MARTINS FERRY Ayers Elementary School students are being removed from the building because of a “threatening message” found in a bathroom at the school t
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K-9 Ecko, a retired police dog for Martins Ferry, poses for a photo. Ecko died Sunday after a battle with cancer.
The Martins Ferry Police Department is mourning a loss after receiving the news that retired K-9 Ecko died Sunday.
Ecko was 11. Officer John Holmes, Ecko’s owner and former handler, said Ecko passed away peacefully in his arms after a tough battle with cancer. The canine was diagnosed with cancer in late December.
Holmes said Ecko was a great work partner as well as a member of his family.
“He was just the best dog you could ask for,” Holmes said. “He was great at work and he was great at home, he was great with kids. It’s like he had a switch and knew when to shut off the aggressive side. There will never be another dog like him.”
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SHOWN HERE are some of the drugs, a gun and other items confiscated by officers when a search warrant was served Thursday at 803 Grant Ave., Martins Ferry.
MARTINS FERRY Martins Ferry and Bridgeport police officers on Thursday arrested three people on drug-related charges at a house on Grant Avenue in the city.
Martins Ferry police Chief John McFarland said officers executed a search warrant at 803 Grant Ave. that led to the arrests.
“The warrant was based on a drug investigation that the officers have been conducting. As a result of the search, officers located drugs, drug paraphernalia and a stolen handgun,” he said.
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MARTINS FERRY The Martins Ferry Police Department arrested five men on importuning charges after a months-long investigation.
Police Chief John McFarland on Thursday said his department levied several charges against the men, who allegedly believed they were soliciting girls online.
“The investigation was started by the officer creating a social media account posing as a juvenile female,” McFarland said. “In doing so charges have been brought against five local residents. I give a big thank-you to the officer who investigated these cases and to the Belmont County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Moundsville Police Department for their assistance.”