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Staffing levels are at a concerning level for the Columbus Division of Police.

Staffing levels are at a concerning level for the Columbus Division of Police.

The union representing 1,900 Columbus police officers have approved a tentative new contract with the city that includes a 14% pay raise over the next three years, a union official confirmed Sunday. The voting took place over several days last week and was tabulated late Saturday evening, said Keith Ferrell, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capitol City Lodge No. 9. He said the union would not elaborate further - including releasing the vote totals - until after the deal also is appr...

Police: Traffic stops down 80% in Columbus According to a study, there were more than 3,000 traffic stops in January 2019 compared to less than 500 for January 2021. Author: Lacey Crisp Updated: 5:10 PM EDT June 3, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police have seen an 80% drop in traffic stops in 2021 compared to 2019.  According to police, fewer people were getting pulled over.  “The magnitude of the drop was rather surprising,” said Columbus Police Acting ...

Elaine Bryant, 48, has been a deputy chief in Detroit. She was one of four finalists for the position.

Elaine Bryant, 48, has been a deputy chief in Detroit. She was one of four finalists for the position.

Columbus Division of Police sees higher number of officers fleeing the department Through the middle of April this year, about the same number of Columbus police officers retired as did the whole year in 2019. Author: Lacey Crisp Updated: 4:30 PM EDT May 7, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — At roughly five months into 2021, the Columbus Division of Police has seen nearly as many officers retire from the department as were reported for the entire year of 2019.  The rate th...

Mother of Black teen fatally shot by police wants ‘world to know Ma’Khia was beautiful’ Ma’Khia Bryant’s cousins remembered the Black teenager fatally shot by police in Ohio as “a good student, a good person” whose life was unnecessarily cut short by “disproportionate and unjustified use of force.” “As a family we are all saddened by the tragic and unnecessary death of Ma’Khia,” cousins Don Bryant and Deja Torrence said in a public appeal for justice. “She was loved by...

Relatives of MaKhia Bryant, Black teen fatally shot by police, appeal for justice By: CNN MaKhia Bryants cousins remembered the Black teenager fatally shot by police in Ohio as "a good student, a good person" whose life was unnecessarily cut short by "disproportionate and unjustified use of force." Students and demonstrators march on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio on April 21 to protest her killing. By Ray Sanchez...

A man wanted on warrants died Monday afternoon in a shootout with police in the emergency department at at Mount Carmel St. Ann's hospital in Westerville.