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6 face federal drug charges

YOUNGSTOWN — A federal grand jury on Monday returned a 16-count indictment charging six Mahoning Valley residents in a methamphetamine drug trafficking ring. Named in the indictment are Neil R. Dye, 36, an inmate housed at Trumbull Correctional Institution in Warren; Jaclyn L. Szachury, ...

Law would get township cruisers on interstates

Several Mahoning Valley townships may have their police cruisers patrolling their respective portions of Interstates 80 and 76 if legislation proposed by a local state lawmaker reaches the governor’s desk. At least one area police chief applauds the action, while another says the new law ...

Leos keep Justin’s memory alive

National Police Week occurs every May, but like almost everything else, the COVID-19 pandemic has limited or changed activities honoring officers during 2020 and 2021. This week, according to the National Law Enforcement organization’s (www.nleomf.org) website, virtual events were on tap ...

Parole case nears for killer of Niles police officer

Those who want to join a petition drive to ask the Ohio Parole Authority to deny parole to Fred E. Joseph Jr., the killer of Niles policeman John A Utlak, click here. The juvenile killer of a Niles police officer in 1982 has had his parole hearing moved up because of a new state law that is ...

Board absolves assistant prosecutor

WARREN — A complaint filed against a Trumbull County assistant prosecutor was dropped by the disciplinary counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio who determined the official’s actions did not rise to the level of professional misconduct. In a letter dated March 31, , assistant disciplinary ...

Grand jury indicts former Liberty firefighter

WARREN — Former Liberty Township firefighter Joshua Cleland, 42, was indicted by a Trumbull County grand jury Wednesday on charges connected to a yearlong drug investigation linked to the fire department. Cleland, of Warner Road, Vienna, is charged with two felonies — aggravated ...