Columbus announces shuttering of East Side property with history of drugs and violence

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A property on the East Side with a history of drug activity and violent crime is being boarded up. 

The city attorney's office secured a court order to shutter 764 Brookside Drive, a property at the center of 20 police calls over the past year for assaults, drug activity, overdoses and litter, according to City Attorney Zach Klein.

Columbus police executed the order this week, Klein said, boarding up the property. Assistant City Attorney Sophia Yano...