News Releases

Salon professionals throughout Ohio are being trained to help prevent domestic violence and assist victims through the free “Cut It Out” training offered by the Crime Victim Section of the office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Ohio Board of Cosmetology.

Governor John R. Kasich and Attorney General Mike DeWine received notification from Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, announcing the designation of Adams and Scioto counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA).

Today, the Ohio Casino Control Commission voted to have the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) provide security and safety services to casinos in Cleveland and Toledo.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that an investigation initiated by his newly established Economic Crimes Division has led to the execution of search warrants in Tampa, Florida and Springfield, Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and representatives from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Outdoor Advertising Association of Ohio today unveiled an electronic billboard PSA campaign to remind Ohioans to dispose of unused and expired medications on National Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 29, 2011.

Officers from the Knox and Morrow County Sheriff’s Offices and BCI Special Agents received awards today at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference.

A retired Garfield Heights Police Officer and a Northeast Ohio Sex Trafficking Task Force received awards today at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference.

A Mahoning Valley Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper received an award for valor today at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference.

Ten officers from five separate Central Ohio law enforcement agencies received awards today at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference.

Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly and 9 other members of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the German Township Police Division received a Distinguished Law Enforcement Valor Award at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference today.