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Woman wins appeal of speed camera ticket
A Hamilton woman who appealed a speeding ticket she got from New Miami’s traffic cameras has won her case — not because of the cameras, but because the village failed to file a transcript of the woman’s hearing.Lara Rodeffer appealed her ticket, arguing that New Miami’s cameras cameras were nothing ...
Vandals break windows at shopping center
HAMILTON POLICEMay 1Someone threw rocks through a window at the rear of a building in the Hamilton West Shopping Center, 182 North Brookwood Ave. Estimated damages were not provided. Three days later, on May 4, someone broke a window at the center, causing $400 in damage.Theft of a mower, generator ...
Scars will linger for victims
After spending about a decade in captivity, the three Cleveland women who were freed Monday may struggle for years to overcome the psychological and emotional trauma they suffered. Experts interviewed by the Dayton Daily News said survivors of kidnapping and sexual slavery often develop post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and ...
Family sues over treatment of mother in Fairfield nursing home
The children of a woman who died shortly after being admitted to a Fairfield nursing home are suing the facility, claiming unsanitary conditions and improper care.Patricia Simpson was a patient at Parkside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Symmes Road from April 9, 2008 to July 24, 2008, and during that ...
Animals hurt and killed at Reily Twp. farm
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office were called late Tuesday by a man who said some sheep and horses he was keeping on a farm at 7700 Gray Road had sustained cuts and lacerations, according to Lt. Mike Craft.Detectives and the sheriff’s office animal control officer visited the farm today and ...
Amber Alert case turns into double homicide
An Amber Alert issued Thursday morning for three missing teenagers has turned into a double-homicide case. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said the 17-year-old who was located Thursday afternoon, which prompted the canceling of the alert, “gave investigators the location of the bodies of the previous missing juveniles. Multiple agencies ...
Bond for Cleveland kidnappings suspect: $8M
An $8 million bond was set Thursday for a Cleveland man accused of kidnapping three young women and holding them in his home for about a decade.Ariel Castro, 52, who wore a navy blue jail-issued jumpsuit, stood with his head down and did not speak during the brief court hearing. ...
Kidnapping suspect could face more charges
A Cleveland man accused of kidnapping three young women and holding them in his home for about a decade could face additional charges, including for aggravated murder if authorities can tie him to forced miscarriages, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty said Thursday. Ariel Castro, 52, appeared in court for ...
Crime in Fairfield down over the past decade
Despite four homicides in 2012 and a high-profile missing person case in 2011, Fairfield has seen less overall crime in the past 10 years, according to police statistics.An analysis of those statistics by the Hamilton JournalNews shows that 10 years ago, Fairfield had 1,931 serious crimes — which include rape, ...
Report: Kidnappings suspect wrote suicide letter
The man police said held three women in captivity for nearly a decade penned a suicide note. According to reports, Ariel Castro, 52, allegedly confessed to the kidnappings and said he was raped by his uncle. The letter has not been made public. A police report detailing the captivity of ...
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