While recent reports by the FBI say the overall number of violent and property crimes are dropping...it would appear they're on the rise in Muskingum County.
The FBI released a report saying violent and property crimes reported to police decreased between the first half of 2010 and 2011. According to Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz both arrests and investigations in the county are on the rise. He said as of November 30th, 27 more misdemeanor arrests have been made this year compared...
Authorities are now releasing information on what they are calling an East Fultonham Meth Lab .
Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said it happened at 6892 Elm Street. He said the home had been an interest to the Sheriff's Department and Zanesville Drug Unit since late spring.
Lutz would not release the names of the suspects involved but said 2 males and 2 females were taken into custody at the scene for questioning and then released. He said the possession of methamphetamine and...
A man is behind bars after Sheriff Lutz said investigators found child pornography in his home Friday.
The Sheriff said 41-year-old Jeffery Lee Doty of Zanesville could face several years in prison, if convicted, after the pornographic material was found in his home at 2120 South River Road. Lutz would not release details of the material but says Doty first became a subject of interest to the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Doty is currently being held in the...
Sheriff Matt Lutz spoke to media outlets Thursday morning to wrap up the release of exotic animals and the death of their owner Terry Thompson.
Sheriff Lutz said a coroner's report confirms that Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that he suffered a bite to his head that appeared to have come from a large cat, like a bengal tiger just moments later. In all 56 animals were on the property, 48 were killed by law enforcement, one was killed by a cat and six were...
The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office said they're questioning suspects involved in a burglary in a Zanesville neighborhood.
A homeowner on Dale Road awoke Tuesday night to find a masked man in his home, and he chased the man out of the home. Sheriff Matt Lutz said there were two incidents on the road that night, one was burglary and another was breaking and entering. The incidents are believed to be connected. No arrests have been made, but the investigation continues.
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