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Central Ohio prisoner found dead from apparent suicide in Licking County Justice Center cell
NEWARK − A central Ohio man was found dead in his Licking County Justice Center cell Monday morning in an apparent suicide. A Licking County Justice Center correctional officer found Luis Figueroa, 39, of London, unresponsive in his solely-occupied cell at 1:53 a.m. Monday, according to a Licking County Sheriff's Office press release. Officers performed life-saving measures, but Newark Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced Figueroa dead at about 2:04 a.m.
Columbus police cruiser dash camera video shows Amazon shooter firing at officers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Columbus police officer's cruiser dash camera captured the moments police caught up with a suspect accused of opening fire in an Amazon facility and taking off. The video shows police boxing in the suspect's car. The suspect gets out of the driver's seat and...
More Ohioans could be committed to a hospital against their will under proposed law
Ohio lawmakers may expand the criteria for committing people to a hospital against their will. House Bill 249 would allow officers to hospitalize people if they refuse treatment or fail to take their medication, for example, have been diagnosed with one of five mental health conditions and are expected to "suffer mental deterioration"...
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