The University of Findlay’s All Hazards Training Center is now offering a Safer Ohio Schools Using Threat Assessment Management course for Ohio schools.

The course aligns with the Safety and Violence Education Student (SAVE Students) Act which requires schools in the state to create a threat assessment team, which must participate in an approved threat assessment training program.

The six-hour Safer Ohio Schools Using Threat Assessment Management course at All Hazards offers instruction in-person or virtually with a “live” instructor and follows U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) best practices.

Participants of the course will be able to enhance their organization’s threat assessment and emergency operation plans as well as gain insight on current crisis training practices from knowledgeable instructors.

To submit a training request, click here.

For more detailed information about the course, people may contact John Kayser at the All Hazards Training Center at 419-434-5814 or kayser@findlay.edu.

The parents of Stone Foltz are suing Bowling Green State University.

Foltz died after a hazing ritual at an off-campus fraternity in March of last year.

His family claims BGSU turned a blind eye to hazing within its greek organizations while encouraging students to join fraternities and sororities.

The wrongful death lawsuit lists dozens of reports of hazing dating back to 1996.

It spells out a dozen incidents involving Pi Kappa Alpha, which was Foltz’s fraternity, arguing that BGSU knew about that group’s hazing ritual involving alcohol that ultimately killed Stone, but did nothing to stop it.

A cool experience for the kids participating in Camp 911 in Findlay, as they got to see a life flight helicopter close up and even go inside.

The kids then gave the crew from Mercy Health Life Flight a thumbs up and waved as they took off into the sky.

The kids at the camp are also learning about things like online safety, fire safety, when and how to call 911 and they even got to see some police K9s in action.

Camp 911 is an interactive safety camp for kids in Hancock County entering kindergarten.

Get more on Camp 911 by clicking here.

The Ohio State University controls the word “THE” when it comes to its use on sports and collegiate athletic clothing.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved OSU’s application by issuing a registration certificate.

Ohio State may authorize production of apparel that may display only the word “THE.”

OSU had tried to trademark the word as early as 2019, saying it wanted to protect the university’s brand and trademarks because the asset held significant value.

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is expanding its self-service kiosk program and making it permanent.

The system allows customers to renew and print vehicle registrations and license-plate stickers.

BMV officials say the BMV Express kiosks have become very popular since they were introduced in October and are averaging 1,500 transactions per week.

The program started out with nine kiosks and has expanded to 18.

The Findlay Meijer was one of the first locations in the state to have one of the new self-service kiosks.

The Meijer on Elida Road in Lima now has one of the kiosks.

Get more on the program and see the full list of locations by clicking here.

The 2nd annual Barks & Brews, a collaboration between Findlay Brewing Company and the Humane Society and SPCA of Hancock County, will be held on Sunday, June 26th from 11:30 to 2:30 on East Crawford Street in downtown Findlay.

“Barks & Brews is a fun-filled day, packed with activities and goodies for dogs and owners while raising funds for Hancock County’s local Humane Society,” said Sarah Foltz of Findlay Brewing Company.

She says, this year, the event has expanded throughout East Crawford Street to provide additional space for activities perfect for dogs and their humans.

People are asked to pre-register so they have enough supplies.

Click here to pre-register and to get more information.

Click here to see what animals the Humane Society and SPCA of Hancock County has up for adoption.

The Tiffin Fire/Rescue Division has announced the line of duty death of one of its firefighter/paramedics.

The fire department says Sean Tyler was diagnosed with occupational-related cancer and retired in 2019 after serving the community since 2007.

“He fought courageously and has now found peace.”

Sean leaves behind his wife, Ashley, and three young children.

He was 37-years-old.

Funeral details will be forthcoming.

The Allen County Sheriff’s Office says one of its deputies was shot during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect that left the suspect dead.

The sheriff’s office says the patrol deputy attempted a traffic stop on 2nd Street in Lima at around 2:30 Tuesday morning.

The vehicle immediately fled the scene and led the deputy on a short pursuit.

After a few blocks, the driver stopped and exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.

The deputy pursued and a struggle ensued with the suspect.

The sheriff’s office says their preliminary investigation appears to show that the suspect, who was armed with a gun, and the deputy exchanged gunfire.

The deputy was shot in the face and taken to Lima Memorial and then transferred to a hospital in Columbus.

The suspect was struck by gunfire and died.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation.

A man was taken into custody after engaging authorities in a standoff in Findlay.

It started at around 4:30 on Monday afternoon at S & S Landscaping on Olive Street.

On Monday afternoon, local authorities were contacted by authorities in Wood County to keep an eye out for a suicidal and possibly-armed individual, and that he might be at the landscaping business.

The man, identified by police as Damien Talbot, 34, of North Baltimore, was employed by the business.

Police arrived at the business and located the man, pictured below.

When they went to speak with him he pulled a gun and ran inside and barricaded himself in.

Police spent several hours negotiating with the man in an attempt to get him to give himself up.

At around 9:15 p.m., when negotiations had broken down, police sent in two gas rounds, which convinced Talbot to drop his gun and come out.

He was checked out by Hanco EMS and then turned over to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office for an outstanding felony warrant. The Wood County Jail shows that he’s being held on $50,000 bond.

The Findlay Police Department says he could be facing additional charges, pending the outcome of the investigation.

UPDATE – The standoff ended at around 9:15 Monday night when police used a couple of gas rounds that convinced the subject to drop his gun and come out. Click here for more.

ORIGINAL STORY – Various law enforcement agencies are on the scene of S&S Landscaping on Olive Street in Findlay for an armed, barricaded individual. The situation began around 4:30 Monday afternoon.

In an interview around 6:15 with Findlay Police Chief Robert Ring, he indicated the man had a gun, was in a building on the site and threatening himself. Police are negotiating with the individual to surrender peacefully.

Chief Ring said that a domestic issue in Wood County triggered the standoff. Findlay Police were contacted by Wood County Sherrif’s office to assist as part of their investigation.

At the time of this interview, Chief Ring said no shots had been fired.

The Emergency Response Team, Crises Management Team, medics and negotiators are on the scene.

News Director, Matt Demczyk will update the story as it progresses.