Ohio State Highway Patrol schedules testing event
NEW CONCORD — The Ohio State Highway Patrol will hold regional testing for prospective applicants at 9 a.m. June 20 at the Henry D. Bullock Health & Wellness Complex at Muskingum University at New Concord. Participants can speak with troopers and those who meet the basic requirements to be ...
Survey: Police officer hiring in U.S. increases in 2023 after years of decline
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic exodus of officers, a survey shows. More sworn officers were hired in 2023 ...
Body found in Muskingum River ID’d as New Philadelphia man
MARIETTA — Marietta police have released the identity of a man whose body was found in the Harmar area of Marietta on Tuesday. The body was found by a Marietta College crew team coach on the west bank of the Muskingum River off Gilman Avenue just south of the Washington Street Bridge ...
Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn't ...
Body-cam footage shows police left an Ohio man handcuffed and facedown on a bar floor before he died
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who was handcuffed and left facedown on the floor of a social club last week died in police custody, and the officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave. Police body-camera footage released Wednesday shows a Canton police officer ...