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Rittman Police, along with Fire and EMS, are reporting a rash of drug overdoses over the Fourth of July holiday.

Police Chief Ray Arcuri tells the Medina Gazette that it's the most overdoses he's seen in such a short period of time, just two days July 3rd and 4th, since taking over the position three years ago.

The paper's reporting at least seven overdoses, including two by the same man.

Chief Arcuri believes that the heroin was cut with something stronger, likely fentanyl or carfentanil, and suspects that it came from Akron.

UPDATE: The Rittman Police Department posted the following to their Facebook page

MIKAYLA HAS BEEN LOCATED AND IS SAFE AT THIS TIME.. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND THE SHARING OF THIS POST AND ASSISTANCE.

There are no futher details on where she was. 

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Rittman Police, along with other local authorities, are looking for missing 15-year-old Mikayla Van Kirk. 

According to Police, Mikayla was first reported missing Sunday, November 11th after she left her home. Before she left, Police say she left behind a suicide note, and that she may be with her adult boyfriend. 

She does not have her cellphone with her and Police believe she may be in danger. 

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Rittman Police have arrested 42-year-old Freddie Kinder and charged him in a string of car thefts within the city of about 7,000 residents. 

Kinder, from Rittman, is charged with five counts of grand theft auto, possession of criminal tools, receiving stolen property, and possession of drug tools. He's reportedly a heroin user and had needles on him. 

Multiple tips pointed police to Kinder. Rittman Police Chief Ray Arcuri tells us that his own mother said it was likely Kinder. 

He was arrested after his fifth car theft on Thursday.