Neighborhood complaints sparked a drug bust Friday at four suspected drug houses. The MARMET Drug Task Force’s latest operation, codenamed “Take A Number,” aimed to hit alleged drug dealers in the area, said Lt. Chris Adkins with the Marion Police Department. “It’s a continual problem, and we’re not going to stop,” he said.

WOOSTER -- Two men who were caught selling drugs in Rittman were sentenced in Wayne County Common Pleas Court to prison. Arthur L. Burnette, 46, 105 Gale Road, Barberton, was sentenced to two years in prison on two separate cases. Daniel R. Walker, 30, 164 S. Main St., Rittman, was given two years in prison […]

A repeatedly convicted drug dealer, who once had ties to Detroit, was sentenced in a December federal court appearance in Dayton to serve five years in prison for having weapons under disability. David Payne, 37, of Bellefontaine, is currently lodged in Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Ariz., after he asked in federal court documents to be […]

Three more people are facing drug charges as part of a drug round-up that began Friday in Seneca County. According to court documents, William C. Alspach Jr., 30, of Fremont, Kesha M. Hitchcock, 20, of Tiffin, and Jamie L. Holtz, 24, of Avon, were arrested or served a summons this week on drug charges stemming […]

Seneca County Drug Task Force-METRICH Enforcement Unit, along with additional officers from the Fostoria Police Department, executed a search warrant on a residence located at 523 E. North St., Fostoria. It is the residence of Abra L. Jackson (Thompson). The search warrant unveiled money, suspected marijuana, suspected cocaine, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia, criminal tools and […]