The Galion Police Department needs your help in identifying two suspects in the Saturday evening theft at the Duke and Duchess. The photos were taken by Duke surveillance at about 6 p.m. The male suspect stole two cartons of cigarettes March 3 after being told his check did not clear. The suspect stuffed the cartons down […]
Mar 7 2012 | Posted in
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By Kevin Begos and Thomas J. Sheeran Associated Press CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — The 17-year-old suspect in a deadly shooting rampage at an Ohio high school appeared briefly in juvenile court as residents of the shaken community offered sympathy and support for families and friends of the three students who were killed and two who were […]
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CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — Gunfire at a high school outside Cleveland injured a number of students Monday morning, officials said, and at least one suspect has been taken into custody. Civil deputy Erin Knife with the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. at Chardon High School. Knife said she […]
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Galionites have been able to drop off expired or unused solid medications at the “drug box” at the Galion Police Department for about a month now, according to police Chief Brian Saterfield, and the box has seen some use during that time. Saterfield encouraged city residents to dispose of medications properly and offered the box […]
Feb 22 2012 | Posted in
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Galion police chief Brian Saterfield attempts to wrest the basketball away from a Crestline high school faculty member during the first of three donkey basketball games held at the Crestline high school gym Wednesday night, Feb. 1. More photos can be seen in our Facebook album. (You do not need to be logged in to […]

By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Galion police confiscated 38 marijuana plants this morning, Jan. 18, while executing a search warrant at 241 S. Pierce St. in Galion. The plants were from an “in-home grow” that Chief Brian Saterfield said wasn’t a small operation. “For a home operation it’s fairly sophisticated and elaborate,” he said. The search warrant […]

Two Galion police vehicles, Galion fire Engine 3 and an accompanying EMS crew responded to a two-car collision at the intersection of Market and Summit streets at approximately 1:50 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5. One person was taken away on a stretcher in the ambulance. The police department reported at 3:10 p.m. Thursday that the investigation […]