Stories by Marc Katz
Man looking for prostitute finds police instead
JEFFERSON TWP., Montgomery County – A suspicious person seen at 1 a.m. wandering through an apartment complex said he was looking for a friend. Police thought he was looking for a drug deal or a prostitute. Okay, he admitted, he was looking for a prostitute. He didn’t help his cause ...
Man picks up plenty of car care products for free
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County – A man who could have been looking to open his own car care store swiped a bunch of car care products at the gas pumps of a grocery store in the 1900 block of Needmore Road.The pumps were closed at the time, but a surveillance ...
Drug smells do in couple trying for a hit
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County – A couple couldn’t agree on a cover story after being stopped on a minor traffic violation at 7 p.m. on Republic Drive.The situation worsened for them when the Indiana tags didn’t belong to that car and the occupants wouldn’t allow a car search until a ...
Lurching driver found over the limit
KETTERING – Police watched as a subject erratically pulled out of a bar on East Dorothy Lane, ran a red light, made sudden and abrupt turns, then pulled into a bank parking lot in the 3000 block of Woodman Drive.He came to a sudden stop, backed up about five feet ...
Urine sample probably won’t be used as such
KETTERING – Among the medications and one used hypodermic needle found in her car was a small energy drink bottle that contained, the woman said, urine for her boyfriend to pass a drug test. Glassy eyes and pin point pupils greeted the officer, who found out the woman had been ...
Male charged over serious disturbance
MIDDLETOWN – Police responded to a verbal disturbance in an apartment in the 3900 block of Roosevelt in the early evening.The male refused to come to the door, but was in trouble when the woman ran to the officers, telling them she was threatened with a knife.The male didn’t have ...
Powerball millions bring out buyers
DAYTON – The construction worker bought a soda and $182 worth of Powerball Lottery tickets at the Speedway convenience store during lunch break today from his University of Dayton construction job across the street on Stewart Avenue. “I don’t have much time,” said Kenny Bowshier. “I’ve got to get back ...
Unspecified argument leads to stabbing
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County – An argument of unknown origin or subject led to a stabbing that had to be patched at Good Samaritan Hospital recently.Apartment mates for about three months, the victim said he was asked to leave, but had no place to go. A final argument at a ...
At least she recovered her television sets
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County – Trying to sleep on her couch with her unspecified number of children, a victim awoke about 12:30 a.m. to find the estranged father of one of her children making off with two television sets, one from each bedroom.A few days before, the victim said, she ...
Vacant home looted through broken window
JEFFERSON TWP, Montgomery County – It was easy to see how entry was made to the vacant house in the 300 block of Maeder Avenue. A window was broken out, and one of the neighbors was walking around inside.He left – through the window – before an officer arrived, and ...
Darkened headlights shed light on other problems
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County – Driving without headlights at 11 p.m. will lead to a traffic stop almost every time, which is what happened on Washington Village Drive near Lyons Road.Darkened headlights moved down the list of offenses for the driver, who had the whiff of marijuana around her and ...
Methamphetamine wash found in shopping bag
SUGARCREEK TWP., Montgomery County – Nope, no clothes, no jewelry and no other trinkets were found in a shopping bag left unattended in a store parking lot on Wilmington Pike.Instead, inside two red coffee cans was determined to be a wash from an attempt to make methamphetamine by persons interested ...
Turn signal failure leads to arrest
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County – He was polite enough to the officer who stopped him for not using his turn signal at 11:30 p.m. on Lyons Road, but he smelled too much of alcohol to be given just a turn signal violation.The driver did have a suspended license that would ...
WTH? Survey shows Ohioans swear the most in the country
Read enough police blotter reports and there’s enough salt in there to cover a stadium full of bagged peanuts, even with some of the language redacted by scarlet-faced report clerks. It turns out you don’t have to hang around a police station to hear bad language in Ohio. Just pick ...
Doctor: Many options available for breast cancer treatment, prevention
To those with a high profile for breast cancer, there are several preventative measures, including the ultimate, which celebrity Angelina Jolie outlined in Tuesday’s New York Times: a double mastectomy. Jolie raises the awareness of the possibilities, but it doesn’t have to start a stampede to the operating room. “It’s ...
Parents argue over who takes care of kids
MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County – It was an argument over who was going to stay with the kids in the 2800 block of Taos Drive. The male said he and the female had known each other for several years and had children in common, not specifying the number. She said ...
Van gets in way of mowing lawn
MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County – A tiff erupted over where a neighbor should park his work van on Wymore Place.The woman next door did not want it parked in front of her house, since it made it more difficult to mow the lawn. She said if it or any other ...
Dog complaint divide neighbors
HUBER HEIGHTS – One side complained about the other not containing its dogs. The counter-claim was the complainer was feeding stray cats, over-populating the neighborhood in the 6800 block of Stonehurst Drive.At the center of the issue was a small white dog – one of four – that seemed to ...
Thief loses own bike during attempted theft
OAKWOOD – A young man attempting to take an electric drill and radio from a construction site in the 100 block of Patterson Road, dropped both and his bicycle, taking off on foot toward the area tennis courts when a construction worker spotted him.He must have ditched his teal shirt ...
Dropped pants a sight in Oakwood
OAKWOOD – A female was jogging when she noticed a man on the corner of Shafor and Orchard drop his pants, exposing himself. When they were around his waist, they were reported as being blue jeans. Oakwood police would release no specifics, but were trying to find the male for ...
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