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One killed in afternoon shooting in Columbus’ North Linden neighborhood
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead Thursday afternoon after a shooting in the North Linden neighborhood. At about 1:21 p.m., Columbus police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Manchester Avenue on a report of a roommate dispute. While driving, officers were informed that a shooting had taken place, according to the Columbus […]
Westside community group says cameras captured clues before deadly Hilltop crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A west Columbus community group alerting neighborhoods about crime and violence says member cameras captured two vehicles on video moments before they were involved in a deadly accident in the Hilltop. It's a sad tragedy," said the founder of SecUrban Living, an organization that works...
18-year-old with ties to Ohio added to FBI’s most wanted list
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The FBI is searching for an alleged swatter, who could possibly be located in central Ohio. According to the FBI, Brayden Grace, 18, is wanted for his alleged involvement in conspiring to place and causing to be placed, swatting calls to multiple police and emergency departments across the Unites States, including […]
Local man facing poaching charges
A Hillsboro man has been implicated in the alleged poaching of an 18-point antlered white-tailed deer, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on behalf of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. On Friday, a Clinton County grand jury indicted Wilmington resident Christopher J. Alexander, 28, of unlawfully harvesting the deer...
Former Westerville daycare worker gets prison sentence for taking child to bathroom alone
A former Westerville daycare worker was sentenced to two years in prison after a heated sentencing hearing Thursday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. David Cantrell, 31, had previously entered a guilty plea to a felony count of endangering children. Cantrell was initially charged with two counts of gross sexual imposition.
57 citations, stolen car recovered, driver caught at 102 mph in I-270 traffic enforcement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A multi-agency traffic enforcement push on I-270 on the west side of Columbus netted dozens of citations, a stolen car, and more. The enforcement happened between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on I-270 with Dublin police, Hilliard police, Columbus police, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
DNA leads to arrest of Ohio man in 1989 murder of Pennsylvania woman
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- After more than three decades, a man has been arrested in Ohio for his connection with the 1989 killing of a woman in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley thanks to advances in DNA.Michael Breisch, 65, is now in custody in Lehigh County for the killing of 78-year-old Rose Hnath, after he was taken into custody in Coshocton County, Ohio.Hnath, a widow who lived alone, was found dead on Jan. 21, 1989. Police say relatives arrived at her home in the Coplay section of North Whitehall Township on the west bank of the Lehigh River and found her on...
Two injured in crash involving Columbus police cruiser
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two people, including one Columbus police officer, were injured in a crash involving a police cruiser Thursday afternoon. Around 2:53 p.m., a crash occurred involving a police cruiser near the intersection of Joyce Avenue and East Fifth Avenue in the Devon Triangle neighborhood, according to the Columbus Division of Police. A […]
Ohio man sentenced to life without parole for 31 years in fatal March 2021 shooting spree
A man who killed someone he considered a brother and inspiration will spend at least 31 years in prison before being eligible for parole. A jury found Dwight Turner Jr., 35, of Columbus, guilty in April of murder, felonious assault and discharging a weapon over a public roadway. The jury in the case also acquitted him of separate counts of felonious assault and murder after deliberating for about five hours over two days.
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