On the Job 

As peace officers, prosecutors, and others were in a symposium across the hall discussing cold-case sexual assault investigations and the importance of victim advocates, one who has been on the forefront of educating about and promoting crime victims’ rights for almost 25 years was being honored as part of the Ohio Attorney General’s Two Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance.
 

In honor of Ohio Missing Persons Day, organized by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and Battelle, families united on May 19 to remember their loved ones and talk to those who are working to find new leads in their cases.
 

Law enforcement agencies are collecting valuable data, want greater access to data, and are prepared to share data, according to two recent surveys by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, members of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, and law enforcement officers from throughout the state gathered May 3 in London for the annual Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony to honor the 791 Ohio peace officers who have died in the line of duty since 1823.
 

Good police work at the crime scene lays the groundwork for a successful overdose death prosecution, according to presenters at a training event put on by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute.