CRIME & SAFETY
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...
Police Raid Uncovers Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and Firearms in Lancaster
Lancaster, Ohio – April 30, 2024 – The South-Central Ohio Major Crimes Unit, in collaboration with the Lancaster Police Department and the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, executed a targeted search warrant on April 30, 2024, at 4970 Delmont Rd. in Lancaster. The operation, spurred by an investigation into drug trafficking activities, aimed to disrupt illicit narcotics distribution in the area.
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."
U.S. Marshals Apprehend Suspect in Main Street Pub Shooting
U.S. Marshals Apprehend Suspect in Main Street Pub Shooting. In a swift operation, the United States Marshals Service, Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team Task Force successfully located and apprehended Eric Lee Parker of Circleville on May 2, 2024. Parker was wanted on a warrant for Complicity to Attempted Murder in connection with the April 28, 2024, shooting at the Main Street Pub.
No injuries reported at Anchor Hocking kerosene spill Thursday night
LANCASTER − City firefighters responded to a hazardous material spill Thursday around 10:20 p.m. at Anchor Hocking. There were no injuries in the incident at 1115 W. Fifth Ave. Assistant city fire chief Slade Schultz said about 150 gallons of kerosene overflowed a containment system and into a storm...
Update – One Seriously Injured in Semi Crash on US-23 in Pickaway County
Pickaway – One person was seriously injured after a head-on collision with a semi on US-23 on Thursday night. According to reports around 9:45 pm on Thursday first responders were called to a crash in the area of US-23 and the old West Huston street connector (now Closed) in Circleville. In the reports, the Grey Lexus was driving Northbound on US-23 when the driver lost control of his vehicle and crossed over the median and into the southbound lanes of US-23. A semi operated by Stellar Carriers Inc. was heading Southbound on US-23 when the two vehicles collided. The Lexus was spun and came to rest in the median the semi stopped on US-23 about a hundred yards from the crash.
Tiffany Hedrick says she honored to be the first female to win the Brett Markwood Award
LANCASTER − Fairfield County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Tiffany Hedrick is the first female to win the Lancaster-Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce Brett Markwood Award. She will receive her award at the chamber's annual awards banquet at 6:30 p.m. on May 9 at Fisher Catholic High School. "I am truly,...
Jason Kramer of Lancaster facing drug charges in Perry County
PERRY COUNTY − Jason Kramer of Lancaster has been charged with possession of suspected methamphetamine with a firearm specification, a second-degree felony. According to the Perry County Sheriff's Office, detectives assigned to the CODE Task Force conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle suspected of transporting illegal narcotics Monday afternoon in New Lexington. K-9 Bruno was deployed and detected the presence of illegal narcotics inside the vehicle. During the search officers discovered the suspected methamphetamine and a loaded 9mm pistol.
Canal Winchester man charged in 2023 bar shooting that killed one, injured another
Columbus police have obtained an arrest warrant for a Canal Winchester man wanted in connection with a September 2023 shooting that left one male dead and another injured. Kenyatta D. Glass, 37, is charged with murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old Shawn Grooms and the wounding of an unnamed second victim, according to Columbus police. Glass is considered to be armed and dangerous, police said. He was still at large as of 1 p.m. Friday. ...
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. […]
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