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The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC) voted May 12 to give its executive director the ability to revoke the certification of any dysfunctional law enforcement K-9 unit.

A project conducted by researchers at Case Western Reserve University shows that the Ohio Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative not only brings criminals to justice, but also saves communities money in the long run.

The Appeals Section of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office was awarded a Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for its work on Sheriff v. Gillie.

Skeletal remains found on March 22 in Lorain County were recently identified through the Ohio Attorney General’s Project LINK (Linking Individuals Not Known).

The section strives to uphold lawfully imposed death sentences, assists county prosecutors at the trial level in death penalty cases when requested, and defends the state in federal civil rights litigation brought by inmates.

In an effort to prevent high-speed pursuits, the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office purchased a high-tech solution: GPS tags and launchers which reduce pursuit risks to officers and bystanders.

United States v. Crumpton, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 9993 (6th Cir. June 2, 2016)
In this case, the 6^th Circuit Court of Appeals addressed whether an officer is required to tell a suspect, as part of the Miranda rights, that he or she has a right to stop answering questions at any time.

Organizers of the Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony are seeking the names of those who died in the line of duty before 2015 but have yet to be recognized.

Before creating a model vehicle pursuit policy that can be used by law enforcement throughout the state, members of the Attorney General's Advisory Group on Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuits spent some time recently chasing suspects — in a simulator.

Bowling Green State University (BGSU) and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office have been awarded a grant of almost $440,000 to identify ways to streamline the analytical process of testing Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs).