Cincinnati's ABC network affiliate WCPO recently reported that three members of "a sophisticated mortgage fraud ring" have been arrested and three more suspects are being sought by city police. According to law enforcement sources, the group filed more than a million...
Even though the spectacle of Black Friday and Cyber Monday has passed, holiday shopping is merely beginning. Expect to see your neighbors haul red and green clad shopping bags along with new flat-screen TVs though their doorway. Despite the discounts that parade in...
Let's say you're hanging out with friends on a weekend, kicking back at home, perhaps taking in a football game or movie on TV, and suddenly police are banging on your front door. Do you have to let them in? In fact, do you have to speak to them at all? The answers to...
As the holidays draw near, many Cincinnati residents are preparing for parties and road trips to visit relatives. You might be ecstatic to sit by the fire and catch up with family over wine or eggnog. Amidst the joy of the season, however, you should remember that...
It can be difficult at first glance to understand certain phrases used in law. An example made its way into the news a few days ago when a man was arrested for having weapons under disability, a third-degree felony. This Ohio law forbids certain people from possessing...
A former Ohio prosecutor spent years pursuing the convictions of people accused of crimes, but is now himself accused of criminal activity. A federal grand jury recently indicted the former assistant prosecutor for Athens County for white collar crimes that include...
It is about a two and a half hour drive northeast of Cincinnati to get to Newark, Ohio. The city of about 50,000 residents is where a Wisconsin man was recently arrested on a sex crime charge. The 40-year-old is accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old Newark girl. He is...
Throughout your life, you may never have considered yourself a violent person. Because of your generally passive nature, the fact that you now face criminal allegations for assault may come as a shock to you and those who know you. However, you may have found yourself...
If you drive north out of Cincinnati for a couple of hours, you will arrive at the modest town of Bellefontaine. The Logan County burg has local news served up daily by the Examiner. The newspaper provides a look at life in a small town that includes small stories...
"60 Minutes" calls the opioid crisis gripping the nation "the worst drug epidemic in American history." Cincinnati has certainly gotten to see it close hand. Over the past 20 years, opioid-related drug crime has skyrocketed, as have overdose deaths and addiction...
