Crime & Law

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2nd man gets jail for using sticky mouse traps to steal mail in Springboro
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Butler County deputy stabbed while assisting at vehicle fire; suspect arrested
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Preble County teacher on leave after former student alleges sexual misconduct
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Homeowners can cancel ‘misleading’ contracts with realty broker, Ohio AG says
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Man who allegedly made bomb threat at Middletown McDonald’s indicted by grand jury
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Credit: Jen Balduf

Woman convicted of attempted murder in shooting at New Year’s party near Springboro
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Former reality TV star indicted for alleged child rape, sex with dogs
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Crossroads Church fires Next Gen program director for secretly recording women at...
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Middletown man who shot wife gets 180-day sentence, community control
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Hamilton man sentenced in pursuit, crash that damaged Warren County cruisers
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36 people indicted in Butler and Warren counties
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Man charged with attempted murder, theft of police car enters not guilty plea
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Man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide of Middletown man in 2022 crash
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40 people indicted in Butler and Warren counties
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Middletown police investigating over 50 shots fired into two homes within 6 minutes of...
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Ohio prisons short hundreds of corrections officers, led by Dayton prison
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Ohio prisons short hundreds of corrections officers, led by Dayton prison
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Middletown man found guilty in tampering with evidence in accidental shooting death of...
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Gang member sentenced in Warren Correctional drug smuggling scheme
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Suspect in Middletown shooting files motion for immunity, citing self defense
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Jury finds Clark County man guilty of murder for killing Uber driver
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NEW DETAILS: 6 victims in case of man facing 17 rape, kidnapping, assault charges
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Man charged with attempted murder following Eaton stabbing
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Middletown man indicted on 17 charges in rape and kidnapping case
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1 of 3 suspects pleads guilty in case of pregnant woman found dead in container
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A.M. Scott Distillery owner, former Moeller Brew Barn investor sentenced in Mercer County...
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John Carter, guilty in death of Katelyn Markham, denied early prison release
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges
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Lebanon man accused of forging signatures convicted in election fraud case
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