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Dave Yost: “In Ohio, law enforcement's a local affair. The sheriffs and…”

Featuring: Dave Yost, Republican | Attorney General of Ohio

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Extended Interview Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost reflects on 2022.

Published | Video Starts at 01:32

Want to know your reaction to that conviction? Well, justice was done and just what a horrible crime. But it illustrates why my office and BCI exist. You know, In Ohio, law enforcement's a local affair. The sheriffs and prosecutors and chiefs of police. We don't have a state police. but when a crime like this happens in a place like pike county, small county, not a lot of resources, how do you possibly investigate that? (01:32–01:41)

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Asserts that Ohio does not have a state police force, and law enforcement is managed locally.

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