News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that cyber crime agents with the Attorney General's Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) now have a new tool to help local law enforcement agencies investigate crimes involving credit card skimmers.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness, and the Ohio Optical Dispensers Board have joined forces to warn consumers about the dangers of wearing decorative contact lenses without a valid prescription this Halloween season. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that his office's Crime Victim Services Section, in partnership with the Ohio Domestic Violence Network, was awarded a grant to help at-risk Ohio children and youth.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court agreed to take his appeal in Ohio v. American Express:

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that he is awarding $85.5 million to 367 crime victim service providers across Ohio as part of the "Ohio Attorney General's Expanding Services and Empowering Victims Initiative."

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today honored several law enforcement professionals with Distinguished Law Enforcement Achievement Awards during the Ohio Attorney General's Law Enforcement Conference in Columbus.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today unveiled a new law enforcement training program aimed at bringing customized, low-cost scenario-based training to law enforcement agencies across the state.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that more than 13,000 sexual assault kits have now been analyzed as part of a special Attorney General's Office initiative to test thousands of previously untested rape kits in the state of Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today a unique new crime-fighting tool that is now available to help Ohio law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations. Reptar, a 22-month-old black Labrador Retriever, is the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s new Electronic Detection K-9.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, the State Library of Ohio, and the Ohio Library Council today announced a new effort aimed at increasing awareness about opioid abuse and addiction.