Ohio Attorney General's Strategies to End Youth Homelessness Symposium

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine held a symposium to focus on developing strategies to end youth homelessness in Ohio.

Lorain County Drug Abuse Community Forum

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited Lorain County Community College to hold a drug abuse community forum.

Students Learn Dangers of Texting and Driving

Madison County Sheriff Jim Sabin conducted a hands-on distracted driving experience at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy for more than a dozen Madison County High School students.

Thirty-Nine Indicted Following Marion Drug Investigation

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven M. Dettelbach, Federal Bureau of Investigation Cleveland Division Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony, Marion Police Chief Bill Collins, Marion County Sheriff Tim Bailey, and Marion County Prosecutor Brent Yager announced today that more than three dozen people are now facing charges as a result of a large-scale investigation focusing on the trafficking and possession of drugs in Marion, Ohio.
Thirty-nine individuals were indicted on a total of 125 felony and misdemeanor charges last week.  The indictments, which were unsealed today, primarily surround the sale and/or possession of heroin, cocaine, and prescription drugs such as Percocet, Vicodin and Xanax. The charges follow the February indictments of 19 others who are facing federal charges in connection with the investigation.

Lima Drug Abuse Community Forum

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited Lima Community Church to hold a drug abuse community forum.

Ohio Organized Crime Task Force Seizes Cocaine, Approximately $300,000 Following Traffic Stops

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer, Warren County Sheriff Larry Sims, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Hayes announced today that an ongoing investigation has led to the seizure of more than a quarter of a million dollars and nearly 50 pounds of cocaine.

Authorities with the Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force, which is part of the Ohio Attorney General's Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, confiscated the majority of the evidence following two separate, but related traffic stops in Montgomery County last week.

Open Meetings Act Overview

A general discussion of Ohio's Open Meetings Act, which mandates that a "public body" conducts its official business in meetings open to the public, including discussion on how to determine who is a "public body" subject to the Act, and what obligations the Act imposes on a public body.