Cridersville's longtime police chief is under investigation.
Cridersville Mayor Rick Walls tells Your News Now that John Drake has been put on paid administrative leave while an investigation is being conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation. Mayor Walls says B.C.I. was in Chief Drake's office on Tuesday making copies as part of the investigation, which he says he can not disclose what the investigation is related to. Mayor Walls says Chief Drake will remain on leave until the investigation is completed. Tuesday night, the mayor named Lieutenant Brian Creech as acting chief in Cridersville.
John Drake has been Cridersville Police Chief since 1996.
