The ongoing war on drugs has taken a toll on police Chief David Koepke. "We are just sick and tired of the drug epidemic," he said. Koepke made the comment following a Thursday morning drug raid at 1111 Willard St. Authorities reported finding a "large" amount of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription narcotics, criminal tools, guns, […]

Two people are behind bars after the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force executed a search warrant. The task force searched 527 Allen Avenue in Findlay around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday. They found crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, prescription pills, cash, 2 handguns, a rifle, drug paraphernalia, and items indicative of drug trafficking. They arrested 24-year-old […]

The Painesville man arrested in what is considered the Lake County Narcotics Agency's biggest drug bust “in quite some time” was sentenced Oct. 29 to 12 years in prison. Otis Miller, 42, was sentenced by Lake County Common Pleas Court Judge Vincent A. Culotta for first-degree felony cocaine trafficking and second-degree felony aggravated trafficking in […]

A man was arrested when Seneca County Drug Task Force — METRICH Enforcement Unit and officers from Fostoria Police Department executed a drug-related search warrant Thursday. The task force executed the warrant at 728 W. Park Ave., which is the residence of Dominique J.A. Blakely, 26, according to a release. The warrant, signed by Tiffin-Fostoria […]

A Findlay woman was arrested early Thursday after a police raid at 133 Woodley Terrace in Findlay, the Findlay Police Department reported. Raven Merschman, 28, who lives at the address, was charged with possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, following the raid. At 5:34 a.m., the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force and the Findlay […]