Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Mayor Aftab Pureval and Police Chief Teresa Theetge announced state assistance in Cincinnati following a reported increase in violent crime this summer — including what police referred to as a “violent attack” downtown over the weekend.
“I called the mayor this morning and kind of laid out what we can do, and he said yes, that he would like some kind of backup help, and so we’re going to do this,” DeWine told our partners at 700WLW.
DeWine said the state will look at data analysis of where the majority of crime is and bring in the Ohio State Highway Patrol to work alongside Cincinnati police…