A city audit found labeling, inventory and backlog problems in Cincinnati Police’s property room, with auditors warning several deficiencies could undermine prosecutions. Officials say fixes and budget investments are planned.

A Reading woman was arraigned after police say she pepper‑sprayed officers and injured one during a May 16 traffic stop. Prosecutors have filed multiple assault counts as the case moves to Hamilton County court.

Prosecutors say an Alpharetta group‑home owner laundered fentanyl cash through a Dayton youth program to buy a Forsyth County mansion and a Lamborghini.

A man with a bold red hand tattoo is wanted after punching a Westwood Shell owner during an attempted theft on Friday. Police ask tips be sent to Crime Stoppers.

A new federal complaint alleges a Butler County Jail corrections officer assaulted an ICE detainee and used the slur “illegals,” adding to long‑running scrutiny of the Hamilton facility.

A rider who lent his phone was killed early Saturday on a Cincinnati Metro bus; police arrested a suspect and a judge set a $1,055,000 bond. Investigators reviewed bus video and the city is asking witnesses to come forward.

A person was shot in the head outside a Northside gas station Sunday evening; police say the wound is non‑life‑threatening and a suspect is in custody.

A vacant three-story building collapsed early Monday on Riverside Drive in Cincinnati’s East End; no injuries were reported and the road remains closed. Investigators from the fire and building departments are on scene.

A 46-year-old man was killed Saturday on the 4700 block of Guerley Road after a white van struck him and fled. Police say they are seeking witnesses and video.

A single-vehicle crash on SR 562 in Norwood on Friday left a male driver dead, according to a police media release.

Cincinnati police are searching for Raniya Delaney after a May 2 Avondale incident in which a man was struck and hospitalized; Crime Stoppers released a photo seeking tips.

A Sharonville man was indicted on 12 counts alleging he photographed a minor and possessed child sexual material. He is due back in court on May 22.

Police and the Hamilton County coroner were at a Green Township home Friday in a death investigation; nearby Oak Hills schools were briefly placed in soft lockdown.