WARREN TOWNSHIP, OH. (THECOUNT) — A body was found in the Woodside Drive home of former Warren Township police chief Donald Bishop on Wednesday evening. The discovery comes on the same day Bishop appeared in court on a complaint filed by the estate of John Hoso.
The Trumbull County Homicide Task Force arrived to 3535 Woodside Dr NW, around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and were later seen removing a body from the home. The identity has not been confirmed to be that of 63-year-old Bishop.
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Bishop retired June 1, 2019 after 34 years in law enforcement — 27 of which were with Warren Township where he served as chief for the last five-and-a-half years, reports WKBN.
Bishop appeared in court earlier Wednesday concerning a complaint that claimed Bishop “has concealed and is now in possession of…cash proceeds from various bank accounts and other contents of John Hoso.”
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Geo quick facts: Warren Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,817 people in the township – Wikipedia.