Since Charles Daniels, who goes by the street name “Quick,” has been in the Wayne County Jail since April, there has been an apparent decrease in opiate overdoses. Local organizations and families will see that decrease sustained as Daniels was found guilty Wednesday of charges he was trafficking heroin, fentanyl and carfentanil in Wooster. Daniels, […]

Five people were arrested Friday evening at a North Grant Street residence after multiple reports of drug activity, and even a stabbing last week, led police to obtain and execute a search warrant. Wooster Police Capt. Scott Rotolo said a warrant was executed at 713 N. Grant St., in conjunction with the Medway Drug Enforcement […]

The issue of vacant, abandoned homes in the city led city council to swiftly approve shifting additional demolition money over to raze them. “It truly is a quality of life issue,” said Tim Monea, chief building official for Wooster, told the body Monday night. While Monea moved forward with the request that additional money — […]

For her alleged involvement in distributing methamphetamine throughout the area, including an incident that culminated in a law enforcement officer’s exposure to the drug, a Wooster woman faces a host of federal criminal charges. Samantha Foster, 30, of 2222 Melrose Drive, Apt. 123, Wooster, was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court with conspiring to possess […]

For admittedly selling heroin that caused three overdoses in Wooster, a Cleveland man is likely to be sentenced to 17 years in a federal prison. Demetrius L. Frizzell, 30, on Thursday pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and one count of attempted witness tampering, both felonies. In March, Frizzell was indicted […]