Officials now are trying to determine how many DNA profiles police or courts failed to collect as required by state law. It could be as many as 10,000. June 16, 2017 CLEVELAND, Ohio - DNA samples from thousands of people arrested or charged with felonies in Cuyahoga County since mid-2011 were never collected, or were not properly collected, and are...

guns, cash and drugs were unaccounted for Enter Article DATE HERE RIVERSIDE The Riverside Police Department's property room became a place where guns, cash and drugs were unaccounted for by the time Montgomery County Sheriff's Office officials this year declared it was "not in operational capacity," according to a Riverside police memorandum o...

They have already expanded the cooler once last year because space for 36 wasn't enough. It now holds 42 bodies. Enter Article DATE HERE DAYTON, Ohio -- For the second time this year, a coroner's office in Ohio has run out of space for dead bodies due to the opioid epidemic, CBS Pittsburgh reports. The Tribune-Review reports the Montgomery Cou...

Licking County Sheriff's Office Detective Captain Chris Slayman announced the arrest of Gustave Sapharas, 72, of Canton March 1, 2017 NEWARK - More than 25 years after the body of 20-year-old Bonita Parker was found near Pataskala, the person police believe to be responsible for her death is behind bars. Licking County Sheriff's Office Detective Ca...

Two BCI agents did a preliminary investigation of the evidence room about three weeks ago. January 25, 2017 CAMPBELL, Ohio - State agents working for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation or BCI have taken over the investigation into a Campbell police sergeant accused of tampering with evidence. Two BCI agents did a preliminary investigation of...

We had the snowy or staticky background, then the tape resumes six minutes later," Meadows told FOX19 NOW Investigative Reporter Jody Barr, describing the version the jury saw at trial. January 11th 2017 HAMILTON, OH (FOX19) - Jeff Meadows stood in his law firm's conference room watching that now-infamous Butler County Sheriff's Office dash cam vid...

Testing of backlogged rape evidence leads to hundreds of convictions Enter Article DATE HERE Hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits, also known as sexual assault kits (SAKs), languish in evidence storage facilities across the U.S. This backlog denies justice to victims and allows rapists the opportunity to continue to harm others. Based o...

Changes to how the Mount Vernon Police Department handles and disposes of evidence have been implemented in the wake of the FBI's investigation into former detective November 5, 2016 MOUNT VERNON — Changes to how the Mount Vernon Police Department handles and disposes of evidence have been implemented in the wake of the FBI's investigation into for...

Heroin isn't new in Cincinnati, but the recent surge in overdoses is being blamed on an even more potent drug called carfentanil. It's 100 times stronger than fentanyl, a more common synthetic opioid that is itself much stronger than heroin. Carfentanil is used to sedate elephants. It can be dangerous to even touch it without gloves. September 25, ...

Former Reynoldsburg Police Officer Shane Mauger was sentenced Friday to 33 months in prison for falsifying search warrant affidavits and stealing money and property from drug trafficking investigations. September 9, 2016 COLUMBUS, Ohio Former Reynoldsburg Police Officer Shane Mauger was sentenced Friday to 33 months in prison for falsifying search ...

Stierwalt asked for the investigation after local police chiefs in the county expressed concerns regarding alleged unusual behavior by Overmyer in prescription drug disposal drop box collections. The scope of the investigation quickly expanded into other allegations of wrongdoing. August 23, 2016 Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer has been indic...

Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer has been indicted on 43 counts involving drugs, theft and tampering with records following an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's office announced tonight. August 23, 2014 Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer has been indicted on 43 counts invol...

In Cuyahoga County alone, more than 515 defendants have been indicted following DNA testing conducted as part of the effort. August 9, 2016 OLUMBUS, OH — A status update on the progress of DNA testing being conducted as part of the Ohio Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative has been released. As of August 1, 2016, 294 law e...

The findagrave.com site lists his grave as being in West Beech Cemetery in the Alliance area. Aug. 7, 2016 CANTON Harry McDonough was born in 1898, served during World War I and died in 1953, a year after the Canton city directory listed him as an employee at U.S. Steel.Clarence O. Oswalt was just about a year old when he passed in 1911. The graves...

The DNA matches to the Combined DNA Index System were recovered from over 11,000 previously untested rape kits July 7, 2016 Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced that DNA testing done as part of his Sexual Assault Testing Initiative has resulted in over 4,000 matches of previous offenders already in the system. The DNA matc...

Police warned nationwide of fentanyl poisoning after two N.J. detectives inhaled a small amount. June 16, 2016 He and his partner were overcome by the effects of the opioid, which is often prescribed to alleviate end-of-life or cancer pain. "I thought that was it. I thought I was dying," the other detective said. "It felt like my body was shutting ...

The DNA profile of a man has been charged in connection with the 1996 rape of a 15-year-old girl in Akron. June 05, 2016 KRON, Ohio — Prosecutors filed a rape charge against a DNA profile in a 20-year-old cold case rape of a teenage girl walking home from babysitting. Akron police sent the attacker's DNA from a rape kit to the Ohio Bureau of Crimin...

The DNA profile of a man has been charged in connection with the 1996 rape of a 15-year-old girl in Akron. June 05, 2016 The DNA profile of a man has been charged in connection with the 1996 rape of a 15-year-old girl in Akron. Print Email By Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on June 05, 2016 at 4:01 PM, updated June ...

Thompson was hired by Cleveland police in 1994 and was most recently assigned to the property unit, Ciaccia said. She is suspended without  pay pending a conclusion of the criminal case May 20, 2016 CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland police officer has been arrested, accused of tampering with evidence and obstructing justice in connection with a s...

FOX19 NOW, fox19.comBYLINE: Jody Barr, Investigative Reporter4 VIDEOS Goshen, OH(FOX19 NOW Photo/Jody Barr)CLERMONT COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - In a press release issued Thursday morning, Clermont County prosecutor Vince Faris annou...

[WBNS-TV, WSYX-TV], Floor64, Techdirt, techdirt.comBYLINE: Tim CushingLINK: DEA_Audit.pdfColumbus, OHFrom the: 'controlled' substances, my-ass departmentLegal IssuesLet's start out with this story, which is graphically (and t...

Greene County Daily World, gcdailyworld.comBYLINE: Sabrina Westfall, EditorWorthington, OHThe former Worthington Deputy Marshal accused of taking money from an evidence locker was sentenced in Monroe County last week.Donald R...

The News-Messenger, thenews-messenger.com BYLINE: Craig Shoup, Reporter, cshoup@gannett,com Sandusky County, OH Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer and his sister Tracy Overmyer, Sandusky County Clerk of Courts. Photo: Moll...

The News-Messenger, thenews-messenger.com BYLINE: Craig Shoup, Reporter, Sandusky County, OH Kyle Overmyer, Sandusky County Sheriff. (Photo: Molly Corfman/The News-Messenger) FREMONT - County police chiefs ...

The Logan Daily News, logandaily.comBYLINE: TYLER BUCHANAN For The Logan Daily News, , OHA McArthur Police cruiser is seen in the Wild Turkey Festival Grande Parade. Courier file photoMcARTH...

The Plain Dealer, Northeast Ohio Media Group, cleveland.comBYLINE: Adam Ferrise, cleveland.comOctober 27, 2015Akron, OHRyan Peltan, 30, of Doylestown. Adam Ferrise, cleveland.comAKRON, Ohio — Police confiscated nearly two doz...

WXIX, FOX19 NOW, fox19.comBYLINE: Jody Barr, Investigative ReporterVideoGoshen Township, OH(FOX19 NOW)GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - UPDATE: FOX19 NOW has obtained raw interview audio recordings of the two Goshen police office...

The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), STATE AND REGIONAL NEWSBYLINE: Bridget Tharp, The Blade, Toledo, OhioToledo, OHOct. 06--Most of the stolen flat-screen televisions, confiscated firearms and samurai swords, and shoplifted retail clot...

Dayton News, hcnonline.comChambers County, OHKevin Edison SmithFourteen years after the lifeless body of 13-year-old Krystal Jean Baker was discovered lying beneath the Trinity River Bridge on Interstate 10 on March 5, 1996, ...

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio), NEWSBYLINE: Jennifer Baker and Quan TruongLincoln Heights, OHLINCOLN HEIGHTS - By the end of the week, Lincoln Heights will lose another police chief embroiled in yet another controversy in thi...

Toledo Blade (Ohio), City Final Edition, SECOND NEWS; Pg. B1BYLINE: BRIDGET THARP BLADE STAFF WRITERToledo, OHGoods are sold, claimed for city's use Most of the stolen flat-screen televisions, confiscated firearms and samurai...

The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register, news-register.netBYLINE: MIKE HUGHESLink to ArticleMartins Ferry, OHA state audit of the city of Martins Ferry's finances recently revealed that more than $2,000 is missing from the...

fox19.comLink to ArticleFelicity, OHBATAVIA, OH (FOX19) - A former captain with the Felicity Police Department was sentenced Monday on a tampering with evidence charge.Delmas "Gee" Pack, 42, was given two years of probation a...

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH www.dispatch.comBYLINE: Randy LudlowLink to ArticleFayette County, OHA former Fayette County deputy sheriff pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing $29,903 in cash from the office's property room.Douglas Co...

fox19.comLink to ArticleLink to VideoFelicity, OHDelmas "Gee" Pack (Source: Clermont County Jail)BATAVIA, OH (FOX19) - Bond was set Friday morning for a Felicity Police captain who is facing tampering with evidence charges.Ca...

COLUMBUS nbc4i, Media General Communications Holdings, LLCLink to ArticleOne VideoFairfield County, OHLANCASTER, Ohio --Each day, murders, rapes, other serious crimes take place. In nearly all of those cases, evidence is coll...

Cleveland Daily Banner, clevelandbanner.comBYLINE: DAVID DAVISCleveland, OHA city police officer was dismissed from his job Friday afternoon for what Cleveland Police Chief Wes Snyder described as a matter concerning the chai...

Cleveland Daily Banner, clevelandbanner.comBYLINE: DAVID DAVIS, Managing EditorLink to ArticleCleveland, OHA Cleveland police officer dismissed for mishandling evidence is appealing the decision to City Manager Janice Casteel...

fox19.comLink to ArticleFelicity, OHCaptain Delmas "Gee" Pack Clermont County JailFELICITY, OH (FOX19) - A Felicity Police Captain was arrested and charged Thursday evening for tampering with evidence by the Clermont County S...

WKRC-TV - Cincinnati, local12.comLink to ArticleOne VideoFelicity, OHFelicity Police Officer Delmas Pack is accused of tampering with evidence. (Clermont County Sheriff, WKRC-TV)A Felicity Police officer, accused of tampering...

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)BYLINE: Jennifer BakerFelicity, OHFELICITY - A veteran police captain facing up to five years in prison if he's found guilty of a drug-related charge of tampering with evidence was released from ...

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)BYLINE: By, Quan TruongLincoln Heights, OHLINCOLN HEIGHTS - At the urging of the police chief, the village of Lincoln Heights will be paying for a third party to come in and audit the police depa...

USA Today, Cincinnati.com, news.cincinnati.comBYLINE: Keith BieryGolickGoshen Township, OHHausermannGOSHEN — At least $15,000 and blank money orders are missing from the Goshen Township Police Department’s evidence room, acco...

USA Today, Cincinnati.com, news.cincinnati.comBYLINE: Keith BieryGolickGoshen Township, OHAt least $15,000 and blank money orders are missing from the Goshen Police Department's evidence room. Township trustees recently direc...

Ohio/Oklahoma Hearst Television Inc., KOCO-TV, koco.comBethany, OKInvestigation began March 7, agents sayPolice lightsBETHANY, Okla. — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said it is investigating allegations of missing...

WBNS-TV, 10tv.comFayette County, OHCOLUMBUS, Ohio - A DARE officer and deputy in Fayette County has resigned after being interviewed over a fund discrepancy and missing items from a property room.Deputy Dennis Cotner cited "p...

Sinclair Broadcast Group, CBS News, local12.comHamilton County, OHMichael Esposito, property room supervisor for the Hamilton County Sheriff, is accused of stealing from the property room. (Hamilton County Sheriff, WKRC-TV) T...

Springfield News-Sun, springfieldnewssun.comBYLINE: Andrew McGinn, Staff Writer, to ArticleSpringfield & Clark County, OHA ‘right decision based on the economy.’ Other departments say confiscated ...

The Plain Dealer, blog.cleveland.comBYLINE: Pat Galbincea, The Plain DealerLink to ArticleEuclid, OHEuclid -- Jim Repicky has been a police officer for 32 years, but two of his worst days occurred in the past four years.Eight...