Information Technology Services workers from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office handed out new computers, monitors and scanners to each of the state’s 88 sheriff’s offices to be used for loading information about sex offenders into the OffenderWatch system.
A bottle of shampoo, some lotion, a toothbrush and a bar of soap are basic items, but to a victim of domestic violence seeking refuge in a shelter, such items can bring a measure of comfort.
A police lieutenant who has made it her mission to train other officers about the dynamics of domestic violence was among those honored at the Ohio Attorney General’s 2015 Two Days in May Conference, which drew more than 1,000 victim advocates for presentations, workshops and networking at the Hyatt Regency Columbus.
On the eve of the Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony, deputies, officers and troopers gathered on May 6 at the Statehouse for an event to recognize a training initiative to reduce law enforcement line-of-duty deaths nationwide to less than 100.
Retired officer Rob Winebrenner has been to many police memorials through the years, but he will never think of them the same way again, he said, after attending the 2015 Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony, which honored his son.