2023 Press Releases
6/22/23 City of Columbus Defends Its Right to Enact and Enforce Safe Storage and Other Gun Laws
6/12/23 City Attorney Klein Announces Charges Filed Against Nine Involved in Gas Station Takeover
6/8/23 City Attorney Klein Responds to NRA-Backed Group Who Claims Safe Storage Laws Don’t Work
5/25/23 City Attorney Zach Klein Testifies Against Bill that Would Give Convicted Domestic Abusers Access to Concealed Weapons
5/24/23 City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Agreement for Safety Improvements at Hilltop Bar Plagued by Gun Violence
5/19/23 City Attorney Klein Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Legislature’s Attempt to Steal Power Away from Voters
5/18/23 As City Leaders Push for Safer Streets, City Attorney Klein Files Lawsuit to Expand City’s Ability to Take Meaningful Action on Gun Safety
5/14/23 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement on Overnight Shooting in the Short North
5/11/23 City Attorney Zach Klein Statement on Gun Violence in the City of Columbus
5/4/23 City Attorney Zach Klein Pushes for Higher Cash Bonds for Violent Domestic Abusers Who Pose Greatest Threat to Victims
5/3/23 City Officials Taking Action to Target Illegal Street Racing and Hold Offenders Accountable
4/25/23 City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Charges Filed in Softball Umpire Assault Case
4/19/23 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement Opposing Changes that would make it Harder for Citizens to Pass Constitutional Amendments
4/19/23 City Attorney Zach Klein Files Lawsuit as City Shuts Down Illegal After-Hours Club
4/11/23 City Attorney Klein Announces Guilty Plea in First Test of City’s Safe Storage Law
3/30/23 Columbus Shuts Down Dangerous Linden Property Connected to Drug and Sex Trafficking
3/17/23 City Attorney Zach Klein’s Statement on Latest in Latitude Five25 Bankruptcy Case
3/17/23 City Attorney Zach Klein: City Shutters Franklinton Drug House known for Violent Crime and Narcotics Sales
3/10/23 City of Columbus Shuts Down Illegal Franklinton After-Hours Club Following Violence, Criminal Activity and Code Violations
3/9/23 City Attorney Zach Klein’s Statement on Latest in Latitude Five25 Bankruptcy Case
3/2/23 Columbus Tracks Latitude Five25 Owners to Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey as Problem Landlord Tries to Dodge Historic $4.3 Million Fine
3/1/23 City of Columbus Takes Action against Two West Side Drug Houses
2/23/23 Pair of Drug Houses Boarded Up as City Cracks Down on Problem Properties in Columbus Neighborhoods
2/16/23 Latitude Five25 Owners Held in Contempt, Fined more than $4.3 Million as Court Green Lights Takeover of Property
2/15/23 Columbus Files Lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai as Taxpayers Continue to Foot the Bill for Automakers’ Negligence
2/9/23 City Attorney Zach Klein Files Lawsuit to Declare Night Club a Public Nuisance Following String of Violence and Criminal Activity
2/1/23 Columbus Cracks Down on Dangerous Drug Properties and Sends Landlord to Jail for Ignoring Court Orders to Clean Up Properties
1/25/23 City Attorney Klein: City Prosecutors Fight to Get Violent Abuser off the Streets and Behind Bars
1/23/23 ICYMI: City Attorney Klein Statement as Court Denies State’s Attempt to Block Commonsense Gun Safety Measures
1/23/23 City Shuts Down East Side Drug House
1/20/23 City Attorney Klein Statement as Court Denies State’s Attempt to Block Commonsense Gun Safety Measures
1/10/23 City Attorney Klein Announces City Shuts Down First Drug House of 2023
1/5/23 City Attorney Klein Announces Safety Plan for Southpark Apartments, Says Deal with Owners a “significant win for residents”
1/4/23 City Attorney Klein: Agreement Reached for Immediate Sale of Latitude Five25
2022 Press Releases
12/28/22 City Attorney Zach Klein Reflects on 2022, Highlights Work to Improve Public Safety and Advocate for Columbus Residents
12/27/22 City Attorney Klein Provides Update on City’s Ongoing Response to Latitude Five25, Announces Contempt Filing to Send Property into Receivership
12/20/22 City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Charges for Motorist Who Struck and Killed Four-Year-Old Girl Trick or Treating in October
12/16/22 City Attorney Zach Klein: City Prosecutors Deliver Max Sentence for Man Charged in Attempted Strangulation
12/14/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement on Latest Developments in City’s Efforts to Promote Commonsense Gun Safety
12/1/22 Columbus City Attorney Klein Attends NewDEAL Leaders Conference in Washington
11/11/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement on Latest Developments in Gun Lawsuit
11/7/22 Columbus to File Lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai for Knowingly Selling Unsafe Vehicles Vulnerable to Theft
11/3/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Issues Statement as Court Temporarily Blocks Law Restricting Local Action to Prevent Gun Violence
11/1/22 City of Columbus Cracks Down on Southside Scrapyard Alleged to Have Accepted Dozens of Fraudulent Vehicle Titles and Stolen Cars for Cash
10/31/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Chosen for Rodel Fellowship Class of 2023
10/25/22 City Attorney Klein Says City Nearing Agreement Requiring Latitude Five25 Owners to Sell Property or Face Takeover
10/24/22 City of Columbus Files Suit Against Judge Who Has Failed To Rule on the City’s Gun Safety Lawsuit for over Three Years
9/29/22 Eastland Mall Owners Held in Contempt of Court, Fined as City Continues to Pressure Owners to Improve Safety
9/15/22 City Attorney Klein Attends White House United We Stand Summit to Combat Senseless Violence in Communities Across the Country
9/9/22 City Moves to Hold Owners of Latitude Five25 Apartments in Contempt for Violating Court Order to Improve Living Conditions at East Side Complex
8/30/22 City Files Lawsuit to Help Improve Dangerous, Unsanitary Living Conditions for Hundreds of Residents at Southpark Apartments
8/23/22 City Takes Action against Hilltop Bar with Long History of Violent Crime, Drugs and Theft
8/17/22 City Takes Legal Action to Hold Owners of Shuttered Hotel and Indoor Water Park Accountable for Dangerous Conditions
8/3/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Says Kansas Vote Affirms Broad Support for Abortion Access Nationwide, Including in Ohio
8/2/22 City Shuts Down North Columbus Hotel Following Years of Unsafe Physical Conditions, Violent Crime and Drug Overdoses
7/13/22 City Shuts Down South Side Property Known for Drug Trafficking and Criminal Activity
7/7/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Says State Officials Continue to Skirt Responsibility for Failed Background Check System
6/27/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Announces Office’s Position on Prosecuting Abortion Cases following Supreme Court Decision
6/24/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Statement as Conservative Supreme Court Overturns Roe v Wade
6/14/22 Eastland Mall Declared a Public Nuisance as City Pushes to Hold Property Owners Accountable for Deteriorating Conditions
5/27/22 Statement on Behalf of Special Prosecutor Brad Nicodemus
5/27/22 City Attorney’s Office Takes Action to Crack Down on Hot Spots for Criminal Activity in North Columbus
5/18/22 City Shuts Down Bar for Illegal Operation without Liquor Permit and Multiple Reports of Violent Crime
5/3/22 Columbus Mayor, City Attorney and Police Chief Outline Plan to Crack Down on Illegal, Unsafe Use of Motor Bikes on City Streets
5/2/22 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Columbus Mayor, City Attorney and Police Chief to Outline Plan to Crack Down on Illegal, Unsafe Use of Motor Bikes on City Streets
4/29/22 COMMENT: City Attorney Klein comment on ACLU challenging "healthcare denial law"
4/26/22 City Shuts Down Fourth Hilltop Drug House This Year
4/20/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Files Lawsuit Challenging Ohio Law Protecting Those Who Deny Health Care for Reasons of Conscience
4/18/22 Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein Calls on Sen. Portman, Congress to Pass Critical Climate Legislation to Make Communities More Resilient to Extreme Weather Events
4/12/22 City Attorney Klein Announces Agreement to Hold Owners Accountable for Poor Living Conditions at the Ardmore Apartments
3/30/22 City Continues to Push Eastside Property Owners to Fix Up Eastland Mall Site
3/23/22 City Attorney Klein Applauds Judgement Holding Colonial Village Owners in Contempt, Accountable for Deplorable Living Conditions
3/10/22 Columbus Joins with National Criminal Justice Leaders to Urge Texas Court to Stop State from Targeting Transgender Kids and Their Parents
3/3/22 City Attorney Zach Klein: “Help is here” for Residents of Colonial Village
3/2/22 City Shuts Down Third Hilltop Drug House in Past Month
2/18/22 City Boards Up Third Drug House This Week
2/17/22 City Shuts Down East Side Drug House Located Near Local Elementary School
2/17/22 City Shuts Down East Linden Drug House
2/11/22 City Shuts Down North Linden Drug House
2/10/22 City Takes Action Against Two Dangerous West Side Drug Houses
2/9/22 City of Columbus Secures Preliminary Injunction against Latitude Five25 Apartments on East Side
1/13/22 Columbus City Attorney reflects on historic first term, looks ahead to next four years
2021 Press Releases
12/16/21 City Shuts Down Three More West Side Drug Houses
12/9/21 City Reaches Settlement Agreement with Plaintiffs in Alsaada v. Columbus
11/23/21 Landlord Agrees to City’s Request to Shut Down Hilltop Property Plagued by Drugs and Violence
11/17/21 The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and The Yale Justice Collaboratory Select Columbus and Saint Paul City Attorney’s Offices to Continue Trust and Legitimacy Project
9/29/21 Columbus Shuts Down Franklinton Drug House
9/23/21 City Shuts Down East Side Property Where Drug Dealers Were So Busy, They Worked in ‘Shifts’
9/20/21 Columbus Leads Coalition of Cities and Counties Standing Against Mississippi’s Law to Ban Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy, a Direct Challenge to Roe v Wade
9/15/21 City Attorney Settles after Suing Owner of Gas Station Plagued by Drugs and Violence
8/31/21 Columbus City Attorney Files Two Motions to Expedite Change in Ownership and Management of Colonial Village Apartments
8/12/21 City of Columbus Joins Settlement Agreement in Lawsuit Against Major Opioid Distributors
8/3/21 City of Columbus Secures Order Declaring Colonial Village Apartments a Public Nuisance
7/22/21 City Obtains Court Orders Against Two More West Side Properties
7/1/21 City of Columbus Reaches Agreement with Downtown Greyhound Bus Station
6/17/21 Columbus City Attorney and Columbus Division of Police Announce Legal Action Filed Against Downtown Greyhound Bus Station
6/9/21 Columbus Special Prosecutor and Independent Investigator File Charges Against Columbus Division of Police Officers for Misconduct During 2020 Summer Protests
6/2/21 Columbus Boards Up West Side Condo Owned by Alleged Drug Dealer
5/18/21 Columbus City Attorney, Franklin County Commissioners, and Columbus State Community College to Announce Innovative Public Safety Program
5/17/21 *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** Columbus City Attorney, Franklin County Commissioners, and Columbus State Community College to Announce Innovative Public Safety Program
5/14/21 City of Columbus Reaches Agreement with Family of Andre’ Hill
5/11/21 City of Columbus Boards Up West Side Drug House
4/30/21 Columbus Secures Emergency Court Order to Board Up Dangerous Bar
4/26/21 John Glenn College of Public Affairs Releases Report Following Independent Review of Columbus Protests
4/9/21 City of Columbus Shuts Down South Side Drug House that Saw 18 Overdoses in Last Two Years
3/8/21 Federal Court Rules Trump Admin Undermined ACA, Strikes Down Four Trump-Era ACA Policies
3/2/21 Council Designates $100,000 for Residents Struggling to Address Needed Home Repairs
2/19/21 City Shuts Down Multiple Drug Houses Owned by Former ‘Pill-Mill’ Doctor
1/26/21 Columbus Shuts Down West Side Apartment Unit
1/21/21 Columbus Shuts Down ‘Barbershop by Day, Illegal After-Hours Club by Night’
1/15/21 University District Rooming House Becomes First Nuisance Property Boarded Up this Year
1/14/21 Columbus City Attorney and CareSource Partner on City’s Innovative Diversion Program for Nonviolent Offenders
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