May 21, 2025 Jeremy Vanantwerp A local man is in the Bartholomew County Jail for multiple felony charges after leading officers on a vehicle chase through Columbus. On May 20, 2025 at 8:10 p.m., a Columbus Police Department (CPD) officer attempted to stop a black Volkswagen Jetta for a moving violation near North [...]
May 9, 2025 Tanner Vandeman A 24-year-old man is in the Bartholomew County Jail for voyeurism after police were called to a local gym for a man recording in the women’s room. At 8:07 p.m. on May 8th, 2025, Columbus Police Department (CPD) officers were called to Total Fitness, 3075 Middle Road. Officers [...]
April 1st, 2025 The Columbus Police Department welcomed its newest officer, Allen Cummings (CPD 306), this morning when he was sworn in by Mayor Mary Ferdon at the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. Cummings has lived in Columbus most of his life, attending Columbus North High School before joining the U.S. Army. While [...]
March 31st, 2025 Two men are in jail following a residential burglary investigation in which a firearm was stolen. On March 26th, 2025, Columbus Police Department officers were called to a home in the 2200 block of Ohio Avenue in reference to a burglary. The homeowner reported that someone had broken into his house [...]
March 27th, 2024 An Ohio man is in the Bartholomew County Jail for forgery and multiple warrants after trying to run from the police. On March 26th, 2025 at 2:33 p.m., Columbus Police Department (CPD) officers were called to a local bank in the 1900 block of 25th Street about a possible fraud. An [...]
April 26th, 2025 Two men are in the Bartholomew County Jail for felony drug charges after a traffic stop Monday night. The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) had been looking into Christopher Neal, 35 of Columbus, after receiving information that he was dealing drugs. Through their investigation, JNET gathered enough evidence to arrest him [...]
February 20, 2025 One man was taken into custody after Columbus Police Officers responded to a report of shots fired at 1:13 pm today. The investigation is still ongoing, but the preliminary details indicate that a witness went to check on a 68-year-old man at his house in the 300 block of Pence Street. The [...]
February 11th, 2025 Columbus Police Department (CPD) investigators are looking into the death of a 46-year-old Columbus man after witnesses say the man’s vehicle drove into a pond. At 11:31 a.m. on February 11th, 2025, CPD and other first responders were called to the area of N Indianapolis Road and Kenholt Drive for a car [...]
January 31st, 2025 With heavy hearts, we share the news of the passing of Retired K-9 Officer Argo on January 30th, 2025, at the age of 13. Argo faithfully served the Columbus Police Department and the City of Columbus alongside his partner and handler, Officer Branch Schrader, from [...]
January 31st, 2025 The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) seized over 100 combined grams of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl yesterday that resulted in a husband and wife in jail. JNET had been looking into Christopher Riddle, 46 of Columbus, for allegedly dealing drugs from his apartment in the 600 block of California Street. Riddle [...]