One person found dead outside Ohio apartment
OHIO — A 36-year-old man was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds early Saturday morning outside an apartment in the 500 block of Carpenter Street, according to Akron Police. Officers responded to reports of a shooting around 3:15 a.m. Upon…
Two arrested in major Ohio drug trafficking case
OHIO — A routine traffic stop Wednesday evening led to the arrest of two individuals linked to a significant drug trafficking operation. Officers from the Bellefontaine Police Department (BPD) Criminal Patrol Unit and K9 Unit stopped a silver Chevy Traverse…
Former Ohio officer sentenced for selling fentanyl
OHIO — A former Columbus police officer was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison Tuesday for conspiring to traffic more than eight kilograms of fentanyl and 40 kilograms of cocaine. John J. Kotchkoski, 36, of Marengo, Ohio, pleaded guilty…
Ohio nightclub ordered to close following multiple violations
OHIO — A Franklin County environmental court has ordered the closure of Aura, a downtown Columbus nightclub, for one year due to repeated violations and a history of violence. The ruling takes effect Thursday, with Columbus police executing the closure…
Ohio caretaker arrested after male individual overdoses
OHIO — A Monroe County woman is in custody following an overdose incident involving a person under her care on Tuesday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to an emergency call from a residence near Clarington, where…
18 charged in Ohio with murder, kidnapping, drug distribution
OHIO — Federal authorities have unsealed a second superseding indictment against 18 alleged members and associates of the Fully Blooded Felons (FBF), a violent Cleveland-based street gang. The charges include RICO conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, assault, drug trafficking, and firearms violations….
One person arrested following discovery of body in tent in Ohio
OHIO — A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the October death of a man found in a tent behind a home in the Summit Lake neighborhood. Aaron Feaster, already in custody at the Summit County…
Ohio man sentenced for stalking singer
OHIO — An Ohio man accused of stalking a singer at her Murrysville home has pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking and defiant trespassing, according to Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli. Anthony Carpenter, of Rutland, Ohio, was…
Two people arrested in connection to Ohio street takeovers
OHIO — Cleveland police announced Tuesday that two suspects have been arrested in connection to street takeovers that occurred in September. Elicia Dix and Reuben Issac Vazquez, both 21, were taken into custody Saturday by Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers…
Man in country illegally arrested after two dead in interstate crash
(OHIO STATEWIDE) – Berkeley County, WV Sheriff’s deputies responded to a fatal rollover crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 81 near the 6-mile marker. The crash occurred at approximately 3:32 a.m. when a vehicle traveling northbound veered into the grass…