Stories for October 2008
Stories for Friday, October 31
Celina Man Accused Of Stealing Wire
A Celina man has been accused of stealing wire from a utility company.David Weaver, 33, faces several charges for allegedly stealing the wire from Celina Municipal Utilities.Police said Weaver ran from officers when they went to his house last week to speak with him about the theft.Weaver is being held ...
Springfield Mother Gets 10 Years In Son’s Death
A Springfield woman convicted in the death of her 1-year-old son is headed to prison.Michelle Davis, 23, will spend the next 10 years behind bars.She was convicted of involuntary manslaughter last week in the death of her son, Christian Wiseman.Prosecutors said the woman failed to get medical help for her ...
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Logan Co.
Troopers are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian in Logan County.The crash happened on Route 235 near Indian Lake High School in Washington Township.The Ohio State Patrol said around 4:30 a.m. Friday, Mark Slaven, 38, of DeGraff, crashed into a ditch. When he got out of his vehicle, an ...
Clark Co. Man Accused Of Stealing Copper Pipe
A Clark County man has been accused of stealing copper pipe from a Springfield home.Police said 18-year-old Bradley Miller took the pipe on Friday morning from a garage on Redmond Road. A barking dog alerted the owner, who said he saw Miller running from the building.Officers eventually caught up with ...
Couple Accused Of Selling Erotic Massages
Dayton police arrest a couple accused of selling erotic massages and find what they call "a little black book."Officers said the pair were offering more than just massages and now they have a list of all their alleged clients.The bust happened at the Miami Apartments on Riverside Drive Friday. A ...
Man Surrenders In Miami Twp. Rape Case
Police in Miami Township said a man accused of raping his ex-girlfriend turned himself in.Officers said Kameron Brewer, 19, turned himself into police on Friday night after his picture was shown on WHIO-TV.Police said Brewer broke into a townhouse on Springboro Pike a week ago and raped his ex-girlfriend. The ...
Man Leads Officers On Chase
Dayton police said a driver took them on a wild chase near the Dayton Art Institute Friday, over an expired license plate.Officers pulled the man over to approach him about the violation and he took off with a female passenger inside.At first, police said the man was driving about 40 ...
Road Rage Incident in Dayton
Dayton police said a man took his rage a little too far when he pulled a gun on a fellow motorist.The incident happened Friday morning on Waterveliet Ave. in Dayton.Police said a driver was pulling into a lot at Circle K when another driver blocked the way. Instead of letting ...
Early Voting Hours This Weekend
The Montgomery County Board of Elections says record numbers of citizens are turning out for early voting in downtown Dayton.To accommodate more people, the Board of Elections is extending early voting house this weekend.You can vote early:Saturday, November 1 from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Novemger 2 from 12:00 ...
Two Injured In Darke Co. Crash
A serious crash in Darke County Thursday night left two people seriously injured.Deputies said the two drivers hit nearly head-on at State Route 503 and Hollandsburg-Arcanum Road.The impact was so severe that one of the cars flipped onto its side. Both drivers were trapped in the wreckage.People living nearby said ...
Car Ripped In Half In Miami Township
A car went out-of-control and ripped in half Friday morning in Miami Township and the driver could face criminal chargesThe charges stem from what police suspect are contributing factors to the crash, a high rate of speed and alcohol.A witness to the crash told reporter Kathryn Burcham, "I thought, oh ...
Graffiti Under Investigation At WSU
Threatening graffiti will mean more police on the campus of Wright State University.According to the WSU web site, graffiti was found in a men's bathroom that referred to death on October 31st.The graffiti also had neo-nazi symbols and homophobic references.The graffiti has been removed and the incident is still under ...
Standard Register Will Lay Off Employees
More bad economic news for the Dayton area Friday.Standard Register announced it will lay off 5% of its workforce.Standard Register is a document services company headquarterd in downtown Dayton.150 employees will soon be out of a job. The company says the cuts are necessary to stay in business.Company officials say ...
Stories for Thursday, October 30
2 Injured In Head-On Crash Thursday Night
Careflight sent two people to a hospital after a head-on crash.The crash happened on Hollansburg-Arcanum Road in Arcanum Thursday night.A woman was driving a Chevrolet Impala going southbound on state Route 503. A male driver in a Mustang was going westbound on Hollansburg-Arcanum Road when they hit head-on, police said.Both ...
Man Accused Of Conning Free Cars From Dealerships
Police in Miamisburg need help identifying a man who has allegedly conned at least five cars out of several Ohio car dealerships.Detective William Ring said the man got away with a free Porsche from the White Allen European Auto Group earlier this month."(The man) has actually obtained a Louisiana driver's ...
2 Men Jailed In Butler Co. Drug Bust
Authorities in Butler County said they had their largest drug bust ever and now two men are behind bars.Deputies made the arrests on Wednesday. They said five vehicles were confiscated, along with seven kilograms of cocaine.The sheriff said it was a sophisticated operation. The suspects were hiding the drugs in ...
ODOT Emphasizes Strategy To Conserve Salt
The Smart Salt Strategy doesn’t mean that the salt is any smarter, or different. If simply means The Ohio Department Of Transportation is going to be using the salt in a smarter way.This year, skyrocketing salt prices forced ODOT to adopt a new strategy to conserve salt.“A Smart Salt Strategy ...
Report: Animal-Vehicle Crashes Doubled In 15 Years
A new study released on Thursday shows that vehicle crashes with deer and other animals have more than doubled in the last 15 years.The report issued by the Highway Loss Data Institute finds that 223 people died in animal-vehicle crashes last year. In 1993, 101 people were killed.In Ohio, 10 ...
Stretch Of Cedarville Highway To Be Reconstructed
Cedarville residents have complained enough about a dangerous stretch of road that something is now being done about it.However, the work on Route 72 will not be done right away.Numerous crashes have happened along the stretch of roadway on Route 72, including the most recent on Friday.Kim Leach, whose parents ...
Threat Creates Panic At Springfield HS
The power of the Internet caused all sorts of fear at Springfield High School on Thursday.Hundreds of parents were so worried that they went to the school to take the children out of class.Police said a student found a threat to the school on the social networking Web site MySpace.com. ...
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