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Long-term investigation leads to arrests in Georgetown

By BARBARA GOLDMAN, Staff Writer

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:23 AM EDT Print this story | Email this story
GEORGETOWN, Ohio -- Officials with the Georgetown Police Department said they made eight arrests Thursday after completing a three-month narcotics investigation.

According to Georgetown Police Chief Forrest "Buddy" Coburn, the department's investigation began when several residents filed complaints with the police about individuals allegedly involved in trafficking in narcotics. Coburn said when the department followed up on the complaints, investigators identified several individuals as allegedly involved in the trafficking of powdered cocaine, crack cocaine and various prescription medications.

Coburn said the department consulted with Georgetown Mayor Dale Cahall before beginning extensive surveillance of the individuals. Cahall felt the results would be worth the potential cost and gave the department permission to continue, Coburn said.

Following the investigation, the police arrested the eight individuals and charged them with 13 counts of trafficking in narcotics.

The department also seized a substantial amount of powdered cocaine, crack cocaine, various prescription medicines, a large amount of money, and five vehicles, Coburn said.

"We feel that we've put a good dent in the amount of illegal narcotics that are available in town," Coburn said. "We do respond to every call we get, and sometimes the investigations can take a lot of time and commitment."

Those arrested following the investigation include Gary King of Georgetown, two counts of drug trafficking in crack cocaine; Gary Behrmann of Georgetown, two counts of drug trafficking in prescription medication; Debra Short of Georgetown, two counts of drug trafficking in prescription medication; Kristina McAfee of Georgetown, two counts of drug trafficking in prescription medication; Matthew Gaunce of Georgetown, one count of drug trafficking in prescription medication and one count of drug trafficking in cocaine; Heather J. Spiller of Georgetown, one count of drug trafficking in cocaine; Bobby Banfield of Ripley, one count of drug trafficking in cocaine; and Stacy Berrier of Ripley, one count of drug trafficking in cocaine.

Coburn said he anticipates more arrests to result from the initial investigation as well.

"We will continue to clean up the drugs in Georgetown because they lead to so many other incidents," Coburn said. "There's been a lot of catalytic converter thefts recently, and I've never seen someone who was stealing them to buy food for their family. Most of the thefts in the county are related to drugs. If we clean those up, we slow down most of the other crime in the village."

Coburn urges anyone with information on suspicious activity in the village to call the Georgetown Police Department at 937-378-6400, or to mail any information to the department at 108 East State Street, Georgetown, Ohio, 45121.

Contact Barbara Goldman at barbara.goldman@lee.net or by calling 606-564-9091, ext. 274.

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dean wrote on Jun 25, 2008 9:52 PM:

" not even close you got the small ones but not the big ones "

agreeswithkeep wrote on Jun 24, 2008 4:03 PM:

" I agree with the poster "keep", if the police & government would focus more on the hard drugs & prescription drug problem than pot we would all be better off. "

keep wrote on Jun 24, 2008 10:06 AM:

" i keep trying to tell people the war on marijuana has made people turn to hard narcotics... but nobody in maysville wants to listen. so go on, ignore the problem and arrest the pot smokers... theyll only switch to oxycontin when they get out so they wont get caught again. hard to smell oxycontin. "


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