TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Police Chief Mike Troendle and Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz addressed the city’s crime statistics at the year’s midway point during a press conference Thursday.
Kapszukiewicz began the conference by discussing the purpose of the quarterly press conference and crime statistic updates. Statistics displayed at the conference showed that all categories of violent crime were down for the entire first half of the year.
“It’s a good story, it’s an encouraging story,” Kapszukiewicz said regarding the statistics. But he also acknowledged the city’s July 4 weekend, which saw a total of seven homicides…