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NBC 4 / 3 day eradication blitz successful
Dispatch.com / State audit rips private prison
Dispatch.com / Kasich closer to OTP lease
Times-Leader / Going to battle with the Ferry Police
Dispatch.com / Casino security: police have you 
Morning Journal / Stammitti,  Torres vie to be  Sheriff
Times-Leader / Operation Shield a success
Marietta Times / Why is commissioner is armed
Fayette Advocate / Deputies train for new radios
The Lantern / Students inconvenienced by Oval closing 
OCTOBER
Marion Star / You will decide the city income tax increase
CentralOhio.com / Presciptions decrease in Ohio prisons
News-Herald / OSP Auxiliary serves the community
Dispatch.com / Illegal signs litter the campaign trail
NewsNet5.com / Boy lost in woods rescued by OSP
AP / Report on 'Coingate' unreleased
Marietta Times / Female officer juggles work, family
Cleveland PD / Black drivers less likely to get warnings
Dispatch.com / Sheriff is trying electronic monitoring
Dispatch.com / Officers injured in first lady's motorcade
Cincinnati.com / Officer faced immediate threat
Cincinnati.com / Chief will take OPOTA testing to court
Dispatch.com / OTP money making ability mulled
Dispatch.com / Interim chief gets Delaware job
WMFD Video / SRT brings BEAR vehicle to Mansfield
WBNS 10TV / Drug traffic increases along Ohio highways
Dayton DN's / Sheriff's office gets $82,000 grant
Cleveland PD / OTP to pay towing companies less
WDTN 2 / Teen drivers are the most dangerous
Dispatch.com / Stolen horses at the  Congress?
Dispatch.com / State medical board oust chief
USA Today / Border patrol agent  kills woman in California
Chillicothe Gazette / Getting message about seat belts
Chillicothe Gazette / FOJ funds fuel debate in sheriff's race
Dispatch.com / Mayor wants stricter oversight of cars
Cleveland PD / Offering cash for weapons
Dispatch.com / Fit to serve and prtect
Warren Tribune / Preparing for school bus safety week
Dispatch.com / Firefighter in fatal crash had no license
USA Today / Off-duty Florida officers shoot naked woman
FOX 8 / Cleveland officer arrested for OVI
NBC 4 / OSU Police to test mounted program
Dispatch.com / Contract gives police 7% raise
WHIO TV / Man suffers convulsions, dies after traffic stop
WBNS 10TV / Suspect laughing after fatal crash
AP / Conditions improve at private prison
AP / Democrats will introduce OTP legislation 
Toledo Blade / Unarmed motorcyclist settles for $5 million
Dispatch.com / Simulators prep officers for drama
Dispatch.com / Ethics laws could get overhaul
Dayton DN's / Auditor questions sheriff's payroll
Norwalk Reflector / Trooper, good samaritan save woman
AP / Troopers target tailgaters with new LASERS
AP / Trooper fires from helicopter to stop truck, kills 2
Dayton DN's / Vehicle crashes with deer falling
Tiffin A-T / 200 arrested in multi-agency effort
CantonRep.com / Efforts to collaborate are on the increase
Cleveland Leader / OSP banning large vehicles from OTP
Mt. Vernon News / Program helps residents identify crime
WBNS 10TV / Items stolen from OSP cruiser
Chillicothe Gaz/ Communications top issue in sheriff's race
Denver Post / More money  for education, state workers
Springfield News / Campaign security costs
Dispatch.com / Columbus police promotions changing
WBNS 10TV / OSP and CPD team up to curb crashes
Dispatch.com / Officials question study on sheriff
Dayton DN's / Retired Dayton cop held in bank robbery
Dispatch.com / Ex-tennis star gets 18 months
Chillicothe Gazette / Prison guard faces charges
Van Wert Independent / 8 arrested on drug  indictments
Toledo Blade / Fatal weekend violence probed
AP / Prison factories caught in private biz debate
Cincinnati Enquirer / City police taking over at hospital
Portsmouth Times / Arrests made in multi-agency effort
USA Today / Violent crimes dropping in U.S. boarder cities
Toledo 13 / Hundreds apply to join Toledo Police
Akron BJ / Flying cash on IS-76
November
Cincinnati.com / Cuts to sheriff, cornoner likely
Marion Star / Safety on minds of voters in Marion
WTOV 9 / Are you tough enough for the OSHP Academy?
Mansfield News Journal / Inmate killed at MANCI
Sandusky Registar / 186 lbs. of pot seized on the OTP
Cleveland PD / A Kasich, Strickland rematch?
Dayton DN's / Taxpayers  hit with Obama, Romney visits
Cincinnati.com / Kasich no longer "damaged goods"
Mansfield NJ / Mayor will make cuts after levy failure
WHIZ  Video / Don't text and drive campaign
WSAZ 3 / Trooper involved in Portsmouth shooting
Dispatch.com / 'Dispatch' owner honored by FBI
Cincinnati.com / Cincinnati chief earns high marks
Salt Lake Trib. / Did Utah discriminate against  drivers?
Portsmouth Times / Trooper shoots man in confrontation
Dispatch.com / Convicted dealers featured on web
WCMH 4 Video / Gun sales on the rise
Mansfield NJ / Former chief named in $500,000 lawsuit
The Miami Student / Support veterans year round
Vindy.com / Patrol reminder: Seatbelts save lives
Norwalk Reflector / Troopers recover stolen merchandise
Dispatch.com / Budget: More police and firefighters
Dispatch.com / Group warns against privatizing OTP
Dispatch.com / Those who go to court beat the system
Seattle Times / Police use of drones provokes opposition
LA Times / Police helicopters collide, 6 injured
Dispatch.com / Thanksgiving may gobble up a lot of time
Dispatch.com / Board silent on Statehouse security study
Dispatch.com / Patrol arrests 3 in fake I.D. raid
Cleveland PD / Social worker gets 3 years for OVI  fatality
Norwalk Reflector / Trooper, teacher honored for heroics
Dispatch.com / Crackdown coming on internet cafes
Dispatch.com / Patrol seizes counterfeit perfume
Marietta Times / Are drug dogs legal?
Mt. Vernon News / Trooper Stryker receives award
Avon Lake Patch / Call #677 to report drunks
Dayton DN's / 4 killed in holiday eve crash
NY Times / Cellphones' protection from police unsettled
Dispatch.com / Intersection redesign superconfusing
Dispatch.com / Division tracks dishonest cops
Dispatch.com / 'Frailty of life' drives DeWine
USA Today / Pick-up dangles from overpass
Dispatch.com / Fixes proposed for I-71, US36 exit 
Cleveland PD / Taxpayers question possible lease of OTP
CantonRep.com /Fatalities down over Thanksgiving holiday
Morning Journal / Lorain officer cited for OVI
Dispatch.com / Man's death called 'suicide by cop'
The Lookout / NYPD officer gives boots to homeless man
Toledo Blade / Wrong-way driver penalty vote delayed
WHIO 7 Video / Dayton police officer hit during pursuit
Cleveland PD / CPD will hire 25 new officers
NewsNet5.com / Counterfeit cash seized on OTP
Dayton DN's / Video shows officer being struck by van
Dispatch.com / CPD officers win $1 million in lottery
Cleveland PD / OTP will have record revenues
December
Marietta Times / Long time patrol commander moving on
pal-item.com / 743 pounds of marijuana seized 
Herald-Star / Troopers collecting toys  for hospital
Dayton DN's / Police dog case involving bites 
Dispatch.com / New unit to probe alcohol sources
Cleveland PD / The $5.9 million gun grant 
Cleveland PD /  Deadly police chase leaves questions
NewsNet5.com / CPD union shows support for 13 officers
Dispatch.com / Sheriff: Budget falls short
Fox 2 St. Louis / Officers mourn loss of ISP Trooper
Dispatch.com / New unit to probe alcohol sources
Dispatch.com / Crime jumps around casino
Cleveland PD / Police were ordered to terminate pursuit
Dispatch.com / Kasich mum on leasing OTP
Albany Herald / Homeless man wants a "piece of the pie"
NFIB / 8 surefire ways to demotivate employees
Dispatch.com / IG finds misspending with stimulus money
Vindy.com / Will Kasich raid OTP coffers? 
Phillip Morris / Hard lessons from a questionable death
Cleveland PD / One officer fired 30-40 rounds after chase
Vinton Courier / Patrol will do "trace-back" investigations
WTOV 9TV / OSP runs toy drive for children
WBNS 10TV / State will name portion of I-70 after deputy
WCMH 4TV / Police impersonator in Delaware
Cleveland PD / Getting the facts on fatal shooting
WBNS 10TV / OSP investigating threats against legislators
Cleveland PD / DeWine says bath salts led to bizarre claims
Cleveland PD / Police shooting brings out questions
Cleveland PD / More questions in deadly police chase
Dispatch.com / "Right-to-Work" not crucial, says Kasich
Dispatch.com / Four Ohio prisons may close 
Dispatch.com / Elves wear uniforms
Vindy.com / OSP did not discriminate against black trooper
Dispatch.com / Michigan passes 'right-to-work' legislation
CSmonitor.com / Traffic deaths lowest in 60 years
Denver Post / 'Too stoned to drive' standard in Colorado
CantonRep.com / Schuring among those to receive  letters
Toledo Blade / Kasich set to propose changes for OTP
Jeffersonian / OSP program  'Buying the Bears' turns 25
NewsNet5.com / Medina OSP Post helping the hungry
WTOV 9TV  / New Partnership will improve safety
Cleveland PD / Kasich will use tolls to fund northern projects
Dispatch.com / Kasich to talk OTP funds
WBNS 10TV / Deputy pleads no contest, gets $20 fine
Dispatch.com / Limits on guns may be abated
NewsNet5 / Patrol finds massive 'gift wrapped" pot stash
Dispatch.com / Kasich will keep OTP under state control
Dispatch.com / Senate votes to loosen gun limits
Cleveland PD / Lindale Mayor's Court could be history
CantonRep.com / Lost inmate property costs Ohio taxpayers
WCMH 4TV / Trooper, deputy stand trial in Delaware case
Cleveland PD / Officers involved in shooting scrutinized 
USA Today / 2 Topeka officers killed in shootout
Toledo Blade / OTP plan rankles Northern Ohioans
AP / Concealed carry next high court fight
New York Times / Lawmakers call for gun-control action
AP / 3.5 million Americans will travel during holidays
Cleveland PD / Kasich intends to sign gun bill
WCMH 4TV / Deliberation begins for trooper and deputy
Gannett / Gun lobby: Train, arm teachers for self defense
USA Today / Teacher says she would gladly carry a gun
WCMH 4TV / Deputy, trooper found guilty
Gannett / Ohio Republicans quiet on gun control
Reuters / Michigan governor vetos gun bill
Dispatch.com / Coleman wants Kasich to limit guns
Toledo Blade / Michigan, Ohio gun laws in crosshairs
Dispatch.com / Gun control talks moves to forefront
Dispatch.com / Focus on gun control easier
AP / Kasich: Statehouse guns, Conn. shooting seperate
Cleveland PD / 'Right-to-work' would face public fight
Dispatch.com / Kasich signs 42 bills
Dispatch.com / Armed staffer may be an option for schools
Dispatch.com / Party chairman takes shot at OTP plan
USA Today Video / Gun sales soaring
NY Times / Obama to push for limits on guns
Warren Tribune / 5 years for nine DUI's
Dayton DN's / Brookville equips officers with rifles
Cincinnati.com / Judges clash over double-dipping
Toledo Blade / Kasich signs bill easing gun storage
Dispatch.com / "Guns-in-garages" among lame-duck bills
AP / NRA calls for armed police in every school
Cleveland PD / Firearms training offered to teachers
AP / 4 killed in PA shootings, trooper saved by vest
Dayton DN's / Behind the shooters: 88 dead, 81 wounded
USA Today / Most guns in hands of few owners
USA Today / Chilling note left by New York killer
Dispatch.com / Busted attorney back in business
WKYC  3TV / Gun control debate hits airways
LA Times / Gun control is a tough sell in Virginia
LA Times / Homicides down when gun laws adopted 
Dispatch.com / Kenyon students serve as firefighters
Marietta Times / 2 arrested for drug trafficking
Dispatch.com / Limits placed on memorial road naming
CantonRep.com / Gun debate expected at Statehouse
Cleveland PD / Police officer saves teen
Zanesville Times / Sheriff, prosecutor retires, sworn back in
NY Times / Permit-holder map draws ire
Dispatch.com / School workers want gun training
Dispatch.com / Gun permit holders effectively cloaked
AP / Gun buyers flock to stores
Dispatch.com / Youngest inmates are the most dangerous
Dayton DN's / Auditors uncover problems at private prisons
Toledo Blade / Union battle over parking enforcement