(AP) - Ohio's attorney general says only 13 of Ohio's 88 counties have used federal funds available for bringing back convicted sex offenders who flee the state without informing authorities.
State Attorney General Mike DeWine and is urging more counties to use money from a program he set up last April. It reimburses counties for the cost of bringing convicted sex offenders back when they flee to avoid laws requiring them to regularly register with authorities. The Dayton Daily News reports Tuesday (http://bit.ly/A3Rqu9 ) that DeWine is concerned that only 22 convicted sex offenders have been brought back under the program.
Only $30,000 of the $100,000 available when the program started has been used.
DeWine recently identified more than 100 Ohio offenders being sought out of state.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:40 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:40:50 GMT
Federal, state and local law enforcement officials are coming together this afternoon to announce an indictment related to the searches last year to several IHOP restaurants in Northwest Ohio and Indiana.
The FBI indicted employees from six IHOP locations in the area Wednesday for charges including money laundering, wire fraud, aggravated theft and harboring illegal aliens.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:50 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:50:35 GMT
According to the Toledo Police information line Toledo Police have blocked off the intersection of Manhattan Blvd. and Doyle Street as they respond to a possible hostage situation man in the 1000 Block
One man is dead, another on the loose after what police are calling a deadly home invasion. It happened Wednesday afternoon in the 1000 of Bricker in North Toledo.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:46 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:46:15 GMT
It's official. Teachers in the Springfield Local school district have a new contract. The board voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve the deal, one day after teachers signed off on it. We're
It's official. Teachers in the Springfield Local school district have a new contract. The board voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve the deal, one day after teachers signed off on it.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:37 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:37:36 GMT
You may notice extra fire and police crews in downtown Bowling Green today. Around 9:00 this morning the Wood County emergency planning committee and emergency management agency will hold an You may notice
It might be hard to believe, but it has been nearly two years since tornadoes devastated our area. On the night of June 5, 2010, disaster struck Lake Township, leveling the high school and killing seven people.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:12 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:12:33 GMT
They served our nation -- both at home and abroad. And today, our area is giving a big "thank you. to our local veterans" 80 veterans boarded a plane this morning bound for Washington D.C. " I'm very
Eighty area veterans boarded a plane Wednesday morning bound for the Washington D.C. World War II memorial.
Toledo police and the FBI are looking for a suspect in a bank robbery. According to police, an armed man robbed the Huntington Bank on Monroe Street around 3:00 Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:49 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:49:50 GMT
It's been three years since an Ottawa Hills police officer shot and paralyzed a motorcyclist. It's a day Michael McCloskey says he'll never forget. "It was a routine traffic stop where I was shot in
It's been three years since an Ottawa Hills police officer shot and paralyzed a motorcyclist. It's a day Michael McCloskey says he'll never forget.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:36 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:36:14 GMT
Nearly three years ago, 5-year-old Neveah Buchanan disappeared from her Monroe, Michigan apartment complex parking lot. Eleven days later, her body was found buried on the banks of the River Raisin. There
Nearly three years ago, 5-year-old Neveah Buchanan disappeared from her Monroe, Michigan apartment complex parking lot. For the first time in years, Nevaeh's mother is breaking her silence in an interview with 13abc's Christina Williams.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:57 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:57:39 GMT
A 9-year-old Fremont boy can share some great stories with his friends about what he did for spring break this year. Camden Arriaga and his family hit the road for a big adventure at Walt Disney World.
A 9-year-old Fremont boy with Marfan Syndrome shares his memories of a very special trip to Disney world. It was made possible by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and 13abc. Camden shares some of his memories from the trip and pays a behind-the-scenes visit to 13abc.