The Baltimore Police Department is warning law enforcement agencies nationwide about a gang partnership plan to “take out” officers.  The Baltimore department said it received credible information that gang members, including the Black Guerilla Family, Bloods and Crips entered into the partnership.  Baltimore authorities warned other police agencies to have officers take appropriate precautions to ensure their safety.  The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and the Findlay Police Department said an announcement would be made during the beginning of each shift to make officers aware of the situation.
 

At yesterday’s committee-of-the-whole meeting, Tiffin City Council unanimously agreed to create legislation supporting a memorandum of understanding with the Seneca County Commissioners.  This moves paves the way for proceeding with a joint justice center.  The memorandum also includes plans to renovate the East Tower property in order to move some county and city offices.

The Hancock County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services says it is not planning to open an addiction recovery house on Findlay’s Oakdale Drive.  Rumors of the board buying houses on Oakdale Drive to serve as recovery houses have surfaced.  According to ADAMHS board executive director Precia Stuby, the board was offered the house, but the offer was rescinded before it could be presented to the board.
 

Traci Conley has been named the new superintendent of Vanlue Schools.  Conley has served as the high school principal for the past eight years and began as a teacher in the district in 1999.  She will be replacing Rod Russell who is retiring at the end of the school year.

United Steelworkers says it will hold a rally at 9 a.m. Wednesday outside Marathon Petroleum Corp. headquarters before the company’s annual shareholder meeting.  The rally will be attended by elected union leaders and by members of USW Local 13-1 in Texas.  USW Local 13-1 members are on strike at Marathon Petroleum’s Galveston Bay Refinery and its Houston co-generation plant, protesting what they say are unfair labor practices.