House abated due to continuous drug activity
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SIDNEY An abatement order was issued Monday morning ordering the immediate removal of all persons from the residence at 701 Monroe St. due to a continued pattern of drug activity.
According to Police Capt. Jerry Tangeman’s press release, investigators and officers from the Sidney Police Department (SPD) executed an abatement order at the Monroe Street residence Monday, Feb. 22, at approximately 9:30 a.m.
The abatement order, issued out of the Shelby County Common Pleas Court, due to a continued pattern of drug abuse behavior, specifically drug usage, drug trafficking and drug overdoses.
Narcotics Unit sees 19 people indicted
SIDNEY The Sidney Police Department’s Narcotics Unit presented evidence to a Shelby County grand jury in regards to drug trafficking activity in the city of Sidney on Jan. 7, 2021.
Upon hearing evidence, the grand jury handed down indictments on 19 individuals on 58 counts of drug trafficking and drug possession. The drug trafficking charges included Trafficking in Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Marijuana, Diazepam, and other dangerous drugs.
The Shelby County grand jury also authorized the seizure of $3,300 in cash and two firearms.
The indictments are a result of multiple investigations spanning numerous months, said Capt. Jerry Tangeman.
COVID-19 pandemic top story of year
SIDNEY The year 2020 was a year unlike one that Shelby County residents had never experienced in their lifetime. The year had individual events which changed lives but non like the coronavirus pandemic which started in March and continues to today.
The editorial staff selected what they felt were the top stories of 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the news cycle and affected lives more than few, if any, events ever have.
The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department has reported more than 3,000 cases of COVID-19 in the county. More than 100 residents have been hospitalized because of the virus, and there have been 18 confirmed deaths. At times Shelby County had one of the state’s highest incidence rates.