Crime

Local school janitor charged with secretly recording people using the bathroom at work
Disbarred lawyer who used social security numbers of dead man, his girlfriend, to obtain law jobs sentenced
Local Speedway clerk accused of skimming 650+ credit cards at work 
Alleged Columbus female serial killer fit to stand trial, according to judge
Hundreds of wolf-dogs, foxes, & skunks rescued from ‘the most horrific’ Ohio urine & fur farm 
Feds: Ex-Columbus cop admits to turning off body cam while exchanging phone numbers, having sex on duty
Man reports fake hostage situation to Highway Patrol, gives description of his own car as suspect vehicle
Ohio energy execs indicted in scheme that included $60 million bribes to Ohio politician
Member of multi-million-dollar tire sale ponzi scheme pleads guilty in federal court
Popular restaurant broken into; cash register ripped out and stolen 
Former Columbus police officer sentenced for stealing drugs from evidence room, replacing with fake drugs
Doorbell camera captures awkward interaction between local package thief and FedEx driver
Man shot and killed while waiting in line at Central Ohio sandwich shop; suspect found naked when arrested
Columbus man sentenced to prison for stalking, ‘sexploiting’ gay men via dating apps
After more than 30 years, arrest made in brutal cold case murder of Columbus teen
Ohio poacher sentenced to jail, ordered to pay largest fine for deer in state history
Former Scioto County teacher sentenced to prison following sexual abuse of minor student
Former Columbus police officer sentenced to federal prison for stealing cocaine intended as to sell it
Columbus man found guilty of murdering three, ordering others to dismember bodies
Former Columbus drug crimes investigator sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to sell fentanyl, cocaine
OSU athlete shot in near-campus shooting 
Three local McDonald’s employees facing assault charges after allegedly breaking drive-thru customer’s bone
Woman taking walk on local park trail allegedly dragged into woods in attempted kidnap & assault; suspect arrested
Former Columbus Zoo CEO sentenced to prison for 7 years
Columbus man sentenced to 6 years for using local grocery score to launder drug money
Police warn public to lock doors & windows as search underway for wanted felon accused of shooting unhoused person
Two Columbus neighborhoods hit by mass string of car break-ins this week
Duo accused of faking identities to attend yoga classes at multiple studios around town & stealing credit cards during classes
Gunman near Ohio State’s campus dead after five hour police standoff
TownHall owner turns himself in after arrest warrant issued for attempted murder and rape