News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today offered consumer protection tips ahead of Ohio’s sales tax holiday, which runs this Friday through Sunday.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined the Cleveland Division of Police today to seek the public’s help in locating Zienup Sbeih-Maddox, 23, of Cleveland, who is wanted for multiple counts of grand theft and telecommunications fraud. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene announced today that an Ohio man has been arrested on charges connected to the death of a man who overdosed on fentanyl in April. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a consumer protection lawsuit against a man accused of repeatedly failing to deliver promised home improvement services to customers.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Steve Francis, and members of the Miami Valley Bulk Smuggling Task Force announced today the seizure of approximately 400 pounds of marijuana in connection with an investigation into a large-scale marijuana distribution organization operating between Dayton and Columbus. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a Port Clinton man has been sentenced to prison for stabbing a man to death in 2014. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today the application process is now open for Ohio law enforcement teams to apply for $3 million in new state grant money that will replicate or expand Drug Abuse Response Teams (DARTs) and Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to address the opioid epidemic in Ohio. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Akron Police Chief James Nice, Summit County Medical Examiner Lisa Kohler, M.D., and Akron Fire Chief Clarence Tucker today unveiled the forensic facial reconstruction of a man whose skull was found outside an abandoned home in Akron last year.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned consumers to beware of scams following the severe weather that hit Ohio this week.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined Ohio Senator Randy Gardner (R-Bowling Green), Lucas County Sheriff John Tharp, Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates, Colerain Township Administrator Daniel Meloy, and Cuyahoga Falls Police Chief Jack Davis this morning to announce details regarding $3 million in grants that will be used to help replicate or expand Drug Abuse Response Teams (DARTs) and Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to address the opioid epidemic in Ohio. The grant funding will support efforts similar to the QRTs in Colerain Township (Hamilton County) and Summit County, as well as the DART in Lucas County.