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Attorney General DeWine Announces More than 3,000 Sexual Assault Kits Tested by BCI

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that forensic scientists with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) have now tested more than 3,000 previously untested rape kits as part of the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative.

3/6/2014

Attorney General DeWine Announces Seven Indicted in Scam; New Scam Prevention Efforts Announced For Ohio Seniors

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced indictments in connection with an organized scam that targeted elderly victims in Ohio, along with new scam prevention efforts to protect Ohio seniors during National Consumer Protection Week. 

3/4/2014

More than 100 Charges Filed in Connection to Cellphone Store Break-ins in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that six adults and two juveniles are now facing felony charges for what investigators believe are at least 61 related cellphone store break-ins in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. 

3/3/2014

Attorney General’s Concealed Carry Report Shows Record Number of Licenses Issued in 2013

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today issued a report indicating that more than 145,000 concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2013, the largest number since licenses were first issued in 2004.

2/28/2014

Heroin Recognition and Investigation Training for Law Enforcement Begins

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that new training developed to assist law enforcement officers in the fight against the heroin epidemic is now available.

2/28/2014

Guilty Pleas Entered in Steubenville Theft Case

One of the defendants indicted by the Steubenville special grand jury on charges unrelated to the rape case has pleaded guilty today, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced.

2/26/2014

Attorney General DeWine Seeks Restitution from Sports League Seller

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against Old Skool Sports LLC, of Pataskala, and its owner for failing to deliver league sports memberships it sold to consumers. 

2/26/2014

Attorney General DeWine Issues Auto-Title Loan Advisory

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today urged consumers to carefully consider the terms and conditions of auto-title loans.  

2/26/2014

Sex Offender Arrested in Connection with Child Pornography Investigation

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that a registered sex offender living in Fairfield, Ohio, has been taken into custody following a child pornography investigation. 

2/25/2014

Attorney General DeWine Awards Nearly $1 Million in Rape Crisis Program Grant Funding

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that he has awarded 25 rape crisis centers in Ohio with a total of nearly $1 million in new grant funding.  

2/21/2014
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