Nationwide ammo shortage impacting local law enforcement, forces change
Like many things during the pandemic, there was a mad rush to stock up on ammunition. Now the lack of ammo is creating issues for central Ohio law enforcement. Author: Andrew Kinsey Updated: 10:34 PM EDT July 5, 2021
Ammunition has been in short supply nationwide for more than a year now.
Like other products during the pandemic, there was a mad rush to stock up, which impacted supply not only for gun owners – but also local law enforcement, who need the ammo for training.
“It’s important to communicate with the officers and to trust them,” said Ted Welch, President of the Edgewood Civic Organization.
2 young children die in RV fire near Columbus
Updated 9:46 PM;
WHITEHALL, Ohio Two young children died Sunday when an RV parked in the driveway of a home caught fire, reports say.
The identities of the children, a 2-year-old girl and an 11-month-old boy, had not been released by Sunday night. The mother of the two children was taken to a hospital for treatment of burns after trying to save her kids, WBNS Channel 10 reports. The father of the children was at work at the time of the fire.
When fire crews arrived at about 11:40 a.m., the RV was engulfed in flames, police tell WCMH Channel 4. Firefighters were able to quickly put out the fire, but the two victims were found inside the RV.
Girl, 2, and 11-month-old boy found dead after Ohio RV fire
May 2, 2021 GMT
WHITEHALL, Ohio (AP) Two small children were found dead after a fire in a recreational vehicle near Ohio’s capital city over the weekend, authorities said.
Emergency dispatchers in the Columbus suburb of Whitehall report that first responders were called to an address shortly after 11:30 a.m. Sunday and found the RV fully engulfed in flames.
After firefighters extinguished the blaze, an 11-month-old boy and a 2-year-old girl were found dead inside the vehicle.
Whitehall Fire Chief Mike Crispen said the cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known, but investigators don’t consider it suspicious.