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Officers with the Columbus Division of Police handed out dozens of Christmas meals and blessing bags on Monday.

Columbus police Burglary Detective James Francis doesn't advise bystanders to stop criminals in the act—but acknowledges that 14- ...

Carla Young and her six kids are moving into a new home, not long after leaving Colonial Village.

His partner, a uniformed Columbus police officer, reaching out to offer him a fist bump. The moment symbolized the connections that Columbus police bicycle officers in the city's Safe Streets program were hoping to achieve in their first summer block party Friday evening outside the new Linden Community Center. The event featured food, games, a dunk tank and other fun activities.  Columbus cops' plans to 'interact with the community' "Getting to interact with the community" is the best part of his job, Officer Nick Smith said after he and his young teammate finished their match on one of...

Share By providing books and bicycles to local kids, The Ohio State University Police Division is working with law enforcement across central Ohio to give back to the community. Campus police officers are working this year with the Starfish Assignment, an organization that fosters connections between law enforcement and the community, on a series of micro-actions to help at-risk children. At the Books and Badges program events, police officers read to elementary school kids and provide every child in the class a copy of the featured book. Another program, Bikes and Badges, delivers free, refu...