/tags/columbus-division-of-police Columbus Division of Police en-US Copyright Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:18:52 GMT /news/2025-01-02/columbus-police-assess-security-of-large-events-after-new-orleans-terrorism-attack Thousands of people attend events like Stonewall Columbus Pride, the Columbus Marathon and the Arnold Classic every year. Columbus police say they always assess security after attacks like the one in New Orleans. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:18:52 GMT /news/2025-01-02/columbus-police-assess-security-of-large-events-after-new-orleans-terrorism-attack George Shillcock /news/2024-12-17/columbus-police-say-a-serial-killer-is-not-involved-in-weekend-triple-homicide Columbus police are investigating whether a weekend triple homicide on South Ohio Avenue on the city's south side and another homicide that happened last week on East Moler Street are connected. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:38:52 GMT /news/2024-12-17/columbus-police-say-a-serial-killer-is-not-involved-in-weekend-triple-homicide George Shillcock /news/2024-12-13/columbus-police-working-to-fix-error-that-led-to-the-undercounting-of-more-than-100-000-crimes The Columbus Division of Police discovered that for about a decade, they've been underreporting crime statistics to the state and federal government. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:20:23 GMT /news/2024-12-13/columbus-police-working-to-fix-error-that-led-to-the-undercounting-of-more-than-100-000-crimes George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-12-13/judge-orders-columbus-to-release-names-of-officers-who-fatally-shot-man-in-2023-despite-marsys-law A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ordered the city of Columbus to release the names of several officers involved in the deadly shooting of Jamie Overstreet. A Franklin County grand jury declined to indict the officer who shot Overstreet in September. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:29:21 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-13/judge-orders-columbus-to-release-names-of-officers-who-fatally-shot-man-in-2023-despite-marsys-law George Shillcock /news/2024-12-03/former-columbus-police-officer-sentenced-to-more-than-five-years-in-prison-on-drug-charges John Kotchkoski was convicted for conspiring to traffic fentanyl and cocaine. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:57:03 GMT /news/2024-12-03/former-columbus-police-officer-sentenced-to-more-than-five-years-in-prison-on-drug-charges ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ News Staff /politics-government/2024-11-26/columbus-police-identify-one-neo-nazi-after-releasing-body-camera-footage-from-short-north-march Anthony James Altick of Louisiana was the single person identified from the group of 11 neo-Nazis that marched through the Short North on November 16. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:27:37 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-26/columbus-police-identify-one-neo-nazi-after-releasing-body-camera-footage-from-short-north-march George Shillcock /news/2024-11-05/one-man-dies-after-shooting-in-northeast-columbus-nearby-campaign-volunteers-not-injured An unidentified man in the Linden neighborhood died after a shooting that happened around 12 p.m. on Election Day. Columbus Police say the shooting was not related to the election nor nearby canvassers for U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown's campaign. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:09:12 GMT /news/2024-11-05/one-man-dies-after-shooting-in-northeast-columbus-nearby-campaign-volunteers-not-injured George Shillcock /news/2024-09-13/columbus-police-release-body-camera-footage-of-fatal-police-shooting-in-university-district The body camera footage shows police telling Lamine Mahmoudi to drop edged weapons he was holding. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:22:27 GMT /news/2024-09-13/columbus-police-release-body-camera-footage-of-fatal-police-shooting-in-university-district George Shillcock /news/2024-08-21/report-finds-columbus-police-arent-keeping-sufficient-data-on-race-to-determine-if-bias-exists The report lauded Columbus for officer training and wellness, however the nexus of the report was to determine if any racial bias exists in the department's practices. The report said it was unable to make that determination due to a lack of data. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:41:01 GMT /news/2024-08-21/report-finds-columbus-police-arent-keeping-sufficient-data-on-race-to-determine-if-bias-exists George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-08-12/two-columbus-police-officers-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-city-after-cyber-attack-leak The two unnamed officers are criticizing the city for a lack of transparency. They say their banking and social security information were part of the ransomware attack. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:03:15 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-12/two-columbus-police-officers-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-city-after-cyber-attack-leak George Shillcock