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Police seek 2 men in gym shooting

Columbus police have released photos they say show two persons of interest in the death of a man who was shot while he played basketball at a West Side gym Tuesday night.

Man arrested for making “swatting” calls in Ohio, elsewhere

U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 “swatting” calls to agencies in Ohio and 10 other states as well as one Canadian province, prompting real emergency responses to his fake reports of bombs, shootings or other threats.

Five charged for gang crimes

Three men are under arrest while two others remain at large after a crackdown on gang activities in two Northeast Side neighborhoods, Columbus police said.

State targets charity scams

Ohio’s attorney general says five people involved in eight sham charities whose names were stolen from reputable organizations to swindle Ohioans have been ordered to pay civil penalties and have been banned from associating with any charitable organization in the future.