07-03-2025
Dozens arrested after Columbus police's ‘Operation Unity' in two neighborhoods
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Division of Police is sharing stats from a successful 'Operation Unity' in the South Linden and King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhoods this week.
Police said the operation was aimed at fixing needs specific to each community in order to make it safer for those who live there. Officers made 12 felony arrests, three misdemeanor arrests, four juvenile arrests, 11 adult arrests, seized eight firearms – two of which had Glock switches on them. They also executed two search warrants and served 26 arrest warrants.
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Columbus Police commander Scott Evers said they also cleared out nearly 90 complaints from junk motor vehicles to parking complaints to narcotics houses to just anywhere along the spectrum. 'So the focus is, you know, the prevention stuff. We made contact with 30 citizens to try to do some prevention discussions with them to make people safer,' Evers said.
Among those complaints included:
33 traffic stops
6 traffic citations
16 warnings
111 parking citations
30 citizens contact prevention efforts.
He said they also use this operation to talk with community members about prevention efforts. 'What are the deep root issues that are causing the crimes and how do we affect those things? And a lot of that's connecting with resources. So we work with the different city entities, we work with churches, we work with nonprofits. And a lot of it just depends on what the community needs for that specific area based on the issues that we're seeing,' Evers said.
Multiple drugs were seized as well including more than 260 grams of cocaine, more than 30 grams of methamphetamine, 62 pills, 50 grams of fentanyl and $4,960 in cash. 10 vehicles were also impounded.
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