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Immediate safety net of support: Trauma recovery team, Cleveland police team up

​In 2018, Cmdr. Brandon Kutz of the Cleveland Division of Police moved some new workers into the headquarters of his Fourth District.

5/1/2020

Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System will keep survivors informed

By this time next year, victims of sexual assault across Ohio should be able to anonymously check whether their examination kit evidence has been sent to a law enforcement agency or to a crime lab for testing.

5/1/2020

A letter from Dave Yost: Helping police is essential during pandemic

While many in our state work from home and practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, our safety forces don’t have those luxuries. 

5/1/2020

Gone but never forgotten: Remembering 2019's fallen officers

Because of coronavirus concerns, the Attorney General’s Office followed the lead of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in canceling the Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony. But that doesn’t mean we should postpone honoring the officers who gave their lives in 2019 to protect the people of Ohio. Here are the three killed last year in the line of duty:

5/1/2020

Violent Offender Registry reaches one-year mark

​Ohio’s Violent Offender Registry has been “live” for a year and contains 804 records.

5/1/2020

Death penalty report shows downward trend

​In 2019, trials in Ohio resulted in death sentences for six people, the most since 2010 and a rare total for the decade, according to the 2019 Capital Crimes Annual Report.

5/1/2020

School threat assessment training now available

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has produced video training to help law enforcement officers work with schools to create threat assessment teams, a proven method of preventing school violence.

5/1/2020