On the Job 

In what Prosecutor Andrew Wilson calls “the most logistically complex case in the history of Clark County,” a bookkeeper embezzled more than $1.7 million from a Springfield manufacturing company over a span of 10 years, writing more than 1,000 corporation checks to herself, her creditors, and even her grown children’s creditors. She was sentenced in March to eight years in prison and ordered to make full restitution.

The Attorney General’s Two Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance offers Ohio’s victim advocates and others in the criminal justice community a variety of unique and compelling professional development opportunities. Registration is now open for the conference, scheduled for May 12–13 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus.

I was raised in a family that placed extraordinary emphasis on customer service. My grandparents ran a small seed business in Yellow Springs, and my parents built the operation into a leading exporter of seed grains and grasses. That doesn’t happen without caring deeply about your customers’ satisfaction, and I’ll be forever grateful to my parents and grandparents for passing that value on to me.

Mary Davis brings experience in local law enforcement and curriculum development to her position as head of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy. Here, she shares insight and plans for OPOTA.

A new link on the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy webpage provides information on courses that meet the 2014 Continuing Professional Training (CPT) requirement related to crimes against families.

More than 100 people have faced felony charges for scamming Ohioans since the Attorney General’s Economic Crimes Unit formed three years ago, and 64 have been convicted so far. These crimes target honest, trusting people — many of them elderly — and often take more time than local law enforcement agencies can invest without assistance.

One law enforcement officer who died in 2013 and six who lost their lives in the line of duty in years past will be honored at this year’s Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony. The 27th annual ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. May 1 at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London.

One of the most important takeaways from a series of 15 community forums Attorney General Mike DeWine is conducting on Ohio’s heroin epidemic is the need to bring all players to the table.

Homicide investigators arrive at a suspect’s home and identify a murder scene. Also present when they arrive are officers guarding both the scene and the suspect. Can the home, including cupboards, drawers, and closets that are all inaccessible to the suspect, be searched? The answer is no, even though many believe that the urgency of the situation gives rise to a “homicide exception” to the warrant requirement.  

Outreach focuses on services, funding for crime victims
 
The Attorney General’s Crime Victim Services Section is reaching out to audiences around the state to draw attention to its many services as well as assistance available through the Ohio Victims of Crime Compensation Fund.