
Miami cannibalistic episode linked to drug Ohio Valley police are battling
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It is linked to a dangerous designer drug that local law enforcement is also trying to combat.Bath salts cause body temperatures to spike, and that is why people rip off their ...
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Secret Service agent involved in Ohio shooting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Columbus police say a U.S. Secret Service agent was involved in a shooting near the agency's offices not far from downtown. He was not ...
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N.J. man convicted of attack in Genoa Township
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DELAWARE, Ohio -- A New Jersey man who authorities say was hired by a suspected murderer and diamond thief to terrorize a Delaware County family was convicted today of kidnapping and burglary. ...
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Cincinnati police chief advises staff of legality regarding open carry of a firearm in Ohio
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In the July 3, 2012 Cincinnati Police Department Staff Notes, CPD Chief James E. Craig took the opportunity to inform his department on the law regarding open carry of a firearm in Ohio. From the document: 3. LAW DEPARTMENT MEMO ON OPEN CARRY OF A FIREARM IN OHIO Ohio law permits the open carry of a firearm with few exceptions. Citizens may openly carry firearms in public places unless there is a specific prohibition against carrying a firearm in that place (police station, school safety zone, courthouse, etc.). Since Cleveland v. State of Ohio, 2010-Ohio-6318, regulation of the "Ownership, possession,...
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Ohio woman discovers she was married to her father
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A woman from Ohio has revealed the pain she went through when discovered that the man she married also fathered her. According to Akron Beacon Journal, an Ohio woman named Valerie Spruill of ...
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Ohio City Thieves target Honda Fit tires
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OHIO CITY -- Cleveland police are investigating a string of thefts where the suspects managed to remove the tires off of Honda Fit vehicles. The most recent incidents occured early Monday morning. ...
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Justice Department report: Cleveland police use excessive force
Attorney General Eric Holder announced a tentative agreement in Cleveland to appoint an independent monitor to oversee changes in a police department plagued by incidents of excessive force. A scathing federal report released Thursday found that officers' use of unreasonable force was part of a pattern of behavior that was in some cases endorsed by supervisors. Ref. USAToday
A white Cleveland police officer who stood on the hood of a car and shot the vehicle's two unarmed black occupants in Cleveland in 2012 was found not guilty today of voluntary manslaughter.
Cuyahoga County Judge John P. O'Donnell also ruled that Officer Michael Brelo was not guilty of felonious assault.
Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were shot after a police chase involving more than 60 police cars. They were pursued for 20 miles, sometimes at speeds of more than 100 mph.
The chase started after the car driven by Russell backfired -- a noise that officers thought was caused by gunshots. Ref. CNN