CRIME & SAFETY
Police searching for more people of interest in deadly Waffle House shooting near OSU
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying four more persons of interest they want to interview in connection with a shooting near a Waffle House by Ohio State University that left a Georgia man dead. Ronald Diggs, 38, was shot and killed near...
1 killed in head-on crash near Grove City
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — One person was killed in a head-on crash with a semitrailer near Grove City Wednesday morning, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. At 8:45 a.m., a 2024 Kenworth semitrailer was heading northbound on state Route 104 south of Hibbs Road while a 2001 Ford F-150 was heading south.
‘I want to know why’: Man who gave 3-year-old fatal overdose of Benadryl was previously convicted of child endangerment, police say
A 35-year-old man in Ohio allegedly gave a fatal overdose of Benadryl to a 3-year-old boy, according to authorities. Randy Mollett is facing charges of murder, reckless homicide and endangering children, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 6:18 p.m. April 13 to a report of an unresponsive child in the 6200 block of London Groveport Road in Darbydale, which is just outside Columbus.
Man accused of raping, killing hotel owner due in court Wednesday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man accused in a "hideous" rape and homicide is expected in court Wednesday. Arthur Scott Jr. was indicted Monday on charges of aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, kidnapping, rape, and strangulation. He's accused of killing 61-year-old Li-Chu Lin in a hotel in north Columbus on...
Man jumps into Big Walnut Creek after early morning high-speed chase through Columbus
A high-speed chase through Columbus ended in a water rescue after a man accused of stealing a vehicle bailed out and jumped off a bridge into Big Walnut Creek, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. A sheriff's deputy attempted to pull over a Jeep Compass that had been reported stolen at 3:50 a.m. on Cleveland Avenue and Innis Road on Columbus’ Northeast Side, but the driver, later identified as Adam Garber, 45, fled, the sheriff's office...
Columbus police car chase ends with 2 people in custody, damage to multiple cruisers
Two suspects are in custody after leading Columbus police on a vehicle pursuit Tuesday that resulted in a head-on collision with a city police cruiser and damage to three other police vehicles, police said. The chase ended when the last vehicle the suspects were in crashed into a tree near...
Columbus officer accused of tampering with evidence while on duty resigns
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An officer accused of turning off his police body camera during encounters with women while on duty has resigned from the Columbus Division of Police. Nicholas Duty, 35 of Commercial Point, was placed on leave in April after a federal grand jury indicted him for tampering with evidence related to criminal investigations. Online records from the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy show that he resigned on May 3 while under investigation.
Coroner says 1-year-old boy died from fentanyl overdose, Columbus police investigating
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 1-year-old boy died from a fentanyl overdose in February and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Franklin County Coroner's Office. Dymar Byrd was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital on Feb. 27 where he died. According to the coroner's autopsy report, the boy died from acute toxic effects of fentanyl.
2 Columbus men sentenced to prison for their roles in armed robberies of postal carriers
Two Columbus men are the latest to have been sentenced in U.S. District Court for being accomplices in the armed robberies of U.S. Postal Service mail carriers. Cody N. Beasley, 23, also known as "Drose," was sentenced Monday to six years and three months in prison, while Kenan M. Lay, 21, also known...
Baby struck by cinder block in the head; man arrested
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man has been arrested and an infant has been hospitalized after being struck by a cinder block Monday in west Columbus. According to Columbus police a one-year-old is in stable condition after a man threw a cinder block at a vehicle during an argument between him and a woman Monday […]
More than 20 vehicles broken into in northwest Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dozens of vehicles were broken into Monday evening in northwest Columbus. The latest report of break-ins comes just two weeks after nearly a dozen cars were broken into outside The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, a car was stolen at the Columbus Zoo and three cars were vandalized in the parking lot of Columbus Downtown High School.
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