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The head of the FBI honored the leader of a Columbus nonprofit that seesk to bridge the gap between police and the community

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Books and Badges is going bilingual. The program started as a partnership between Columbus Division of Police and The Starfish Assignment organization in 2019, and now they’re launching Books and Badges en Espanol. Columbus police read books in Spanish to 170 children at St. Mary Magdalene School in the Hilltop section […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Division of Police is giving something good to hundreds of city children in the form of free, brand-new winter coats. The giveaway is part of an annual partnership between AEP Ohio and Starfish Assignment, a group that builds police-community relationships. Officers expect to distribute nearly 700 coats this year, […]

Hundreds of families in Linden will be receiving a free Thanksgiving meal through a community partnership with the Columbus Division of Police and Starfish Assignmen

The former manager of the Linden Community Center is sweet on the Northeast Side neighborhood.

When officers go out on calls, they will hand out baskets to the children they feel need something.

“The folks who got promoted today are going to be influencing the division for a generation. It's really exciting to see,” said newly sworn-in Deputy Chief Tim Myers

An anonymous donation to a Licking County nonprofit helped provide 450 coats to elementary age children ahead of Christmas.

Newark City Schools students were paired with a Newark police officer or C-TEC criminal justice student for Christmas shopping at the Newark Walmart.

COLUMBUS, OH (PRWEB) November 16, 2022 -- On November 9, Deputy Chief Jennifer Knight participated in the Books & Badges program by reading to a class of