For 27 years, the Vantage Career Center Police Academy has been dedicated to training local law enforcement, while bridging relationships between academy participants, their communities, and law enforcement agencies. Van Wert and surrounding counties have been enriched by the successful program, and in many ways, our local law enforcement can be called life long friends…
In these troubling times that are facing this nation it seems that those who work the hardest to protect our communities and families are facing the most discrimination of anyone. How hard it must be to stand and protect when you are being pounded in front and sabotaged from behind by elected officials. The greatest…
Field reports from ODNR Division of Wildlife Officers Central Ohio – Wildlife District One State wildlife officers are often called upon by local law enforcement because of their specialized training and equipment, especially if there is an incident that involves locating a suspect in the outdoors. During the 2017 statewide deer gun weekend, State Wildlife…
A local resident completed training today for the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Junior Cadet Program held June 25-29, 2017 at the Highway Patrol Training Academy in Columbus. A local resident, Koleton Porter, was one of 40 Junior Cadet participants selected from applications submitted by young men and women who attended Buckeye Boys and Girls State…
Ground breaking for the new training facility for first responders in Paulding County got underway Monday morning. EMA Director, Edward Bohn, applied for the Local Government Capital Safety grant and was awarded $177,165 from the Ohio Development Services for the facility. This facility will be utilized by local fire, law enforcement and EMS. First responders,…
Ohio State Highway Patrol and Law Enforcement Will Show Zero Tolerance As summer kicks off and families hit the road for vacations, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to Click It or Ticket. Aimed at enforcing seat belt use to help keep you and your family safe, the national seat belt campaign will…
May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The Ohio State Highway Patrol would like to remind motorcyclists to ride endorsed, trained and sober. Also, motorists should be aware that there will be an increase in motorcycles on the roadways with the warmer weather. In 2015, motorcycle-involved crashes resulted in 163 fatalities (+16 percent) and another…
By: Stan Jordan As you can see from her career beginning to end photos, the years and old age has crept upon Joyce’s law enforcement career. So, with regret and many memories left behind, on March 4, 2015 after over thirty one years, Joyce Carr has retired from her law enforcement career. The hardest part…
