Tagged: Mike DeWine

Attorney General Mike DeWine says Ohio has 690 cases of missing children on record.

A bill in the Ohio legislature would remove the 20-year statute of limitations for prosecuting rape and sexual battery cases.

The Ohio House has approved a bill extending the state's moratorium on the opening of new internet cafes and imposing a new reporting requirement.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says he'll provide grant money for new regional sexual assault coordinators to oversee direct and comprehensive services for survivors.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has issued an unusual statewide crime alert.

Ohio's attorney general has announced an agreement with a Springfield bingo club to settle allegations of illegal gambling activity.

Human Trafficking is gaining attention as a global human rights problem that demands local action.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says his office is putting a new emphasis on solving more than 5-thousand cold-case homicides.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says while the state is sometimes criticized for having too many overlapping police departments, he sees the number of agencies as an asset.

The state’s criminal investigation team is branching out by going underwater. Ohio Public Radio’s Karen Kasler went out for an afternoon with a group of crime scene investigators hoping to bring their skills to counties that need them. 

Ohio officials say only two of the 18 indicted suspects remain at large in a telemarketing scam that allegedly stole millions from people in 41 states over the past five years. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's office said Monday that two more members of the ring, including its alleged leader, have been arrested in the past two days - one in Florida and one in Ohio. DeWine says the suspects targeted land owners and led them to believe their property was worth more than it really was.

Ohio's Attorney General is offering to have his staff mediate disputes between local governments and citizens who are demanding they turn over public records. A.G. Mike DeWine talks about his offer in this interview with statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen.