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A jury in Columbus, OH, suggested that Quentin Smith—who was found guilty of shooting and killing two police officers in February 2018—receive a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Wounded Dayton (OH) Police Department Detective Jorge DelRio was taken into surgery to donate his organs Thursday morning and died afterward, according to Chief Richard Biehl.
An officer with the Toledo Police Department suffered minor injuries when his patrol vehicle was struck by another car that had spun out of control on Tuesday night.
“After a life of dedicated public service, Jorge will continue to give of himself to the greater community by being an organ donor upon his death,” Biehl said in an updated media release Wednesday afternoon.
Fellow officers loaded the wounded detective into a police cruiser and drove to Grandview Medical Center. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl told local media that Detective DelRio is on "advanced life support."
"It's just great to see the joy on their face! It brings us joy too, but it's nice to just see them have a day where they can just be themselves and be kids again, and not have to worry about being in the hospital," said one member of the SWAT team, dressed as "The Wolverine"
The Newark (OH) Division of Police recently celebrated the 50-year anniversary of its K-9 Unit.
An officer with the North Ridgeville (OH) Police Department has died after a "short fight with cancer," the agency said on social media on Wednesday afternoon.
A K-9 with the Shelby County (OH) Sheriff's Office was able to locate a missing 3-year-old boy in just 10 minutes of searching on Tuesday.
The Painesville (OH) Police Department announced this week that it will be disbanding the agency's K-9 unit due to budget constraints and the passage of a piece of legislation that allows civilian cultivation of hemp, which the dogs cannot differentiate from illegal marijuana.