Columbus City Attorney

MIA Hookah Cafe was ordered to close by the Franklin County Municipal Court after the Columbus City Attorney sought a preliminary injunction. The city also wants to close the Del Baggio pizzeria across the street.

The east side Columbus waterpark's owner, Jeff Kern, failed to attend a hearing for the nuisance property case in Franklin County Municipal Court's Environmental Division.

The new law would allow the city to force drivers whose cars are impounded to forfeit parts the city believes contributes to street racing.

Trey Fetzer, 21, will pay a $250 fine and spend one year on parole after pleading guilty to a charge of criminal trespassing. He was originally charged with a hate crime for his actions in February.

The Columbus City Attorney's Office is offering to expunge protesters' records after six months if they plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.

From 2022 to 2023, the Columbus City Attorney’s Office more than doubled the number of felony domestic violence cases it referred to the county prosecutor’s office.

Cincinnati, Cleveland, Heath, Oxford, Gahanna and several other cities joined Columbus in the lawsuit.

The Property Action Team, through the city attorney's office, consists of six lawyers and a full time social worker to help address problem properties the city tries to either fix or shut down.

FOP President Jeff Simpson commented on a social media post defending a Jason Aldean song and said about lynching, "[B]ack in the day, that was the penalty you got for doing really bad things. Today you get nothing."

Connie Brant served on the force for 24 years. She was relieved of duty last October.