On January 19, 2016, Detectives with the METRICH/MARMET Drug Task Force, assisted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCI) and the Marion Police Department, executed a search warrant 634 Pearl Street in the City of Marion as part of an investigation into the manufacturing of methamphetamine. Arrested in this investigation were the […]
Suspect sought in Waldo gas station robbery
January 13, 2016 by
Marion County Sheriff Tim Bailey is asking the public for assistance in identifying a male subject who robbed the Duke and Duchess gas station in Waldo on January 9, 2016 at 3:12am. The suspect is described as a black male between 5’10” and 6’00” tall with a stocky build. He was wearing dark pants, a […]
Man arrested after Marion stabbing on New Year’s Eve
January 4, 2016 by
On January 31, 2015 at 8:43 PM, the Marion Police Department said they responded to the 230 block of Owens St. for a report of a man that had been stabbed. When officers arrived, they said they located a 45-year-old Marion man who had received a single stab wound to the upper chest. The man […]
Verizon, Sprint customers have until Dec. 31 to seek refunds from cramming settlements
December 28, 2015 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has reminded Verizon and Sprint customers that they have until Dec. 31, 2015 to seek a share of the $120 million allocated for consumers under national “mobile cramming” settlements announced earlier this year. Verizon or Sprint customers who experienced unauthorized third-party charges on their cell phone bills dating back to […]
Police make 10 arrests, seize drugs and cash as part of Operation Grinch Round-Up
December 24, 2015 by
On December 23, 2015 beginning at 7:00 a.m., Detectives from the METRICH/MARMET Drug Task Force, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Marion Police Department and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCI&I) began a year end operation to round up drug traffickers and others with warrants in the Marion area. In addition to warrant […]
Marion Auditor’s Office issues warning over card skimmers at gas stations, ATM location
December 22, 2015 by
The Marion County Auditor’s Office is warning local residents that thieves are using skimmers or card readers at gas stations and ATM machines to steal from customers. While they don’t believe this has occurred in Marion County as of yet, it has been becoming more prevalent across the state. The photos included with this story […]
Three arrested for Marion burglaries
December 9, 2015 by
The Marion Police Department said they arrested three individuals suspected in two burglaries in Marion. In both cases, the suspects were caught at the scenes of the alleged crimes. At 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2015, officers from the Marion Police Department, along with detectives from the MARMET Drug Task Force, responded to the 300 […]
Patrol reports 9 deaths over Thanksgiving weekend from seven crashes
December 1, 2015 by
Provisional numbers released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol show fewer motorists were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving Holiday than in recent years. Nine people were killed during the five day reporting period, from Wednesday, November 25 until Sunday, November 29, 2015. This is a decrease from the past three years when 23 were […]
Proposed Ohio Bills would alter DUI penalties, create “Stand with Israel” plate, ban microbeads and some invasive species
December 1, 2015 by
New legislation in the Ohio House would allow first-time drunken-driving offenders to receive unlimited driving privileges with a special license if they agree to have ignition interlocks installed in their vehicles. Other new bills in the Ohio General Assembly would, among other things, outlaw the sale or possession of a number of invasive animal species, […]
Another arrested in connection with shooting at Marion bar
November 19, 2015 by
The Marion Police Department announced they have arrested another person in connection with a shooting earlier this week that claimed the life of a Cleveland man at a Marion bar. Investigators said that Ortavious Hood, Jr., age 19 of Marion, was arrested for a separate shooting outside of Dinos’ Bar immediately following the homicide that […]
