Target of Clark County FBI raid blames sheriff
The wife of a fired Clark County Sheriff’s sergeant said that she will keep challenging the sheriff despite a raid at her house Tuesday night by FBI agents and troopers from the Ohio State Highway...
View ArticleFired deputy’s wife files complaint about Clark County Sheriff’s Office
The wife of a fired sergeant has filed a complaint against the Clark County Sheriff’s Office with the Ohio Attorney General over what she said are manipulated public records. The complaint stems from...
View ArticleAcross U.S., police officers abuse confidential databases
By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press DENVER — Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates,...
View ArticleAP: Across US, police officers abuse confidential databases
Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates, neighbors, journalists and others for reasons that have...
View ArticleClark County deputy applicant accused of possessing child porn
A polygraph test during a Clark County sheriff’s deputy job application process has led to the arrest of a 20-year-old New Carlisle man accused of possessing pictures of nude children. A Clark County...
View ArticlePolice use of ‘sneak-peek’ warrants scrutinized
After spending three months investigating the suspected drug-money courier, law-enforcement officers feared that they might be dealt a setback. Columbus narcotics detective Anthony Garrison and...
View ArticleCity Hall cover-up? Focus of Orange FBI raid revealed
A warrant obtained by NJ Advance Media revealed what federal investigators were seizing during a raid on City Hall. ORANGE -- A continuing federal probe into the alleged misuse of government funds has...
View ArticleClark County Man Pleads Guilty to Producing, Distributing Child Pornography...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio) DAYTON - James Edward Risner III, 34, of New Carlisle, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to producing and...
View ArticleATF, Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Firearms Industry Offer Reward in...
(Source: ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) DAYTON, Ohio - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Clark County Sheriff's Office, and the National...
View ArticleEx-sheriff's deputy indicted after child severely burned in raid
By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal grand jury in Georgia on Wednesday indicted a former sheriff’s deputy involved in a drug raid that left a 19-month-old child severely burned from a flash...
View ArticleTrial to examine retaliation charge against Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (AP) — The sheriff of metro Phoenix has long been known for jailing inmates in tents and pink underwear and cracking down on illegal immigration. But an upcoming trial will force Sheriff Joe...
View ArticleThe Latest: Prosecutors say sheriff obstructed FBI probe
The Latest on the corruption trial of former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca (all times local): 10:30 a.m. Federal prosecutors say there's direct evidence showing former Los Angeles County Sheriff...
View ArticleClark County Man Pleads Guilty to Producing, Distributing Child Pornography...
(Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Cincinnati Field Office) DAYTON - James Edward Risner III, 34, of New Carlisle, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to producing and distributing child...
View ArticleTermination upheld for fired Clark Co. sheriff’s sergeant
The termination of a Clark County sheriff’s deputy is being upheld following an arbitration...
View ArticleLarge Clark County indoor marijuana growing operation busted
A search warrant ended with investigators finding a large indoor marijuana growing...
View ArticleClark Co. public defender’s case assigned to special prosecutor
The case against a Clark County public defender charged with public indecency has been assigned to a special prosecutor, and will be assigned to a special judge, according to court documents. Ronald...
View ArticleClark deputies find 3,400 prescription pills in arrest, search
Three people in Springfield were arrested after deputies found about 3,400 prescription pills in a search. Jaun Applin, 29; Aleeyia Best, 19; and...
View ArticleMoorefield Twp. man accused of secretly filming two girls
A Moorefield Twp. man is awaiting an arraignment on 36 felony charges for using hidden cameras to secretly film two girls he knew while they were naked. Jeffrey Ballard, 66, is in Clark County Jail and...
View ArticleFeces-slinging Clark County inmate back in court
Ricky Hand, the Springfield man who threw feces in a Clark County courtroom Wednesday, will be back in court. Hand faces new charges of harassment with bodily substance — one for his...
View ArticleFBI agent tells Baca jury of being threatened with arrest by sheriff’s deputies
LOS ANGELES >> An FBI agent told a jury hearing evidence against Los Angeles County’s former sheriff Wednesday how she was illegally threatened with arrest by two sheriff’s sergeants who appeared...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office won’t participate in future ‘no refusal’ OVI checkpoints
Clark County’s sheriff said his department will not participate in another “no refusal” OVI checkpoint like the one held Friday because of the amount of negative feedback from the community. “If this...
View ArticleAccused drug supplier arrested in Clark County, $120K of drugs seized
A tip from a Bethel Twp. resident to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of what investigators said is one of the county’s biggest heroin suppliers. Robert Carpenter, 30, of Fairborn,...
View ArticleHomicide suspect caught in Fairborn
A manhunt is over after a 17-year-old homicide suspect wearing orange jail clothes, no jacket or shoes Friday night fled two juvenile detention employees at the Springfield Regional Medical Center....
View ArticleFBI is in Springfield Twp. on federal warrant
FBI agents and Ohio Highway Patrol troopers are at a house in the 100 block Meadow Lane, in the Meadow Lane Estates, as part...
View ArticleWright sworn in as Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief
A new Deputy Chief and two deputies were sworn in at the Clark County Sheriff’s Office during a ceremony Monday. The new Chief Deputy, second in command at the sheriff’s office, is Doyle Wright,...
View ArticleClark County sheriff shocked by election loss
Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly was shocked by the outcome of Tuesday’s election and being voted out of office after more than 30 years, he said in his first public comments since then. “Every person...
View ArticleThree years later, prostitution case is thrown out
Albany An Albany judge has thrown out prostitution charges against a 56-year-old woman whose arrest at a downtown spa three years ago sparked controversy when the spa owner's husband, a former senior...
View ArticleRace for Clark County sheriff hotly contested
The race for Clark County sheriff is one of the most talked-about county seats up for grabs this election season and two veteran law enforcement officers are vying for the position. Democrat and...
View ArticleLarge marijuana grow operation busted in Clark County
A major marijuana growing operation confiscated more than 300 plants from seven locations across Clark County on Wednesday. Sheriff Gene Kelly called it the largest marijuana-growing bust in the county...
View ArticleClark County Man Pleads Guilty to Producing, Distributing Child Pornography...
(Source: FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation) DAYTON - James Edward Risner III, 34, of New Carlisle, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to producing and distributing child pornography...
View ArticleFBI, Indiana troopers raid offices of Lake County sheriff
The FBI and Indiana State Police have raided the Lake County Sheriff's Department. Investigators entered the sheriff's offices at the...
View ArticleNAACP investigates complaint against deputy, says comment wasn’t racist
The Springfield Chapter of the NAACP has looked into a complaint that a Clark County sheriff’s deputy made a racist comment, but the organization said it determined the deputy’s use of the term...
View ArticleClark County sheriff to get new police dog
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office will purchase a new police dog with about $17,000 collected through multiple search warrants in 2015. Deputies executed the warrants as part of an ongoing drug...
View ArticleClark County Sheriff candidates spar at forum
The candidates for Clark County Sheriff sparred over several issues, including management of the office and its budget Monday night. Incumbent Gene Kelly and challenger Deborah Burchett answered...
View ArticleSheriff’s office, Clark County police team up for drug task force
A new law enforcement task force comprised of several small communities in Clark County aims to crack down on drug trafficking and abuse. Clark County commissioners recently approved a mutual agreement...
View ArticleFired Clark County sergeant to get her job back
A federal arbitrator has overturned the firing of a Clark County Sheriff’s Office sergeant after an incident last year where a former deputy was intoxicated in the jail lobby. Carrie Taylor was one of...
View Article3 Clark County deputies fired over drunken lobby incident
Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly has terminated three sergeants for dereliction of duty following a May incident in which an intoxicated former deputy was arrested in the jail lobby. Sgts. Krista Cox,...
View ArticleFiring of Clark County sergeant upheld
A federal arbitrator has upheld the firing of a Clark County Sheriff’s Office sergeant after an incident last year where a former deputy was intoxicated in the jail lobby. Krista Cox was one of the...
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