Post archive for ‘fighting crime’
Posted by Brian Doran on October 29th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting crime, media coverage, press releases | Tagged as Attorney General, endorsement, Independent, leadership, private property, Robert Owens, security, small business, urban agenda
The following was released today by the Ohio Coalition of Concerned Citizens
The Coalition, formerly known as the Coalition of Concerned Black Citizens, has progressively and effectively engaged in the process of screening and recommending candidates seeking to be elected to a public office since 1992.
The primary objective of the groups screening process is to identify and support, [...]
Posted by Jeremiah Arn on October 28th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting crime, issues | Tagged as Attorney General, Independent, leadership, preventing violent crime, Robert Owens, urban agenda
Not since current Lt. Governor Lee Fisher was Ohio’s Attorney General, has an Attorney General aggressively taken on special issues and challenges specifically facing Ohio’s major urban communities. Robert Owens as the people’s Attorney General would not be found Missing In Action.
According to U.S. Justice Department statistics, urban residents had the highest rates of violent [...]
Posted by Robert on October 28th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, transparency | Tagged as Action Plan, Attorney General, Independent, open government, OPOTA, pay-to-play, preventing violent crime, prosperity, Robert Owens, slush funds, urban agenda
As Your Attorney General, I will fight for you - the people of Ohio.
Here is my Action Plan to implement a true Community Agenda:
1. Cut off the primary tools of pay to play politics such as no bid contracts and slush funds.
2. Aggressively lower violent crime - and put an emphasis on solving violent [...]
Posted by Jeremiah Arn on September 19th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, podcasts | Tagged as Attorney General, Independent, Marc Dann, OPOTA, Peace Officer, Robert Owens
On Thursday, Robert Owens again showed the kind of leadership we need as attorney general, fighting corruption that endangers Ohio families. Robert delivered a stirring speech to the Ohio Peace Officers Training Commission (OPOTC) about some of the problems inside the OPOT Academy.
Numerous OPOTA staff and other law enforcement personnel in attendance thanked and applauded Robert for his courage to [...]
Posted by JJ on September 12th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, issues, media coverage, protecting consumers, the race | Tagged as Attorney General, banks, Cordray, Crites, Democrat, Independent, OPOTA, Republican, Robert Owens, SB 185, security
Here’s a re-cap on the past two weeks of media coverage and other news in the race for Ohio attorney general. While the other candidates in the race quibble over minutia and continue to politically posture, Robert Owens remains the candidate of substance.
If Mike Crites wants to question Richard Cordray, why doesn’t he challenge him on real issues? [...]
Posted by Brian Doran on September 10th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, press releases | Tagged as Attorney General, Cordray, Crites, Democrat, Independent, Marc Dann, OPOTA, Peace Officer, Republican, Robert Owens
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Robert Owens, the Independent candidate for Ohio attorney general announced today that he will request an opportunity to directly address the Ohio Peace Officers Training Commission(OPOTC), which oversees the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy (OPOTA).
“It has come to our attention that Tomi Dorris intends to return to her appointed position at OPOTA,” [...]
Posted by Brian Doran on September 5th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, press releases | Tagged as Attorney General, Independent, Marc Dann, OPOTA, Peace Officer, Robert Owens
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Independent attorney general candidate Robert Owens today restated his call for the resignation of the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy (OPOTA) Executive Director Tomi Lynn Dorris.
Dorris terminated her campaign for Franklin County Prosecutor after Owens’ initial appeal for her resignation last week. Owens believes there is compelling information that suggests Dorris acted [...]
Posted by admin on September 5th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting crime, gun control, gun rights, issues, podcasts | Tagged as Attorney General, bill of rights, Constitution, gun rights, Independent, Robert Owens, second amendment
Gun Rights: [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Posted by Jeremiah Arn on August 30th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting crime, gun rights, letter to the editor | Tagged as Attorney General, Castle doctrine, Independent, Marc Dann, Ohio, OPOTA, Peace Officer, Robert Owens
This letter was sent to Ohio’s 8 major daily newspapers: Akron Beacon Journal, Canton Repository, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News, Toledo Blade, and Youngstown Vindicator.
To the Editor:
Tomi Dorris, executive director of the Ohio Police Officers Training Academy, must go.
On August 14, Columbus Dispatch reporter James Nash described how Dorris got [...]
Posted by Jeremiah Arn on August 11th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, media coverage, protecting consumers, the race | Tagged as Cordray, Crites, fight corruption, Independent, mortgage lender, Ohio, Robert Owens, small business
The Cleveland Plain Dealer published a brief introductory piece on the three attorney general candidates this weekend.
One particular irony is the section header that reads “Front-runner focuses on protecting consumers,” in reference to Cordray. Five paragraphs below the headline is the stark fact that “last month, he reported raising an impressive $1.9 million for his [...]