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Ohio’s capital city limits how police use force on protesters
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio’s capital will be limited in how they can use force against protesters and will have to display officers’ names on their riot gear under changes being made to city law. Columbus City Council approved the changes Monday. It comes two years after police faced criticism for responding to… Read More
Athens-area gun activists and city officials react to Ohio’s new permitless concealed carry gun law
By: Lexi Lepof
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Jim Salzman, a board member of Hilltop Gun Club, is just one example of second amendment activists who think Ohio’s new gun legislation goes too far. “The fact that somebody can go out and buy a gun, and they get to carry it around and no one knows if they have… Read More
DeWine says Ohio needs to fund the police
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A total of $250 million from the federal government will go to help first responders, mainly police and troopers, who are far more likely to have depression and burnout. And Ohio Fraternal Order of Police President Jay McDonald said officers are more likely to die by suicide than the… Read More
Lawsuit argues Ohio’s police officers aren’t meeting state training requirements
By: Matt Richmond | ideastream
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream) — Mariah Crenshaw has spent years building a case that officers around Ohio are violating state law simply by continuing to serve as officers. It started in 2014. Crenshaw runs the advocacy group Chasing Justice, and she wanted to know how the Cleveland Division of Police collects training documentation for officers who are… Read More
Virtual reality brings ‘soft skills’ training to law enforcement in Appalachian Ohio
By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio (OVR) – On a chilly fall morning deputies with the Athens County Sheriff’s Department reported for annual training in Nelsonville, OH. Sitting among bullet proof vests and diagrams of guns and safety measures, the officers’ weapons remained holstered. Instead of target practice, this morning officers wore virtual reality headsets to watch interactions… Read More
ShotSpotter generates thousands of alerts in Dayton, but officers find few crimes
By: Mawa Iqbal | WYSO
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DAYTON, Ohio (WYSO) — It’s a typical Tuesday at the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center. In a dimly-lit room, dispatchers hunch over computer monitors, responding to 911 calls through headsets. The calls range from things like mental health needs to car break-ins. But in another part of the room, there’s a different kind of alert coming… Read More
Athens Law Enforcement To Receive New High-Tech Training
By: Curtis Feder
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Students and staff at Ohio University have collaborated with local law enforcement to create a new de-escalation training program for their officers. This immersive program will be used by the Athens County Sheriff’s Office and the Athens and Ohio University police departments. Officers will undergo training in a different style than… Read More
Group Wants Voters To End Qualified Immunity In Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group has taken the first step to asking voters next year to eliminate qualified immunity for police officers and other government employees accused in shootings or other actions. The group calling itself Accountability Ohio Now filed paperwork Monday, and then gathered to promote the issue in front of the… Read More
Supreme Court Will Not Reexamine Doctrine That Shields Police In Misconduct Suits
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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Justice Clarence Thomas dissents, saying the “qualified immunity doctrine appears to stray from the statutory text.”
Police Recruits in Kentucky Can Earn Associate’s Degree For Free
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a new initiative will allow Kentucky police academy recruits to earn an associate’s degree for free. A statement from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet says it has partnered with the Department of Criminal Justice Training and Bluegrass Community & Technical College to offer the program, which is… Read More
City Approves $130K Settlement in Excessive Force Lawsuit
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia city has approved payments totaling $130,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing three police officers of using excessive force against a teenager and his toddler cousin. The Gazette-Mail reports the Charleston City Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve the two settlements. The mothers of both juveniles, who are… Read More
3 More Police Departments Latest to Meet State Standards
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state says the latest law enforcement agencies to be certified on standards governing the use of deadly force and other policies are a sheriff’s office and two village police departments. The standards were created after a series of fatal police shootings in Ohio and nationally. Agencies that don’t meet the… Read More
Police Officer Who Offered Money for Sex Back on Duty
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A Columbus police officer who was suspended after he admitted he offered to pay a woman for sex is now back on duty. Twenty-six-year-old Officer Helal Daoud, who has been with Columbus police for two years, was placed on leave in November. The Columbus Dispatch reports the woman told investigators that… Read More
Police Discuss Rally With Organizers, Plan Coverage Of Event
By: Susan Tebben
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Police are planning their presence at a rally to protest the purchase of a new home for the Ohio University president. Police and organizers of the Bat Rally, to be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, have already discussed ways to protest without causing a police intervention, according to sources from both the rally and the… Read More
Ohio Governor’s Panel Weighs More State Oversight of Police
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The panel commissioned by Gov. John Kasich to study police and community relations in Ohio is looking at whether state oversight of police officers should be increased. Panel members are suggesting things like statewide committees to investigate police-involved shootings and a central database of any officer fired by a department. Other… Read More
Ohio Governor’s Police Relations Panel Holds Next Meeting
By: Associated Press
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The panel commissioned by Gov. John Kasich to study police and community relations in Ohio is getting closer to a final report. Kasich formed the 24-person committee of city council members, religious leaders and law enforcement officials after several police-involved shootings in Ohio and across the country raised concerns. The task force has collected information… Read More
Police Chief: ‘Huge’ Gap Between Law Enforcement, Community
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A veteran Ohio police chief says it may be time to change how police officers are trained to close a gap between law enforcement expectations and those of the community. Michael Navarre, police chief in Oregon in northwest Ohio and former Toledo chief, says officers have long been trained to shoot when they see a… Read More
Governor’s Police Relations Panel To Hold Forum In Columbus
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Gov. John Kasich plans to address the group he commissioned to study police and community relations in Ohio. The latest in a series of meetings around the state will take place Monday at Ohio State University. Kasich formed the 24-person committee of city council members, religious leaders and law enforcement officials after several police-involved shootings… Read More