criminal justice update - spring 2011

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Coming E vEnts

OHIO PEACE OFFICERS’ MEMORIAL

Honoring Ohio’s fallen peace ofcers

May 5, 2011

Oho Pac Ofcr Trag Acady, Lodo

Details at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/Pea-

ceOfcersMemorial or call 740-845-2684.

TWO DAYS IN MAY Cofeece fo victim advocates, lawyes, ad

law efocemet

May 16–17, 2011

Hyatt Rgcy Colb

For or forato, t

www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/TDIM

or call 614-466-3552.

OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

A oppotuity fo state, couty, ad muicipal

cimial justice pofessioals to discuss teds

ad solutios fo keepig thei commuities safe

Oct. 13–14,2011

Hyatt Rgcy Colb

For forato, call 740-845-2684.

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A conversationwith Ohio’s

attorney generalIteview by May Alice Casey

‘The job of the attoey geeal is

to assist local law efocemet —

the sheiffs, police, posecutos,

ad cooes — i doig thei jobs.

If we ca help them become moe

effective though the tools we

have, the we’e doig ou job.’

Spring 2011

Cotiued

Ohio Attoey Geeal Mike DeWie bigs the pespective of a fome posecuto to his ole.

Oho Attory Gral mk DW haad t a prorty to at ad pport th

work of local law forct, proctor,

ad ct adocat. Hr ar o topc

h cord drg a rct trw:

On his work as a county prosecutorearly in his career“Th x yar i pt th Gr Coty

Proctor’ Ofc had a profod ffct o

th rt of y profoal carr. Yo

yor coty, yor coty, ad th tat

dffrtly aftr yo ha b a coty

proctor. erythg happg th

coty co acro yor dk. Yo what ct ha to go throgh. Yo work

wth th, ad o yo’r rally pactd.

That xprc affctd rythg i’

do pblc ofc c.”

On his priority of protecting families“if thr’ rally o th throghot y

carr, t ha b to try to protct fal.

That co fro th fact that Fra ad i

had ght kd; faly rythg to .

Bt t alo co fro what i aw a a

coty proctor.

“Wh i wt to th tat lglatr, i wrot

a drk drg bll, rally th rt ry togh

drk drg bll th tat. i wrot that

bll aftr tg th gradfathr of a lttl

7-yar-old boy, jt Bao, who wa

klld or coty by a drr who had b

drkg, a drr who had a pro Dui.

H ad, ‘jt at or to tha y

lf. i ca’t brg h back. Bt cold yo do

othg to ak r othr fal do

ot ffr lk th?’

“Thr’ ot a day that go by th ofc

CovEr story

that w do’t dc how w ca hlp protct

Oho fal. That’ rally th foc. erythg

w do hr co dr that. Whthr w’r work-

g to protct fal fro cor frad, hlp-

g local athort gt DnA dc back or

qckly, or prodg rlat trag at OPOTA o

ofcr ca bttr protct Oho fal, that’ r-

ally whr w foc ry day.”

On his ofce’s role in law enforcement“Or rol ot to b th ‘top cop’ or to tp

ad proct local ca wh w’r ot dd

or watd. i ha a grat dal of rpct for local

polc, hrff, ad proctor. Ad i ry hbly

thk or rol ot to gt thr way ad ot to

prtd that w’r th.

“Or ob to protct Oho fal. W do that

throgh th good work of th ad wo

at th Bra of idtcato ad itgato

(BCi), th Oho Pac Ofcr Trag Acady

(OPOTA), ad th Oho Orgazd Cr it-

gato Coo (OOCiC). W prod ch-

dd tchology wth tool ch a th Oho Law

eforct Gatway (OHLeG). W alo ad local

rdcto by akg pcal proctor aal-

abl wh thy’r dd. All of tho thg hlp

local athort kp or cot af.”

On BCI’s services“W ha grat popl who work at BCi. Bt t’

cbt po — for thr bt, th pblc’

bt, ct’ bt, th bt of polc ad

hrff — that w ar rg th cr lab th

bt that w ca. W wat to ak r that w

ha th bt kowldg, th bt qpt, th

bt tchology, th bt procdr, ad th bt

way to gt qck rlt.

“jr xpct DnA dc. so th dad for

DnA gog p draatcally. Or ob to kp p

wth that dad, ad w ca’t accoplh that

by dog thg th way w’ do th th

pat. W’r gog to work wth th good

wo at BCi to ak t th bt cr la

cotry, ad w’r gog to work at t

BCI works to reduce lab tim

To rdc trarod t, th Br

Cral idtcato ad itgato

Laboratory Do drgog a co

h aaly, hrg addtoal pr

ad addg or tchology.

“A of th d of 2010, law forc

agc dg dc ttd for

wr lookg at a total trarod tday,” Attory Gral mk DW

“W ca — ad wll — do bttr tha th

Trarod t at th d of 2010:

DNA: 75.55 day

Biology: 49.91 day

Biology/DNA combined: 125.46 d

Chemistry: 42.85 day

Firearms and Toolmarks: 35.33 da

Latent Prints: 43.28 day

Questioned Documents: 4.89 day

Trace Evidence: 65.74 day

Gunshot Residue: 51.38 day

CODIS: 23.86 day

Polygraph: 4.73 day

T rprt th arag dc proc

th Lodo, Rchld, ad Bowlg Gr lab c


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ral’ Ofc for br of Oho’

tc coty.

To har tory da or alrt to

chag, cotact edtor mary Alc

614-728-5417 or [email protected].

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sprg 2011

Copyrght 2011

by Oho Attory Gral’ Of

30 e. Broad st., 17th Floor

Colb, OH 43215

www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.go

CriminalJusticeUpdate

Charles L. Wille, Capital Crimes Unit coo

[email protected]

Stephanie L. Watson, Habeas Unit interi

nator

614-644-7233stpha.Wato@OhoAttoryGral

Crime Victim Section

Alice Robinson-Bond, section chief

614-466-8245Alc.Robo-Bod@OhoAttoryGr

Kelli Grace, public inquiries manager

[email protected]

Michael Sheline, VOCA/SVAA manager

[email protected]

Matt Hellman, principal assistant [email protected]

Ursel McElroy, assistant director, educat

and training

[email protected]

Brent Currence, Missing Persons Unit dir

614-728-5431

[email protected]

K Ey ContaCts WITH THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

Administration

Steve Schumaker, deputy attorney general for

law enforcement

[email protected]

Matt Kanai, general counsel for law enforcement

[email protected]

Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identicationand Investigation

Tom Stickrath, superintendent

[email protected]

Steve Schierholt, assistant superintendent

[email protected]

Ron Dye, acting deputy superintendent of laboratory

[email protected]

Kurt Shearer, deputy superintendent of investiga -

tions

[email protected]

Steve Raubenolt, deputy superintendent of

identication and OHLEG

[email protected]

Ohio Peace Ofcer Training Academy

Bob Fiatal, executive director

740-845-2757 or [email protected]

Ohio Organized Crime Investi -gations Commission

Rocky Nelson, executive director

[email protected]

Criminal Justice Section

Jeffrey M. Welbaum, section chief

[email protected]

J. Eric Holloway, assistant section chief

[email protected]

Paul Scarsella, Special Prosecutions Unit co-coordinator

[email protected]

Aaron Haslam, Special Prosecutions Unit co-coordinator

[email protected]

Richard Cholar, Corrections Unit coordinator

[email protected]

Fd ar aalabl throgh th Attory G-

ral’ Ofc to hlp hrff xtradt rgtrd

x offdr who ha d th tat.

Th progra, fdd by a u.s. Dpartt of

jtc grat, calld sORn neT, hort for sx

Offdr Rgtrato ntwork natowd extrad-

to Ta. it cor p to $2,000 xp pr

trp — cldg traportato, lodgg, al,

ad othr allowabl cot — wh local athort

tral ot of tat to rtr a x offdr who

ha fald to rgtr.

To tak adatag of th rbrt, hrff’

ofc hold:Cotact Krt sharr or Cdy Ptra at th

Bra of Cral idtcato ad itga-

to, 740-845-2100.

Prod th a ad locato of th x of -

fdr bg xtradtd ad, f drd, k ad-

dtoal tgat atac or tllgc

fro BCi.

Coplt th xtradto ad, po rtrg,

prod all applcabl rcpt ad docta-

to to BCi, Dpty sprtdt of itga-

to Krt sharr, P.O. Box 365, Lodo, OH

43140.

Th crrt progra r throgh march 2012 ortl grat fd ar xhatd.

udr a rct chag th grat, th Attory

Gral’ Ofc ow abl to cor xp

rlatd to th xtradto of ay rgtrd x

offdr rgardl of clacato.

Th grat alo fdd a alrt yt that d

atoatd ag to x offdr pror to th

dat thy d to r-rgtr.

Th yt, whch bca opratoal at th d

of 2010, d pho ad/or -al ag

to x offdr day bfor thr chdldrgtrato dat. Th ag ar atoatcally

forattd a f to co fro th hrff th of -

fdr’ coty of rdc.

shrff th rc a rport otg whthr th

pho br prodd by offdr wr cor-

rct or had b dcoctd a wll a whthr

a -al ag bocd back.

A arly tt of th alrt yt fod that 15

prct of th pho br offdr prodd

wr ald.

Funding helps extradite sex offenders



shrff ar rpobl for g, r

dyg, pdg, ad rokg Oho

cald carry lc. Thy rport th

tattc qartrly to th Oho Pac Of

Trag Coo, part of th Oho A

Gral’ Ofc. Th ofc rctly 2010 aal rport rlatd to th tat

cocald hadg law. Hr ar o

Oho hrff d 60,881

rglar cocald carry prt 2010

cldg 47,337 w lc

13,544 rwal lc.

Th gr dow fro 73,334rglar prt d 2009, th o

yar c th tat’ cocald carry la

ffct 2004.

Othr tattc fro 2010 cldd:

720 lc wr pdd,

206 prt wr rokd,

ad 655 applcato wr dd

Th rt rwal prod dr Oho’ co

hadg law bga 2008 for dd

who wr d prt 2004. sc

61,506 prt holdr ha

thr lc.

ery5 yar prt holdr who w

lc t rw th.

Oho ha rcprocty agrt wth 2tat, allowg Ohoa wth prt h

wapo th rdcto (ad c

Alaka, Arzoa, Arkaa, Dlawar, Fl

idaho, Ktcky, mchga, mor,

nbraka, north Carola, north Dakota

Oklahoa, soth Carola, T,

vrga, Wahgto, Wt vrga, ad

To th tr 2010 rport, t

www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/Concea

Former sheriff heading

organized crime commission

Attory Gral mk DW ha ad

forr uo Coty shrff Rocky nlo

a xct drctor of th Oho Orgazd

Cr itgato Coo (OOCiC).

nlo wa appotd

uo Coty hrff

2003 ad wa lctd

to fll tr 2004

ad 2008. H a

gradat of Col-

b stat Coty

Collg ad th Oho

stat Hghway Patrol’

Pac Ofcr Trag

Progra, ad h ha

tdd at th FBi natoal Acady ad th

natoal shrff’ ittt.

“W lookd for for aor qalt or

w xct drctor: xt xprc,

a r th blly for law forct ,

oo who a ‘popl pro’ who ca

lad a dr coalto of agc, ad

oo wth xcptoal tgrty. W fod

all of th portat qalt uo

Coty shrff Rocky nlo,” DW ad.

Hod wth th Oho Attory Gral’

Ofc, OOCiC prod adtrat, tch-

cal, ad lgal pport for orgazd cr

tak forc tatwd.

Throgh th coo, local, tat, ad

fdral law forct agc ca

coordat tgato ad procto

olg orgazd cral trpr that

pa ltpl rdcto.

Peace Ofcers’ Memorial

to honor ve inducteesFor Oho law forct ofcr who dd

th l of dty 2010 ad a htorcal

dct wll b rbrd at th yar’

Oho Pac Ofcr’ moral Croy, t

for 11 a.. may 5, at th Oho Pac Ofcr

Trag Acady Lodo.

The honorees:

Chief Carl Worley, Ro Towhp Polc

Dpartt, who dd of a hart

attack ja. 26

Trooper Andrew C. Baldridge, Oho stat

Hghway Patrol, who dd Fb. 4 a

car accdt

Ofcer Thomas F. Patton, Cllad

Hght Polc Dpartt, who dd

march 13 of a hart attack

Sgt. James A. Kerstetter, elyra Polc

Dpartt, who dd march 15 a

hootg

Village Marshal John Vapenik of th mapl

Hght Polc Dpartt, who

dd Ag. 28, 1920, a car accdt

Law forct agc throghot Oho ar

td to partcpat th Fratral Ordr of

Polc moral motorcad, whch wll tral fro

dowtow Colb to Lodo o th org of

th croy.

Th otorcad wll dpart fro th FOP stat

Lodg, 222 e. Tow st., Colb, at 10 a.., ad

t hold abl at 8:30 a.. To rr

pac th otorcad, cotact D Yog

wth th FOP at 800-367-6524 by may 2.

Bulletin addresses air conditioner,

refrigeration unit theftsLaw forct agc acro th tat ha

a cra th thft of ctral ar cod-

tor ad rfrgrato t for thr coppr

cott.

Th Bra of Cral idtcato ad it-

gato’ Tchcal Oprato ut rctly d

a cr prto bllt to law forct

ggtg b owr ad rdt co-

ct ch t to thr xtg brglar alar

yt.

mot alar yt ar abl to oprat a

“clod loop yt,” ad ctral ar-codtog or rfrgrato t ca b addd. Th, f th

wr ar ct or th t taprd wth, th loop

wold b brok, cag a alar codto.

Tho trtd coctg t to thr alar

yt hold cotact thr tallr or a qald

tchca. Law forct agc wth q-

to ay cotact spcal Agt Cory joho of

BCi’ Tchcal Oprato ut at

614-875-5042 for addtoal forato.

Opinion focuses on deputy sheriff’s pres -

ence in grand jury room

Th Attory Gral’ Opo scto prod

gdac o lgal qto for tat agc,

coty proctor ad othr.

Opo 2011-004, d Fbrary, ot that

a dpty hrff ay ot b prt th grad

ry roo drg th ttoy of a at who

ha b bpoad to ttfy. Howr, a -

dctt d ot b t ad ch a tato

l t ca b how that th dpty hrff’

prc cratd prdc agat th accd

ddal.

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nEws & notEs

rocky nelso

StatisticallySpeaking



Victim advocates’ cofeece a op-

potuity to build skills, etwok

By Alissa romstadt

For th pat 20 yar, Oho ct adocat ha

gathrd for two day ach may to har thr

kll, pao, ad tor of hop ad rlcy.

h Oho Attory Gral’ Two Day may Co-

rc o vct Atac (TDim) ha bco

of th largt ad ot coprh ct

docacy cofrc th ato.

obrato of t two-dcad ark, th yar’

ofrc — t for may 16–17 at th Hyatt R-

gcy Colb — ha a th of “Twty Yar

f Rlcy Oho.”

W’r xctd to clbrat th progr w ha

ad, ad w’r lookg to th ftr to t a to

f ct-ctrd rc,” ad vca mllr,

who ha coordatd th cofrc for th At-

ory Gral’ Cr vct scto for th pat

ght yar.

Pror to th 1990, ddal adocacy grop ap-

pald to th Attory Gral’ Ofc for fdg

o hold cofrc arod th tat. Th Oho

Attory Gral’ Ofc hotd th rt tatwd

ofrc 1991.

Oho’ ay pcalzd adocacy grop ra

tal workhop dlopt ad lctg

atrd pakr for th cofrc, mllr ad.

h yar’ gathrg wll cld for gral -

o ad 35 brakot o.

Th yar’ gral o pakr ar:

Oho Attory Gral mk DW, who

carr pblc rc bga th Gr

Coty Proctor’ Ofc, whr h lard

th portac of adocatg for cr ct.

H ha rd a a tat ator, ltat

goror, u.s. rprtat ad u.s. ator.

Da eddy, who ha rd a xct drc -

tor of th natoal Aocato of Cr vct

Copato Board c 1988. Bfor that,

eddy drctd th Cr vct Proct for th

natoal Aocato of Attory Gral.

Wll marlg, who ha g or tha 20 yar

of rc ct atac ad cr tr-

to. H r a xct drctor of th

natoal Orgazato for vct Atac.

Rob Ro, a trar, pakr, coltat, ad

athor of th book “shftg Gar: A Bra-

Bad Approach to egagg Yor Bt slf.”

Hr trag tach popl to drtad how

thr bra work ad to tay cal, profoal,

ad ffct, pcally drg hgh-tr,

hgh-prr tato.

Two Days in May marks 20th year

Th drty of TDim attd ad thr trac-

to drg th o ak ach cofrc

q.

Rctly appotd Cr vct scto Chf

Alc Robo-Bod wa pcally od at

th 2005 cofrc, wh Gray-oatd

gr T mrphy prford “Good Had.” H

wrot th og to h tr, a rdr ct, a

h grw to accpt that h a bttr plac.

Robo-Bod ha attdd or tha a doz

TDim cofrc aro profoal capac-

t. A a atat proctor, h fod th

o a alabl way to ga cotg d-

cato crdt. Thy alo cd hr work at A

Frd’ Ho, a dotc olc hltr h

fodd mado Coty, ad a a atatattory gral l tc ad cr

ct’ copato.

“i’ hoord to r ct whatr capac-

ty i ca,” Robo-Bod ad. “Th Attory

Gral’ Ofc ha alway had a trt

atg local ct. W do that, part, by

prodg dcatoal opportt ch a th

o to adocat who work ot cloly wth

cr ct.”

Lat yar’ TDim Cofrc drw abot 1,000

attd, ad orgazr ar hopg to t or

xcd that trot th yar. Wth a rgtrato

f of t $50, th cofrc raoably

prcd, ad t ctral locato ak t prfct

for profoal dlopt ad tworkg,

Robo-Bod ad.

By Alissa romstadt

Dotc olc hltr aagr Lo

Dlay kow how portat t for

adocat to b proprly trad. A do

olc ror, h ow dot h

hlpg wo rcor at th Proct

hltr sprgld.

Dlay attdd th ADvAnCe Acad

Bac Adocacy skll Cr vct

(BAsiCs) trag prtd by th Oh

y Gral’ Ofc sptbr. s

h ha rcodd to hr xct

that all of hr collag partcpat

day progra.

BAsiCs th ot coprh tr

aalabl to Oho’ ct adocat. T

o ar t for j 12–17 ad

18–23 at th Oho Pac Ofcr Tra

y Lodo.

Dlay ad th arty of topc co

BAsiCs t ot alabl at.

“not all adocat ha xprcd a

h ad. “each of th pakr hlp

a dffrt prpct.”

Th BAsiCs trag foc o ch

Cr rpo ad trto

sxal aalt

Dotc olc

Chld ctzato

Cltral drtyvctzato of dabld ddal

Hocd ct ad ror

eldr ab

Facal atac for ct

Th cral tc yt

Lgal adocacy

Dath otcato “What w do ry portat,” Dla

“Wthot th Attory Gral’ Ofc

wold ot b abl to hlp or clt t

of or ablty.”

i addto to BAsiCs, th Attory G

Cr vct scto offr ADvAnCe

cor o ch topc a collaborato

g ct adocat ad law forc

ldr ab, agatg th cral

yt, ad carg for th

To rgtr for BAsiCs or lar or a

trag opportt offrd by th A

Gral’ Cr vct scto, t w

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Training focuson the BASICS

To registerRgtrato for ad o forato

for th yar’ Two Day may Cofrc o

vct Atac ca b dowloadd at

www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/TDIM.

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Families of those losteach out to help oth

Wly Worka wa proabl ad po

gftd football playr, h ld h Portou

school ta tackl thr yar a ro

wa a 2007 all-tat hoorabl-to

But thr wa aothr d to W, ay h

othr, jo Aa Kroh.

H got xd up alcohol addrug a a youg t, ad by

ag 16, h had pt 45 day

uvl dtto. i

th al oth of W’

or yar, Kroh’

x-hubad told hr h

upctd thr o wa

dalg drug. sh r-

ouly codrd turg

h , but wa dprat

to h at lat h hgh

school.

O Aprl 20, 2008, Kroh got a

call that hr o had accd-

tally hot hlf whl partyg

wth frd. H wa udr th

uc of

OxyCot.

W dd two day latr.

“H ad bad choc, ad h got

caught up o thg h could’t co

t klld h,” Kroh ad. “it wa a wk

pro ad v wk bfor graduato.”

not watg to othr lot to prcrp

abu, Kroh — o th cod avra

o’ accdt — foudd a group to ra

about prcrpto pakllr’ wd

abu ad to upport tho who hav lo

o. it a, sOLACe, tad for surv

Lo ad Cotug evryday.

Th group t twc a oth, ot

to talk, ot to har a pakr. m

accopay o aothr o ctry v

ata a oral wall a Portout

frot. Kroh ad othr alo pak at ch

church, couty group tg, a

othr ttg.

“Wh i aw th powr w had, i thought

gog to b part of th oluto,’” ad Kro

pcally apprcat th attto hr

draw at ara chool. “it’ b wll-rc

th tudt. Thy lt. Thy’v crd w

Thy’v told , ‘You’v ad thk a

what i’ dog.’”

Kroh wllg to hlp othr for group

sOLACe lwhr Oho. To rach hr,

a -al to [email protected] or c

at 740-464-3852 (vg) or 740-259-

(dayt).

resouces help local authoities

ght prescription drug abuse

Stoies by May Alice Casey

Th Oho Attory Gral’ Ofc pr-

pard to hlp local athort ght Oho’

prcrpto drg ab pdc o l-

tpl frot.

uttoal drg ordo klld 1,373

Ohoa 2009, a arag of arly for

a day.

“i took a oath to protct Oho fal, ad

ghtg Oho’ prcrpto drg ab prob-

l a aor part of that cott,”

Attory Gral mk DW ad. “it

crtcal that w work cloly wth local law

forct ad coty ladr to gt

at th hart of th probl.”

To boltr th ofc’ capacty to at wth

procto, DW ad forr Ada

Coty Proctor Aaro Hala co-coord-

ator of th spcal Procto ut ad

Addressing the epidemicaocd that two addtoal atat attor-

y gral wold b hrd. All wll foc alot

xclly o prcrpto drg ab.

Th Bra of Cral idtcato ad it-

gato (BCi) ad th Oho Orgazd Cr i-

tgato Coo alo wll ddcat addtoal

rorc to th probl. Ad th Oho Pac

Ofcr Trag Acady wll prt fr rgoal

trag throghot th tat o drg dro.

(See Trainings, .)

Ada Coty, o of Oho’ hardt ht, arly

trpld th br of dctt fro 2009 to

2010, largly bca of a crad foc oprcrpto drg ab, Hala ad.

“W kw w cold addr a lot of th cr

occrrg Ada Coty f w crackd dow o

th prcrpto drg probl,” ad Hala, ot-

g that th qt for drg had ld to hocd,

robbr, ad ltpl othr cr.

At BCi, Atat sprtdt st schr-

holt wll parhad th bra’ ffort. H ad

BCi ca prod drcor agt, atac

wth rllac ad rcord aaly, ad othr

rorc for local tgato.

“BCi ha a log htory of workg wth local, tat,

ad fdral partr o drg tgato,”

schrholt ad. “i a all coty, ryo

kow th polc. W ca brg a kow fac

to a local tgato a wll a tchologcal

tool that ar ot alway aalabl.”

For hlp tgatg ad proctg prcrp-

to drg ab ca, cotact Hala at Aaron.

[email protected] or 614-728-

9480 or schrholt at Steve.Schierholt@OhioAt -

torneyGeneral.gov or 740-845-2154.

Aao Haslam, who has joied the Special Posecutios Uit to focus o pesciptio dug cases,

speaks at a ews cofeece as Attoey Geeal Mike DeWie ad ro Dye of BCI look o.

Drug Take Back Day set forSaturday, April 30Law forct agc throghot Oho

ar partcpatg a natoal Prcrp-

to Drg Tak Back Day fro 10 a.. to 2

p.. satrday, Aprl 30. Coordatd by th

Drg eforct Agcy, th t allow

rdt to afly dpo of dd

prcrpto dcato. A lt of partc-

patg agc ca b fod by tg

www.dadro.do.go ad clckg

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trainings

To rgtr for Oho Pac Ofcr Trag Acad-

y cor, t www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/

OPOTARegistration. itrcto for rgtrg

or othr cor accopa thr dcrpto

blow.

Rx Abuse in Ohio — Scope of the Problemspakr ar Coadr joh Brk of th War-

Coty Drg Tak Forc ad joh Gr, lgal

trctor at OPOTA.

may 2, Ow Coty Collg

OPOTA Cor 53-557-11-01

may 9, Colb Polc Acady

OPOTA Cor 03-557-11-01

may 20, mao mcpal Ctr

OPOTA Cor 03-557-11-01

may 24, sclar Coty Collg

OPOTA Cor 03-557-11-02

j 13, scoto Coty Tchcal Carr Ctr

OPOTA Cor 03-557-11-04j 27, Oho urty—Chllcoth

OPOTA Cor 03-557-11-05

jly 18, Hockg Collg

OPOTA Cor 03-557-11-06

jly 26, Ccat Polc Acady

OPOTA Cor 03-557-11-03

Ag. 1, Rchld OPOTA Cap

OPOTA Cor 53-557-11-02

Tto: Fr

Hate Crimes/Anti-Government GroupsCor prtd by sothr Porty Law Ctr

ad Fdral Law eforct Trag Ctr.

may 11, Rchld OPOTA CapOPOTA Cor 53-555-11-01

Tto: Fr

Basic Elder Abuse Training

or Law EnforcementOffr a chac to bttr drtad th dy-

ac of ldr ab ad lar kll to

ffctly rcogz ad tgat ldr ab

a. idal for rt rpodr.

may 12–13, Lodo OPOTA Cap

jly 14–15, Lodo OPOTA Cap

spt. 8–9, Lodo OPOTA Cap

Tto: Fr

s xt try for rgtrato forato.

Advanced Elder Abuse Trainingor Law Enforcement

Adacd cor offr a chac to look dpth

at th tgat aocatd wth ldr

ab ca. idal for tgator kg to

hac thr ablty to dlop a ldr ab

a fro rt rpo to procto.

j 9–10, Lodo OPOTA Cap

Ag. 4–5, Rchld OPOTA Cap

Tto: Fr

For or forato or to rgtr for th bac or

adacd cor, t www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.

gov/ElderAbuseTraining or call 614-995-5413.

Senate Bill 77 TrainingCor th plcato of sat Bll 77 o

ctodal trrogato, lp, ad bologcal

dc rtto.

may 31, Dayto Polc Acady

morg o (9–11 a..), OPOTA Cor

03-438-11-01

Aftroo o (1–3 p..), OPOTA Cor

03-438-11-04

Tto: Fr

Instructor Training

Cor prpar tdt to wrt ad prtlo pla a law forct ttg. Chal-

lgg cor rgg thory ad practc.

j 6–16, ma stat Park

OPOTA Cor 06-220-11-03

Ag. 1–12, Wt Chtr Polc Dpartt

OPOTA Cor 06-220-11-06

Tto: $400

Civil Liberties and Use of Force IssuesPrtr cld OPOTA lgal trctor jca

Ddo ad joh Gr, ad exct Drctor

Robrt Fatal.

j 10, Ow Coty Collg, Prrybrg

OPOTA Cor 03-440-11-01j 17, Rchld OPOTA Cap

OPOTA Cor 53-449-11-01

jly 22, Oho Fr marhal Acady, Ryold-

brg

OPOTA Cor 03-449-11-02

Tto: Fr

FBI’s Safe Street TrainingCor prtd by th LeOKA (Law eforc-

t Ofcr Klld ad Aaltd) Ofcr safty

Progra.

j 21, sclar Coty Collg

OPOTA Cor 05-487-11-01

j 22, Ccat Polc Acady

OPOTA Cor 05-487-11-02

j 23, Ccat Polc Acady

OPOTA Cor 05-487-11-03

Tto: Fr

First Responder to Sexual Assaicld prtato o tractg

xal aalt r xar ad

ocat, codctg ct trw,

g cr c ad pct kt, a

BCi’ CHAse forato yt.

j 24, Rchld OPOTA Cap

OPOTA Cor 53-550-11-01

jly 13, Ow Coty Collg

Prrybrg

OPOTA Cor 03-550-11-01

Ag. 18, Hockg Collg, nlo

OPOTA Cor 03-550-11-02spt. 13, Ccat Polc Acad

OPOTA Cor 03-550-11-03

Tto: Fr

Human Trafcking InvestigatioCor typ of trafckg, prptrato

dcator, law, tgat thod

procto, ad rorc. Prtd

OPOTA, urty of Toldo, ad th F

j 30, Lodo OPOTA Cap

OPOTA Cor 03-554-11-01

spt. 29, Rchld OPOTA Cap

OPOTA Cor 53-554-11-02

Tto: Fr

Finding Words

Partcpat lar to codct tg

w of chld ab ct. idal for

tgator ad proctor pak t

abd chldr.

jly 18–22, Lodo OPOTA Cap

Oct. 3–7, Rchld OPOTA Cap

Tto: $200

To rgtr, t www.OhioAttorneyGe

FindingWords or call 614-995-5413.

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CovEr story

On OPOTA trainings“W wat to ak OPOTA trag ry

cor frdly. W wat to rly to a grat

xtt o law forct to tll xactlywhr th dcc ar, f thr ar ay,

ad what w d to do to b or hlpfl

o that trag at th Oho Pac Ofcr

Trag Acady ry rlat to what

popl who ar takg th cor fac

ot o th trt. Ad to do that, w’r gog

to rly o pt, cot, ad ggto

fro law forct.”

On services to assist victims“i lard th portac of workg wth

ct wh i wa a coty proctor.

What i fod wa that th ct wr

th forgott popl or cral tcyt. Th dfdat had all th rght.

H had a cort-appotd lawyr to dfd

h. H had a utd stat spr Cort

to otl all h rght. Th tral wr

t at th coc of th lawyr, th

dg, ad th dfdat. Th ct, wh i

tartd, dd’t rally ha ay rght. A lot of

that ha chagd.

“Th Attory Gral’ Ofc adtr

ral progra for ct, cldg th

Cr vct Copato Progra,

whch ry gcat. Th Cr vct

scto alo prod othr rc for

ct, trag for profoal who work

wth th, ad cr prto progra

for Oho cot. Or taff br

ar xprt o topc ch a ldr ab,

g pro, ad ol afty.

“Workg th ara ad tryg to xpad

or rc ad ak a dffrc for

ct othg i car ry, ry pa-

oatly abot.”

On the Ohio Organized CrimeInvestigations Commission“W’r alo gog to pt partclar pha

o the OOCiC. W wat to whr thcoo, tgator, br of tak

forc ca hlp rgard to cor frad,

whr thy ca hlp rgard to th whol

prcrpto drg probl. W ha a hg

probl wth that th tat. if yo look at

what’ kllg popl coty aftr coty,

t’ th prcrpto drg probl. W wat

to th rorc of BCi to addr t.

W’r gog to th rorc at OPOTA

to tra law forct. Ad w’r gog to

th rorc of th Orgazd Cr

itgato Coo to foc o t.”

On the Special Prosecutions Unit“A a forr proctor, i td to pt a lot of

pha o or spcal Procto ut. Lo-

cal proctg attory call wh thy haa coct ad d oo fro th otd

to co ad proct a ca. Or thy ay

call f thy’r a all coty ad ha a ry

pcalzd ca. Th Attory Gral’ Ofc

ha a oblgato to b thr for ay Oho coty

wh dd. icrag rorc for sp-

cal Procto o way w ca t that

oblgato.”

On addressing child sex abuse“i thk th ot hockg thg to a a

coty proctor wa th x-rlatd cr

agat chldr. Th itrt ha g xal

prdator or of a opportty to pry oyog ct. it’ hockg wh yo ha a

drcor agt pog ol a a yog grl

ad, wth 30 cod, thr’ a gy tryg to

propoto hr, tryg to lr hr oplac. so

t’ crtaly a bg prorty.”

On cracking down on consumer fraud“W’r gog to foc o cor frad. Th

ar dfclt ca to proct. Or Cor

Protcto scto prpar th wort of th

ca for cral procto. W ar gog to

ha ral of or atat attory gral

pcalz th procto of th ca.

Thy wll hlp gt th ca prpard to tr

or to th local proctg attory. if th lo-

cal proctg attory wat to hlp try th

ca — or try a ca for th — w’ll b or

tha happy to do that. A gcat part of that

hag xprcd proctor old

th gathrg of dc o that wh w had

that ca or to th local proctg attory,

t a good, old ca.”

On a commitment to customer service“i’ alway trd to ha a ry ctor-or-

td cltr. i go back to y xprc th

faly b that y part ad gradpar-

t ra — a all d copay

Yllow sprg calld DW sd. i r-br watchg th worry abot atfyg

ctor. if oo dd 20 bag of gra

d rght away, w got t dlrd th xt day!

“so that’ y talty. it’ a talty cog

ot of that b backgrod, whr w had

ctor ad thy cold go othr plac. so

whthr tho w at ca go othr plac or

ca’t go othr plac, or ob gort, t

to , to prod that rc. That’

what w’r gog to do.”

On the personal side

Key legislative accomplishments: i

that ha cldd 12 yar th u.s

ght Cogr ad two a a tat

Attory Gral mk DW ha h

rcord of workg wth law forc

wa trtal lglat ffort

th atoal itgratd Atoatd Fidtcato syt (AFis) ad th C

DnA idxg syt (CODis) databa

protcto for chldr ttfyg c

xpt crrt ad forr law for

ofcr fro tat law prohbtg co

hadg.

Proudest personal accomplishment:

brd of or tha 43 yar, Frac

i ha rad ght chldr — Patrck

Rbcca, joh, Bra, Alc, mark, a

— ad ow ar gradpart to 16 gr

dr.”

Source of motivation: “my wf ad f

Favorite sports teams: “i’ a lflog

at Rd fa. so of y fodt

ar of gog to thr ga a a kd w

dad ad latr takg y ow kd ad

gradkd to th ga. Or o, Br

prdt of th Ahll Tort

lag ta. so, of cor, i root for

too.”

Book he’s currently reading: “Colo

lt” by edd morr

A special cause

mk DW’ cocr for chldr fal ld h to work th u.s. sat to ght Hiv/AiDs, tbrclo, aalara. H ad Fra ha trald

tha 20 t to Hat, whr thy htablh a chool ad fdg progad for thr daghtr, Bcky, whklld a car accdt 1993.