CRIME & SAFETY
Two dead in domestic violence incident that turns into 'gun battle' with Columbus police
Two people are dead after a domestic violence incident reportedly turned into a gun battle with Columbus police Saturday on the city's East Side, according to police. Columbus police responded at 7:08 p.m. to a report of shots fired on the 4700 block of McAllister Avenue just off Shady Lane Road, one block south of East Main Street, police said. ...
Surveillance video shows exchange of gunfire between officers, man armed with rifle in east Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Surveillance video from a home in east Columbus shows the moments leading up to a suspect being fatally shot by police after he opened fire on two officers Saturday evening. According to the Columbus Division of Police, the suspect, who has not yet been identified, fatally...
Deadly 2023 shooting outside North Linden Dollar General remains unsolved
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are still searching for clues in a 2023 murder in which a man was shot outside a Dollar General store in northeast Columbus. According to Columbus police, officers responded to a walk-in shooting victim at Riverside Methodist Hospital on March 25, 2023, around 12:15 a.m. A friend of the […]
'I could never forgive you': Mother of man killed in sucker-punch attack scolds killer at his sentencing
A former bar security guard was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for a sucker-punch attack that killed a 37-year-old father eating at a food stand outside a bar in Ohio. The post ‘I could never forgive you’: Mother of man killed in sucker-punch attack scolds killer at his sentencing first appeared on Law & Crime.
Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck Saturday morning
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A person is in the hospital after being struck by a bus in downtown Columbus on Saturday morning. Few details were immediately available, but authorities responded to the crash at High Street and Broad Street just after 6 a.m. on Saturday. Police said the pedestrian...
Licking County man admits to paying for monkey torture videos
A Licking County man admitted in federal court in Columbus to creating and distributing videos showing the abuse of monkeys. Ronald Bedra, 42, of Etna, pleaded guilty in April in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos and distribution of animal crush videos. The case was unsealed Monday.
1 injured in multi-vehicle crash on I-71
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — One person is in the hospital after a crash on I-71 on Sunday morning. Columbus police said the crash happened just after 9 a.m. on I-71 SB in north Columbus near the Clintonville area and involved three vehicles. Medics took one person in the crash...
‘True heroism’: Groveport Madison Schools bus driver gets kids to safety when bus catches fire
GROVEPORT, Ohio — A Groveport Madison Schools bus driver is being hailed a hero after getting kids to safety when their bus caught fire Thursday. LaShonna Tanyhill was driving the kids home from school when she saw smoke rising. Dashcam video from a Madison Township Police officer’s cruiser shows...
Man who entered Columbus illegally sentenced to prison in fentanyl conspiracy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A 26-year-old man living in Columbus who illegally entered the United States from Mexico has been sentenced to prison for his role in selling fentanyl. Luis Martinez-Torres received a 10-year prison sentence for conspiring to distribute kilogram quantities of fentanyl from Mexico to buyers in central Ohio, according to the U.S. […]
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