Columbus is much more dangerous than I thought.

Columbus is a big city.  We have crime.  We're dangerous?

 

All cities have certain crimes that occur more often than others.  For example, Columbus has one of the highest rates of property crime in the state, and I suspect a lot of that has to do with the younger population.  At the same time, the violent crime rate is one of the lowest in the state.  I'm not sure that this makes the city any more or less dangerous to the average person, but personally, I'd rather have my car stolen than be assaulted. 

That's a good point.  Having one of the nation's largest universities located within the city might have something to do with that.  Tens of thousands of 18 to 21 year olds living on their own for the first time in the city's highest density neighborhood.  Lots of valuable electronics, gadgets and cash in those apartments and cars.  That creates a target-rich environment for criminals.  And no amount of patrols and education from the Columbus and OSU police will ever change that.

^ Those numbers show good growth for certain census tracts. Look at the rest of Cleveland or core columbus. You see declines of 10 to 30%. Even some towards 50%. Thats why Cleveland as a whole lost population, and Columbus's core lost population. Certain census tracts gained, which are listed above, but a lot more declined.

 

From the census tract maps, I would still make the argument (and not because of any personal bias but based on the evidence) that the urban core of Columbus is still one of the better performing when it comes to Ohio cities.  Overall it has been losing population just like the others, but the losses are much smaller and there are more tracts, particularly 2000-2010 that grew than in the other 3-Cs.  These tracts were not just in the immediate Downtown core like in Cincy and Cleveland, both of which have a very distinct pattern of central growth surrounded by almost every other tract losing population.  Columbus has the central core growth, but it also has a very mixed look further out, particularly on the north, west and south sides, where some tracts are growing and others not.  The good news is that all of the cities seems to have more tracts growing recently than in previous years/decades.

 

Since the point of this thread is not about population, though, I'll post that information over in the census thread.   

I think there is a disconnect here.  When Clevelanders say "core", we usually mean the City proper...... i.e. the 72 sq mi area which constitutes the actual City of Cleveland.  I don't think Columbus natives would call their "core" the 270+ sq mi swath which extends into multiple counties.

 

Probably getting even more off-topic here, but I always wanted to see a superimposed map of the two cities boundaries....... i.e. if you placed Columbus over Cleveland, how far east, west and south would it extend (obviously, we already know you can't go north).

 

Here in a few minutes, I'm going to make a post on the census thread about 1950 core population.  I took all the tracts that existed in 1950 for the 3-C's and tracted the population for just those tracts through 2010. 

^That's going to be ugly for Cleveland.  1950 was the beginning point of a MASSIVE exodus to the burbs.

Since the point of this thread is not about population, though, I'll post that information over in the census thread.   

 

Thanks.  That's a good idea.

 

I've removed most of the recent population-centric discussion from this thread.  Please continue any population discussion over in the 2010 census thread.  Please continue any Columbus-based crime and safety discussion here.

I would say crime in Columbus is a bit more diverse than Cincy - more Latino names show up. Now that component may have more to do with the fact that some of that crime in the Cincy region would happen far outside the city boundaries in say Hamilton or wherever.

 

I drive through the Near East side every day and work on that edge of downtown (which has a very visible security presence), but the vibe is Walnut Hills/Evanston rather than OTR/West End circa 2004.

Let's stick with discussion of Crime & Safety.  Thank you.

FBI statistics: City’s crime numbers drop

By Theodore Decker, The Columbus Dispatch

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 8:19 AM

 

Fewer violent crimes of all kinds were reported last year in Columbus, mirroring a phenomenon seen in Cleveland, Cincinnati and across the country.  Preliminary crime statistics that were released yesterday by the FBI show that overall violent crime in Columbus fell 5.2 percent from 2010 to 2011.  Among the changes, according to the FBI report:

 

• Aggravated assaults plummeted 10.1 percent.

 

• Rapes dropped 1.5 percent.

 

• Robberies fell 3.7 percent.

 

• Homicides dropped by 12.4 percent, according to numbers kept by the Columbus police homicide squad.

 

Property crimes also fell in Columbus last year, though not by as much.  They were down 2.5 percent, the FBI said.  And though burglaries dropped only about 0.5 percent, motor-vehicle thefts tumbled 13 percent.

(. . .)

The numbers show that Columbus reported 658 violent crimes for every 100,000 people.  Cleveland reported 1,363, and Cincinnati reported 1,029.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/06/12/citys-crime-numbers-drop.html

 

Yellow Cab taxi drivers to watch for crimes under program with Columbus police

Business First by Jeff Bell, Staff reporter

Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 2:58pm EST

 

Yellow Cab of Columbus drivers will watch for suspicious activity and report crimes to police under a new “Taxis on Patrol” program being introduced Tuesday.  The program is a partnership between the cab company, Columbus police, Franklin County sheriff’s office and United Dairy Farmers Inc. stores, said a Yellow Cab spokeswoman.  She said about 40 other cities use the national program.

 

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2012/12/04/yellow-cab-taxi-drivers-to-watch-for.html

Business First published a December article about Columbus having the lowest rate of violent crime among Ohio’s largest cities at 6.58 incidents per 1,000 residents in 2011, according to new Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics.

 

This article also includes a link to the FBI crime stats compiled by another website: http://b4.caspio.com/dp.asp?AppKey=917d20004cb8159a83734fbb8c37

Coleman Wants Police Body Cameras, but Says State Must Act

By Jesse Bethea, Columbus Underground

May 15, 2015 - 1:59 pm

 

Mayor Michael Coleman made two things clear Thursday afternoon.  The first is that the use of body cameras tops the list of major reforms he wants to see enacted within the Columbus Division of Police.  The second is that before Columbus cops start wearing cameras, the state of Ohio must step up and address privacy and cost concerns.

 

MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/coleman-wants-police-body-cameras-but-says-state-must-act-jb1

Columbus Police to Get Body Cameras in 2016

By Walker Evans, Columbus Underground

September 9, 2015 - 11:23 am

 

Columbus City Council President Andrew Ginther announced a new plan today to equip the Columbus police force with body cameras, providing an additional layer of transparency and safety to police interactions with the community.  The program echoes statements from a press conference event in May where Mayor Michael Coleman, Police Chief Kim Jacobs and other local leaders voiced their desires for a body camera system.

 

MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-police-body-cameras

Coleman appoints nine to police body camera committee

By Lucas Sullivan, The Columbus Dispatch

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 7:12 PM

 

Mayor Michael B. Coleman has announced a nine-member committee to help the city deploy body cameras for 1,800 Columbus police officers by the end of next year.

 

The committee is to make formal recommendations on how, when and where officers will use the cameras.  The committee also will recommend what images captured by the cameras will be public records.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/09/22/Body_Camera_Committee.html

Mayor's police body camera committee tests the technology

By Theodore Decker, The Columbus Dispatch

Friday, October 23, 2015 - 6:43 AM

 

Members of a mayoral committee charged with weighing the pros and cons of equipping 1,900 Columbus police officers with body cameras began their task today by sampling the technology for themselves.

 

In the committee’s first meeting at the Columbus Police Division’s academy on the West Side, the nine members and some support staff donned eyeglass-mounted cameras.  They then participated in several police-training scenarios meant to depict some of the hot-button topics surrounding use of the cameras, including controversial police-involved shootings and potential invasions of privacy.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/10/22/Columbus-police-body-cameras-meeting.html

2 precincts hit hard by Columbus’ 2015 homicide toll of 99

By Theodore Decker, The Columbus Dispatch

Friday, January 1, 2016 - 9:47 AM

 

Two of Columbus’ 20 police precincts bore the brunt of 2015’s homicidal carnage, with nearly a third of the city’s slayings occurring within their boundaries.

 

A total of 29 people were killed last year in the 5th precinct in South Linden and the 9th precinct on the East Side.  That means about 30 percent of the city’s homicides occurred in precincts that make up only 7 percent of its population, according to census estimates.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/01/01/2-precincts-hit-hard-by-columbus-2015-homicide-toll-of-99.html

for some reason the Terrorism thread is locked--

 

FBI EYES 'LONE-WOLF' TERROR ATTACK IN OHIO

Muslim immigrant goes on machete rampage inside restaurant owned by Israeli

Published: 1 day ago. Updated: 02/13/2016 at 9:04 AM

 

http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/muslim-refugee-unleashes-carnage-inside-ohio-restaurant/#H7zC6rRyDfxoIfEY.99

^ Forget that loony World Net Daily site.  Here's the story from our local paper...

 

The initial report:  http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/02/11/machete-attack.html

 

And here is a later account:  http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/02/12/car-of-suspect-in-machete-attack-was-red-flagged.html

 

According to the accounts from the Dispatch and local TV, this is what happened:

 

Mohamed Barry, 30, who lived in Columbus, walked into the Nazareth Mediterranean Cuisine restaurant at 5239 N. Hamilton Road on the northeast side of Columbus Thursday afternoon and asked workers there where the owner was from.  The workers told him the owner, Hany Baransi, was from Israel.  Baransi is a Christian Arab born in Israel, but its unclear whether that was communicated to Barry.

 

The mayhem began around 6 p.m. Thursday, when police say Barry came back to the Nazareth Mediterranean Cuisine restaurant and began hacking at patrons with a machete.  No one was killed by Barry, but four people were taken to hospitals.  Transported to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center were:

 

• William Foley, 54, who was in critical but stable condition Friday.

• Neil McMeekin, 42, who was treated then released.

• Gerald Russell, 43, and Debbie Russell, also 43, a husband and wife who were dining together. They were in stable condition.

 

Hany Baransi, the owner of the Nazareth restaurant, said a restaurant employee ended the attack by retrieving a baseball bat from behind the counter and going after Barry.  Barry fled in a Toyota Corolla and Columbus Police officers spotted the car about 5 miles away.  Barry's vehicle almost hit a police cruiser and then ran head-on into a Mercedes on Morse Road near Stelzer Road.  The vehicle was finally stopped just off Stelzer Road, south of Montclair Drive.

 

Barry jumped out the passenger door and was confronted by four or five officers, who first tried to use a Taser on him, police said.  An CPD officer, who was working special duty at Easton Town Center when he joined the chase, shot Barry after he lunged at the officers with the machete and knife, according to the police account.

Nazareth restaurant reopens to huge crowds today.

 

Video from NBC4 reporter Harrison Hove: 

That's awesome.

Columbus SWAT officer Steve Smith dies after gunshot sustained in Sunday shooting

 

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Columbus SWAT officer Steve Smith has died, Chief Kim Jacobs said Tuesday afternoon.  Smith, 54, was shot during a SWAT stand-off early Sunday morning.  On Tuesday the suspect, 44 year old Lincoln Rutledge made his first appearance in court.

 

He is the 54th CPD officer to die in the line of duty since 1816.  He is the 31st officer killed in the line of duty in the United States in 2016.  CPD last had an officer killed in the line of duty in 2005.

( . . . )

Smith and his fellow officers were trying to serve a warrant for arson when they say Rutledge shot from inside the apartment into an armored vehicle.  Smith was hit. ... Prosecutors say Rutledge is also accused of setting fire to his ex-wife’s home.  Former co-workers at the Ohio State University and campus police described Rutledge's erratic behavior in today's court hearing.

 

MORE: http://nbc4i.com/2016/04/12/columbus-swat-officer-steve-smith-on-life-support-following-sunday-morning-shooting/

Columbus community mourns loss of police SWAT Officer Smith

 

A committee formed by Mayor Ginther issued their report on best practices for police body camera use taken from experience across the country.  The city is expected to enact a formal policy on police body camera use within the next two months.  After that the city is expected to begin outfitting police officers with body cameras by the end of the year:

 

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/07/28/panel-offers-conclusions-on-police-body-cameras.html

Columbus’ bike cops see new world of policing

By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch

Monday, August 1, 2016 - 7:36 AM

 

Eight months before they patrolled the streets at the recent Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Columbus police bicycle officers were very visible in another prominent location.  They were on the field at Ohio Stadium protecting the south goalpost after the Ohio State-Michigan State football game Nov. 21. ... It was the first time bicycle officers were used to protect the goalpost - 30 bicycle officers surrounded the goalpost.  And they received no grief from fans.

 

“A bike can do what three officers can do on foot,” said Sgt. Duane Mabry, who helps lead Columbus’ police bicycle unit.  By that, he means “take up space.”

 

Two weeks ago, about 40 Columbus police bicycle cops went to Cleveland, part of a group of 140 officers who traveled north to help provide security at the convention.  They were very visible, helping bicycle units from Cleveland, Akron and Fort Worth, Texas.  They lined up to help break up confrontations on downtown Cleveland’s Public Square and provided rolling barricades during protest marches.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/08/01/bike-cops-see-new-world-of-policing.html

A committee formed by Mayor Ginther issued their report on best practices for police body camera use taken from experience across the country.  The city is expected to enact a formal policy on police body camera use within the next two months.  After that the city is expected to begin outfitting police officers with body cameras by the end of the year:

 

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/07/28/panel-offers-conclusions-on-police-body-cameras.html

 

Different types of body cameras are now being tested by the CPD:

 

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/08/02/Columbus-police-testing-body-cameras.html

 

http://nbc4i.com/2016/08/08/columbus-police-body-cameras-on-display/

Columbus now joins other cities in facing the shock, sadness and confusion that come with police fatally shooting a black teenager.  The initial reports are that police were called to the Franklin Park area on the Near East Side after a man reported being robbed by a group of armed teens.  The suspects were pointed out to officers who arrived on the scene.

 

Police said that one of the suspects, 13-year-old Tyre King, pulled a gun from his waistband while officers were giving chase.  One police officer then shot and killed Tyre King.  King's gun turned out to be a realistic-looking BB hand gun.  Below are multiple reports from local media:

 

WCMH NBC-4:  Tyre King, 13, killed in Columbus officer-involved shooting

 

WBNS 10-TV:  Police identify officer involved in 13-year-old suspect's shooting death

 

DISPATCH:  Calls for calm follow police shooting of 13-year-old

I'm rarely on the side of the police when these stories break, but this one really seems to be justified, based on the information I've read. This wasn't a case of playing in a park minding your own business and getting gunned down in mere seconds like what happened to Tamir Rice. When you (or the group you're with) is out robbing people at gunpoint (doesn't matter that it's a BB gun...who could know that?), then flee from the police, and then reach for and brandish the gun while police are trying to apprehend you, you can't be shocked when the police shoot you. 13 is so young, though. This kid's parents now must face the double burden of grieving for their loss, and reflecting on how they raised a kid who would act so criminally and stupidly at such a young age. Sad all around.

Certainly a tragedy all around.

 

From the Dispatch story,

 

King and his friend, 19-year-old Demetrius Braxton, were part of the group and ran away together, Braxton said Thursday night after returning to the scene.

 

King wanted to rob someone for money, said Braxton, who was with King when he was shot.

 

He said King's BB gun looked real and had a laser sight under the gun barrel.

In the wake of the shooting death of 13-year-old Tyre King on September 14th, yesterday's Columbus City Council meeting was interrupted by approximately 100 protesters.

 

Video at http://www.columbusunderground.com/protestors-disrupt-columbus-city-council-meeting

When excatly did City Council meetings go open-door again? Seems like it was around the time Ginther took office.

Is there a feeling in Cbus that this is going to blow up into something larger? The takeover of a council meeting (led by none other than John Cranley himself) was the first sign that there was major trouble brewing before the Cincy riots broke out in '01.

In the wake of the shooting death of 13-year-old Tyre King on September 14th, yesterday's Columbus City Council meeting was interrupted by approximately 100 protesters.

 

Video at http://www.columbusunderground.com/protestors-disrupt-columbus-city-council-meeting

 

I appreciate the way in which this was handle in some ways but I do not appreciate the exact motive of this protest and the one on campus.  Tyree King was a 13 y/o boy with what appeared to be at first glance a weapon.  Which he produced while running from the police and in turn lead to his being shot and killed.  Now I know that at 13 I was 5'10" 215lbs, pretty much looked like a young adult not a child any longer.  His accomplice has even implicated him in the crime, yet we still have people out there protesting his death because it was done at the hands of the police.  The sad part to me is that there was a community forum hosted by NBC 4 at the Kings Art Complex less than a month before this incident occurred.  This is just inexcusable at this point, it's a community problem not a police problem.  The police are there to protect and serve the common good.  When there are multi-generational issues with police then kids grow up with no respect for any authority, including their own parents, grandparents, teachers you name it.  If I were Obama and wanted to leave my mark on this country I would hold a country-wide speech during the school day.  Everyone has to report in every school district and get to the root of this problem, get your face in front of these kids and start getting this problem resolved.   

Is there a feeling in Cbus that this is going to blow up into something larger? The takeover of a council meeting (led by none other than John Cranley himself) was the first sign that there was major trouble brewing before the Cincy riots broke out in '01.

 

No.  Columbus just doesn't work that way.  There's a good deal of communication and cooperation in most city aspects.  Obviously never 100% agreement on this, but enough that you don't need to riot to make your voice heard.

 

(Sorry for the late reply - but I'm just getting back to this thread to post some further news.)

City Council plans to work with protesters on police changes

By Rick Rouan, The Columbus Dispatch

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 6:21 AM

 

Activists who took over Columbus City Council chambers and shut down council’s meeting last week kept their protest outside on Monday night.

 

Council President Zach Klein and members of the People’s Justice Project announced before the council’s weekly meeting that they had met several times since the protest.  Klein said the city will consider changes to its police Summer Safety Initiative.  That could mean redistributing the $750,000 a year the city spends on the initiative, intended to reduce violent crime, into other programs.

 

Changing the summer safety initiative was one of the demands protesters issued last month after 13-year-old Tyre King was killed by a Columbus police officer.  The same group has organized protests around the death of Henry Green, who was shot and killed by plainclothes officers working as part of the initiative in Linden this summer.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/10/03/City-Council-protesters.html

Is there a feeling in Cbus that this is going to blow up into something larger? The takeover of a council meeting (led by none other than John Cranley himself) was the first sign that there was major trouble brewing before the Cincy riots broke out in '01.

 

No.  Columbus just doesn't work that way.  There's a good deal of communication and cooperation in most city aspects.  Obviously never 100% agreement on this, but enough that you don't need to riot to make your voice heard.

 

(Sorry for the late reply - but I'm just getting back to this thread to post some further news.)

 

Oh please! I sincerely doubt there is anything inherent to Columbus' governance that keeps rioting from happening.  If there is, why haven't we heard anything about cities using "the Columbus model" for managing urban populations? If I had to guess, it probably has more to do with the transient nature of Columbus more than anything.  People don't have as deeply entrenched roots there.

Is there a feeling in Cbus that this is going to blow up into something larger? The takeover of a council meeting (led by none other than John Cranley himself) was the first sign that there was major trouble brewing before the Cincy riots broke out in '01.

 

No.  Columbus just doesn't work that way.  There's a good deal of communication and cooperation in most city aspects.  Obviously never 100% agreement on this, but enough that you don't need to riot to make your voice heard.

 

(Sorry for the late reply - but I'm just getting back to this thread to post some further news.)

 

Oh please! I sincerely doubt there is anything inherent to Columbus' governance that keeps rioting from happening.  If there is, why haven't we heard anything about cities using "the Columbus model" for managing urban populations? If I had to guess, it probably has more to do with the transient nature of Columbus more than anything.  People don't have as deeply entrenched roots there.

 

I don't know why you haven't heard about "The Columbus Way", but many others have:

 

- http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2125517,00.html#ixzz27n7DusJy and http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,3163.msg643843.html#msg643843

 

- http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/08/06/what-columbus-can-teach-sacramentos-economic.html

 

- http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,3163.msg757109.html#msg757109

 

- http://www.columbusceo.com/content/stories/2014/10/Columbus_2020/getting-involved-in-region-is-the-columbus-way.html

 

And here's more of the Columbus Way:  http://www.columbusunderground.com/city-leaders-local-advocates-discuss-police-reform-ls1

^Yeah, that's not really related to race relations. Just because a region is collaborative, growing, and has an involved business community doesn't mean there aren't racial tensions or that there isn't potential for a racial flare up.  I think the Twin Cities are just about the perfect image of cooperation, corporate leadership, and most of the other tenants of "The Columbus Way", and they still had several bouts of unrest following police shootings of black men. It's naive to say things like "it would never happen here". Hell, Columbus routinely riots following football games for gods sake.  :roll:

The problem with these protestors are they are protesting for criminals.  There are eye witness accounts from neighbors of what happened in Linden and it's reported by the Dispatch.  The police announced themselves and said stop, drop the gun.  Much like what happened with Tyree King.  Here is a 13 y/o out committing an armed robbery and when confronted by police he was told to stop and fled with the gun exposed.  It's not a shoot to kill it's a shoot to prevent them from terrorizing the neighborhood, what happens if he didn't die?  Answer is he becomes just another criminal.  When I was 13 I was 5'11" 220lbs, right now I am 28 the same height and 30lbs heavier; you could not tell the difference between me now and then other than the maturation in my face.  He was out trying to do adult things and paid an adult consequence.  The true sad part is that NBC4 hosted a community forum just a month before this incident happened; less than a mile from where this happened which clearly fell on deaf ears.  Just an incomprehensible thing when you see the police and some in the community trying to make a change and then one person disrupts the whole flow.  Then you have these hipsters coming out of the woodwork to defend a criminal, something needs to change and I don't think it's with the police. 

^Yeah, that's not really related to race relations. Just because a region is collaborative, growing, and has an involved business community doesn't mean there aren't racial tensions or that there isn't potential for a racial flare up.  I think the Twin Cities are just about the perfect image of cooperation, corporate leadership, and most of the other tenants of "The Columbus Way", and they still had several bouts of unrest following police shootings of black men. It's naive to say things like "it would never happen here". Hell, Columbus routinely riots following football games for gods sake.  :roll:

 

I worry more about our explosive underclass in general. They are in really bad shape and have a much surlier attitude than in other cities. The young white, poor males seem like they're going to start bouncing all over the room at any time. It's been like that for a long time here, too.

^Yeah, that's not really related to race relations. Just because a region is collaborative, growing, and has an involved business community doesn't mean there aren't racial tensions or that there isn't potential for a racial flare up.  I think the Twin Cities are just about the perfect image of cooperation, corporate leadership, and most of the other tenants of "The Columbus Way", and they still had several bouts of unrest following police shootings of black men. It's naive to say things like "it would never happen here".

 

The last item was dealing with police relations and the community (or race relations if you prefer).  The others were more about the collaborative and open business environment that has been called "The Columbus Way".  But that openness is more the rule than the exception on other issues too.

 

 

I think the Twin Cities are just about the perfect image of cooperation, corporate leadership, and most of the other tenants of "The Columbus Way", and they still had several bouts of unrest following police shootings of black men. It's naive to say things like "it would never happen here".

 

That's a fair point.  Even an open community can have some unrest.  But I never said that no unrest of any kind couldn't happen here.  You asked if this was the prelude to Cincy 2001-style riots.  And I still say a big no to that.

 

 

Hell, Columbus routinely riots following football games for gods sake.  :roll:

 

Those aren't riots.  They're celebrations gone too far. :wink2:

Hell, Columbus routinely riots following football games for gods sake.  :roll:

 

I've been in Columbus for 10 years and nothing like that has happened other than a crowd gathering at 13th & High after the national championship victory.  Nothing was damaged, no cars were flipped, couches burned, UDF's looted and most importantly no innocent bystander was shot and killed like in Charlotte. 

City, police union agree on body camera policies

By Rick Rouan, The Columbus Dispatch

Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 11:42 AM

 

Columbus and its police union have agreed to new policies that will govern body cameras for police officers.

 

Finishing the agreement clears a major hurdle to equipping the first officers with body cameras.  The new policy was bargained in the middle of the union’s existing contract, which expires Dec. 8, 2017.

 

Now, the city needs to negotiate a contract to buy the cameras.  Officials have pared down a list of potential vendors after a test phase in August.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/10/06/City-police-union-agree-on-body-cameras.html

Hell, Columbus routinely riots following football games for gods sake.  :roll:

 

I've been in Columbus for 10 years and nothing like that has happened other than a crowd gathering at 13th & High after the national championship victory.  Nothing was damaged, no cars were flipped, couches burned, UDF's looted and most importantly no innocent bystander was shot and killed like in Charlotte. 

 

You must have been out of town last year then:

 

Riot Cops Use Tear Gas on Columbus Crowds After Ohio State Win

Police in riot gear used tear gas to break up crowds in Columbus, Ohio, early Tuesday after Ohio State beat Oregon to win the college football championship.

At least a dozen small fires were reported after thousands of people poured out of bars to celebrate.......  As many as 8,000 people converged on the Ohio State football stadium, known as the Horseshoe, and several hundred forced their way inside, the school said. The crowd tore down a goalpost.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/riot-cops-use-tear-gas-columbus-crowds-after-ohio-state-n284976

 

Oh wait you must be one of the "White People" they are referring to in this article.....

White People Riot In Columbus After Football Game, Media Calls It A ‘Celebration’

http://freakoutnation.com/2015/01/white-people-riot-in-columbus-after-football-game-media-calls-it-a-celebration/

 

 

Hell, Columbus routinely riots following football games for gods sake.  :roll:

 

I've been in Columbus for 10 years and nothing like that has happened other than a crowd gathering at 13th & High after the national championship victory.  Nothing was damaged, no cars were flipped, couches burned, UDF's looted and most importantly no innocent bystander was shot and killed like in Charlotte. 

 

You must have been out of town last year then:

 

Riot Cops Use Tear Gas on Columbus Crowds After Ohio State Win

Police in riot gear used tear gas to break up crowds in Columbus, Ohio, early Tuesday after Ohio State beat Oregon to win the college football championship.

At least a dozen small fires were reported after thousands of people poured out of bars to celebrate.......  As many as 8,000 people converged on the Ohio State football stadium, known as the Horseshoe, and several hundred forced their way inside, the school said. The crowd tore down a goalpost.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/riot-cops-use-tear-gas-columbus-crowds-after-ohio-state-n284976

 

Oh wait you must be one of the "White People" they are referring to in this article.....

White People Riot In Columbus After Football Game, Media Calls It A ‘Celebration’

http://freakoutnation.com/2015/01/white-people-riot-in-columbus-after-football-game-media-calls-it-a-celebration/

 

#1 the goal post wasn't torn down and #2 what stores were looted? #3 who gives a S**t, nobody was injured and it was still more peaceful than any BLM "protest"

 

(Edited for clarity)

^They looked like they really ruined those local businesses, eh?

Yeah it was comparable to the riots of the 60's

Yeah it was comparable to the riots of the 60's

 

Are you for real?  Can you not tell the difference between a celebration getting out of hand that the police need to disperse and a Baltimore/Ferguson type riot?

Yeah it was comparable to the riots of the 60's

 

Are you for real?  Can you not tell the difference between a celebration getting out of hand that the police need to disperse and a Baltimore/Ferguson type riot?

 

Wow I would have thought the Sarcasm was obvious....     

Yeah it was comparable to the riots of the 60's

 

Are you for real?  Can you not tell the difference between a celebration getting out of hand that the police need to disperse and a Baltimore/Ferguson type riot?

 

Wow I would have thought the Sarcasm was obvious....     

 

Not when you just posted two links touting victory celebrations as "riots".

There has been an incident beginning at approx. 9:30AM this morning on the OSU Campus.  OSU issued an alert that stated an active shooter situation occurred near Watts Hall located on 19th Avenue and College Road North.

 

http://www.10tv.com/article/reports-active-shooter-ohio-state-campus

 

Further reports have said that a car may have tried to ram into a chemical engineering building (Watts Hall) and that the driver may have tried to stab and/or shoot people in the area.  Columbus Fire confirmed nine people total were injured and transported to local hospitals, eight in stable, and one in critical condition.  10TV reported that the Columbus Police believes they may have killed the driver/shooter that started this incident.  But police are still going through buildings in the area in case there was a second person involved in this incident.

 

WBNS-10TV is streaming their coverage live at http://www.10tv.com/

Update from Business First:  http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/11/28/active-shooter-warning-issued-on-ohio-state-campus.html

 

Google Map link and OSU twitter link included at the Business First article:

 

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Ohio State cancels classes, lifts shelter in place order amid active shooter incident on campus

 

Ohio State University cancelled classes on Monday following an active shooter incident on campus that reportedly left at least nine injured.

 

Students and faculty were told to shelter in place in a message from the university just before 10 a.m., after what OSU Police Division said was a shooting near Watts Hall at 19th and College avenues.  The shelter in place order was lifted at about 11:15 a.m., when Ohio State announced that all classes had been cancelled for the day.

 

WBNS-TV reported that nine people were transported to area hospitals for treatment of unspecified injuries, eight in stable condition and one in critical condition.  Law enforcement also confirmed they had killed at least one suspect. ... The Lane Avenue and Medical Center Drive ramps from Route 315 to campus were closed Monday morning as law enforcement continued to search for potential other suspects.