Middleburg Heights bans wide range of offenders from parks and recreation facilities under sweeping ordinance

Middleburg Heights bans wide range of offenders from parks and recreation facilities under sweeping ordinance

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio — A new Middleburg Heights ordinance bars registered sex offenders from the city’s parks and recreation spaces. Unlike similar rules in nearby municipalities, this measure also applies to people convicted of crimes related to violence, a legal category that stretches far beyond offenses like murder to include others such as initiating false alarms.