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Two people inside a stolen vehicle were taken into custody Thursday afternoon after crashing into police cruisers and another parked vehicle in a Target parking lot.

Updated: 2:14 PM EDT May 24, 2021 The mayor, along with Interim Police Chief Michael Woods and Deputy Chief Tim Becker with the Columbus Division of Police, held a press conference Monday to provide an update on the shooting. You can watch the briefing below: Deputy Chief Woods said dispatchers started receiving calls Saturday night around 10 p.m. regarding noise complaints at the park. Police described the gathering as a "pop-up party" that was not sanctioned by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department. By 10:39 p.m., more calls complained of a larger crowd and there was ...

Columbus Police Identifies Officer Who Fatally Shot 16-Year-Old Ma’Khia Bryant The Columbus Division of Police in Ohio on Wednesday identified the officer who shot and killed a 16-year-old girl after she tried to stab two other females with a knife. The officer is identified as Nicholas Reardon who has been with the division for one year. He has been taken off his Zone 2 Patrol assignment for the time being as the Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) conducts a review of the incident, following a recent agreement with the city. The Columbus police released initial footage of t...

UPDATE 2-Ohio probes police shooting of Black teenage girl caught on camera Reuters 4 days ago (Adds Bryant's medical treatment, student protest details) By Gaelen Morse and Gabriella Borter COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 21 (Reuters) - State investigators in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday were probing the fatal police shooting of a Black teenage girl in a confrontation caught on body-camera video that appeared to show her holding a knife and lunging at two people. The girl, identified by police as 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant, was shot on Tuesday around the same time a Minneapolis jury convicted a whit...

Chief Cocke County Sheriffs Deputy Derrick Woods has been named the 2020 East Tennessee Deputy of the Year by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office(THSO). Although his duties and responsibilities are mainly administrative, Chief Woods has gone above and beyond to improve traffic safety within Cocke County, according to Steve Dillard, East Tennessee Law Enforcement Liaison, who presented the award to Woods on December 14. Woods is currently the East Tennessee Network Coordinator for the Tennessee Highway Safety Office.In that role, he assists deputies at traffic accidents, and also evaluates and...