Ohio state troopers will play a somewhat more active law enforcement role in Cincinnati.

The city of Cincinnati has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ohio Department of Public Safety to bring in state troopers to help with violent crime prevention.

That MOU lays out the perimeters for so-called "joint enforcement operations," including increased traffic patrols by troopers, aerial criminal apprehension support, focused investigation into liquor establishments that have been the scenes of repeated crime, and a partnership between Cincinnati's Crime Gun Intelligence Center and the state's Narcotics Intelligence Center.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Mayor Aftab Pureval, and Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge, as well as local elected leaders and federal law enforcement officials,

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