On the Job 

The Ohio Attorney General’s Heroin Unit, developed in 2013 to help law enforcement pursue high-level traffickers and to work with communities affected by the opiate epidemic, combines the talents of the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC), the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), the Special Prosecutions Section and drug-abuse outreach specialists. 

A former heroin addict who spoke at the “Taking Back Our Communities” conference and resource fair in Mason, Ohio, said his recovery was a “journey of a million tiny steps.” 

When an Amber Alert is issued, the vast resources of law enforcement and community unite with a passion to save a missing child. 

Project LINK (Linking Individuals Not Known) — in which DNA samples from family members of missing people are compared to DNA samples from human remains in an attempt to find a match — is part sleuthing and part science.

The Consumer Protection Section helps resolve consumer issues, keeps track of consumer complaints and assists law enforcement on consumer-related investigations. 

The Ohio Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section is a valuable law enforcement resource in the fight against multi-county scams. 

In an effort to help colleges and universities better respond to sexual assaults, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office recently dedicated $3 million in grants to improve advocacy programs, and conducted a series of investigation training sessions. 

As the Bureau of Criminal Investigation continues to make its way through untested rape kits as part of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative, Gov. John Kasich signed House Bill 6 to extend the statute of limitations for prosecution of sexual assault cases. 

The safety of children has always been my number one priority. 

A police sergeant who has seen his share of fatal car accidents involving young drivers believes he and fellow officers are saving lives by instructing students in the free Take Control Teen Driving Program in Medina County.