CINCINNATI — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced two new partnerships between the state and the City of Cincinnati focused on preventing violent crime.

While the governor previously announced plans for the Ohio State Highway Patrol to assist with traffic enforcement in Cincinnati, freeing up local officers to address violent offenders, the newest plans allow state troopers and members of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Corrections to work alongside police in joint operations.

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The Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Force Team, DeWine said, will focus on the people currently wanted for violent crime as well as those who have served time and are now violating the terms of their post-release control. The governor said these operations focus on people who

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