Dispatch discussions continue in Allen County
LIMA The Allen County Board of Commissioners met with the Allen County Emergency Management Agency and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday to continue discussions about moving forward with a centralized emergency dispatch system.
EMA director Tom Berger and Chief Deputy Todd Mohler both joined the commisioners to reiterate their support for centralized dispatch.
Berger told commissioners that despite the initial financial cost, the prospects of creating a regional dispatch could become a reality in the future if Allen County centralizes its dispatch in the present.
Commissioners have until July 2022 to work out details on funding and who to contract with. More conversations are set to take place next week between the commissioners and area township officials, who are not yet on board with creating a centralized dispatch.
Lima man jailed following drug-related search warrants
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LIMA The Allen County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released details about search warrants at three county residences that took place more than a week earlier.
According to the press release, on Feb. 9 officers with the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force, assisted by the Allen County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and the Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, served narcotics-related search warrants at 4865 Dutch Hollow Road, 319 N. Jameson Ave. and 5179 Norfolk St. in Lima.
During the search of the residences, a semi-automatic handgun, suspected marijuana, suspected cocaine, suspected heroin, suspected fentanyl, suspected fentanyl pressed pills, suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and $5,787.00 U.S. currency were located and seized as evidence.