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Man lodged on crack cocaine charges

Authorities seized a “significant amount” of crack cocaine Friday when they served a search warrant at 733 N. Detroit St., according to Bellefontaine Police Lt. Rick Herring. The warrant was obtained by detectives assigned to the Logan County Joint Drug Task Force after several months investigating Martin A. Johnson, 42, of that address.He did not […]

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Mansfield police recover almost a kilo of suspect cocaine

A 35-year-old city man authorities call a “major supplier” is off the streets after a large bust. Greg Keathley’s 743 Bowman St. home was searched Jan. 8. Authorities reported finding nearly a kilo of suspected powder cocaine, 52 grams of suspected heroin, $1,790 in cash and a .380 Smith & Wesson. Police said they found […]

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Local man arrested for trafficking heroin

Members of the Logan County Joint Drug Task Force served an arrest warrant Tuesday afternoon at a rural Bellefontaine residence relating to their investigation into heroin trafficking. Edwin C. Guiles, 34, of 2232 County Road 10, was arrested at his residence when the warrant was served about 4:10 p.m. He was charged with two counts […]

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Meth lab found at Mansfield residence

Mansfield police arrested a man Tuesday night on suspicion that he was manufacturing methamphetamine in the attic of his Lexington Avenue apartment while children were present. Officers from the Mansfield Police Department Afternoon Watch investigated the complaint, according to Mansfield police Lt. Keith Porch. Both patrol officers and detectives from the METRICH Enforcement Unit conducted […]

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20 arrests made in sweep targeting heroin dealers in Akron

The Christmas Day death of an Akron man more than a year ago continues to spark indictments against those accused of supplying him with the lethal dose of heroin. Garland V. Phelps Jr., 36, is the second alleged heroin dealer accused of supplying the drug to Rollie Harmon, who died Dec. 25, 2012, after ingesting […]

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