Stories for February 2007
Stories for Wednesday, February 28
Local Organizations Team Up To Help Teens
Two local teen organizations are teaming up to help area teens. Unified Health Solutions and the Miami Valley Teen Coalition announced a merger Wednesday morning. What it means is that many teen outreach groups will have access to more resources to help them help teens in need. The group's president ...
Solicitation Case Goes To Grand Jury
Police said he offered to pay a teenage girl for sex and now the case against Wesley Evans is being heard by a grand jury. He was arraigned earlier this month on a charge of solicitation. Evans pleaded not guilty. Police said he approached a girl for sex near the ...
Miami Co. Judges Issue Warning About Identity Theft Scam
Miami County Common Pleas judges Jeffrey M. Welbaum and Robert J. Linderman announced Wednesday a warning to citizens of the county after an identity theft scam was detected regarding jury duty.The calls received by Miami County citizens originated from Washington, D.C. Authorities said the caller falsely told individuals that they ...
Special License Plates Sought For Sex Offenders
Sharon Jackson fought back tears at the Ohio Statehouse Wednesday. It came as sheand her family launched a campaign to change state law.They are seeking passage of “Kristen’s Law,” to require sex offenders to have special, bright green license plates on their cars or trucks.Jackson’s 14 year-old daughter, Kristen, was ...
Suspect In Ulbrich’s Robbery Accepts Plea Deal In Miami Co.
A Dayton man, who has been cooperating with authorities in connection with the investigation into a grocery store robbery in Piqua in December, is the first to agree to a plea bargain.The change of plea came Wednesday morning as James Jones, of Dayton, waived his right to have the case ...
3 Arrested In Hamilton On Drug Charges
Deputies in Butler County said they arrested three people in Hamilton on drugs charges.Raymond Applegate, 52, Warren Griffin, 50, and 27-year-old James Griffin were charged with trafficking marijuana, investigators said.Deputies served a search warrant at 2304 Elbe Ave. in Hamilton and recovered approximately 55 pounds of marijuana.Investigators said it is ...
Police: Logan Co. Child Hospitalized; Father Jailed
Authorities said a Bellefontaine baby is on life support at a Columbus hospital. Investigators said the child’s father is in jail, accused of beating the 11-month-old boy.Michael B. Robinson, 43, was arrested Monday morning after the baby was taken by ambulance to a Bellefontaine hospital with what police described as ...
AK Steel, Union Members Reach Tentative Agreement
AK Steel and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have reached a tenative agreement on a new labor contract covering about 1,750 hourly production and maintenance employees at the company's Middletown plant.The IAM told the company Wednesday that it would present the contract to its members for ...
Lawmakers Seek To Change Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy
Since the war in Iraq began, the military has lowered its standards for age, education and criminal history. So, what about the ban on homosexuality?On Thursday, lawmakers on Capitol Hill will introduce a bill to change that policy.Here is a look at both sides of the controversy. Brian’s Story: The ...
Police Search For 3 Missing Teens
Police said a missing teenager has returned home safely, but officers are still trying to figure out where her two sisters are.Investigators said 16-year-old Sierra Lee returned home on Tuesday night, but 16-year-old Ionie Lee and 14-year-old Sanesse Lee have still not returned.Police continue to look for 15-year-old Kenya Phelps. ...
Investigators Searching For Second Suspect In Fatal Harrison Twp. Shooting
Sheriff's deputies in Montgomery County are investigating the slaying of a man who was shot in Harrison Township.The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Northland Village Apartments. Deputies said 32-year-old Larue Bailey spotted someone trying to break into his neighbor’s apartment.Investigators said when the man went to stop ...
3 Men Wanted In Robbery Of Pizza Delivery Man
Police in Dayton are searching for three men who robbed a pizza delivery man early Wednesday morning.The robbery happened around 2 a.m. near the Weis Pizza on Salem Avenue.Officers said three men with guns walked up to the delivery man and a female friend and demanded money. Police said the ...
Vehicle Slams Into House; Lands On Its Side
Police said a car slammed into a house in Dayton early Wednesday morning.The crash happened around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning near the intersection of Fairview and Ravenwood. Officers said the car traveled through several yards before crashing and landing on its side.The people who live in the house were all ...
Stories for Tuesday, February 27
Stubborn Fire Destroys Home In Miami County
Fire investigators from Laura have blamed an electrical short for a fire Tuesday afternoon that heavily damaged a house north of the village of Potsdam. The fire started at the rear of the structure in the area of a breezeway and the garage, according to Laura Fire Chief Ken Saunders.It ...
Fire Heavily Damages Miami County Home
Flames and smoke took over a home in Miami County Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out in the home on State Route 721 just north of Potsdam. Everyone who lived in the home made it out safely. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. MARCIA.EHLERS@WHIOTV.COM
Preble County Man Arrested On Federal Warrant
Investigators from two jurisdictions team up to arrest a man on a federal warrant Tuesday. Investigators with the Warren County Drug Task Force said they joined forces with the Preble County Sheriff's Office and DEA agents to serve a warrant on Christopher Todd Rose. Officials said Rose was wanted on ...
Deputies Investigate Shooting In Harrison Township
Deputies in Harrison Township are investigating a shooting. It happened Tuesday afternoon in the 5100 block of Embassy Place. Deputies said one person was shot and was removed to a local hospital with injuries that are life-threatening. They said a possible suspect is in custody. The shooting remains under investigation. ...
Stolen Goods Returned To Miami County Schools
Thousands of dollars' worth of electronics and musical instruments that were stolen in December from area schools in Miami County are in the process of being returned.The return of the stolen goods came after two of the three adult defendants in the case were sentenced to prison.Ty Allen Battson, 20, ...
Miami Valley Bar Owners Sound Off
Bar owners from the Miami Valley and the rest of Ohio Tuesday packed a public hearing on proposed rules for the state smoking ban.The ban was approved by voters in November of 2006 and took effect a month later, but enforcement was delayed until rules and regulations could be adopted.Tuesday’s ...
Clayton Police Search For Missing 62-Year-Old Woman
Police in Clayton are searching for a woman they said was last seen on Friday.Investigators said Patty Peck, 62, was last seen by her son on Friday around 7 p.m. They said Peck took her son out for dinner on Friday night and was driving her black Buick.According to friends, ...
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