A raid on a house on Wakefield Drive in Akron, Ohio, led to the arrests of two men by the area's drug task force. Police say that they seized heroin in the form of bricks and black balls. According to court records, the heroin was valued at $240,000. Equipment for...
Year: 2015
Ohio woman accused of drug possession, trafficking
A Loveland woman has been charged with using and selling drugs as well as child endangerment. The woman was arrested on Feb. 26 after police received a tip from a South Lebanon White Castle customer that she seemed impaired while at the fast-food restaurant. With a...
Woman accused of possession after drug seized
On Feb. 20, it was reported that Ohio authorities seized drugs, a gun and cash in a home raid. According to the director of the task force in charge of the raid, the search warrant was served at a home located in the 9000 block of Elkton Road in Lisbon. The...
7 individuals face cocaine conspiracy indictment in Ohio
In August 2011, an individual who was cooperating with the Cleveland Police Department reported to detectives some information related to the Club Sin in Cleveland, which is now closed down. According to court papers, the information alleged that the owners of the...
15 people indicted for alleged drug conspiracy
On Feb. 12, prosecutors in Ohio announced that 15 people were being indicted for allegedly running a fraudulent drug prescription ring. The 206-count indictment was a result of a purported prescription drug scheme that the defendants had been involved in between...
Police seize 19 pounds of marijuana from Ohio home
A husband and wife are facing criminal charges after a significant quantity of marijuana was discovered in their home on Feb. 3. The 45-year-old man and 47-year-old woman each received two counts for possession of marijuana along with two counts for drug trafficking....
Felony charges added to Ohio man’s case
An Akron, Ohio, man has been accused of harassing perceived enemies, dispatching prostitutes solicited on the Internet to neighbors' homes and sending sexually explicit images to employees of his court-ordered drug treatment program. The man originally pleaded guilty...
State and federal drug crimes charges
If you are facing state or federal drug charges in Ohio, you are most likely understandably worried. Defending yourself against drug charges can involve an intricate understanding of the law. Every drug case is different, and small details can mean the difference the...
Man charged for felony after leaving note on car
On Dec. 29, a 43-year-old Ohio man was accused of leaving a sexually explicit note on a woman's vehicle in Green. When the woman alerted Summit County Sheriff's deputies about the note, investigators eventually tracked down the accused man, and he admitted to writing...
Ohio man admits to multiple car break-ins
A man who was taken into custody on the night of Jan. 9 has indicated to officials that he was involved in a minimum of 20 break-ins involving vehicles in the Ohio City area. The man was apprehended near Detroit Avenue and West 83rd Street by area authorities. He...