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Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and City Attorney Zach Klein sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking for a review of the Columbus Division of Police.

Mayor Andrew Ginther said despite his city's efforts to implement policing reform, there remains opposition from the city's police department.

Columbus leaders ask Justice Department to investigate police department Updated 12:19 AM; Today 12:19 AM Myron Hammonds, left, and Paula Bryant, father and mother of Ma'Khia Bryant, the 16-year-old girl shot and killed by a Columbus police officer on April 20, hold a photo of their daughter during a news conference Wednesday in Columbus. (Jay LaPrete, Associated Press) Facebook Share COLUMBUS, Ohio — While Ohio’s capital city has made significant progress enacting changes to its police department, the city needs additional help because of “fierce opposition” to reform within the ag...

Apr 29, 2021 Myron Hammonds, left, and Paula Bryant, father and mother of Ma'Khia Bryant, the 16-year-old girl shot and killed by a Columbus police officer on April 20, hold a photo of their daughter during a news conference Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Attorney Michelle Martin representing the family has called for full investigations into the teen’s fatal shooting by a Columbus police officer. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) COLUMBUS (AP) — While Ohio’s capital city has made significant progress enacting changes to its police department, the city needs additional help be...

Area political and civil-rights leaders said they would welcome an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into racial bias by Columbus police that has been formally requested by Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and City Attorney Zach Klein But the head of the local Fraternal Order of Police said the request for a DOJ probe is just another example of officers being relentlessly "demonized" by politicians.  Ginther and Klein cosigned a letter sent Tuesday requesting the DOJ conduct a review of Columbus police operations "identifying any and all racial biases in policing efforts and offering f...