Deputies find real gun painted to look like toy
Ohio legislators are considering a bill that would require toy guns only be sold in bright colors to help distinguish them from real ones. But it seems some criminals might try using that to their...
View ArticleCincinnati Manager Wants 90-Day Crime Plan
Cincinnati City Manager Harry Black is asking Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell for a 90-day action plan to reduce violence in the city. Black wants the proposal by Friday.
View ArticleCincinnati Police Chief Holds Community Forums On Violent Crime Thursday And...
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell, along with his district commanders and assistant chiefs, will hold a series of community meetings Thursday and Friday with community members aimed at stemming...
View ArticlePossible Causes Of Increased Gun Violence In Cincinnati
Cincinnati has experienced a dramatic increase in gun violence this year, as of early September, more than 320 people were shot within the city limits.
View ArticleCincinnati Police Launching Effort To Reduce Violence
The number of shootings in Cincinnati has been increasing this year, and now the police department is launching an effort to reduce the violence. Starting Sunday, 75 officers will be assigned to a...
View ArticleAnti-Violence Initiative Is Working, Officials Say
Gun violence is on the rise nationwide and in Greater Cincinnati. Local law enforcement are revising the way they work together in order to catch the worst offenders. Leaders from across Hamilton and...
View ArticleSittenfeld In DC For White House Meeting On Gun Violence
Cincinnati Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld is in Washington, D.C. Tuesday for a meeting at the White House on gun violence. Sittenfeld will be part of session with Vice President Joe Biden and officials...
View ArticleShotSpotter Technology Will Be Coming To Avondale
The Cincinnati Police Department is working to finalize a contract to bring the ShotSpotter system to Avondale. The system uses microphones to pick up and locate gunfire.
View ArticleNightclub Shooting Leaves One Dead And Others Injured
Update 12:05 p.m.: Cincinnati Police say one person is dead and 15 wounded from a shooting inside a nightclub early Sunday morning. Police Chief Eliot Isaac said the shooting at Cameo Night Club at...
View ArticleCincinnati Police Chief Says Cameo Investigation Continues
Cincinnati police now say 17 people were shot inside a night club early Sunday morning. Police Chief Eliot Isaac tells City Council's Law and Public Safety Committee another victim came forward Sunday...
View ArticleCity Manager Updates Council On Cameo Shooting
Cincinnati City Manager Harry Black says the city's police department is making progress as it investigates the shooting incident early Sunday morning at Cameo Night Club on Kellogg Avenue. One person...
View ArticleWhat Can Hamilton County Leaders Do To Curb Gun Violence?
Hamilton County commissioners may ask the county prosecutor to investigate steps the board can take to curb gun violence.
View ArticleLocal Students Demonstrate, More Protests Planned
A handful of Tri-state schools heeded a national call to demonstrate Wednesday against gun violence following a Florida school shooting earlier this month.
View ArticleIn Snowy March, Local Demonstrators Call For Gun Control
"I, for one, am glad it's snowing," Elena Villalon told a cheering crowd in front of Cincinnati's City Hall Saturday morning. The University of Cincinnati junior continued, "Because I see a lot of...
View ArticleWhat Motivates A Mass Shooter?
After a mass shooting, questions turn to what led the shooter to such a violent act. Was he motivated by hate, as in the case of Charleston, S.C., church shooter Dylann Roof ? Was he self-radicalized,...
View ArticleHow Gun Violence Shapes The Lives Of Children
Beginning with Columbine high school on April 20, 1999, more than 187,000 students have experienced a shooting at their primary or secondary school, according to a Washington Post analysis . But school...
View ArticleMeet The Students Who Dreamed Up Friday's National School Walkout
When Lane Murdock, a high school sophomore, heard that 17 high school students and educators had been killed in a shooting in Parkland, Fla., she says she felt numb. To her, and so many others, mass...
View ArticleApril Is A Cruel Month For This Columbine Teacher And Survivor
April is a hard month for Paula Reed — even though it has been 19 years. April 20 is the anniversary of the Columbine massacre. That day in 1999, two Littleton, Colo., high school students killed 12...
View ArticleColumbus Plans To Adopt A Gunfire Detection System. Cincinnati's Already...
In the latest Columbus budget, there's $1 million set aside to install a new system called ShotSpotter. It’s a computer software that uses microphone-like sensors in neighborhoods to detect gunfire,...
View ArticleCommunity Remembers Victims Of Downtown Shooting
After the Hamilton County Coroner's Office identified the three people killed in Thursday's shooting at Fifth Third Center, those who knew the victims are speaking out.
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