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LIMA Employers in the greater West Central Ohio region will collect $33 million in rebates from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in checks that will be mailed beginning next week.

BWC Administrator/CEO Sarah Morrison, in Lima to present a ceremonial check to local business leaders, said employers are free to spend their rebates as they wish, but she hopes they will consider investing in workplace safety.

We work with employers all over Ohio to prevent injuries and illness in the workplace, and they will tell you that investing in safety is a wise business decision, said Morrison, speaking at a press conference at the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce. Safe workplaces mean fewer injuries, fewer medical claims and a stable workforce, all of which leads to a healthy bottom line for a business.

Morrison was joined by chamber President/CEO Jed Metzger and Tony Daley of Limas Spallinger Millwright Services Inc. Metzger and Daley accepted the check on behalf of employers in the entire region, which includes Allen, Auglaize, Shelby, Hancock, Putnam, and Van Wert counties.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich proposed the rebate in March. Its the third such rebate in the last four years, made possible by an improving safety climate, prudent fiscal management and strong investment returns. The plan to distribute rebates to more than 200,000 Ohio employers during the month of July was approved by BWCs Board of Directors in April. Visitbwc.ohio.govfor more details and eligibility requirements.

The plan also includes a $44 million investment innew health and safety initiativesto promote a healthy workforce and a culture of safety in every Ohio workplace. This includes a new wellness program for small employers, funding for programs to help firefighters and those who work with children and adults with disabilities, and an education campaign to address common injuries at work and in the home.

A healthy economy depends on a strong and healthy workforce, Morrison continued. And when the economy is healthy, we all benefit.

Rebate checks will be mailed in phases starting July 10.

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Crime scene tape blocked off half the room.

Past the tape was a tipped-over chair with a boot print on the back, a can of green tea and a dirty glove. Shattered glass from a nearby window was on the floor, along with two types of bullet casings and a wrench.

Crime scene investigators took in the scene, making sure not to disturb evidence as they walked around, snapping photos.

But it wasnt your typical crime scene. The glass was made of aluminum foil. The shattered window was drawn onto a piece of paper on the wall. And the investigators were all high school students documenting evidence on their smartphones, learning what it means to be a crime scene investigator.

About 40 teens participated in the Omaha Police Departments second annual CSI Day on Saturday. The high school students learned everything that goes into analyzing a crime scene, from gathering evidence, fingerprinting, analyzing handwriting and even using a 3-D laser scanner to map out a crime scene.

Were really trying to educate them on what we do, so they can decide if this is a career they want to do, said Sgt. Erin Payne, a member of the Omaha Police crime prevention unit.

Part of that education, Payne said, is realizing the difference between crime scene investigation in real life and on the screen.

So many times you see these TV shows, and its just misleading to students that are looking for a career as a crime scene investigator, Payne said. Thats what they think it is. Its not quite as glamorous as the movies make it out to be.

No Hummers or fancy clothes, like Horatio Caine on CSI: Miami. Attire tends to be all black, to mask any mess made on the job.

No guns, because most investigators are civilians and not sworn officers. And no six-figure salaries, Payne tells the students. Instead, investigator salaries average about $45,000 a year.

That surprised some students.

On TV, theyre not working 24/7, 365 days a year, said Kelsie Watson, a senior at Westside High School, after hearing that some homicide investigations can last over 16 hours. Seeing the pay difference and knowing they get paid less than what they do is an eye-opener.

Most of the lessons Saturday were nothing new for recent graduate Stephen Miali. Hes been an Omaha Police Department Explorer throughout high school, getting to know officers and learning from members of each department.

Miali was born into a military family and has an uncle who is a policeman. He said he plans to pursue criminal justice in the fall at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

In todays day and age theres a lot of scrutiny over police departments, Miali said. This lets (students) learn what police officers have to deal with on a daily basis. Theres a lot they have to see.

Payne said programs such as CSI Day and the Explorers Post serve as Police Department recruiting tools, and the hands-on activities help kids decide whether law enforcement is for them before getting to college.

Payne even knows some Omaha police officers and state troopers who started off as Explorers.

Its really cool to see these kids come through starting early in their high school career, Payne said. And now you get the opportunity to work alongside them after theyve moved into law enforcement.

Brownell Talbot's Madison Whitmore practices taking crime scene photos at the Public Safety Training Center.

Bennington's Isaac Jacobs, left, and Brownell Talbot's Madison Whitmore practice taking crime scene photos at the Public Safety Training Center on July 8. The Omaha Police Department Crime Scene Investigators hosted a C.S.I. Day in Omaha for high school students.

Brownell Talbot's Madison Whitmore watches forensic manager William Henningsen demonstrate a Leica ScanStation P30 to make a 3-D scan of a mock crime scene.

Forensic investigator Molly Reil

Forensic manager William Henningsen talks about making 3-D scan of crime scenes at the Public Safety Training Center.

Forensic manager William Henningsen

Forensic manager William Henningsen demonstrates how to make a 3-D scan of a mock crime scene. The Omaha Police Department hosted a C.S.I. Day in Omaha for high school students on July 8.

Forensic tech Krystal Kirwan

Bennington's JJ Rischling dusts a can for fingerprints at the Omaha Police Department's C.S.I. Day in Omaha.

Papillion-La Vista South's Alison Falkinburg compares fingerprints with one she lifted from a can during the Omaha Police Department's C.S.I. Day.

Brownell Talbot's Madison Whitmore practices taking crime scene photos at the Public Safety Training Center.

Bennington's Isaac Jacobs, left, and Brownell Talbot's Madison Whitmore practice taking crime scene photos at the Public Safety Training Center on July 8. The Omaha Police Department Crime Scene Investigators hosted a C.S.I. Day in Omaha for high school students.

Brownell Talbot's Madison Whitmore watches forensic manager William Henningsen demonstrate a Leica ScanStation P30 to make a 3-D scan of a mock crime scene.

Forensic investigator Molly Reil

Forensic manager William Henningsen talks about making 3-D scan of crime scenes at the Public Safety Training Center.

Forensic manager William Henningsen

Forensic manager William Henningsen demonstrates how to make a 3-D scan of a mock crime scene. The Omaha Police Department hosted a C.S.I. Day in Omaha for high school students on July 8.

Forensic tech Krystal Kirwan

Bennington's JJ Rischling dusts a can for fingerprints at the Omaha Police Department's C.S.I. Day in Omaha.

Papillion-La Vista South's Alison Falkinburg compares fingerprints with one she lifted from a can during the Omaha Police Department's C.S.I. Day.

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CSPD's crime lab is run by retired CSPD officer Shelley Weber. Weber holds a casting of a shoe from a crime scene on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)

It's hard today to commit a crime without leaving evidence.

Advances in technology have made shoeprints, palm impressions, firearm rifling and bodily fluids indispensable to sleuths. While police officers collect the clues, it's crime analysts who make it useful.

Inside the Colorado Springs Police Department's and El Paso County Sheriff's Office's Metro Crime Lab, forensics steal the show.

DNA is king.

"Because you can't see it, we do a lot of testing to see if it's there," lab supervisor Shelley Weber said.

The best thing about DNA is it lingers.

Law enforcement agencies across the country in recent years have been touting solving decades-old cold cases because of microscopic evidence left on materials long forgotten in storage. Colorado Springs is no different.

Pubic hair and other material gathered by the original detectives following the 1976 rape and murder of an Antlers hotel housekeeper were resubmitted for testing in 2009. It ultimately led to the identification and conviction of Robert Baillie.

During Baillie's trial, retired police detective Dwight Haverkorn testified, "I honestly don't know if we had even heard of DNA in 1976."

Today, it's harder for criminals to hide.

Even a fired bullet can be traced back to a source or linked to multiple crimes. Testing for it is one of the more enjoyable jobs analysts get to do.

Technicians will shoot confiscated weapons into a nine-foot tank filled with nearly 600 gallons of water and match the bullet's grooves to those collected from crime scenes. Firearms are like snowflakes and fingerprints, Weber explained; each has a unique design.

The process was used recently to help link a group of teens believed to be behind a string of 10 armed robberies to the February killing of local liquor store owner Donat Herr. One of the culprits, Phinehas Daniels, also reportedly stole a car and fired at people during a pursuit. That bullet was determined to have come from the same gun that was used to kill Herr, court documents said.

Daniels faces first-degree murder; three others have been named related to the shooting and police are searching for a fourth.

Even though the lab handles only evidence from major crimes, like homicides and sex assaults, analysts are always "kept hopping," Weber said.

In addition to DNA and firearm testing, the lab processes drugs and latent prints. Crime scene investigation analysts collect some of it from scenes.

They spent a week bagging evidence after the Planned Parenthood shooting, Weber said. "There's no downtime. We always have another case waiting."

One test that doesn't prove easy, especially in Colorado, is matching fingerprints.

Colorado is dry, so fingerprints often evaporate before they can be collected, latent print examiner Amanda Kimball said, a problem that visiting analysts from Florida frequently say they're relieved they don't have.

"You don't find fingerprints very often," Kimball said.

But even when prints are available, it doesn't mean connecting them to a suspect will be as easy as on TV shows.

Kimball said she has pulled prints from bloody grocery bags and used condom wrappers, but running them through the state's database in search of a match can take 30 minutes to hours. And it doesn't end with a single suspect, but rather a list of potential "candidates" identified by a number, not a name.

Technicians narrow the potentials to a single candidate and conduct physical side-by-side comparisons to confirm a match. Success is usually dependent on the culprit already having been in trouble; otherwise, it's likely their fingerprints won't be on file.

Forensics isn't perfect.

Sometimes the test results are inconclusive or the evidence just isn't there, but that's OK, Weber said. It's not always about getting a definitive answer - though the testing often does produce one.

"It gives officers a place to start asking questions," Weber said.

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Latashia Taylor, 32, was killed in Saturday nights crash (Source: submission)

Tommie Johnson, a former firefighter, jumped into action to save the car crash victims. (Source: Tommie Johnson)

Investigators said32-year-old Latashia Tasha Taylor was riding in the front passenger seat of the car. She was killed in the crash. The man who was drivingsomehowran off the road, hitting a fence and a tree before the car caughtfire. That man is in critical condition.A2-year-old boy who wasin the backseat during the crash is expected to be OK.

Memphis Police Department said no charges have been filed against the driverat this time.

When Tommie Johnson, a former firefighter, saw the car catch fire, he pulled over and grabbed his ax to break the cars windows.

Didnt think of nothing to do, but to go in and do all I can do, Johnson said. The tree was already in here, the dash was already on her, she was up in there, he was unconscious, the baby was in the back hollering.

Johnson and several others pulled the driver and the 2-year-old boy from the burning car before first responders showed up. According to MPD, a few of those people even drove them to the hospital.

When I come around to proceed around to get to the young lady, it was too late,she was already gone, Johnson said.

Thats when he said the car went up in flames.

Latashia Taylor died on scene. Her friends say she was a hard-working mother wholoved her family.

I want to give my condolences to the familythat I tried my all to do, Johnson said.

Taylors sister said there will be a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. Tuesday. It will be held at343 Cauthen Circle in Senatobia, Mississippi.

Johnson said he wishes he couldve done more to save Taylor, but for now, hes praying for a speedy recovery for the driver and the 2-year old boy he helped pull to safety.

I thought about my child, that could have been my child, Johnson said.

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Brussels: The European Union has hailed the defeat of the Islamic State group in Mosul as a "decisive step" in fighting terrorism but called on Iraqis to work together to improve their country.

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Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi earlier announced that pro-government forces had retaken the second city from Islamic State after a months-long battle that killed thousands of civilians and forced nearly a million people from their homes.

"The recovery of Mosul from the hands of (Islamic State) marks a decisive step in the campaign to eliminate terrorist control in parts of Iraq and to free its people," the EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini and its aid commissioner Christos Stylianides said in a joint statement on Sunday.

But they urged Iraqis to pick up the pieces of their country, parts of which were easily overran by Islamic State three years ago.

"It is now essential that a process of return and the re-establishment of trust between communities begins, and that all Iraqis are able to start building a shared future," they said.

Islamic State still controls swathes of western Iraq including much of the desert Anbar province and rival forces, which largely cooperated against the jihadists in Mosul, are expected to compete for a share of the spoils.

Abadi himself has faced accusations of incompetence and corruption in his government, and followers of popular cleric Moqtada Sadr have staged large protests in Baghdad calling for electoral reform.

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