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STOPP program has visual reminder

The Ross County Sheriff’s Office’s renewed focus on drugs now has a visual reminder for residents of its STOPP initiative. Stop Trafficking or Pay the Price is an initiative Sheriff George Lavender began implementing in the spring. The cruisers recently were outfitted with STOPP decals, and those deputies who obtain three drug convictions will get […]

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Drug enforcement focus of sheriff's budget wish list

Ross County Sheriff George Lavender presented his budget wish list to county commissioners on Monday, including hopes of adding two drug investigators. Lavender’s overall budget request comes in about $647,000 over the current year’s appropriation but includes an estimated insurance increase of 10 percent. The Ross County commissioners said there will not be any increase […]

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Bad guys beware: Wooster Police Department puts on demo for council, city leaders

Informative, educational and eye-opening were just some of the adjectives City Council members used to describe an in-depth look given by the Wooster Police Department. Members of the department staged a "show and tell" of sorts for council members and city leaders Monday night at the service department building before the regular council meeting.

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Heroin returning as drug of choice

Recently released statistics by the Ohio Departments of Health and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services revealed that in 2011 the leading cause of illegal drug overdose deaths in Ohio was heroin.

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METRICH honors Crawford sheriff

Crawford County Sheriff Ron Shawber was among three retiring METRICH drug enforcement task force members honored Wednesday during the agency’s annual meeting at the Holiday Inn. Shawber served 32 years as sheriff, but worked for the department for 43 years. He will retire at the end of the year.

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