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Law enforcement officials, business owners, technologists, and education professionals gathered Oct. 12 at the Ohio Attorney General’s 2017 Law Enforcement Conference to talk about cybersecurity and the need for collaboration to fight cybercrime.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative reached a milestone in the fall as it surpassed 13,000 kits analyzed.

The Cyber Crimes Unit of the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is helping law enforcement agencies investigate crimes involving credit-card skimmers.

Each year, the Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference features an awards luncheon in which officers past and present, and community members who support law enforcement, are recognized for their achievements during the past year. The 2017 

OPOTA’s Advanced Training Section provides specialized instruction for peace officers in areas such as community relations, de-escalation, report writing, subject control, driving, and firearms-related courses. In addition to these topics, the advanced training staff also conducts instructor-level courses and scenario-based, simulation, and e-learning courses using various platforms and methods.

A new crime fighter has been unleashed to sniff out evidence in Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine traveled around the state Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 providing details of his 12-point plan to combat the opioid epidemic and get drugmakers to pay for it.

In the third installment of his “Ideas” series addressing the state’s opioid crisis, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine focused on the medical and treatment community.

The opioid epidemic is a human tragedy of epic proportion. The foster care system is bursting at the seams, jails are serving as detox centers, employers can’t find qualified applicants who can pass a drug test, and tragically, at least 15 Ohioans are dying from overdoses every day.

A new program from the Attorney General’s Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) is bringing free, scenario-based training to the doorsteps of local law enforcement agencies.