Woman Trashed CVS Store Because ATM Was Empty, Columbus Police
COLUMBUS, OH – More than one month after it happened, police in Columbus are still searching for a woman who trashed the North High Street CVS store because the ATM ran out…
Suspect in Custody After Fight Turns Deadly in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH – A fight between two men escalated to murder according to the Columbus Police Department. On Tuesday, at 10:02PM, Columbus Police Officers were called to the 100 block of N.…
Columbus Woman Sentenced to 24 Months and Full Restitution for Stealing $240k from Non-Profits
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Columbus teacher who admitted to stealing approximately $240,000 from charitable organizations and a local dental office was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to repay the victims in…
Columbus Shoplifting Spree Leaves Ulta Beauty Stores With Over $18,000 In Losses
COLUMBUS, OH – Do you recognize the suspects in the photos? They have shoplifted at multiple Ulta Beauty Stores in Columbus resulting in over $18,000 in losses. Anyone who has information or…
Traffic Stop in Columbus Leads to Drugs, Gun
COLUMBUS, OH – Columbus police announced that on Monday, a motor vehicle stop of Douglas J. Smith, Jr. ended up with smith being arrested for possession of heroin, marijuana, cocaine and a…
Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Columbus, Ohio man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, Donald Ray Jackson, 38, assisted in the sale of what was purported…
Columbus man pleads guilty to robbing 2 mail carriers at gunpoint
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to two separate armed robberies of United States Postal Carriers. Brandon J. Campbell, 20, admitted to using violence…
Columbus Police Say Police Impersonator Gave Victim an Indecent Proposal
COLUMBUS, OH – The Columbus Police Department has reported an incident involving a man impersonating a police officer harassing a female victim. According to the department, Jason D. Bridenstine was charged with…
Woman sought by police who stole $6,000 puppy from Petland hailed as a hero by many in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH – The Columbus Police Department is searching for a woman who asked to see a Chihuahua puppy at the Bethel Road Petland store, then walked out of the store with…
Jury convicts former Columbus vice officer of civil rights violation
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal jury has convicted a former Columbus vice officer with conspiring to violate an individual’s constitutional rights. The verdict was announced yesterday evening following a trial that…
Columbus teen fugitive wanted for murder of Jonathan Reddy
COLUMBUS, OH – Today, February 18, 2022, detectives charged 17-year-old Harrison Finklea with 1 count of Murder and one 1 count of Aggravated Robbery. Finklea is NOT in custody at this time.…
18 Year-Old Shot to Death in Columbus, Becomes City’s 14th Homicide This Year
COLUMBUS, OHIO – On February 18, 2022 at 10:16pm, officers were dispatched to the area of 2400 block of E. Dublin-Granville Rd. on the report of a shooting. Officers arrived at scene…
Columbus Police Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect
COLUMBUS, OHIO – On February 18, 2022 at 10:42am, the suspect entered the Pizza Chateau at 2602 Eakin Rd. and approached the employee behind the counter. The suspect immediately pulled out a…
Columbus Man Sentenced to Over 27 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children in Indiana and California
INDIANAPOLIS – A Bartholomew County man was sentenced to over 27 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual exploitation of…
Columbus man pleads guilty to threatening local reproductive health services facility
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to threatening to bring a bomb to a local reproductive health services facility. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Brime, 25,…
Major Columbus Area Methamphetamine Trafficker Pleads Guilty
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A known methamphetamine trafficker considered a major drug distributor in the Columbus community has pleaded guilty to his crimes in federal court. Brandon Juwan Jones, 37, of Columbus, pleaded…
One shot and killed Saturday morning in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH – On Saturday, at 2:48 am, officers were dispatched to the 5400 block of Sandalwood Blvd. on the report of a shooting. Officers arrived at scene and found evidence of…
Columbus police investigating after man shot and killed in his car in hotel parkin lot
COLUMBUS, OH – Columbus Police have released video footage of a murder committed last Thursday. On February 3, 2022 at 12:30 am, 42-year-old Jonathan Reddy was robbed, shot and killed while inside…
Columbus teen charged after bringing gun to school
COLUMBUS, OH – A Briggs High School student was charged after bringing a gun into school on Thursday police reported. Today, February 10, 2022, at 11 am, Columbus Police Officers responded to…
More than just a bad hair day for Columbus woman who robbed and shot another woman in restaurant parking lot
COLUMBUS, OH – For Briana Soto, a bad hair day turned into a bad day after she shot another woman during an argument in a restaurant parking lot, sending the victim to…
