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Man charged with knife attack on woman


Man charged with knife attack on woman

What happens when someone is arrested and charged with a crime? When someone is arrested and charged with a crime, the police follow a protocol that includes reading the Miranda rights. A woman waiting for her flight at Newark Liberty International Airport suffered a severe cut to her face when she was attacked by a […]

Javier Ventura Sanchez, 20, shot in Home Depot parking lot


Javier Ventura Sanchez, 20, shot in Home Depot parking lot

Ohio Weekly News Recap: The Columbus Dispatch’s Top Headlines Here are some stories you may have missed on Dispatch.com and in the print edition of the Columbus Dispatch. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for a gunman who shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a Home Depot store in […]

Teens charged with gun shoplifting in Union Township – burglary involving car


Teens charged with gun shoplifting in Union Township – burglary involving car

The third attempt was successful on Sunday: Police arrested four teenagers who had driven a stolen car into a warehouse in Eastgate and stolen several firearms. Union Township Police Lt. Scott Blankenship said officers were called around 6:10 a.m. after an alarm went off at the Sportsman Warehouse on Eastgate Drive. All four suspects face […]

Which cities in Ohio have the best and worst life expectancies?


Which cities in Ohio have the best and worst life expectancies?

Where Ohio residents live indicates their life expectancy. Life expectancy varies by zip code, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Across Ohio, life expectancy ranges from 60 years in a Columbus neighborhood to just over 89 years in a northeast Ohio city. In general, the life expectancy of Ohio residents […]

Two charged with murder


Two charged with murder

Brockton: Surveillance video shows shooting at Hibachi Sushi Supreme The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office has reviewed surveillance video of the fatal shooting at the Hibachi Sushi Supreme Buffet. BROCKTON – Two men have been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred at a Brockton restaurant earlier this year, Plymouth County […]

George Nelson Sr., owner of Pa & Ma’s Backyard BBQ, killed


George Nelson Sr., owner of Pa & Ma’s Backyard BBQ, killed

VIDEO: Pa & Ma’s Backyard BBQ reopens after fatal shooting Pa & Ma’s Backyard BBQ is back to business as owner George Nelson Sr. would have wished after the shooting that killed him on August 21, 2024. INDIANAPOLIS — Less than 12 hours after George Barnett Nelson Sr. was shot and killed on the city’s […]

Firearms stolen from two Florence stores; $10,000 offered for information


Firearms stolen from two Florence stores; ,000 offered for information

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Louisville Field Division is offering up to $10,000 for information related to the break-ins at two gun stores in northern Kentucky last weekend, according to a press release. On Saturday, around 4:30 a.m., a car forced its way through the front door of Triggers Firearms at 151 […]

Damon Roberts, 20, of Oakland, arrested in connection with the shooting and wounding of his sleeping father at home


Damon Roberts, 20, of Oakland, arrested in connection with the shooting and wounding of his sleeping father at home

OAKLAND – Authorities have released the name of the suspect arrested in connection with a shooting earlier this month in Oakland that left a father of two injured as he slept in his home. The suspect – identified as 20-year-old Damon Roberts of Oakland – was arrested Monday in Richmond, the Oakland Housing Authority Police […]

Prosecutor announces charges against ‘Memphis gangster’ for spectacular gun store break-in in 2023


Prosecutor announces charges against ‘Memphis gangster’ for spectacular gun store break-in in 2023

SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi (WMC) – DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton says a 23-year-old “Memphis gangster” has been indicted on charges related to a high-profile break-in at a Southaven gun store and jewelry store that occurred over a year ago. Surveillance video caught thieves robbing the Guns & Fine Jewelry store in Southaven on March 10, […]

Texas House of Representatives committee could support increased use of non-lethal weapons by law enforcement


Texas House of Representatives committee could support increased use of non-lethal weapons by law enforcement

AUSTIN, Texas — The use of non-lethal weapons by law enforcement has drawn a polarized response, particularly during the 2020 protests following the killing of George Floyd. Texas lawmakers could push for greater implementation of these weapons. Non-lethal devices represent a broad category of tools used by police officers to apprehend suspects without causing death, […]