On Thursday, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Lake County Narcotics Agency arrested Jeff Norwood, of Mentor, and Jacob France, of Van Nuys, California.

Three years ago, before the Nov. 11, 2012, gunfight involving dozens of gunshots with high-powered weapons left a Warren man dead and two Detroit men in jail on murder charges, law enforcement was on the trail of another Detroit crime connection. A confidential informant told an agent with the Trumbull Ashtabula Group Law Enforcement Task […]

A Youngstown man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to being a drug-ring leader that distributed marijuana and cocaine in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Terrance Tarver, 39, of Youngstown, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute drugs in U.S. Northern District Court in Cleveland. Six counts of possessing drugs to distribute and distributing drugs were dismissed […]

A former Campbell High and Youngstown State University football star was sentenced to two years in prison this week for his role in a drug ring that operated out of the city. Shawn Patton, 40, was given credit for 20 months served by U.S. Northern District Court of Ohio Judge Lesley Wells Monday. He pleaded […]

A Findlay woman and Toledo man were arrested Thursday on charges of possessing $12,000 in cocaine and marijuana in a Findlay residence. Jessica M. Sierra, 29, of Findlay, and Juan J. Rivera, 32, of Toledo, were arrested after a search at 5:11 a.m. of 208 Madison Ave. revealed a large amount of drugs, paraphernalia and […]