/tags/police-misconduct Police Misconduct en-US Copyright Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:52:21 GMT /news/2025-03-05/fired-columbus-police-officer-says-he-will-fight-against-termination-and-sue-the-city Spencer Badger was fired from the Columbus Division of Police for downloading body camera footage from the city's system without submitting a public records request. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:52:21 GMT /news/2025-03-05/fired-columbus-police-officer-says-he-will-fight-against-termination-and-sue-the-city George Shillcock /news/2024-06-14/two-columbus-police-officers-fired-one-assaulted-a-teen-one-engaged-in-sex-with-kroger-employee Columbus police fired Officer Donovan Bever for actions he took while arresting a 14-year-old boy in February. Officer Robert Spann was fired in an unrelated incident for having a sexual relationship with an employee at a Kroger store. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:31:05 GMT /news/2024-06-14/two-columbus-police-officers-fired-one-assaulted-a-teen-one-engaged-in-sex-with-kroger-employee George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-03-26/circleville-places-acting-police-chief-on-leave-as-city-reels-from-investigations-into-top-officials 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. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:12:21 GMT /politics-government/2024-03-26/circleville-places-acting-police-chief-on-leave-as-city-reels-from-investigations-into-top-officials George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-03-21/fired-circleville-safety-director-accuses-mayor-and-police-department-of-misconduct Mayor Michelle Blanton allegedly hired Steven Wilkinson in secret before firing him seven days later just days after the city placed Police Chief Shawn Baer on paid leave for a misconduct investigation. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:43:04 GMT /politics-government/2024-03-21/fired-circleville-safety-director-accuses-mayor-and-police-department-of-misconduct George Shillcock /news/2024-02-09/circleville-settles-with-victim-and-fired-officer-who-instructed-police-dog-to-attack-truck-driver In two separate settlements, the city of Circleville is giving Jaddarius Rose $225,000 and former Circleville Police Officer Ryan Speakman $40,000 and an opportunity to purchase the K-9 Serj for $1. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:05:32 GMT /news/2024-02-09/circleville-settles-with-victim-and-fired-officer-who-instructed-police-dog-to-attack-truck-driver George Shillcock /2023-01-30/cuyahoga-prosecutor-has-process-for-tracking-cops-with-credibility-concerns-is-it-enough Under Michael O'Malley, the prosecutor's office began collecting information on police officer misconduct and automatically turning that information over to defense. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /2023-01-30/cuyahoga-prosecutor-has-process-for-tracking-cops-with-credibility-concerns-is-it-enough Matthew Richmond /news/2021-06-09/three-columbus-police-officers-charged-for-actions-during-2020-summer-protests Columbus Special Prosecutor Kathleen Garber and independent investigator Rick Wozniak announced that they have charged three Columbus Division of Police officers for misconduct during the 2020 summer protests in Columbus sparked by the murder of George Floyd. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:34:18 GMT /news/2021-06-09/three-columbus-police-officers-charged-for-actions-during-2020-summer-protests Adora Namigadde /news/2020-11-05/new-franklin-county-prosecutor-commits-to-greater-diversity-police-oversight Newly elected Franklin County Prosecutor Gary Tyack says the first item on his agenda is diversifying the staff within prosecutor's office."I want to have… Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-11-05/new-franklin-county-prosecutor-commits-to-greater-diversity-police-oversight Debbie Holmes /2020-06-18/are-prosecutors-too-cozy-with-police-some-das-say-campaign-contributions-need-to-end Some California district attorneys say accepting campaign money from police unions creates the appearance of a conflict of interest, both real and perceived, when investigating police. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:06:19 GMT /2020-06-18/are-prosecutors-too-cozy-with-police-some-das-say-campaign-contributions-need-to-end Eric Westervelt /news/2020-06-17/gov-mike-dewine-calls-for-chokehold-ban-independent-probes-into-police-shootings Gov. Mike DeWine is asking the Ohio General Assembly to ban chokeholds, except in life-or-death situations, and to require independent investigations for… Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:26:32 GMT /news/2020-06-17/gov-mike-dewine-calls-for-chokehold-ban-independent-probes-into-police-shootings Gabe Rosenberg, Andrew Welsh-Huggins