Ohio Crime Chronicle

Major Violent Incidents

• 🔥 Rittman Shooting: Four killed including Rittman Police Sgt. Scott Ries and two civilians (Christine and McKinley...

Four lives ended in Rittman when officers responded to shots fired and faced immediate gunfire, killing Sgt. Scott Ries, a mother, her 13-year-old...

Downtown Dayton saw multiple arrests early Sunday after fights erupted at The Reserve on Third.

• Police responded past midnight to a large crowd...

Columbus endured a violent July 4 weekend with at least two fatal shootings and widespread disorder.

• A 25-year-old man was killed and another...

Glock switches are converting handguns into machine guns capable of firing 30 rounds in seconds, and Cincinnati prosecutors are targeting traffickers...

Ohio BCI has surpassed $500,000 in cryptocurrency scam recoveries, highlighting the Electronic Financial Investigations Unit's growing ability to...

Ohio remains one of few states without lease protections for sexual violence survivors fleeing unsafe homes. A rare bipartisan bill from Reps. Grim and Miller would allow victims to end leases early or request new locks without penalties.

A 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly shooting a victim in the head on Fair Street and then firing at a West Main Street drive-thru Sunday morning. The case highlights the challenge of containing violent individuals during holiday weekends.

Recent Violent Incidents

• 🔥 Lake Erie Boat Disappearance: Kristen Gerrie was charged with endangering children after an 11-year-old girl...

Michael Magyar, 41, was arrested Sunday afternoon at 3:55 p.m. after officers spotted him near the American Legion on South High Street, leading to a...

• Tonzaih Johnson, 25, was pronounced dead at 4:14 a.m. after officers found him with a gunshot wound inside a home on the 200 block of East Hudson...

A 42-year-old Springfield man was arrested without incident after two separate shootings Sunday, including one that left a 51-year-old victim in...

A person was shot near the 600 block of Fauver Avenue in Dayton at approximately 11:50 p.m. on the Fourth of July and taken to Kettering Health Dayton.

A Toledo neighbor was arrested and charged with endangering children after 11-year-old Angelique Cunningham disappeared less than 15 minutes into a...

One person is in critical condition after a shooting at Fairwood Park in south Columbus just after 5:30 a.m. Sunday.

A Fourth of July celebration in Westerville turned violent Saturday night when a shooting left one person critically injured and two suspects in...

The 2016 drive-by killing of Gregory Fanning in a Bankview Drive parking lot remains unsolved, with no known motive and police still seeking public...

Freshly released 911 calls capture the raw fear and confusion after Saturday's Oregon District shooting that left four people injured in Dayton....

Violent Crime Incidents

• Columbus Mosque Shooting: Columbus police investigated an accidental shooting outside the Omar Ibn El-Khattab Mosque on...

• Michael Johnson was charged with murder after Tiffany Creech died from blunt force trauma in their North Fourth Street home
• The case reveals a...