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Man Arrested for Pointing a Firearm<\/a><\/h2>

January 30th, 2026<\/p>\n

Columbus Police Department officers arrested an Elizabethtown man following a report of intimidation with a firearm at a local Walmart. At 10:54 am on January 29th<\/sup>, 2026, officers responded to Walmart, 735 Whitefield [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Local Man Arrested following Pursuit<\/a><\/h2>

\"\" Clinton Rogers <\/p>\n

January 27th, 2026<\/p>\n

A local man is in custody for multiple charges following a crash, pursuit, and drunk driving investigation. On January 26th<\/sup>, 2026, at 5:19 [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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CPD Deputy Chief Graduates from FBI National Academy<\/a><\/h2>

\"\" Deputy Chief Douglas \u201cMatt\u201d Martindale <\/p>\n

On December 11th, 2025, Columbus Police Department Deputy Chief Douglas \u201cMatt\u201d Martindale graduated as a member of the 296th session of the [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Local Man Arrested after Auto Theft<\/a><\/h2>

\"\" Robert Kanehl <\/p>\n

December 15, 2025<\/p>\n

One man is in jail after the theft of a truck while the owner was warming it up. On December 13th<\/sup>, 2025 at [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Man Arrested for Arson<\/a><\/h2>

July 14, 2025<\/p>\n

A local man is in jail following a fire set at a commercial building under renovation on Friday. On July 11, 2025, the Columbus Police Department and the Columbus Fire Department were called [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Sex Offender Arrested for Residency Violations<\/a><\/h2>

June 25, 2025<\/p>\n

A serious violent predator is back in jail for felony charges after his release earlier this month. Michael O. Kent, 36 of Columbus, was released from the Bartholomew County Jail on June 2nd<\/sup>, [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Man Found Deceased in Park<\/a><\/h2>

June 23, 2025<\/p>\n

On June 20th, 2025, officers were called to Mill Race Park near 5th and Lindsey Streets for a possible deceased person at 12:43 p.m. When officers arrived, the caller directed them to a [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Man Arrested following Vehicle Pursuit<\/a><\/h2>

May 21, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\" Jeremy Vanantwerp <\/p>\n

A local man is in the Bartholomew County Jail for multiple felony charges after leading officers on a vehicle chase through Columbus. On [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Man Arrested for Voyeurism at Local Gym<\/a><\/h2>

May 9, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\" Tanner Vandeman <\/p>\n

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 [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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CPD Hires New Officer<\/a><\/h2>

\"\"April 1st, 2025<\/p>\n

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 [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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