Use of Force

A new law requiring Columbus police officers to render first aid and activate their body cameras sooner was approved by City Council last night.Andre's…

Records show the white now former Columbus police officer who shot and killed unarmed black man Andre Hill had previously been disciplined for excessive…

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of a Columbus man who was arrested in 2019 for filming a Columbus…

The City of Euclid has agreed to a 475 thousand dollar settlement of an excessive use of force lawsuit filed against police. Lamar Wright claimed he was…

Body camera footage shows Columbus police officers handcuffing and tazing a U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Agent in July, an incident that…

A U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives agent has filed a federal excessive use of force lawsuit against the City of Columbus and two…

Reynoldsburg City Council this week approved the creation of a civilian review board to examine police use of force cases. The board is similar in nature…

An audit shows since 2010, Columbus taxpayers have shelled out more than 5 million dollars to settle lawsuits against police. Records released yesterday…

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is proceeding with plans to create what he says will be more accountability and oversight for law enforcement. The moves focus…

The City of Columbus has agreed to pay 90 thousand dollars to a local woman to settle her lawsuit over a 2017 case in which she says police used excessive…