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September 2023

Clinton Township Detective admits to inadvertently causing the death of Rayshawn Meeks in the Franklin County Commissioners' Garage in March…
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation failed to gather conclusive evidence as to who fired the weapon, and Franklin County Prosecutor Gary Tyack…
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Edie Milligan Driskill
12:50
Is "Comply or Die" the new capital punishment in Ohio?
As the death penalty by lethal injection dies its own slow death, Columbus police officers have attempted to take at least eleven lives in 2023, with…
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How three law enforcement women went to a Halloween Party and ended up on the Brady List
Assigned to a Human Trafficking Task Force, Sergeant Dana Hess, Officer Amanda Kasza, and Deputy Elise Hardee made it to a respected assignment that had…
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Edie Milligan Driskill

August 2023

Donovan Lewis' killer will stand trial for murder
A Franklin County Grand Jury returned a two-count indictment against Ricky Ray Anderson, a retired Columbus Division of Police officer.
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Should police officers apologize to residents when they know they have made an honest mistake?
Assistant City Attorney Robert Tobias advised the Civilian Police Review Board members to "tread lightly" while considering such a recommendation.
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Edie Milligan Driskill
15:25

July 2023

Inspector General delivers her first anniversary report to skeptical Civilian Police Review Board members
Board member Kyle Strickland expressed frustration that the board recommendations for officer discipline and policy changes have not been completed by…
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Edie Milligan Driskill
6:43

June 2023

New Civilian Police Review Board members almost ready to be seated
Kellye Pinkleton, James Ford, and Josué Vicente attended the June meeting as guests as they finish up their training for board duties
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CPRB Members disagree with the Inspector General's recommendation on the first case regarding the police shooting of Michael Cleveland
Watch now (8 min) | See video above for the board's full deliberation and the article below for updates on other legal matters pending in this case
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12:03

May 2023

The new Office of Violence Prevention launches to coordinate preventive strategies to reduce the rate of violence in Columbus
Listen to the lastest episode of The Future of Policing in Columbus with myguests, Rena Shak and Emmanuel Remy
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The re-militarization of Columbus patrol officers with personally owned rifles
After City Council returned their rifles to the Department of Defense, 214 officers have used an existing Division policy to re-arm themselves.
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6:30
Civilian Review Board advised to "stay in their lane" by Assistant City Attorney Robert Tobias
The eight-member board agreed that the "high-five" by Sgt. Steven Dyer at the December 3 Proud Boys protest was within policy but asked for integration…
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