Tonight, two local heroes got the chance to say "thank you."
Zanesville Police Department Patrolman Mike Schiele and K-9 partner, Bosco, were both injured during a shooting in August of 2009. Monday night, the pair thanked everyone who had a part in Bosco's recovery process.
"The support that we've had has been phenomenal. And we wanted to let everybody know that we really appreciate that and just a small token of our appreciation for all that they did for us...
The Zanesville Police Department is welcoming everyone to attend an event to pay tribute to a former police dog.
Doors at the John Mcintire Library open at 7pm Monday, October 4.
It's a chance for everyone who helped raise funds and gave support to the injured K-9 to visit with this special dog.
It took intense therapy at the Ohio State University Veterinarian Hospital to get Bosco walking again.
He now helps the Zanesville Police Department as a public relations dog...
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 Zanesville man is charged with six counts after police say he led authorities on a high-speed chase.
According to Muskingum County Prosecutor Mike Haddox, 38-year-old Keith Stevens is facing two felony charges of failure-to-comply, a felony charge of theft of a motor vehicle, a felony charge of vandalism, a misdemeanor charge of theft and a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest.
The Zanesville Police Department says Stevens stole a van on Monday,...
A 40-year-old man pleads guilty to eight counts in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court.
Robert Johnson faced four counts of breaking and entering, two theft counts of less than $500, and two theft counts of more than $500.
The Zanesville Police Department indicates Johnson was involved in two break-ins at gas stations on West Main Street back on June 4th. Detective Sergeant Ric Roush says he also broke into the Certified Gas Station on June 5th and State Street Market on June...
While one family mourns the loss of a Zanesville man, community members sympathize with the family and remember the tragic accident.
"It's scary, makes you not want to drive a vehicle no more," says Leona Bobb who witnessed the Y-Bridge Crash.
Leona Bobb was sitting at the red light on Pine Street when 28-eight year old Ryan McCuen missed the Y-Bridge turn off of Linden Avenue, crashing into the side of the bridge.
"When he hit it sounded like a shotgun ...
Blue Avenue in Zanesville was shut down for more than a half-hour following a two car accident Wednesday night.
It happened at the intersection of Blue and Forest Avenues just before 8 p.m. Patrolman James Devoll of the Zanesville Police Department says that a Subaru was traveling West on Forest when it failed to observe the stop sign, and struck the driver's side of a Cadillac traveling South on Blue Avenue.
Both drivers were transported to Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital....
Zanesville police were called to the 1700-block of Ridge Avenue Friday night after a shot was fired.
According to Sgt. Chris Phipps, officers responded to the scene around 9 p.m. and made a gruesome discovery.
"Upon our arrival we found that a dog had been killed, we are still investigating the cause at this time," says Sgt. Phipps.
There are no suspects and no witnesses at this time.
A two-car accident at the intersection of Main Street and Augusta Street sends two people to the hospital.
It happened around 6 p.m. Sergeant Chris Phipps of the Zanesville Police Department says a Chevy pickup truck was heading East on Main Street when it applied the brakes for a semi pulling out of Augusta Street and onto Main.
The pickup truck was then rear-ended by Victoria Clark of Zanesville who was driving a Chevy Blazer. There were no passengers in her vehicle.
Both...
A Zanesville man is sentenced to 447 days in jail for a rash of car break-in's in the city.
Police Captain Mike Baker says 19-year-old Jared Englehart was arrested Sunday night and charged with 22 counts of vehicle break-ins, most of which occurred in the north end of town.
"Break-ins of cars are generally crimes of opportunity. The cars are unlocked. Items of value, like pockets of change or some cash money, are laying around. They almost act as bait for these people,...
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