Task Forces Serves Search Warrant, Suspected Drugs and Paraphernalia Found
MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio – The Major Crimes Task Force of Gallia-Meigs serve a search warrant in Syracuse, Ohio and reportedly
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Passenger in Custody in Syracuse Theft Case
SYRACUSE, Ohio – A person described as a passenger has been taken into custody following the recovery of a vehicle
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Syracuse Vehicle Recovered, Suspect in Custody
SYRACUSE, Ohio – A vehicle reported stolen on January 20, 2018 has been recovered and a suspect is in custody.
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Vehicle Stolen in Syracuse
Further Update The vehicle has been recovered and suspect in custody. See related story for further information here. UPDATE Law
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Area Law Enforcement Selected for National Mental Health Learning Program
MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio – Area Sheriff’s Offices will be participating in a collaborative effort to learn more about behavioral health
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Two Charged with Trafficking Drugs Following Investigation in Middleport
MIDDLEPORT, Ohio – According to Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift, on Jan. 6, 2018 in the early morning hours a
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Observing National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in Meigs County
MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio – The Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and Victim’s Assistance Program are calling on the people of
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Law Enforcement Officers go Shopping with Area Youth
POMEROY, Ohio – From shoes to board games and everything in between, children went shopping with a cop, enjoyed breakfast
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Rutland Mayor Resigns, Council Hears Complaints Against Police Chief
RUTLAND, Ohio – New council members tackled various issues including the resignation of the mayor at the regularly scheduled meeting
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Man convicted of vandalism at Middleport Jail, failure to appear
POMEROY, Ohio – Following a one day trial a Middleport man has been found guilty in a case involving vandalism.
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Jail officer placed on administrative leave following arrest for sexual battery
UPDATED INFORMATION MIDDLEPORT, Ohio – In a statement from the Village of
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LONG BOTTOM, Ohio – Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood reports that on Saturday, November 11, 2017, the Ohio Department of
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Convicted heroin dealer sentenced to prison, caught with 2,000 grams of heroin
POMEROY, Ohio – A man has been convicted and sentenced for trafficking heroin in Meigs County, Ohio on Nov.
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Ritchhart sentenced in two cases involving felonious assault, abduction and children
POMEROY, Ohio – April Ritchhart, 39, of Syracuse, Ohio has been convicted on charges related two incidents involving felonious assault,
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Deputies respond to three domestic calls in an hour, one involving a house fire
MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio – In a night that had law enforcement responding to 3 separate domestic calls, one of them
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One taken into custody following structure fire
SYRACUSE, Ohio – Two departments responded to a structure fire in Syracuse on Oct. 19, 2017. A duplex on Fourth
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Multiple agencies participate in search for missing man
POMEROY, Ohio – Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood reports that his office received a report on Oct. 4, 2017 of
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Law enforcement training held in Middleport
MIDDLEPORT, Ohio – Various law enforcement agencies came together for a training Sept. 26, 2017 in Middleport, Ohio. According to
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Pomeroy Police looking for stolen car
UPDATE – According to the Pomeroy Police Department, the vehicle has been recovered by the Chillicothe Police Department. POMEROY, Ohio
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Bailey sentenced for trafficking drugs
POMEROY, Ohio – One man has been sentenced for trafficking drugs in Meigs County. Michael Bailey, 27, of Rutland, Ohio,
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Syracuse Mayor’s Court releases active warrant list
SYRACUSE, Ohio – Names of those with active warrants from mayor’s court have been released. According to the Syracuse Mayor’s
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Deputy’s Notebook: June 18-July 3, 2017
Editor’s note: The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office Deputies respond to all sorts of calls. The notebook is a listing
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Pomeroy PD looking for information about vandalism incidents
UPDATE According to a statement from the Pomeroy Police Department, two suspects in the vandalism that took place on July
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Deputy’s Notebook: June 11-18, 2017
Editor’s note: The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office Deputies respond to all sorts of calls. The notebook is a listing
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Largest heroin seizure in Meigs County history, bond set at $250,000 for suspect
POMEROY, Ohio – A Columbus, Ohio man is in custody following the seizure of two kilograms of heroin according to
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