Ned Pettus

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther has tapped Robert Clark, a former FBI agent who led operations at the Los Angeles field office, to serve as the city’s next director of public safety.

After a 40-year career, Columbus Public Safety Director Ned Pettus has announced his retirement.

Like many large police forces in the U.S., Columbus has seen a sharp increase in the number of officers choosing to leave the division. Local leaders point to pandemic fatigue and frayed community relations, after a year marked by an escalating cycle of protest and harsh police response. Those departures put an even bigger emphasis on recruiting efforts.

Columbus City officials are urging parents to take the lead after an unpermitted party at a Columbus park ended with gunfire and the death of a 16-year-old girl this weekend.

Columbus Police say the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation continues in the Ma'Khia Bryant shooting case.

Columbus’ first ever fire cadet class graduated Monday. The two-year paid training program aims to boost diversity in the ranks.

Documents from the disciplinary investigation into fired Columbus Police officer Adam Coy are providing a fuller account of what happened before Coy shot…

Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy been fired from the department, Public Safety Director Ned Pettus announced Monday evening. City officials from Mayor…

Columbus Public Safety Director Ned Pettus is expected to decide soon whether to fire Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy, who killed Andre Hill during a…

On Wednesday morning, Mayor Andrew Ginther attended the funeral of Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man killed by a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy less than…