Police

The Dayton Police Academy has a new graduating class of officers.

Ohio lawmakers are looking for a way to pay for the second primary election.

The changes increase the standard needed for police to justify using chokeholds and other potentially deadly uses of force, as well as no-knock warrants.

The court's decision upholds a 2019 law, saying it doesn't violate communities' "home rule" powers.

The Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board did not come to an official agreement on the issue in their last meeting but they will meet again in May.

The Dayton Professional Standards Bureau found that Officers Wayne Hammock and Vincent Carter were following procedure when they arrest Clifford Owensby in September.

One of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit brought against the city for police brutality during the social justice protests last year said she's pleased but surprised by the city's settlement for nearly $6 million, and said it's a step forward in solving the police-community relationship.

So, he wants to use $250 million federal dollars to provide more staff, training, programs, and wellness initiatives.

Mariah Crenshaw has spent years building a case that officers around Ohio are violating state law simply by continuing to serve as officers. It started in 2014. Crenshaw runs the advocacy group Chasing Justice, and she wanted to know how the Cleveland Division of Police collects training documentation for officers who are hired from other cities. In 2017, she started following one East Cleveland officer, Larry McDonald, who went from that small suburban police department to Cleveland then, after a short time, back to East Cleveland.

Rescue in Ohio can look like handcuffs, spit hoods, jail time or court dates.

James R. Willis said in an interview that the officers involved should have been better trained to understand the limits on their authority.

The local police union says the officers followed procedure during the incident.