CDP: Officers May Not Wear Muslim Headscarves
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman says he supports Police Chief Kim Jacobs' decision to ban officers from wearing headscarves for religious reasons.
View ArticleExtra Police Will Be At Columbus' Pride Festival
Columbus police chief Kim Jacobs says additional officers will provide security for this weekend's Pride Festival, which is one of the largest in the Midwest.
View ArticleColumbus Police And City Officials Speak About Latest Shooting
Columbus police and city officials say they will be transparent during the investigation into last night's fatal shooting of a 13-year-old by a Columbus officer.
View ArticleCity Council President Welcomes Possible Federal Probe Of Police Shootings
A day after the People's Justice Project and other protestors packed City Hall and halted a Columbus City Council meeting, relatives of two African-Americans killed by police met with reporters.
View ArticleActivists Plan Another City Hall Demonstration Next Week
The future of the white Columbus police officer who shot and killed a 13-year-old African-American boy is still unclear.
View ArticleAG Won't Prosecute Allegations Of Racism Against Columbus Cop
The Ohio Attorney General's office is declining to prosecute civil rights allegations against the Columbus Division of Police in the wake of two cases of alleged racism by a white officer.
View ArticleMore Women Becoming Chiefs Of Police, But Group Says More Work Needs To Be Done
A growing number of women are heading police departments in the United States.
View ArticleCity Settles Excessive Force, Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit Against Police
The City of Columbus will pay a man 50 thousand dollars to settle his lawsuit against police for wrongful arrest and excessive use of force.
View ArticleColumbus Police Delete 100 Thousand Cruiser Camera Videos
Columbus police are investigating what the police chief calls an employee's accidental deletion of 100 thousand dashboard camera video files.
View ArticleCity Adding Backup Procedures After Deletion Of Police Dashcam Videos
Columbus technology department officials say they are upgrading procedures to ensure police videos are not accidentally deleted in the future.
View ArticlePolice Chief Hoping For Swift Investigation Into Officer's Kicking Incident
Columbus Mayor Andy Ginther and Police Chief Kim Jacobs spoke to the media this afternoon regarding the reassignment of an officer shown kicking a suspect in the head.
View ArticleActivist Group Calls For Firings Of Police Chief And Cop Seen On Video...
The local activist group called the People’s Justice Project has called for Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs to be fired.
View ArticleProtestors Call For Firing Of Columbus Cop, Police Chief
Dozens of protestors interrupted a Columbus City Council community meeting last night, calling for the firing of Columbus Police Officer Zachary Rosen, who recently was captured on video kicking a...
View ArticleArbitrator Says Columbus Cop Who Made Racially-Charged Comments Should Be...
An arbitrator has ordered the Columbus Division of Police to re-hire the white sergeant accused of using racial slurs and threatening to kill two black officers.
View ArticleJacobs Responds To Complaints That Protestors Were Mistreaded By CDP
Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs posted a video on social media Tuesday addressing the arrests last week at Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman's Columbus office.
View ArticleACLU Says CDP Used Excessive Force On Immigration Protestors
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has filed a lawsuit against Columbus Police and the city, alleging officers used excessive force on demonstrators protesting President Trump’s travel ban on...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Student In Scioto School Shooting
A Columbus Scioto High School student has been charged with improperly discharging a firearm in a school safety zone.
View ArticleProtestors Call For Swift Probe Of Problematic Arrest By Columbus Police
A cellphone video of a violent arrest by white Columbus police officers of a black man in early September prompted more than two-dozen people to stage a protest at last night's Columbus City Council...
View ArticleOfficer On Desk Duty For Comments Made Following Davis Arrest
A Columbus police officer has been relieved of duty pending investigation of comments he made to other officers about how he would have choked a suspect who resisted arrest.
View ArticleMore Columbus Cops To Get Crisis Intervention Training
Columbus officials, including the Mayor, Police Chief and Safety Director, have been holding neighborhood roundtables over the last month to develop ways to improve police-community relations and...
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