CRIME & SAFETY
Licking County Crime Stoppers offering $1,000 reward for information on 2 theft suspects
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest for two theft incidents in Newark. Two different shoplifting incidents happened in March, according to Newark police. The first theft happened on March 6 when a white male...
Game over! Newark, Heath use new ordinances to put skill game operators out of business
NEWARK − All known illegal skill game businesses operating in the city of Newark have either been shut down or are in the process of being put out of business, according to Newark Police. City Council updated its ordinance last year to outlaw the businesses, forcing most to close,...
Sobriety checkpoints to be conducted in Licking County on Saturday night
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WSYX) — The Licking County OVI Task Force is set to conduct two OVI checkpoints in Reynoldsburg at separate locations on Saturday night. The first checkpoint will be set up from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and the second will be set up from 11:30 p.m. on Saturday to 1:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Lancaster man indicted on 11 sexually-related charges involving a minor
LANCASTER − A Fairfield County grand jury indicted a Lancaster man on 11 sexually-related counts against a minor. Alexander James Sherrick is facing a first-degree count of rape against a child under 13. He was born in 1992, but court records did not show the month or day. He...
Pedestrian seriously injured in Pataskala crash
PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) – A Pataskala man is fighting for his life after being struck by a car while out for a walk in his neighborhood. 50-year-old Aaron Orr was walking across Richwood Drive near the intersection of Emswiler Way on Tuesday afternoon when he was hit by a car and dragged across the road. […]
Fallen law enforcement officers are remembered at annual memorial ceremony downtown
LANCASTER − Concerns of Police Survivors national president Connie Moyer referred to the rain that fell on Friday's law enforcement memorial ceremony. "That's the teardrops of every one of us," she said to the assembled law enforcement officers near the downtown bandstand. "Your wellness is very, very important to each and every one of us survivors. You've got us and we love you and we appreciate you. We are on our knees praying daily, with calluses, for your safety."
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