Ohio Attorney General\u2019s information<\/i><\/p>\n
LIMA — Attorney General Mike DeWine, Lima Police Chief Kevin Martin, and Allen County Sheriff Samuel Crish announced on Thursday an aggressive plan to try to stop the fast flow of heroin along I-75 through Allen County.<\/p>\n
Grant money from the Ohio Attorney General\u2019s Safe Neighborhoods Initiative will fund two investigators for two years in both the Lima Police Department and the Allen County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe heroin epidemic, unfortunately, continues to invade Lima, Allen County, and many other Ohio communities, cultivating drug use and prompting other crimes,\u201d said Attorney General DeWine. \u201cWe hope this extra manpower in Lima and Allen County can help stop the constant cash and drug pipeline that rolls through that area on some major roadways in Ohio.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Lima Police Department will receive $272,192.16 and the Allen County Sheriff\u2019s Office will receive $247,409.78.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited about this grant, because I truly believe this will have a big impact in our county and even surrounding counties,\u201d said Sheriff Crish. \u201cWe\u2019re taking an aggressive approach. We are not going to allow the heroin epidemic to poison our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not just attacking the crime of heroin trafficking, we\u2019re going after the off-shoots of heroin: human trafficking crimes and money laundering as well,\u201d said Chief Martin. \u201cWe are so fortunate to have this grant from Attorney General DeWine to give us resources that I know will make an impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
Law enforcement tactics that are being used in Lima and Allen County with this new heroin grant money have proven to be effective in other areas of the state with task forces under the Ohio Attorney General\u2019s Office. In fiscal year 2014 Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) task forces seized 46 pounds of heroin worth a street value of more than $2 million.<\/p>\n
In August, Lucas County received a $650,000 grant to fund a pilot program that will utilize partnerships and resources throughout the area to assist those suffering from a heroin addiction. \u00a0Based on the effectiveness of the program, a list of best practices will be established for other communities around Ohio.<\/p>\n
Based on statistics collected from county coroners in Ohio, approximately 17 people died every week from a heroin overdose in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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