CINCINNATI KEN PARKER 

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, THE CITY OF CINCINNATI HAS HIRED A HIGH-PROFILE FORMER US ATTORNEY TO OVERHAUL AND REVIEW THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY PROTOCOL.
KEN PARKER SPENT OVER 25 YEARS IN THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS THE CRIMINAL DIVISION CHIEF AND TASK FORCE LEADER. PARKER SPEARHEADED THE TRIAL OF FORMER OHIO HOUSE SPEAKER LARRY HOUSEHOLDER AND FORMER CINCINNATI CITY COUNCILMAN P.G. SITTENFELD. HE HAS AGREED TO SERVE THE CITY OF CINCINNATI AS A CONSULTANT FOR ONE-YEAR. HE IS TASKED WITH AUDITING CRIME STRATEGIES AND BUILDING BETTER INTER-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS ESCALATING GUN VIOLENCE, YOUTH TAKE-OVERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC CRIME. HE REPORTS TO THE CITY MANAGER.