Police are releasing new information regarding a fatal shooting in Zanesville this weekend.
Captain Tony Coury said the victim is identified as 37-year-old Larry Lewis of Zanesville. On Sunday night officers were called to 409 1/2 Mead Street, where they found Lewis bleeding on a porch. Coury said the victim suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest, and he died at Good Samaritan Hospital.
"The police department has had a history with Mr. Lewis," said...
An accident Friday evening sent authorities on the search for the vehicles' driver.
It happened shortly after 9:30 p.m. in the 100-block of Mead Street.
According to Sgt. Chris Phipps with the Zanesville Police Department, a Jeep Grand Cherokee was heading north on Mead at a high rate of speed when it hit a power pole. The crash brought the pole and power lines down on the Jeep. It also caused a transformer on a neighboring street to catch fire.
The ZPD and the...
Zanesville Police investigate a shooting incident on Mead Street.
Lt. Bill Shaw says that around 11:30 Thursday night the department received several calls about gunfire in the area.
When officers arrived they found a parked vehicle and a house that were hit by bullets.
No injuries were reported. During the investigation one person was arrested on an outstanding warrant, drugs were also found on that person.
Witnesses also pointed out a location in an alley where the...
A routine traffic stop leads to a foot chase around 3:30 Friday morning.
Lt. Bill Shaw with the Zanesville Police Department says officers were attempting to pull over a car when the driver took off. The driver and the passenger bailed out of hte car and led police on a foot chase.
Both were caught a short time later. Lt. Shaw says the driver of the vehicle is being charged with driver under the influence, driving under suspension and resisting arrest.
The passenger is...
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