House Bill 492 makes it a misdemeanor for a driver or passenger to refuse to provide their name, address or date of birth when an officer reasonably suspects they have violated Ohio motor-vehicle laws
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Ex-Spartanburg County sheriff Chuck Wright was sentenced to 41 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing money from the force’s benevolence fund
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