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The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be conducting OVI Checkpoints in Allen, Cuyahoga counties this week.

Troopers seize $25,000 worth of cocaine in Lorain County

A man and a woman from Pennsylvania are facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized eight ounces of cocaine, worth approximately $25,000, following a traffic stop in Lorain County. Troopers stopped a 2000 Chevy Venture minivan, with Pennsylvania registration, for a marked lanes violation, on the Ohio Turnpike, near milepost 135 in Lorain County at 7:57 p.m. on June 17. more

6-State Trooper Project to kick-off multi-state Distracted Driving enforcement and awareness effort next week

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be joining forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project for a distracted driving enforcement and awareness effort June 16 – 22 in an effort to reduce distracted driving related crashes and raise awareness about the dangers distracted driving creates. more

Patrol partnering with Indiana State Police for Operation Blue Light

The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Indiana State Police will kick-off a three month enforcement effort, dubbed Operation Blue Light, focusing on Interstate 70 from the West Virginia/Ohio state line to the Indiana/Illinois state line. The effort will run from June 4 – August 31. more

Recent Criminal Patrol Activity and Investigations

June 14, 2013

An Ohio man is facing felony drug and weapon charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized four pounds of hydroponic marijuana, worth approximately $20,000 and a loaded .45 caliber handgun, following a traffic stop in Warren County. Troopers stopped a 2005 GMC delivery van, with Texas registration, for a speed violation, on Interstate 71 northbound, near milepost 23, in Warren County at 7:07 p.m. on June 14. more

June 13, 2013

The Lancaster Post of The Ohio State Highway Patrol stopped a 2013 Hyundai Sonata on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 8:23 p.m. on US 33 at milepost 22 for a speed violation. Criminal indicators were observed and a Hocking County Sheriff’s Office drug sniffing canine alerted to the vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun, a small amount of marijuana and drug packaging items. A search of the driver, Lashawna M. Love, 28, revealed approximately 7 grams of crack cocaine and 7 grams of heroin. A search of the passenger, Carl L. Gordon Jr., 30, revealed approximately an ounce of cocaine. Both subjects were arrested and incarcerated in the Fairfield County jail for a weapon violation as well as possession and trafficking of drugs. Both subjects are from the Columbus area.

June 11, 2013

A man from California is facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized a kilo of cocaine, worth an estimated $84,000 following a traffic stop in Williams County. Troopers stopped a 1998 Honda Civic, with Washington registration, for a following too closely violation on Interstate 80, near milepost 8, at 1:46 p.m. on June 11. more

June 10, 2013

Troopers stopped a 2000 Honda Civic, with Pennsylvania registration, for a speed violation on Interstate 80 eastbound, near milepost 139 in Lorain County at 8:01 a.m., on June 10. During interaction with the driver, troopers detected an odor of raw marijuana coming from the vehicle. A probable cause search revealed a backpack containing more than a pound of marijuana, worth $4,500 and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle’s truck. The driver, Tyler A. Bond, 18, a known drug violator, and his passenger, Timothy E. Woods, 20, both of  Cranberry, Pa., were incarcerated in the Lorain County Jail and charged with possession of marijuana, a fifth-degree felony.  

June 4, 2013

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers said they stopped a 2007 Dodge Charger on U.S. 23 southbound, near Rosemount, at approximately 8 p.m. Tuesday for a traffic violation. Troopers observed what they said were criminal indicators and the subsequent search of the vehicle revealed approximately five ounces of crack cocaine. more from portsmouth-dailytimes.com

May 28, 2013

Two men from West Virginia are facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized two ounces of heroin, worth $10,000 following a traffic stop on the Ohio Turnpike in Lorain County. Troopers stopped a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, with West Virginia registration, for a turn signal violation, on the Ohio Turnpike, near milepost 136, in Lorain County at 12:12 p.m. on May 28. more

May 25, 2013

Troopers stopped a rented 2013 Ford Escape, with Vermont registration, for a speed violation on the Ohio Turnpike, near milepost 88 in Sandusky County at 8:17 a.m. on May 25. During contact with the driver, troopers detected an odor of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a styrofoam bowl, containing 61 grams of Khat, worth approximately $1,200 in the center console. The driver, Sanad Bassery, 31, of New York, N.Y., was incarcerated in the Sandusky County Jail and charged with possession of Khat, a fifth-degree felony. Khat is a flowering evergreen shrub native to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The fresh leaves, twigs and shoots of the Khat shrub are chewed like tobacco and is considered a controlled substance.