Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Grandview Heights Schools published new traffic and safety rules for the combined Stevenson/Larson/GHHS campus, banning motorized scooters on sidewalks and requiring helmets, ahead of the first day of school on Aug. 12.
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Several streets near Upper Arlington High School are closed or restricted to local traffic only Wednesday as crews clear downed trees and storm debris following Tuesday's severe storms.
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Upper Arlington is directing residents to call 614-459-2800 to report remaining storm damage not yet on the city's live map, one day after severe storms knocked out power and blocked roads across the community.
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Gov. Mike DeWine and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther warned Wednesday that storm recovery will stretch into the weekend, with additional rain threatening flooding in Upper Arlington, where more than 100 downed trees and power lines left streets impassable and forced schools to cancel the first day of classes.
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Upper Arlington published guidance on Aug. 10 advising residents how to deter coyotes from yards, protect pets and what to do during an encounter.
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Officer Smith of the Grandview Heights Police Department posted a video with pedestrian safety tips for students walking to school as Grandview Heights City Schools opens the 2026-27 year Wednesday, Aug. 12.
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Four parking lots at Fancyburg Park and Thompson Park in Upper Arlington will close on a rolling basis Monday, Aug. 10, through Friday, Aug. 14, for asphalt maintenance, with each lot shutting down for about 24 hours.
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The Grandview Heights Division of Police is a founding member of F.O.R.C.E., a new Franklin County task force that has recovered more than $145,000 in stolen merchandise and secured nine indictments since March, targeting organized retail theft rings under Ohio's FORCE Act.
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ODOT is placing barrels and message boards near McCoy Road in Upper Arlington after drivers ignored the official detour for the 45-day US 33 closure, cutting through residential dead-end streets instead.
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The eighth annual TRI the Heights Youth Triathlon on Sept. 5 will reroute its bike course to Arlington Ave. because of Cambridge Blvd. construction, bringing road closures across Grandview Heights from 7:30 a.m. to noon.
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Franklin County Public Health will spray for mosquitoes across all of Upper Arlington south of Zollinger Road starting at 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, after local gravid traps tested positive for West Nile Virus.
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Upper Arlington Police said their audits show no evidence that federal immigration enforcement agencies improperly accessed local Flock license plate reader data, responding to a Columbus Police audit that flagged more than 15,000 potentially immigration-related searches across that city's network since 2023.
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