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POLICE CONDUCTING TWO SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS IN WEST COLUMBUSThe Columbus Police have announced they will be conducting two sobriety checkpoints in west Columbus Friday night.
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SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS FLORIDA'S ADVISORY DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM, JUVENILE SENTENCINGSupreme Court justices expressed skepticism about Florida’s advisory system for determining capital punishment as they heard oral arguments in two sentencing cases on Tuesday.
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THE NEED FOR A MARIJUANA BREATHALYZERAs of now, there are no methods to determine whether someone is immediately impaired by marijuana. In fact, Oregon does not even have a standard for what “impairment” means. That is causing problems for law enforcement, employers and other groups around the state that need definitive proof of a person’s state of mind.
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CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST WOMAN WHO STRUCK HUSBAND WITH CARFelony charges have been dropped against a Pickerington school teacher who authorities say caused her husband’s death when she hit him with a car during a dispute.
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GROUPS WANT LAWMAKERS TO STOP CREATING NEW CRIMES, ADDING CRIMINAL SENTENCESLegislators are undermining efforts to reform sentencing laws and decrease prison and jail populations by continuing to introduce bills creating new crimes and enhancing prison sentences, critics said.
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OHIO AMENDMENT WOULD MAKE CYBER THREATS ILLEGALThe Ohio House of Representatives passed an amendment to a law that would broaden the offense of harassment.
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OHIO BILL WOULD KEEP INFO SECRET ON DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE VICTIMSTo protect themselves and keep their addresses private, survivors of domestic violence might not register a car with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles or register to vote — things other people take for granted.
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MARIJUANA-RELATED ARRESTS OCCUR WITH SHOCKING FREQUENCY IN THE U.S.Approximately one marijuana-related arrest happens every 45 seconds in the U.S., according to federal data released this week.
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HIDDEN GPS DEVICES TO TRACK SUSPECTS RAISE LEGAL CONCERNSTiny satellite-connected devices — embedded by the manufacturer or slipped by police into stacks of cash, pill bottles or other commonly stolen items — are raising questions from legal experts over what they see as the potential for abuse by law enforcement authorities.
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OHIO SUPREME COURT ISSUES NEW OVI RULINGThe Ohio Supreme Court has issued a new ruling regarding OVI offenses and repeat offender specifications.
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77% OF PRISONERS IN DOJ RECIDIVISM STUDY WERE REARRESTED WITHIN 5 YEARSThe Department of Justice released its largest-ever study of recidivism rates across state lines today.
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WEBSITE PRESENTS FACTS ON JUDICIAL CANDIDATESThe Ohio Supreme Court and partner organizations launched a website this month aimed at making voters more aware of the courts and who is running for judge.
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OHIO SEES ALARMING JUMP IN DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHSThe state Department of Health says a record number of Ohioans died from drug overdoses last year as it warned that surging painkiller abuse is once again worsening the crisis.
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$19.3M IN GRANTS WILL GO TOWARDS BODY CAMERAS FOR POLICE, DOJ ANNOUNCESThe U.S. Justice Department announced in a press release Monday that it has awarded $19.3 million in grants to 73 law enforcement and tribal agencies around the country for body cameras. The requests for grants still far exceeded expectations and funds available, the Associated Press reports.
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SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT SET FOR TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTYThe Franklin County DUI Task Force will have a sobriety checkpoint tonight in Perry Township.
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STATEHOUSE LEADERS PUSH FOR SHORTER PRISON SENTENCES, REDUCING PRISON POPULATIONA sweeping reform of Ohio’s criminal-justice laws, potentially producing shorter sentences and fewer people going to prison for nonviolent drug crimes, has the backing of a diverse, bipartisan coalition.
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COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL PLANS TO EQUIP OFFICERS WITH BODY CAMERAS IN 2016Columbus City Council President Andrew Ginther said a decision has been made to equip Columbus Police Officers with body cameras in 2016.
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DOJ SAYS USING STINGRAYS TO INTERCEPT CELLPHONE CALLS REQUIRES WARRANTStingray devices obtain cellphone location information by imitating a cellphone tower. Image from Shutterstock. New U.S. Department of Justice guidelines announced Thursday say warants are needed to use Stingrays and other cell-site simulators to intercept cellphone data and place limits on the information that can be collected.
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STATE BOARD SETS STANDARDS FOR USE OF DEADLY FORCEA state law enforcement board on Friday established Ohio’s first statewide standards for use of deadly force by police, limiting the action to officers’ defense of themselves or other people from serious injury or death.
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NORTH DAKOTA LEGALIZES WEAPONIZED DRONES FOR POLICE USEA new law allows North Dakota police officers to use drones outfitted with “less than lethal” weapons.
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