It’s What We Call the News

WSYX6: A shooting leads to a standoff involving Columbus SWAT in West Columbus. Police say a man was visiting friends at a home in the 900 block of Sullivant Avenue when he started firing shots out of a second-floor window. One man was hit in the back was taken to a local hospital. The suspect later barricaded himself inside a home for just over an hour. The surrendered without incident around 11:15pm.

Technically, I cant count this in our series, as no one was actually hurt… Still, this incident paints a scary picture…

10 TV: Police have arrested two men who they said used personal information belonging to Columbus City School employees to rent cars, open credit card accounts and book hotel rooms… According to detectives, Carl Lowe and John Lent were arrested last week on unrelated warrants at a home on East 6th Avenue. During their arrests, the men allegedly told police about the fraud scheme involving district employees. Police said the men had stolen employee information either through the mail or from the Columbus City Schools' district office....

I know we cover a lot of violent crime… While this story isn’t as deadly, the results to the victims are just as lethal…

10 TV: The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from 4 a.m. Tuesday through 1 a.m. Wednesday… A wind chill advisory is also in effect from 6 p.m. Tuesday through 6 a.m. Wednesday. Low pressure and an arctic cold front moving through late Monday night and Tuesday will cause snow to spread west to east over the area late Monday night. By the time the snow tapers to flurries later Tuesday, most areas should see 2 to 3 inches of new accumulation. Windy conditions will develop Tuesday, causing areas of blowing snow which may reduce visibility to near zero at times as winds gust 35 to 40 mph. Another front will move across the area on Wednesday, with more snow and even colder readings. Highs will rise to 23 degrees.

I cannot say this enough… I HATE THIS WEATHER.