News Releases

Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly and 9 other members of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the German Township Police Division received a Distinguished Law Enforcement Valor Award at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference today.

Ten officers from five separate Central Ohio law enforcement agencies received awards today at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference.

A Mahoning Valley Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper received an award for valor today at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference.

Officers from the Knox and Morrow County Sheriff’s Offices and BCI Special Agents received awards today at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference.

Governor John R. Kasich and Attorney General Mike DeWine received notification from Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, announcing the designation of Adams and Scioto counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA).

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that an investigation initiated by his newly established Economic Crimes Division has led to the execution of search warrants in Tampa, Florida and Springfield, Ohio.

A home-improvement scam prosecuted as a criminal offense led to a guilty plea by James Burchett of Amelia, Ohio, who was sentenced today in Hamilton County Court to 18 months in prison.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed charges in court seeking the temporary shutdown of a Columbus petroleum product refinery for ongoing air pollution violations that have caused substantial odor nuisances. On behalf of Ohio EPA, DeWine filed Written Charges of Contempt against Heartland Petroleum in Franklin County Environmental Court for violating previous orders which prohibit the company from releasing uncontrolled emissions and causing a public odor nuisance.

A retired Garfield Heights Police Officer and a Northeast Ohio Sex Trafficking Task Force received awards today at the 2011 Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine was onsite today as Fugitive Safe Surrender Richland County began in Mansfield. The event is taking place at the Oasis of Love Church, 190 Chester Ave., from October 5th through 8th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.