Organized Crime […]
Ohio FOP, led by Marion Major, speaks out against marijuana ballot issue
September 18, 2015 by
Law enforcement officials said Thursday that enforcing low-level marijuana law violations is not a priority, and a ballot measure that would legalize marijuana would create more problems for Ohio police, sheriffs, state troopers and prosecutors. Jay McDonald, president of the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, said the drug crime task force he leads does […]
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day planned for Saturday
September 17, 2015 by
Organized by wives of officers from the Marion Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and Ohio State Highway Patrol, Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is set for Saturday, September 19, 2015. There will be a community cookout at Pure Function CrossFit, 202 South Main Street, at 1:00 with a craft show in the rear lot, and […]
Officials: Recent truancy blitz stresses importance of education
September 11, 2015 by
The Marion City Police Department partnered with the Marion County Juvenile Court and Marion City Schools Tuesday to conduct a blitz on truancy in the city. The blitz focused on visiting the homes of frequently absent students and educating them and parents or guardians about the need – and legal requirement – for them to […]
Over a dozens arrests made as part of “Operation Summer Clearance”
September 10, 2015 by
On September 9, 2015 over 20 law enforcement officers from Marion Municipal Probation, Marion County Adult Probation, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCI&I), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) joined MARMET detectives is serving three search warrants and eight arrest warrants in Marion County. “This operation […]
Marion Police seek suspect in burglary
September 2, 2015 by
The Marion Police Department said they are seeking Richard Lewis Stansberry Jr. as part of their “Warrant of the Week” program. Stansberry is a 51 year-old white male. He is 5’9” tall weighing 150 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes. He is known to travel around Marion on a mountain bike. Stansberry has a felony […]
Robbery turns into standoff with Sheriff’s Office
August 10, 2015 by
On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at approximately 3:30am, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office investigated a robbery and assault that took place in the area of Campbell Road at Marion-Green Camp Road. Officials said the victim had non-life threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital. The suspects were tracked to a residence in the 900 […]
Arrests made in connection to string of business robberies
July 31, 2015 by
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said they made several arrests after responding to a burglary alarm early Thursday morning. Both the Sheriff’s Office and Marion Police Department have been experiencing an increased amount of burglaries to businesses so both agencies had detectives out working in a collaborated effort to solve these crimes. On Thursday, July […]
Police: Local drive-thru robbed at gunpoint
July 22, 2015 by
The Marion Police Department says that a local drive-thru was robbed at gunpoint late Tuesday evening. An employee fired a shot at the suspect who is still at large. At 11:00pm on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, police received a report of an armed robbery at Woody’s Drive-Thru, 566 Delaware Avenue. Officers arrived in the area […]
MARMET raids “drug house,” three arrested
July 20, 2015 by
On Friday, July 17, 2015 at approximately 11:00 AM, MARMET Drug Task Force said they raided a “drug trafficking house” at 470 Oak Street in Marion. MARMET was assisted by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department and the Marion Police Department. Two adult males and one 16 year old female were arrested from the residence for […]
