Eastlake Police Department will be starting a new policing program to help people who suffer from drug addictions get help they need instead of going to jail. The Safe Passage Initiative changes the way people who request help with their addictions to opiates such as heroin and fentanyl are handled. The program kicks off at […]

Buckeye Relief, the medical marijuana facility under construction in Eastlake, is making progress toward its anticipated late summer opening. The company which was one of 12 applicants to received a provisional license to operate a Level 1 medical marijuana cultivation facility in Ohio, is awaiting approval of two additional licenses: a dispensary license, which is […]

Four people were indicted in federal court April 12 for their alleged roles in a marijuana grow and distribution ring in which nearly 1,600 plants and numerous firearms were seized. Named in the six-count indictment are: James Nagy, 37, of Willoughby; Kenneth Sovaca, 27, of Geneva; Bridget Gregori, 27, of Richmond Heights, and Robert Weikart, […]

Public safety agencies around Northeast Ohio are taking part in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28. Among them is the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office, which issued a news release April 9 about the event and its importance. “Prescription drug overdose is a serious public health crisis in […]

U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Willoughby Hills Police Department found an alligator while arresting a suspect wanted on a warrant. The task force, police and members of the U.S. probation office arrested 31-year-old Robert Watson on March 15. Watson was wanted by the U.S. Marshals for probation violations stemming from […]