On Tuesday, Cincinnati Police Department Chief Teresa Theetge said violent crime overall is down despite a spike in in the last 28 days. We spoke with a former violent crime victim in Over-the ...

In 2023, during a presentation to city council members, Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge and Jillian Desmond, CPD's senior crime analyst, said car thefts and burglaries had been up that year ...

Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge speaks at a press conference with other city council members, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Cincinnati City Hall in Downtown Cincinnati.

Proactive, targeted policing of crime hot spots across Cincinnati will be the priority of the police department's new "roving task force," Police Chief Teresa Theetge said in an interview with The ...

Cincinnati police chief Teresa A. Theetge sits during an interview with the Cincinnati Enquirer at District 1 in West End on June 27.© Albert Cesare/The Enquirer ...

Cincinnati police chief Teresa A. Theetge stands next to the American Flag at District 1 in West End on Friday, June 27, 2025.

Theetge said the drone helped get the crowd of youth up to Government Square onto buses and back home. Police Chief: 90% of city covered by drones by end of 2025 As city leaders respond to what ...

Over the past month, car break-ins have been on the rise. "A large percentage of that time, these are young individuals breaking into cars, specifically looking for firearms," Theetge said.

Pureval and Police Chief Teresa Theetge say they are taking several steps to address the uptick, including increased use of drones and establishing a new citywide task force of officers.