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During what's known as "Operation Unity," officers also recovered four stolen vehicles and seized a variety of narcotics and over 15-thousand dollars in cash. Two missing children were also found and brought to safety.

A local member of the transnational gang MS-13 has received a 35-year prison sentence for his part in a racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders.

Columbus has tied the record it set last year for number of homicides. Two shootings this week brought that total to 177, contributing to the trend of increased violence in the city.

Another Columbus neighborhood is being watched by overhead cameras. Mayor Michael Coleman and Public Safety officials looked on as a new surveillance cam…