COLUMBUS — A 33-year-old Columbus woman who allegedly met men for sex and drugged them so she could rob them has been indicted in four murders, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Columbus Division of Police Chief Elaine Bryant announced Wednesday. Rebecca Auborn faces four counts of murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter, five counts […]
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Ohio expands close to home law enforcement training program
TOLEDO — Honoring his commitment to expand access to law enforcement training, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced Owens Community College is the newest regional training provider for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy’s “OPOTA Close to Home” program. “We’re listening to the challenges local departments are facing and taking steps to fill the […]
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Ohio’s cold-case serial offender gets life in prison
COLUMBUS — A serial offender who evaded law enforcement for three decades has been sentenced to life in prison and finally brought to justice, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin and Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp announced today. “Two cases believed to be connected yet seemingly unsolvable have led to a […]
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Yost files amicus brief supporting states’ power to remove county prosecutors who fail to enforce laws
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 15 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to affirm states’ authority to remove local prosecutors who refuse to put the law ahead of their personal politics. In an amicus brief filed Wednesday in Warren v DeSantis, the […]