Crime

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and several law enforcement agencies announced the new Central Ohio Gun Intelligence Center. Law enforcement can use the center's technology to trace guns used in crimes in an effort to curb gun violence.

Linden has been the focus of multiple "Operation Unity" crime prevention initiatives as the city seeks to combat violent offenders, illegal drugs and guns.

Columbus police, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio conducted "Operation Overdrive" in Columbus' Easthaven neighborhood.

Columbus police say a large fistfight led to at least four people being shot outside a north side strip club early Wednesday morning.

As car thefts continue to rise in Columbus, campus police at Ohio State University are warning owners of the most vulnerable models to start using anti-theft steering wheel locks.

Authorities say 39-year-old Stephen Marlow was taken into custody by local police in Lawrence, Kansas. Chief John Porter said Marlow will be extradited to Ohio to face charges in the slayings.

A long procession of law enforcement vehicles brought a slain Clark County deputy back to Springfield on Monday.

11 of the 19 parks have at least one report of a vehicle break-in this year, but the park with the most incidents so far is Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park with 15 – which is half of the total number of break-ins reported in 2022.

A suspect is due in court Monday after a deadly shooting inside the Mall at Tuttle Crossing on Sunday.

Ohio Highway Patrol has identified 16-year-old Broderick Harper of Columbus as the victim of a fatal shooting that took place on the Ohio Statehouse lawn.