Authorities on both sides of the Ohio River are working their tails off cleaning the streets of drugs, according to some recent announcements.
The Greenup County Sheriffâs Office has announced a few recent collars over the last few weeks, while the Scioto County Sheriffâs Office has announced a haul of more than $40,000 worth of drugs off the street.
Buck Shot Bust
On April 21 in Greenup, deputies picked up Amber McCleese, 38, of Argillite, on two bench warrants and two narcotics warrants in the Buck Shot Hill area of Greenup County, according to a news release.
At the time of her arrest, authorities confiscated several grams of heroin and meth, the release states.
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FRANKLIN FURNACE, OHIO A suspect in a multi-jurisdiction pursuit that began in northeastern Kentucky and ended with shots fired in Scioto County Sunday is presumably on the loose in the Columbus area, according to the Scioto County Sheriff.
Lewis County Sheriff Johnny Bivens confirmed Tuesday that the suspect is 48-year-old Tracy Rickett.
The Scioto County Sheriffâs Office confirmed later Tuesday Rickett is of Portsmouth, Ohio, and was wanted on a bench warrant in Scioto County, as well as warrants in Portsmouth Municipal Court and the current charges relating to the chase. Â
Sheriff David Thoroughman confirmed the Ohio Bureau of Investigation has also opened an officer-involved shooting investigation in connection with the chase that ended at Franklin Furnace. In a Tuesday press release, the Scioto County Sheriffâs Office stated officers from both agencies had opened fire, but no one was injured.