A man found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing his mother in 2020 had a court hearing Monday.
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Crime Victim Services is seeking volunteer facilitators to mediate conversations between crime victims and those who harmed them.
The Lima Rotary Club recently received an inside look at Apollo’s new Public Safety Training Center, which will house the fire academy, truck driver training school, and the Criminal Justice program.
February 7, 2025, Press Release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol: COLUMBUS – Today, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced the recipients of the 2024 Leadership Awards. The Patrol held a ceremony recognizing dozens of state and district award winners for their valuable contributions to Ohio and its communities.
January 21, 2025, Press Release from the United States Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio: AKRON, Ohio – Soumya Rudra, 42, of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams, after he pled guilty to traveling across state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and to possession of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), also referred to as child pornography. He was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release after imprisonment and a $50,000 fine.
A Celina man has been sentenced to four years in prison on multiple child pornography charges. 35-year-old Brian Evers was indicted on 88 charges, which were dozens of counts each of pandering obscenity involving a minor and illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material. But a plea deal cut the number of charges by around half.
January 6, 2025, press release from the Delphos Police Department: On 12-29-2024 officers spoke with a female in the 1200 block of N. Washington St, who reported that an item was missing from her residence. She believed that an acquaintance took the item during a previous visit. On 12-29-2024 officers responded to the 400 block of S. Cass St, after a female reported an unknow male in her residence. Officers arrived and did not locate anyone but the female in the residence. The residence was secure, and it did not appear anyone else had been there. On 12-30-2024 officers were sent to perform a well being check on a male in the 900 block of Lima Ave, after his home health nurse could not make contact with him. Officers located the male, who needed medical assistance, inside his residence.
January 6, 2025, press release from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Investigative Unit: CLEVELAND, OHIO — The Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office have announced the indictment of Hafedh Al-Gahim, 52, of Brooklyn, New York, and his company Buffalo Discount Corp. Al-Gahim and his company are accused of defrauding more than $125,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from Ohio recipients.
Gervens Justilien, the man accused of the March 2024 murder of an American Township woman, will have his trial postponed. Originally scheduled to begin on January 14, 2025, Judge Jeffrey Reed allowed a motion for continuance entertained by Justilien's defense. A new trial date has not been set. The postponement is to allow an independent DNA expert to complete their investigation of collected evidence and release their findings.
January 2, 2025, press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio: CLEVELAND - In the fiscal year 2024 (FY 2024), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio collected $27,882,120.34 in civil and criminal actions. Of this amount, $12,537,202.34 was collected for civil damages, penalties, and interest owed to the United States, while $15,344,918 was collected for criminal restitution to victims of federal crime.