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The Franklin County's Sheriff Office still has not said why the car Daveonte Dixon was a passenger in was pulled over by Mifflin Township Police last week. Dixon allegedly shot and injured two Mifflin Township Police officers and led national, state and local police on a three-day manhunt.

Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9 President Brian Steel thinks Franklin County prosecutors may have mishandled a prior criminal case involving Daveonte Dixon. Dixon pleaded guilty in 2024 to multiple felony charges, but was only given community control. Dixon allegedly shot and injured two police officers during a traffic stop Wednesday evening.

The Investigative Reporters and Editors organization nominated Ginther and four other public officials or agencies.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine outlined the recommendations at the Ohio Department of Public Safety Monday morning.

A toxicology report found dental patient Michael Beesler had bupivacaine, an anesthetic; cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine; and promethazine, which is used to treat nausea during sedation, in his system.

A male officer claimed Groveport Police Chief Casey Adams harassed him, but a third-party investigation found no city policy or state and federal laws had been violated.

A dentist is under investigation by the Grove City Police Department and the Ohio State Dental Board after a 61-year-old patient died in February after being sedated for a routine procedure.

The Whitehall Division of Police and the regional police union have been fighting ever since the department fired a union grievance officer in July who conducted a survey that was critical of Whitehall's police chief.

Pataskala police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in the northwest section of the city.

Since July, Circleville has fired an officer, placed its police chief on paid leave and fired its safety director just seven days after he was hired.