Hamilton County has a new sheriff
For the first time in 25 years Hamilton County will have new sheriff and he's not a Republican.
View ArticleNew Sheriff outlines plans
Hamilton County Sheriff-elect Jim Neil is preparing to take over the reins. Neil bested outgoing Sheriff Simon Leis' right-hand man, becoming the first Democrat to hold the office in more than three...
View ArticleThere's a new sheriff in town
Hamilton County's new sheriff was sworn into office at noon Friday, marking the first time in 39 years a Democrat has held the seat. It also marked the first time in 25 years the Investiture Ceremony...
View ArticleSheriff's office employee arrested for theft
The property room supervisor of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department - who is also a well-known nightclub singer in the Cincinnati area - has been arrested for removing property, along with his...
View ArticleFollow tweets from the Hamilton County Commission meeting about how sheriff...
HamCo Sheriff stopping jail revolving door by tracking "inmates" and "detention prisoner" separately. Can have 1240 inmates.— Tana Weingartner (@TanaWeingartner) March 25, 2013
View ArticleTwenty arrested during sex offender compliance sweep
Law enforcement have been doing some "spring cleaning," checking up on Hamilton County's 1,350 registered sex offenders.Sheriff Jim Neil says officers checked 1,114 addresses last week.The large-scale,...
View ArticleSheriff talks jails, drugs at Rotary lunch
On his first appearance before the Cincinnati Rotary, Sheriff Jim Neil reiterated the county does not need a new jail."Judges will sentence to capacity whether you have 3,000 jail cells or 1,000," he...
View ArticleCoalition going to court over sheriff's homeless strategy
The Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition is suing the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department over a policy to remove the homeless from the courthouse steps. Commission executive director Josh Spring...
View ArticleAudit declares Sheriff's Dept. 'static' and 'resistant to change'
An audit of the Hamilton County Sheriff's department is recommending three issues be addressed. They include: staffing, technology and training.The report concludes department staff are highly...
View ArticleSilverton contracting police services from Hamilton County Sheriff
Two former Silverton Police officers are now Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputies. They were sworn in Thursday along with a clerk, marking a change over in public safety in the Village.
View ArticleHamilton County K9 unit dies
One of Hamilton County's canine units has died. The Sheriff's department reports Canine "Kid" died a week ago from an illness.Kid was a 6 year veteran who worked in explosive device detection. The...
View ArticleHamilton County Sheriff will get new Harleys
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department will get two new motorcycles after all.Commissioners questioned the purchase request last week. But Greg Hartmann says he's satisfied with the Sheriff's...
View ArticleDeputies find real gun painted to look like toy
Ohio legislators are considering a bill that would require toy guns only be sold in bright colors to help distinguish them from real ones. But it seems some criminals might try using that to their...
View ArticleK-9 search turns up pot, no heroin
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says Monday's search at the jail turned up marijuana, but no heroin.The department used drug sniffing dogs to search each section of the justice center. One inmate...
View ArticleDeputies find heroin in Bible
Two people are accused of trying to smuggle heroin into the Hamilton County Justice Center in a Bible. Chief Deputy Mark Schoonover says the Bible was sent to the jail in mid December, and like all...
View ArticleCoalition going to court over sheriff's homeless strategy
The Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition is suing the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department over a policy to remove the homeless from the courthouse steps. Commission executive director Josh Spring...
View ArticleAudit declares Sheriff's Dept. 'static' and 'resistant to change'
An audit of the Hamilton County Sheriff's department is recommending three issues be addressed. They include: staffing, technology and training.The report concludes department staff are highly...
View ArticleSilverton contracting police services from Hamilton County Sheriff
Two former Silverton Police officers are now Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputies. They were sworn in Thursday along with a clerk, marking a change over in public safety in the Village.
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