4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (212+ words) As previously reported on 21 News, the legislation would prohibit local and state governments from sharing data collected by Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) with third parties. Flock Safety creates AI-powered license plate readers known as “Flock cameras.” Additionally, the data…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (334+ words) Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is pausing the city's use of Flock Safety license plate readers after evidence of misuse of the surveillance technology. The mayor is expected to provide more details about the decision at a 10 a.m. press conference, a mayoral…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (406+ words) Columbus' non-fatal shooting team will expand to the city's West Side. The program devotes the same resources to solving non-fatal shootings as the city puts towards homicides. Ginther credited the non-fatal police team with helping dramatically reduce homicide rates in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (297+ words) COLUMBUS — A Columbus woman is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly accelerating her vehicle and striking a hospital police officer who was trying to speak with her outside an emergency room on Sunday afternoon. Officers with the Columbus Police Department…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (14+ words) Columbus announces changes to Flock data usage...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (40+ words) A Muscogee County Superior Court judge has granted immunity to two Columbus police officers for a February 2024 officer-involved shooting. A Muscogee County Superior Court judge has granted immunity to two Columbus police officers for a February 2024 officer-involved shooting....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (160+ words) Two people were injured and a Columbus police officer opened fire in a shooting on the city's north side. At 10:35 p.m. Aug. 17, officers were following up on a previous incident on the 600 block of Gibbard Avenue when unknown suspects fired shots…...