EAST PALESTINE — Under a settlement reached with the Ohio Clean Water Fund, the sham charity must turn over more than $131,000 in pocketed donations so the money truly does […]
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Alert: BCI identifies 1st case of ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ in Ohio
COLUMBUS — For the first time, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has identified some confiscated drugs as “rainbow fentanyl,” the deadly colorful pills designed to resemble candy that drug […]
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Ohio AG issues statement after death of retired Richland County prosecutor
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement Tuesday regarding the death of recently retired Richland County Prosecutor Gary Bishop. Bishop, 63, died on Monday after a […]
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Ohio AG releases investigative documents in Jayland Walker’s Akron shooting case
AKRON — After more than a week of testimony and evidence, a Summit County grand jury today declined to indict eight law enforcement officers from the Akron Police Department in […]
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AG Yost: Ohio sues “charity” for illegally pocketing donations intended for East Palestine residents
EAST PALESTINE — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a phony charity that falsely claimed to be collecting donations to benefit residents of East Palestine following the Norfolk Southern […]
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Charges dismissed for NewsNation reporter in East Palestine
LISBON — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday that the criminal charges filed against NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert have been dismissed. The Ohio Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Section was […]
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NFL player on Super Bowl team indicted in Ohio rape, kidnapping case
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Guernsey County Sheriff Jeffrey D. Paden today announced the indictment of a Sarahsville man on rape charges. Joshua Matthew Sills, 25, […]
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Meet Ohio’s new legal director for the Human Trafficking Initiative
COLUMBUS — Linda Majeska Powers took over as legal director of the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Initiative in November. She sat down with On The Job to explain the scope […]
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Rapid-drug-testing pilot program continues to expand
COLUMBUS — A pilot program that makes it possible for law enforcement officers to test suspected drugs in the field — in a matter of minutes — continues to expand […]
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Sex offender registry technology updated around Ohio
COLUMBUS — All 88 county sheriffs have been provided new cameras to improve the routine registration process of convicted sexual offenders, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. “Ohio’s sex […]