Heroin is killing this county. That was the message shared with the public at the Community Resource Center Friday by Brian McLaughlin, county Drug Task Force (DTF) director, who offered a look at the various drugs being used in the area. Although he also discussed the dire effects of cocaine, crack cocaine and methamphetamines, McLaughlin […]

Drugs continue to be a top law enforcement priority across Wayne Counties. The local drug scene evolved in 2015, early in the year when two things occurred. First, the meth industry hit record highs. The other issue was heroin overdoses. The Medway Drug Enforcement Agency started off the year with two high-profile cases that set […]

Before he became an addict, Upper Sandusky resident Jarod Voorhees had it all. With five children, a good-paying job and a wife he loved dearly, Voorhees, 40, owned his own home and vehicles. Some would say Voorhees had it made with a seemingly perfect life. But underneath his perfect life, Voorhees, a man born and […]

Franklin County Sheriff Deputies arrested Anthony Reitan and charged him with supplying heroin to two people who eventually overdosed on the drug. According to Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott, Reitan, 26, of Reynoldsburg, sold the heroin to two people January 25, which caused them to overdose. Emergency crews responded to the scene and rendered lifesaving […]

While the number of Wayne County deaths attributed to an overdose of drugs in 2015 is not yet finalized, the figures available now show a 50 percent increase, the health commissioner said. Nick Cascarelli shared with members of the board of health the 18 overdose deaths so far in 2015. Of those, 17 were opiate-related. […]