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Ten small Ohio police departments have inked agreements with ICE to help enforce federal immigration law. But many say they aren’t actively participating.

Issue 5 creates a team to send trained, non-police responders to emergency calls that don't involve a weapon or intent to harm. The amendment had no organized opposition.

Issue 5 on the May 5 primary ballot asks voters if they want to establish a team of clinicians and social workers to respond to non-violent crises in place of police officers.

There are hundreds of Flock license plate cameras in central Ohio. Some have concerns about privacy and the lack of regulations that surround the technology, while others welcome it.

Contracts between Ohio police departments and sheriff's offices with Immigration and Customs Enforcement have increased since President Donald Trump's second term in office began.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said the city will use $1 million in new funding to create a team of non-uniform experts who will respond to certain mental and behavioral health crises in place of the police.

If passed, the city's public health department would be required to oversee an alternative crisis response team, that would respond to certain emergencies instead of police officers. This could include mental health, welfare checks and calls about substance abuse.

Law enforcement agencies around the country, including the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, are using drones as first responders. The drones launch from a set site and automatically fly to traffic incidents or crime scenes to provide overwatch before police officers arrive on scene.

Maude Collins became Vinton County’s sheriff in 1925, after her husband was killed in the line of duty.

Ohio is launching the nation’s first statewide drone program for first responders.