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    Grand juries, which meet in secret, review criminal charges brought by police and prosecutors and investigate possible criminal behavior. ISTOCK
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    47 people indicted in Butler and Warren counties 51m ago
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    Multi-county chase in Southwest Ohio ends with stolen truck abandoned in Dayton
    John Carter was sentenced to 3 years in prison on July 18, 2024, after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Katelyn Markham. He filed on Oct. 15, 2025, a motion for early release. NICK GRAHAM/FILE
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    John Carter, Katelyn Markham’s former fiancée, wants out of prison early
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    Butler County woman scammed out of $88K in cryptocurrency scam
    Warren County Jail. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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    ‘Chunks of metal’ fly off vehicle in Warren County pursuit
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    Man indicted for Dayton shooting, Preble County car theft
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    Eaton woman accused of having inappropriate relationship with 3 teens
    Butler County grand juries
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    32 people were indicted in Butler and Warren counties
    Ricky J. Sheppard, 47, was in Butler County Common Pleas Judge Keith Spaeth's courtroom for a hearing on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. He was charged with one count of tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, and one count of gross abuse of a corpse, a fifth-degree felony. Spaeth set a jury trial for Jan. 12, 2026. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Family of pregnant woman found in container ask for no bond reduction
    A 17-year-old West Chester boy who was reportedly going 113 mph on Interstate 75 fled from Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, resulting in a chase that ended in a crash at Austin Boulevard and Wood Road in Miami Twp. early Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. The teen was medically cleared before being booked in the Butler County Juvenile Detention Center, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. No other injuries were reported. Photo courtesy the Miami Valley Fire District.
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    West Chester teen traveling 100 mph on I-75 arrested after chase, crash in Miami Twp.
    Justin Daniel Dennis (foreground) and his his attorney, Chelsea Panzeca, listen to Butler County Common Pleas Judge Keith Spaeth during a court appearance on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Dennis, 42, is charged with eight counts of sexual battery, all third-degree felonies. The former Lakota teacher allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a student when she was 17 during the 2021-2022 school year. Spaeth set a jury trial for Feb. 2, 2026. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Sexual battery case involving former Lakota teacher to go to trial
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    Medicaid fraud: Middletown, Dayton women accused of ‘phantom billing’
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    Man charged in Dayton shooting, Preble County car theft
    Mason High School. FILE
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    Warren County woman convicted of stealing from football, cheer boosters
    The warrant for Henry Mills’ arrest was issued Monday. He is charged with four courts of gross sexual imposition, three counts of rape and one count of importuning. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Middletown man charged with sex crimes arrested, bond set at $275K
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    36 people were indicted in Butler and Warren counties
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    36 people were indicted in Butler and Warren counties
    Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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    Woman sentenced to at least 8 years for OVI crash that killed Butler County woman
    West Chester Twp. police claim four people targeted homes of Asian-American business owners, using typical criminal techniques, like casing homes and businesses and wearing disguises, and more advanced techniques using surveillance cameras covertly placed. The four were arrested following an Aug. 7, 2025, burglary in West Chester Twp. and face several felony charges. FILE
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    Burglary crew allegedly targeted Asian-American business owners
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    Eaton band director going to prison for inappropriate relationship with students
    A stolen minivan connected to a home invasion in Kentucky fled from Springboro police Monday, Aug. 1, 2025. This led to a pursuit that ended in a crash at Ohio 725 and Paragon Road in Washington Twp., Montgomery County. A female was taken into custody at the scene and a man was later found in an area storm drain. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    18-year-old gets 5 years in Springboro police chase that ends in Washington Twp.
    The warrant for Henry Mills’ arrest was issued Monday. He is charged with four courts of gross sexual imposition, three counts of rape and one count of importuning. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Police seek Middletown man charged with sex crimes
    Fairfield Senior High School. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Juvenile arrested for swatting, inducing panic at Fairfield High
    Pictured is the outside of the Butler County Jail on Hanover Street in Hamilton, Ohio. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    Police: West Chester Twp. burglary wasn’t crew’s only one planned
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    The Warren County courts building houses Warren County Common Pleas Court. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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    Warren County man indicted for aggravated murder in companion’s death
    Butler County grand juries
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    29 people were indicted in Butler and Warren counties
    The Lebanon Correctional Institution. GREG LYNCH / STAFF
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    Prisoner gets life sentence in Lebanon Correctional inmate’s death
    The Bennington Police Dept. sent a release Oct. 1, 2025 that says 48-year-old Allen Hill is wanted on felony charges of aggravated human trafficking and lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. PHOTO BY BENNINGTON POLICE DEPT., VERMONT
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    Accused child predator wanted in Vermont could be in Ohio or Indiana
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    Eaton band director pleads guilty to sexual crimes with students
    A former prison worker pleads guilty and the second of three defendants is sentenced for smuggling drugs into Lebanon Correctional Institution, in background, which led to an inmate's 2023 overdose death. STAFF
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    Former prison worker pleads guilty to smuggling drugs into Lebanon Correctional
    The Warren County courts building houses Warren County Common Pleas Court. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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    Middletown woman gets 100 days in jail for OVI crash into house that injured resident
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    Substitute teacher, former officer among human trafficking operation arrests in Southwest...
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