Recent Updates http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers will operate a low-manpower OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers next week. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=13c1d408de4231b2d8654154c4883419 A Columbus woman will appear in Lebanon Municipal Court today after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrested her yesterday for conveying drugs into the Warren Correctional Institution. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=a7250b9e70eb147cc024eafb14909ca2 The Ohio State Highway Patrol and American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) released motorcyclist point-of-view video and data regarding the Top 10 roadway segments in Ohio with the highest frequency of fatal and injury crashes for motorcycles in the past six years. Today’s announcement comes as the two organizations continue their nationally recognized Ride Smart. Drive Smart. safety education partnership for a fourth consecutive riding season. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=b6c3c6cb7f124e52837a04f3ec5f649f The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers will operate a low-manpower OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers next week. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=244cea39843852a949ce899d72b3c92b Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 47 pounds of marijuana, valued at more than $132,000 during a traffic stop Friday on Interstate 70 in Preble County. The suspect was arraigned today in Eaton Municipal Court on felony charges associated with the case. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=793aaf4ef83f456369b37504778d5744 The Ohio State Highway Patrol released the top 10 counties where vehicles are stolen and the top vehicles that are reported stolen in Ohio through the end of March 2008. This information is a part of the Patrol’s initiative whereby troopers are encouraged to look beyond the license plate or initial stop to pick up on criminal indicators that might point to a presence of illegal activities, such as vehicle theft. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=7ae1f81429471cf9ef1819a68245b47a The 8th Annual Law Enforcement and Public Safety Career Expo will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2008, in Columbus at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy at 740 E. 17th Avenue. The Expo will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and will feature federal, state and local law enforcement agencies looking for qualified women and men interested in pursuing a challenging and rewarding career. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=f347b052c0b30f81c2a3ea95d2f2df54 Spring is here and road improvement projects around the state are scheduled to begin. The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, reminds drivers to slow down and be aware of their surroundings while driving through work zones this season. The Ninth Annual National Work Zone Awareness Week will run today through April 11. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=d9eafe5f974795cccd9d1036f12a08d8 Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 12 kilos of cocaine, valued at $1.8 million, during two connected traffic stops Thursday on the Ohio Turnpike in Lucas County. The three suspects will be arraigned today in Maumee Municipal Court on felony charges associated with the case. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=5a55e5d5f3bfa7cca1335769c298ab5b As part of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s 24/7 Initiative, today the Patrol released the Top 10 areas where troopers are assisting local law enforcement in reducing criminal activity. The goal of the 24/7 Initiative is for state troopers on every shift, every day, to efficiently reduce fatal and serious crashes through high visibility enforcement, while removing the criminal element from Ohio’s roadways. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=77cf7cd0935970b237ea9e259c85a810 Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 61 pounds of marijuana, valued at more than $138,000 during a traffic stop Friday on Interstate 70 in Muskingum County. The suspects were arraigned yesterday in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court on felony charges associated with the case. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=30435afb8d5d3b46a01c0f1af0946322 The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers will operate an OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers this week. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=e207572d2ae31eca219bc523f91d495b The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers will operate a low-manpower OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers next week. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=7a9ac8dba8c02f50d94d064015341750 Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized two kilos of cocaine, valued at $300,000 during a traffic stop Friday on the Ohio Turnpike in Lucas County. The suspect will be arraigned today in Maumee Municipal Court on felony charges associated with the case. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=65856dac6132fafc01377ac9cd757d56 The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers will operate a low-manpower OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers this week. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=f499461667346d904595e519d1a1d5da A Fort Recovery man is scheduled to appear in Lima Municipal Court today on a felony charge after he was found attempting to convey illegal narcotics into the grounds of the Allen Correctional Institution yesterday. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=9344409a02e3b09b9077380aae69f49a Send your name, phone number, email, media affiliation and work address to wwwohp@dps.state.oh.us http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=0428b10c17a9270dc8217867ebaa0bf6 Semi-truck crash caught on tape - February 12, 2008 - During routine patrol a Trooper witnesses a commercial truck cross the median and come into oncoming traffic. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=0cdb28cbdd4d1a506d0cc686bde882f1 Trooper almost struck by passing vehicle - February 18, 2008- A Trooper from the Circleville Post stopped to assist a vehicle that had slid off the road due to weather conditions. While finishing up with the vehicle - another vehicle slams into the Trooper's cruiser and nearly hits him. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=0cdb28cbdd4d1a506d0cc686bde882f1 Sergeant Jeremy T. Landis of the Ohio State Highway Patrol's Georgetown Post has transferred to the Public Affairs Unit as part of a 90-day program, in which he will temporarily serve as a spokesperson for the Patrol. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=978077a4075f7c67a35e8424d1a159a7 A correction officer employed by the Toledo Correctional Institution was arraigned Monday in Toledo Municipal Court following his arrest stemming from an attempted drug conveyance into the institution on Feb. 22. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=175267afa1453ef9d9b78a5f1170954d Send your name, phone number, email, media affiliation and work address to wwwohp@dps.state.oh.us. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=0428b10c17a9270dc8217867ebaa0bf6 Between 2005 and 2007, the top five Ohio counties where the most citations of motorists driving over 20 miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit are near Ohio’s major cities according to information released today by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Speeding 20 or more miles per hour over the posted speed limit is considered by state troopers as a dangerous form of aggressive driving. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=ada79b14adc6d00977d8b5b197dde900 A Cleveland Heights woman is scheduled to appear in Elyria Municipal Court today on a felony charge after she was found attempting to convey marijuana into the Lorain Correctional Institution yesterday. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=a3b6a337f6cf37cdb07b9adf616faa64 The Ohio State Highway Patrol is releasing the names of the four victims killed in the plane crash yesterday in Ottawa County. The recently purchased 1972 Cessna 340 aircraft, crashed into the backyard of a home located on Port Clinton Eastern Road, west of State Route 269, in Danbury Township at approximately 12:41 p.m. Saturday. The plane was on approach to land at the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=65d1ae3c20dd1aa41fea3f642d945588