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Public SafetyNew Albany picks Westerville's Brian Spoon as its next police chiefNew Albany has selected its next police chief, the city announced Wednesday. He's Brian Spoon, the assistant chief of the Westerville Division of Police. A Nov. 4 media release from the city says he starts in early December.Thursday’s editionRead

Public Safety from local newsrooms

From NBC4 WCMH-TV, WSYX and 3 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. NBC4 WCMH-TV21 hours ago

    Teen dead after vehicle hits tree, catches on fire in Delaware County

    DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A teenager is dead after they struck a tree Friday night in Concord Township, causing their vehicle to become engulfed in flames, according to the Delaware Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. A 17-year-old from Powell, Ohio, whose identity has not been released, was driving a 2022 Kia Forte southeast

  2. WSYXNov. 5

    Overdose call leads to grisly second discovery: decomposing body found inside Ohio home

    Blendon Township Police investigating a suspected overdose made a second discovery inside a home Wednesday night: a second decomposing body.

  3. 95.3 WKTNNov. 5

    Union County Crash Injures Three People this Morning

    The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a serious injury crash that occurred Thursday morning on State Route 31 within the intersection of Miller Road in Union County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol was notified of a two-vehicle injury crash involving a semi-tractor-trailer, and a passenger car. The preliminary investigation

    Also reported byPeak of Ohio

  4. The CW ColumbusNov. 5

    Police responding to overdose call find decomposing body inside home

    A call for help with an overdose led Blendon Township police to a second discovery inside a home on Claridon Road.Police say officers arrived shortly after 8 p.