A former Columbus police officer who was charged with destroying or altering records related to a criminal investigation, changed his plea in federal court Wednesday.

Jackson served 19 years as chief of the Columbus Division of Police. He was the division’s first Black chief, and its longest serving.

The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police, fire and hospital agencies.

Court documents said 35-year-old Nicholas P. Duty, of Commercial Point, turned off or removed his body cam during interactions with two women on Oct. 21, 2023 and March 22, 2024. In one of the incidents, Duty was engaged in a sexual encounter.

Indiana State Police are helping to raise awareness of human trafficking with a campaign this week. According to troopers, the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division is partnering with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance to distribute outreach materials to commercial drivers as part of commercial vehicle inspections during the awareness initiative this week.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police is searching for two juveniles who they say have been missing since Saturday from the city's northeast side. Police said Jordan and Malachi Hicks ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two people were seriously injured in a crash in northeast Columbus Friday evening. Officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called on a report of a crash near North ...

The Franklin County Sheriff and Columbus Division of Police have said they've received no requests to assist ICE. The Associated Press reported ICE has started arresting people in Newark, NJ. Trump issued an executive order aimed at allowing the agency to ...

Columbus is seeking eligible candidates to serve on the Columbus Human Rights Commission and the Community Police Review Board ... dial 711 to connect to Relay Indiana. To apply, interested ...

The LEATH initiative, which focuses law enforcement resources on domestic violence offenders who possess firearms illegally, was named in honor of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Breann Leath,

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Columbus police officer accused of turning off his police body camera during encounters with women while on duty has changed his plea to guilty. Nicholas Duty, 35, of ...

The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police, fire and hospital agencies.