Mahoning County prosecutors believe they have been able to break up a suspected drug ring in the area they claim is responsible for a lot of violence in the city. A new 29-count indictment was handed up Thursday, charging six people in connection with four murders, a number of other shootings, as well as arson, […]

A major drug offender who went to prison for a 1996 mob assassination has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for cocaine and heroin possession and trafficking and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Judge Maureen A. Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court imposed the prison time Monday on George Wilkins III, […]

The METRICH Enforcement Unit scored more than drugs during a Wednesday night raid. With the help of the Allied Special Operations Response Team, METRICH searched a residence in the 200 block of West Third Street. Two men were taken into custody. The suspects would not give their information, Lt. Joe Petrycki said. A fingerprint check […]

A 50-year-old Bucyrus man is in custody after law enforcement converged on a residence at 235 E. Rensselaer St. on Friday morning. According to Bucyrus police Chief Dave Koepke and a news release from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, a large quantity of suspected heroin, along with prescription pills, syringes, drug paraphernalia and cash, were […]

A Columbus man charged with a homicide last month was apprehended this morning in Mount Vernon by local law enforcement. Andre Lavon Boozer Jr., 35, was wanted for questioning regarding a homicide in Franklin County, according to Mount Vernon Police Chief Roger Monroe. In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, Monroe said the Columbus Police […]