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Man arrested in Preble County shooting death
A 48-year-old Preble County man was shot and killed in his home Friday morning and police arrested a young man who identified himself as the son of the victim’s girlfriend. Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson identified the deceased as Jerry D. Mason, 48, of 5877 E. Lexington Road near Eaton. ...
Police reports: Man thwarts home invasion by pushing out intruder
HAMILTON POLICEMay 10Theft of a piece of 5-foot copper pipe off the air conditioning unit of Taft Place Medical Center, 1380 NW Washington Blvd. When the copper pipe was removed, all the freon leaked out, making the unit non-functional. Repairs to the unit are estimated at $1,800.Someone entered a locked ...
Sheriff’s NASCAR debut rained out at Kentucky Speedway
Rain cancelled the racing competition among area law enforcement who were scheduled to test their NASCAR driving skills today at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky.Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones and Lt. Mike Craft were scheduled to take the wheel of a stock car in the Richard Petty Driving Experience ...
Ross teacher placed on leave after allegations
A Ross High School social studies teacher has been placed on leave after allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student.Steve Morio was placed on leave earlier this month, according to Edward Bosse, a Ross board of education member.Bosse said Thursday the action was not taken by the board and he ...
Fairfield ‘Peeping Tom’ breaks into apartment
Fairfield police are searching for a suspect who has not only peeked into windows at an apartment complex, but also broke into one of the apartments.Fairfield police Chief Mike Dickey said two instances occurred overnight May 10 when a suspect was peeking into windows at the Camelot East Apartments on ...
Police release photos from Hamilton bank robbery
Police on Wednesday night released photos of a man they believe used what appeared to be a hand grenade in robbing the First Financial Bank earlier in the day.Police issued the photos without further comment, noting that no more information would be released until sometime Thursday.Police were dispatched to the ...
Ten Hamilton business owners and employees indicted on drug charges
Ten people arrested during last month’s raids at several Hamilton businesses where drugs and synthetic drugs were found were indicted Wednesday by a Butler County grand jury.Hamilton police and the Ohio Investigative Unit conducted undercover buys at several businesses as part of the probe and served 19 search warrants on ...
Man robs Hamilton bank with hand grenade
Hamilton Police are investigating a robbery that occurred Wednesday morning at the First Financial Bank at 970 Main St.Police received a call at 10:14 a.m. Wednesday about the robbery.Bank employees told police that a person had entered the bank, displayed what appeared to be a hand grenade and demanded money.The ...
Date moved in Fairfield homicide trial
Two of five people charged in connection with the botched robbery that resulted in the shooting death of a Fairfield teen last year will be tried together, but their trial date has been moved to the summer.Jerry Eacholes, 26, of Middletown, and Christia Frymire, 19, of Fairfield, were in Butler ...
States urged to lower DUI limit
A federal agency on Tuesday asked states to toughen the standard to declare when someone is legally too drunk to drive. Among a series of recommendations, the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates traffic crashes, said states should reduce the DUI standard from 0.08 blood alcohol content to 0.05. While ...
Warren County judge wants “Gangsta of Love” in prison long-term
The former pro-wrestler who is HIV positive and had unprotected sex with a dozen women in three counties won’t be serving any more than the 32-year prison term he received in Hamilton County, but a Warren County judge ensured he won’t get out earlier.Andre Davis — known as the “Gangsta ...
Trial date could be delayed for Fairfield homicide case
Two of the five people charged in connection with a botched robbery that resulted in the shooting death of a Fairfield teen last year are scheduled to go to trial next week. But one defense attorney says he needs more time to prepare his case and the other attorney is ...
Woman robbed at knifepoint outside Hamilton store
A 47-year-old Hamilton woman was robbed at knifepoint late Saturday afternoon as she emerged from a CVS, according to a police report.The incident occurred around 5:20 p.m. outside the store at 1115 High Street as Charlene Stewart saw a man sitting on the curb next to her vehicle “like he ...
Police reports: Man drives onto car lot, steals three batteries
HAMILTON POLICE May 6 Theft of $137 in cash, checkbook and a $70 cellphone from a home in the 800 block of Symmes Avenue. Theft of a $600 push mower from a home in the 1700 block of See Avenue. May 7 Theft of batteries from three vehicles at Axim ...
Most missing person cases resolved
Hundreds of people go missing in Butler County every year. Most return home, or let loved ones know their whereabouts, but others vanish completely leaving behind broken hearts and few clues for police tasked with finding them.In 2012, Butler County Sheriff’s detectives investigated 137 missing person or runaway reports; Hamilton ...
Man arrested after stolen vehicle found
Dayton Police arrested one man after they uncovered a vehicle stolen from a Franklin car dealership in his possession.Timothy McCullough, 58, is in the Montgomery County Jail facing charges of receiving stolen property after police found a stolen 2013 Cadillac SUV, according to the police report.An anonymous caller alerted police ...
Rampant cell phone thefts prompt legislation, anger
A pizza delivery driver was attacked in south Dayton by a group of teenagers who stole his iPhone. A jogger in north Dayton was robbed of his cell phone and a small amount of cash at gunpoint. Thieves broke into a Verizon Wireless store in Kettering and stole mobile phones ...
Can the ‘Cleveland miracle’ help change lives and laws?
The miraculous rescue of three kidnapped women in Cleveland on Monday has attracted worldwide attention, but it also spotlights a more everyday tragedy — the estimated 1,000 Ohio children entrapped by the sex trade. Sex trafficking is more common than people want to believe, according to Ginger Goubeaux, social work ...
Man robbed after being asked for wallet
HAMILTON POLICEMay 4Theft of a $700 iPhone from a shopping cart at Kroger, 1450 South Erie Blvd., around 4:40 p.m.Theft of a purple bicycle from outside of McDonald’s, 401 High Street, around 9:17 p.m. Estimated value was not provided.Theft of a camera, two tattoo kits, a suitcase containing miscellaneous tattoo ...
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 ...
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