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3 arrested in Washington County drug bust

MARIETTA – Three Akron men are in custody at the Washington County Jail on charges related to alleged drug trafficking. The arrests followed a traffic stop Tuesday at mile marker 10 on Interstate 77 in Salem Township, according to a release from the Washington County Sheriff’s ...

Marietta Police Department

Oct. 17: ¯ Police were dispatched to the Knox Street Apartments on Second Street about a male subject unresponsive in a green Kia 4-door vehicle. Police requested the Marietta Fire Department to check on the male. A K-9 sniff for illegal narcotics indicated on the driver’s door. Meth, paraphernalia and drug abuse instruments were seized from the driver’s door. The meth will be sent to the lab for testing. Oct. 18: ¯ Police responded to Bridgeport Equipment on Acme Street about a theft that occurred Oct. 13. Police responded to the Dollar General on Gross Street about a ...

Belpre Police

The Belpre Police Department released the following reports on Oct. 20. Oct. 16: Anna L. Allen, 25, of Belpre was cited for having no operator license and expired registration. Alfred H. Martin III, 37, Vincent, was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail on fail to appear warrants out of Belpre Mayor’s Court on the charges of driving under suspension and display of license plates. Oct. 17: Kassandra J. Ingram, 31, Vienna, was arrested and transported to Washington County Jail on the charges of having physical control of motor vehicle while under the influence ...

Marietta Police Department

Sept. 26: ¯ Police responded to the 100 block of Manchester Drive about an air conditioning unit stolen from a house for sale. The theft occurred after July. Sept. 27: ¯ Police responded to Greene and Acme streets about a vehicle stopped in the road. Police found Dustin Lee McKnight, 38, passed out behind the wheel with a syringe between his legs. McKnight was charged with OVI, driving under suspension and possessing drug abuse instruments. Substances located in the vehicle will be sent to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation for testing. McKnight was released on a personal ...

Civil Cases

The following cases have been filed in Washington County Court of Common Pleas: Foreclosure: ¯ Karen J. Landaker and Howard T. Simmons Jr. vs. Adam Ruble, Heather Ruble, Sandra Ruble Estate, Washington County Treasurer, David Wolfert and Heather D. Wolfert, Sept. 14. Workers’ Compensation: ¯ Richard C. Blind vs.Ohio Workers Compensation Bureau and Tony L. Robinson doing business as Robinson Contracting, Sept. 5. ¯ Gary D. Owens vs. Five Star Moving and Storage Inc. doing business as Five Star Transfer LLC and Ohio Workers Compensation Bureau, Sept. 11. Other civil ...

Washington County Sheriff’s Office

The following individuals were processed into the Washington County Jail Sept. 14: ¯ Daryl Ralph Lichtenwalter, 42, Canton, theft, a felony. ¯ Rodney Duane Shriver, 33, Nelsonville, aggravated possession of drugs and possession of fentanyl, both felonies. ¯ Dustin Bradley Whipkey, 39, Lowell, probation violation, a felony. ¯ Kristina Dawn Kirkbride, 45, Williamstown, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of fentanyl, both felonies; and contempt of court, twp counts, both misdemeanors. ¯ Damion Lamare Way, 23, Parkersburg, obstructing official business, a ...