A Ross County sheriff’s deputy ran a K9 open-air sniff near South Bridge Street and Three Locks Road in Chillicothe on Friday, November 13, and a search that followed turned up suspected illegal narcotics and a handgun, according to the sheriff’s office daily call log.
The log says the deputy responded to the area at 4:21 p.m. to conduct the sniff at the request of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The K9 gave a positive indication, and a probable-cause search yielded the suspected narcotics and the handgun.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is handling the investigation, according to the log. The log does not name anyone, does not state that an arrest was made, and does not say what kind of narcotics or how much was found.
The call is listed in the log under case number SO-P2604866.
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