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A traffic stop on the Toll Road in Steuben County results in a marijuana bust. Marcos Ramos-Jube of Kearny, NJ, with his two passengers, Nicholas Ferrara and Steven Dipietro, were arrested on preliminary charges of possession of marijuana. All three men were transported to the Steuben County lockup.

Just over a dozen firearms that were stolen are recovered by officers in Angola. The guns are believed to be among 140 weapons taken from a gun collector in Edon, Ohio last year. Richard Brown of Hamilton and Tiegan Gallant of Montpelier have been charged with theft of a firearm, …

Deputies arrest a wanted Montpelier man after a foot pursuit and short standoff near Nettle Lake. Timothy Heinze fled and barricaded himself in a house trailer. Montpelier Police cordoned off the area, while officers opened a line of communication. Heinze surrendered after 20 minutes A misdemeanor resisting arrest charge was …

Officers and emergency crews respond to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio for a fight between an inmate and his attorney. The inmate claims he was assaulted by his lawyer while the two were in the visitation room. The inmate is being held on a charge out of Defiance County. …

Melvin Myers of Wauseon is sentenced to 17 months in prison in a Fulton County courtroom. Prosecutors say Myers shared pornographic material with a minor. He also solicited a minor to engage in sexual activity. He will pay any fees and all prosecution costs. He was found to be a …

A Bryan man goes to jail. Brandon Grime previously plead guilty to assault and drug possession. In Sept., he was high on methamphetamine when he tried to attack an area police officer. Grime was sentenced to two years of community control, ordered to complete his GED, and to stay out …

The Maumee City School Board votes to place a new levy on the ballot in May. The 5.9 mil levy will be used for the school district operating expenses. This will cost an owner of a $100,000 home just over $200 a year. If approved, the school board expects the …

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is asking its board of directors to reduce private employer premium rates by 12 percent, beginning July 1. If approved, the reduction would save private employers $163.5 million over this year’s premiums, which are already at their lowest rates in at least 40 years. …

he man, accused of plotting an attack on a federal medical facility in Texas, asks a judge to deport him instead of sending him to prison, adding he doesn’t deserve to spend time behind bars. Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud told federal judge, Michael Watson that he didn’t want to leave his …

The Ohio Supreme Court rules $43 million in charges by FirstEnergy, from 2009 to 2011, are non-refundable to consumers. Insiders say the funds were collected in order for the company to pay for expensive Renewable Energy Certificates, or credits. It did so in order to make up for not meeting …