Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force detectives arrested a Findlay man on drug charges Thursday. Lloyd T.M. Ellcessor, 27, was charged with two fifth-degree felony charges of drug trafficking following a search at 8:04 p.m. Thursday of his home at 811 Putnam St., according to Det. Sgt. Justin Hendren. Law enforcement officers seized an unspecified […]

A number of people were detained on an investigative hold and released after the search of a local residence yielded a cache of drugs and some weapons. Cardington Police Chief John Hinton issued a press release Wednesday, January 29 regarding the confiscation:

Worthington Police Sgt. Shawn Dysert is watching Facebook for trends, much like a terrorism task force member tracks chatter between dangerous groups. He says current chatter about dabbing indicates it is already here in the community. Posts like “I just have the best dabs ever…I’m stoned” are a window into an emerging drug trend. “This […]

A Toledo man was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for drug trafficking and possession in Hancock County. Juan J. Rivera, 34, previously pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony charge of cocaine possession, a third-degree felony count of marijuana possession, and third- and fourth-degree felony charges of cocaine trafficking.

Suspected drugs, criminal tools and evidence of drug trafficking were found during execution of a search warrant early Thursday morning on South Wood Street. According to a release from the Seneca County Drug Task Force METRICH Enforcement Unit, law enforcement executed the search warrant at 850 S. Wood St., the residence of April Walker, 38, […]