Ohio Crime Chronicle

A Sept. 29 trial date was set for Gary “Tom” Keesee Jr. in Knox County on 32 charges, including 13 counts of rape, tied to allegations from...

Ohio's former House Speaker Larry Householder was convicted on all counts for taking $60 million in bribes from FirstEnergy via dark money nonprofit...

Kayla Dawson, 26, was extradited from Sharon, Pennsylvania, and arraigned in Youngstown on murder charges for the April 28 shooting death of Kyree...

Recent filings show a mix of serious and minor cases moving through northwest Ohio courts.

• Paulding: Not guilty plea on failure to comply with...

How do crime-based city rankings shape views of Ohio communities?

• Methodology: Uses 2024 FBI UCR data with total crime rate formula of (violent +...

Cleveland police released body camera video showing the aftermath of an off-duty officer's fatal shooting, immediately placing the 22-year-old on...

In Youngstown, a woman with neck discoloration and scrapes claims she stabbed Devin Higgins in self-defense, yet he faces strangulation charges after...

Dayton teen Kristian Cochran, already wearing a court-ordered ankle monitor, allegedly smashed car windows and stole $15,000+ in Liberty Township...

Do automated license plate readers boost public safety or invade privacy in Ohio?

• Rapid arrests: Newtown burglars caught same day after Flock...

The Stockdale family gained national attention in 2008 for their strict, isolated life on a rural Ohio farm, featured on Wife Swap as a deeply...

Ohio's sexual assault clearance rate sits at just 13.5% — far below the national average — despite more than 3,800 reported rapes in 2025.

Bipartisan...

Drug enforcement operations hit two Ohio counties this week, showing continued pressure on trafficking networks.

• Scioto County traffic stop yielded...

Forensic DNA collected from a 2016 Jackson Township home invasion finally matched a suspect after his February drug arrest triggered a required CODIS sample. The match brought long-awaited closure for the victim a decade later.

A Marshall County man fled across state lines after assaulting his girlfriend, wrecking his vehicle on Ohio Route 7 while evading police before...

A former custodian at Hopewell Junior School in the Lakota district was indicted on child exploitation and evidence tampering charges after reports he...

Former Hocking County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Caleb Moritz has asked an appellate court to stay his prison sentence after the trial court rejected the request.

Human Trafficking Crackdowns

• 🔥 Statewide Operation Spring Cleaning: Attorney General Dave Yost announced 122 arrests from the May 13-20 sting...

The Soposki family's wrongful death lawsuit against truck driver Mun Gnome and potentially ODOT highlights serious questions about trucking oversight...

Robert Lee Rothwell, 22, of Cincinnati, was identified as the victim killed when a black SUV opened fire on his car along northbound I-71 near the...

Nurse Samantha McLeod believed she wouldn't survive the November assault at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, where the suspect dragged her down a...