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Ohio Mobile Lab Targets Internet Predators

The Associated Press — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:28:33 +0000

Ohio authorities say a new lab on wheels will help catch traders in child pornography and other online predators.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason introduced the mobile forensics lab on Wednesday. Mason is chairman of Ohio’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force.

The mobile lab is the first of its kind in the state. It will save time by eliminating the need for agencies to transport computers, hard drives and other storage devices to a permanent location for analysis.

With the mobile lab on scene, investigators will be able to determine within minutes of executing search warrants whether a suspect had downloaded or traded child pornography on their computer or other electronic devices.

The state’s Internet task force includes 318 law enforcement agencies.

Judge Upholds Cleveland’s Ban On Trans Fat

The Associated Press — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:47:02 +0000

An northeast Ohio judge has sided with the city of Cleveland in its lawsuit challenging a state law that prohibits cities from banning restaurants from selling food made with trans fat.

The Cuyahoga county judge ruled the law was an illegal attempt to stop cities from exercising home rule.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office says it’s reviewing the ruling.

Cuyahoga Elections Board Deadlocked on New Voting System

Kymberli Hagelberg — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0000

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has deadlocked on whether to switch to a new voting system for the March primary, leaving the state’s chief elections officer to break the 2-2 tie.

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has been pressuring the board to scrap its $21 million touch-screen voting machines for an optical-scan system, following a report she released last week citing security flaws with the current system.

Elections board chairman Jeff Hastings, who voted against switching, says he anticipates that Brunner will takes steps to order a new system. (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)