COLUMBUS – Troopers arrested a Corrections Reception Center food service worker yesterday for attempting to convey drugs into the institution. Becky Fable, 49, of Grove City, was charged with attempting to convey drugs into a correctional institution, a third-degree felony; possession of crack cocaine, a fifth-degree felony; and possession of marijuana, a minor misdemeanor.
Troopers and Department of Rehabilitation and Correction investigators obtained information that Fable planned to convey illegal drugs into the Corrections Reception Center in Orient.
Troopers arrested her at 7:15 p.m. yesterday in Pickaway County when she took control of the drugs after investigators confronted her.
Fable was incarcerated at the Circleville City Jail, and is scheduled for arraignment today in the Circleville Municipal Court. If convicted on all charges, she could face up to six years in prison and a $12,600 fine.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates criminal activity on state owned and leased property.
COLUMBUS – Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are increasing enforcement and encouraging motorists to buckle up this upcoming Thanksgiving weekend, which is historically the most dangerous holiday weekend of the year.
Eight people were killed in crashes on Ohio's roadways during the 2001 Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Six of the eight people killed were not wearing safety belts available to them. Rural fatalities are up this year, as compared with the same time in 2001.
“Safety belts save lives and reduce serious injury,” Col. Kenneth Morckel, superintendent of the Patrol said. “If you aren’t buckled up, what’s holding you back?”
In addition to wearing safety belts, troopers are reminding motorists to designate
a driver or make other travel arrangements if they plan to drink during the
holiday weekend. Impaired driving is a serious crime that results in hundreds
of deaths on Ohio’s roadways each year.
Troopers will also be involved in ABC Mobilization - America Buckling Up Children,
this upcoming holiday weekend. The Patrol is helping protect children by stepping
up enforcement of Ohio's child passenger safety law throughout the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Ohio’s child passenger safety law requires children younger than four and less than 40 pounds be restrained in a child safety seat. Troopers will be looking for child passenger safety violations as well as adult safety belt violations. Unlike Ohio's safety belt law, if a trooper sees an unrestrained child, the driver can be stopped for the child safety seat violation.
During the busy holiday season, the Patrol is also asking motorists to comply with state lay by moving over, if possible or slowing down law, if it’s not possible to move over when approaching an emergency vehicle with their lights activated. Two new Move Over or Slow Down PSAs can be viewed on the Patrol’s Web site at www.state.oh.us/ohiostatepatrol.
COLUMBUS – In anticipation of increased Thanksgiving traffic, the Ohio State Highway Patrol unveiled two television public service announcements to remind motorists to comply with Ohio’s law to move over and slow down when approaching an emergency vehicle with their lights activated.
“The Patrol’s new Move Over or Slow Down PSAs use dramatic Patrol car video footage which visually depicts the importance of the Move Over and Slow Down law,” Col. Kenneth Morckel, Patrol superintendent said. “Knowledge and compliance of this law is key in protecting the lives of public safety workers on Ohio roadways, especially during the upcoming holiday travel period.”
Two crashes, in which Patrol cruisers were hit and troopers narrowly escaped serious injury, are depicted in the new PSAs.
Sgt. Christopher Wood’s patrol car video captures the impact of a March 29 crash on Interstate 71 in Richland County. Sgt. Wood was on-foot approaching another Patrol cruiser when a vehicle struck both cruisers.
On June 12, Tpr. William Davis was on foot conducting a traffic stop on westbound State Route 2 in Lake County when a passing vehicle struck both Tpr. Davis’s Patrol car and the car he had pulled over.
The new PSAs and the patrol car video from the Sgt. Wood and Tpr. Davis crashes are available on the Patrol’s Web site at www.state.oh.us/ohiostatepatrol.
The fifteen-second and thirty-second Move Over and Slow Down PSAs were produced in-house by the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
Signs are posted on all of Ohio’s major highways to remind motorists of the Move Over or Slow Down law.
The law went into effect in September 1999 and is described in section 4511.213 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Dayton – An Arizona man was arrested this morning after Ohio State are Highway Patrol troopers seized approximately $114,000 worth of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Preble County. Brett Hust, 39, of Tucson, Ariz. was charged with possession of marijuana, a second-degree felony.
Troopers stopped a rental car on eastbound Interstate 70, near milepost 6, in Preble County at 11:39 a.m. yesterday for making a lane change violation. A Clay Township drug-detecting canine alerted to the car, indicating an odor of narcotics in the vehicle. A probable cause search revealed two duffel bags that contained nine bundles of marijuana. The marijuana totaled 114 pounds, with an estimated street value of $114,000.
Hust is incarcerated at the Preble County Jail. He is scheduled to appear in the Preble County Common Pleas Court on Monday. If convicted, he could each face up to 8 years in prison, and up to a $15,000 fine.
COLUMBUS -- The FBI has notified the Ohio State Highway Patrol that Chadrick Fulks, wanted by the FBI and seen by the Patrol in Marion County Monday night, was apprehended today in Indiana.
Yesterday, troopers, Marion county deputies, and local law enforcement officials from across the state searched city streets and major routes to locate the damaged late model blue BMW vehicle that was involved in the Monday night incident.
"The Patrol appreciates the tips and information provided by the public as well as the joint cooperation of federal, county, and local law enforcement in searching for Fulks, who was believed to be armed and dangerous," Colonel Kenneth Morckel, superintendent of the Patrol, said.
At approximately 10:36 p.m. Monday night, troopers observed a late model blue BMW with West Virginia plate, 4DK302, parked in the Marion County northbound rest area, on U.S. 23. A check of the vehicle license plates revealed that it was stolen and possibly linked to two abductions that occurred on November 5 and 14 in adjacent states.
Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle when it crossed the median and traveled southbound on U.S. 23. After a failed attempt with Stop Sticks, a tire deflating device, officers lost sight of the vehicle. The BMW received underbody damage and began losing fluids as it fled from the scene.
Patrol car video of Monday night’s incident is available on the Patrol’s Web site at www.state.oh.us/ohiostatepatrol/media.html.
The media is encouraged to call the 1-866-9HP-NEWS line for an up-to-date "sound-bite" on the apprehension of Fulks. The line has several ports, which allows many media outlets to access the line simultaneously. 1-866-9HP-NEWS (1-866-947-6397)
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is inviting the media to use the Patrol’s new toll free number, 1-866-9HP-NEWS (1-866-947-6397), to access a recorded update on the search for one of the FBI’s most wanted, Chadrick Fulks, who was seen by troopers late last night.
At approximately 10:36 p.m. last night, troopers observed a late model blue BMW with West Virginia plate, 4DK302, parked in the Marion County northbound rest area, on U.S. 23. A check of the vehicle license plates revealed that it was stolen and possibly linked to two abductions that occurred on November 5 and 14 in adjacent states.
Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle when it crossed the median and traveled southbound on U.S. 23. After a failed attempt with Stop Sticks, a tire deflating device, officers lost sight of the vehicle. The BMW received underbody damage and began losing fluids as it fled from the scene.
Patrol car video of the incident is available on the Patrol’s Web site at www.state.oh.us/ohiostatepatrol/media.html.
The Patrol is requesting anyone with information to call the Patrol’s Communication Center at 614-466-2660.
The Patrol plans to use the 1-866-9HP-NEWS line to provide up-to-date "sound-bites" during future critical incidents. The line has several ports, which allows many media outlets to access the line simultaneously.
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol released an in-car video segment
that shows Chadrick Fulks, believed to be an FBI wanted fugitive, in a Marion
County rest area. Investigators said that Fulks, 25, of Lewisburg, Ky, is still
at large and described as a white male with light brown hair, blue eyes, six
feet tall and 200 lbs. Fulks may be connected to several abductions in adjacent
states and is considered armed and dangerous.
Last night, at approximately 10:36 p.m., troopers observed a late model blue BMW with a West Virginia plate, 4DK302, parked in the Marion County northbound rest area, on U.S. 23. A check of the vehicle license plates revealed that the vehicle was stolen and possibly linked to two abductions that occurred on November 5 and 14 in adjacent states.
Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle when it crossed the median and traveled southbound on U.S. 23. After a failed attempt with Stop Sticks, a tire deflating device, officers lost sight of the vehicle. The BMW received underbody damage and began losing fluids as it fled from the scene.
The Patrol is requesting anyone with information to call 1-877-7-PATROL.
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is requesting assistance from the public in locating one of the FBI’s most wanted. Troopers were involved in pursuit with a suspect who is believed to have escaped from a state prison institution in Kentucky. According to FBI sources, the suspect is believed to be Chadrick Fulks, 25, of Lewisburg, Ky, and is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Last night at approximately 10:36 p.m. troopers observed a late model BMW with West Virginia plate, 4DK302, parked in the Marion County northbound rest area, on U.S. 23. A check of the vehicle license plates revealed that the vehicle was stolen and possibly linked to two abductions that occurred on Nov. 5 and 14 in adjacent states.
Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle when it crossed the median and traveled southbound on U.S. 23. After a failed attempt with Stop Sticks, a tire deflating device, officers lost visual of the vehicle. The BMW received underbody damage and began losing fluids as it fled from the scene.
The Patrol is requesting that if any information is known about this or separate incidents, call us at 1-877-7-PATROL.
COLUMBUS -- Colonel Kenneth L. Morckel, superintendent of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, announced today that troopers will operate a checkpoint to deter and intercept drinking drivers this weekend. Currently, the location of the upcoming checkpoint is undisclosed. The county in which the checkpoint will be held will be announced the day prior to the checkpoint, and the exact location will be announced the morning of the checkpoint.
"It is our intent to inform people that troopers will be vigilant in detecting and apprehending impaired drivers. As part of our heightened enforcement efforts, this year the Patrol plans to more than double the 19 sobriety checkpoints we coordinated in 2001. We want to impress upon those who will be consuming alcohol to plan for a designated driver or to make other arrangements," Colonel Morckel said.
Lt. Governor Maureen O’Connor feels very strongly that checkpoints are effective in preventing the most deadly highway practice; driving under the influence. "Our ultimate goal is to reduce the number of highway deaths and injuries due to drunk and drugged driving. The combination of sobriety checkpoints, heightening public awareness and strictly enforcing laws is making the difference," Lt. Governor O’Connor added.
Support in operating the upcoming sobriety checkpoint will be provided by local law enforcement agencies.
Massillon –The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Massillon District Headquarters is investigating the theft of 94 bottles of various drugs from a tractor-trailer traveling from Wheeling, West Virginia to Tallmadge, Ohio on Monday.
The drugs stolen include Methylphenidate, Oxycotin, Oxycondone, acetaminophen, hydrocodone, bitartrate, acetaminophen, Demerol, methadone, hydrocod/apapl, Diazepam, and MS Contin. The drugs were packaged 100 tablets per bottle.
Anyone with information pertaining to this theft can contact the Massillon District Headquarters at (330) 832-2265. After 5 p.m., contact the Highway Patrol’s Canton Post at (330) 433-6200.