Here’s encouraging news for those of you who are skeptical
about the War on Drugs in the Village.
This morning a joint operation with the Columbiana County Drug Task
Force was carried out on a Wellsville apartment. Joining the DTF in the raid was the Drug
Enforcement Agency, the CC Sheriff’s Office and members of the Wellsville
Police Dept. St. Clair Township and the
Ohio BCI were also on-hand with drug sniffing dogs. A
substantial amount of crack cocaine and heroin were confiscated as a result of
this morning’s operation.
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| Submitted photo of this morning's raid at 102 6th St. in Wellsville |
Three suspected drug dealers were taken into custody at the
apartment located at 102 Sixth Street in Wellsville. Arrested and booked this afternoon through
the Sheriff’s Office was Jason N Barnes, Christie L Thrasher and a third
suspect as yet not identified. The third
suspect was still in the process of being booked and the Sheriff’s Office
spokesman would not yet release his name.
The first two suspects were booked on both possession of crack cocaine
and heroin. Both are felony
charges. The three suspects will be
arraigned tomorrow morning in Lisbon. Additional
charges may be filed when the Grand Jury convenes. The apartment is owned by a Wellsville
realtor.
Again the raid was mounted to serve an outstanding warrant.
The warrant issued out of East Liverpool Municipal Court. That warrant was for the third suspect and
was issued to apprehend that third suspect, whose name was unavailable when we
were gathering information.
This morning’s arrests were another step by all the law
enforcement agencies involved to rid Wellsville of the drug selling that
unfortunately goes on here. Your help is
needed to carry on the fight. If you
witness any suspected drug activity record license plate numbers and a description
of the vehicles used. Then pick up your
phone and call the authorities. Your call
will remain anonymous. The number for
the DTF Drug Tip hot line is 330-424-0309.
Something is being done. It’s
seems like a slow process but every bit of information helps.
Eventually we can make Wellsville a better place to live…
5 comments:
Here's a couple of clarifications - the search warrant was issued out of CC Common Pleas Court. The 3rd suspect is not suspected of dealing. He happened to be present in the apartment & was found to have an outstanding warrant.
nib
Great start, KEEP IT UP....Also thanks for posting the DTF HOTLINE number, i think its time WE start calling that line, our local dept seems to not even ride by when phoned...If we flood the lisbon number enough, then maybe our LOCAL cops will wake up...Thanks Nib and Mayor, keep doing what your doing...
$100,000,00 cash or surety bonds for both! Get em Mayor Sue!
We saw that in this morning's paper. Guest they'll be "guests" of the county for awhile.
The 3rd guy arrested was sentenced in EL Muni. It was also in today's paper.
nib
To the anonymous poster of 9-30 - we rejected your comment feeling it was petty, mean spirited sarcasm.
What's wrong with the Sewage Treatment Plant? Apparently you have not been keeping up with the times. The foul smell has been eliminated.
nib
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