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Year 139, Issue No. 39
McDonald’s a hot spot for police calls 992 calls to Columbus Police in last 5 years at campus-area restaurant CORI WADE Assistant Photo Editor wade.493@osu.edu The Aug. 25 shooting alert that worried thousands of Ohio State students came from a place that is no stranger to police. Columbus Police received 992 calls in the past five years at Ohio State’s neighborhood McDonald’s, located at 1972 N. High St., according to records obtained by The Lantern. The calls regarded crimes that include minor disturbances, trespassing, thefts, 14 assaults and two robberies.
“That is a highly unusual large amount of calls for service to any address.” SGT. JAMES FUQUA Columbus Police Department
That’s more than three times the number of calls reported in the same time period at three other nearby businesses that are also
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Pedestrians walk by the the McDonald’s located across the street from Ohio State’s campus at 1972 N. High St.
open 24/7 and sell food. “That is a highly unusual large amount of calls for service to any address,” Sgt. James Fuqua, of the Public Information Office at Columbus Police Department, said. The Lantern was unable to reach the franchise owner of McDonald’s, and the managers
declined to provide the owner’s information following multiple phone calls and in-person attempts. On Aug. 25, CPD responded to several shots fired in the McDonald’s parking lot, in which one victim suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh, according to a Columbus Police press release.
A Buckeye Alert was sent out to students at 1:36 a.m. that said, “Buckeye Alert! Active attacker reported on the OSU Columbus campus. Secure in place: Run, Hide or, as a last resort Fight! Police responding. More info soon.” This was one of a string of messages that students received the night of the shooting.
Businesses similar to McDonald’s received a fraction of the number of calls in the same time period. For example, police received 352 calls at the North Campus-area United Dairy Farmers, which also has a parking lot, from September 2014 to September 2019. Police received 312 calls in the past five years at Waffle House, located at 1712 N. High St., across the street from the Ohio Union. Police were called 253 times to Buckeye Donuts, located at 1998 N. High St., in the past five years. Calls don’t always result in police reports, but 184 reports were filed at McDonald’s in the past five years, according to CPD records, which included 49 thefts, two robberies, 54 accounts of trespassing (even though the location is open 24 hours, people can be refused service) and 14 assaults. According to data pulled from the service call run log, 345 — or 34.7 percent — of the calls were placed between the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 a.m., and while this is the highest number of calls placed in a six-hour interval, crime happens at this McDonald’s continuously throughout the day. MCDONALD’S CONTINUES ON 2
Faith, truth and love How the death of wrestling coach’s son shaped his life ANDY ANDERS Assistant Sports Editor anders.83@osu.edu The phrase “I’m sorry” delivered softly by a surgeon in a New York hospital room confirmed Tom and Lynette Ryan’s worst fears. Their son, Teague, was dead at the age of 5 on Feb. 16, 2004. “I think time is a healer only because your normal changes,” Ohio State wrestling head coach Tom Ryan said. “But in terms of the grief, there’s times when I’m driving down the street, I’ll hear a song, something reminds me of him, you fall back into that — whether it’s, ‘Why me? Why him?’ There’s a lot of emotions that come into play.” Teague suffered a fatal heart attack in the arms of his mother in the Ryans’ home in Hauppauge, New York, after playfully avoid-
ing his turn in the shower by running through the living space. It took years for doctors to pin down the exact cause, but eventually genetic testing revealed it to be arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, or ARVC, Teague’s older brother Jake Ryan said. ARVC is a hereditary heart disease that causes the muscular wall of the heart to break down over time. This can lead to an abnormal heartbeat and death. STAY CONNECTED ON TWITTER
@lanternsports Several hours earlier, Tom Ryan’s heart filled with joy watching Teague sleep on then-9-year-old Jake’s shoulder through the rearview mirror of his vehicle. “I remember that visual of him sleeping there, and I remember thinking, ‘Man, that’s really cool,’” Tom Ryan said. “He’s
shot; he’s quiet; he’s tired, which is really cool, but he just really admired Jake.” After Tom and Lynette Ryan arrived home from the hospital, Jake ran to his father with his older brother Jordan, then 12, and his younger sister Mackenzie, then 3, and asked the toughest question Tom Ryan has ever received in two words: “Where’s Teague?” “I don’t even remember what I said to him. I just remember I couldn’t answer,” Tom Ryan said. Tom Ryan’s search for the answer shaped his life and family from that point forward. In it, he discovered his faith, his truth and the real meaning of love after losing the son he called the most influential person in his life. The loss also shaped Tom Ryan as a coach, giving him a new outlook on how he teaches his athletes. RYAN CONTINUES ON 7
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Ohio State head wrestling coach Tom Ryan lost his son, Teague, to arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy at the age of 5 on Feb. 16, 2004.