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  • Ohio’s 1st African-American State Trooper Dies at 85 

    Family, friends and dozens of local law enforcement gathered Monday to remember the life of Louis Sharp, a huge part of Ohio’s history as the state’s first African-American state trooper. According to WCMH, Sharp died last week at the age of 85. Sharp’s grandson, Justin Sharp, remembered his grandfather as a “strong” person. “I don’t…