On-campus robbery Thursday night prompts safety notice
One person was robbed in the on-campus area Thursday night, prompting a Neighborhood Safety Notice by the Columbus Police.
One person was robbed in the on-campus area Thursday night, prompting a Neighborhood Safety Notice by the Columbus Police.
Nine people who took part in “Chitt Fest” have been charged by Columbus Police for riot and related offenses.
About 1,000 Ohio State students gathered on Chittenden Avenue between High and Summit streets Saturday night, following Ohio State football’s spring game. The gathering resulted in a riot with multiple flipped cars and property damage. Columbus Police circled the area with a helicopter — yet police made zero arrests on the scene.
This year’s annual “Chitt Fest” drew more than a thousand students to the two blocks of Chittenden Avenue between High and Summit streets Saturday, resulting in a riot with numerous instances of vandalism and endangering behavior, including cars being flipped and heavily damaged.
A memorial of flowers, pictures and posters flood the intersection of 18th Avenue and High Street, where Curtis Cunningham used to tell nearly all passersby to “Have a nice day, now.”
The United Dairy Farmers near the Ohio Union was robbed Friday afternoon, prompting a neighborhood safety notice Friday night.
A grievance and motion for a restraining order were filed against the city of Columbus Friday after an independent investigator compelled six police officers to provide witness interviews in an investigation of potential criminal misconduct by officers during summer Black Lives Matter protests.
The independent investigator hired by the city of Columbus to look into potential misconduct by Columbus Police during the summer protests ordered six officers as witnesses to answer questions regarding the potential criminal misconduct.
The beloved 24-hour donut shop on North High Street, which was voted best late night eats for the third year in a row by Lantern readers, was robbed at gunpoint in July 2020 and again in February. However, Barouxis and his employees said the love and support from the community motivates them to keep going.
Lawyers representing five Columbus police officers filed a complaint Friday alleging the subpoenas directly related to several police conduct cases during Black Lives Matter protests — including the June 1 pepper-spraying of Lantern staff — were unconstitutional and in violation of federal case law and Ohio rules for criminal procedure.