Stories for April 2012
Stories for Monday, April 30
No suspects in killing of Richmond teacher
No suspects have been identified in the homicide of a pregnant school teacher, found in her car Monday morning suffering from mortal gunshot wounds, police said. The incident was being considered a homicide/feticide, according to Officer Ron Pennington, public information officer with the Richmond Police Department. He said it was ...
Pickup truck slams into garage, house
Weather was partially to blame for an accident involving a pickup truck that slammed into the attached garage of a home Monday evening. The driver of the truck was cited for failure to control his vehicle after it caused the damage on Williams Street, Miamisburg police Patrolman Justin Small said. ...
Counselors at Triad school in wake of death
Triad Middle School will have support staff in place to assist students after closing Monday following the death of a fifth-grade student. The school was closed after administrators learned the 11-year-old boy had committed suicide Saturday. The student’s sister is in seventh grade there. Superintendent Craig Meredith said the move ...
14 from party with alcohol, juveniles charged
Centerville police charged four juveniles and 10 adults after a Saturday night party on New England Avenue where alcohol allegedly was served. According to a police report, a 21-year-old Centerville man has been charged with a keg law violation. Charged with underage alcohol consumption were four 18-year-old and one juvenile ...
Suspicious device at MetroPark is detonated
A portion of Englewood MetroPark off of National Road in Butler Township was closed for more than three hours Monday evening while the fire department and Dayton Bomb Squad investigated a suspicious object found in the grass. A maintenance worker discovered a suspicious pipe-shaped object while mowing near a parking ...
Troy man robbery suspect in pursuit
The suspect who police believe robbed an area United Dairy Farmers store Sunday night has been identified as a 24-year-old Troy man. Corey B. Rodeffer is accused of robbing the UDF store, 1901 West Stroop Road, in Kettering, at 11 p.m. According to Kettering Police, Rodeffer entered the store, demanded ...
Bank robbery suspects moved to Butler Co. Jail
Two defendants in Friday morning's robbery and five-hour standoff at the Fifth Third Bank in Springboro are in the Butler County Jail after making their initial appearances in U.S. District Court. Anton Jevon Alexander, 35, of Pendleton, Ind., and 43-year-old Anthony Marquette Phillips of Fort Wayne, Ind., were ordered Monday ...
Cabinet locks recalled because of lock failure
Safety First cabinet locks are being recalled due to lock failure. Officials said about 900,000 units of the Push ‘N Snap cabinet locks are being recalled. Young children can disengage the cabinet locks allowing access to cabinet contents and posing the risk of injury. Consumers should stop using the recalled ...
Dog bites woman after jumping fence
Authorities are trying to capture a dog that jumped a fence and bit a woman Monday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m., a woman was walking in the 4610 block of Cutlass Avenue when a dog jumped a fence and bit her, according to Englewood police. The bite broke the skin, but ...
Springfield company closes, 28 lose jobs
A Springfield company closed its door on Monday. The remaining 28 workers at M&M Restaurant Supply also lost their jobs. M&M’s parent company, Keystone Foods, had already transferred or laid off 171 workers. M&M supplied paper products to fast food restaurants, but said it recently lost its last client.
Video game may help treat teen depression
A video game that teaches teens to shoot down and label negative thoughts may relieve depression as least as well as more traditional talk therapy, a new study shows. The game, called "SPARX," which stands for Smart, Positive, Active, Realistic, X-factor thoughts, was developed by researchers and teachers in New ...
Legal fees mount in termination of local teacher
The legal fees are mounting in an effort to terminate a Kettering Fairmont High School English teacher. So far, the school district has reportedly spent more than $70,000 in the last year, according to Michael Togliatti’s attorney. Togliatti was removed from his teaching position last April for allegedly making inappropriate ...
2,000 workers needed for Columbus casino
Operators of a Columbus casino expected to open in the fall are starting the process of hiring about 2,000 people to work at the facility. Penn National Gaming planned Monday to open an employment office in Columbus where officials will interview qualified applicants who first apply online. The company says ...
Ohio gas prices edge up slightly from last week
Gas prices in Ohio are up slightly from a week ago but remain well below the numbers logged last spring as fuel prices climbed to record highs. The average price for regular gas in Ohio is $3.74 a gallon in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information ...
'Undetermined, not suspicious,' fire in downtown Troy
Fire investigators in Troy said the cause of the fire early Monday morning in downtown Troy is listed as " undetermined, not suspicious." Troy Fire Department Assistant Chief Matt Simmons said the fire started on the first floor in The Troy Sports Center in the area of the checkout counter. ...
Argument leads to crash in Huber Heights
Police said an argument between a husband and wife provided enough distraction to cause a a crash early Monday morning at 5950 Longford Road. Officers said the wife was driving, and lost control. They said she hit a telephone pole and knocked down some wires. Dayton Power and Light crews ...
Stories for Sunday, April 29
Man found dead after SWAT standoff
Greene County SWAT team members responded to a Beavercreek house early Sunday morning after a man threatened to harm himself. According to police, the man claimed that he had a handgun. Officers said they tried to get the man to come out. After several hours, officers ended up going inside ...
2 women rescued after kayak accident
Two women were quickly rescued from a swfit current by emergency crews who were training for just that situation less than a mile away. Erica Terry and Christine Rimkus were kayaking in the Little Miami River near the intersection of Middletown and Corwin roads when their vessel became stuck in some ...
Possible threat of severe weather looming
Over the next week, several rounds of rain and storms will roll through the area, and our next chance for showers and a few thunderstorms arrives early Monday. The Miami Valley should dry out into the middle of Monday before more showers and thunderstorms develop along a cold front. Some of these storms could be strong to ...
Dayton woman offers meth lab to neighbors
Not many neighbors wanted what a woman offered them when she moved out of her apartment. According to a police report obtained Sunday, neighbors discovered a meth lab left behind by Samantha Montgomery in apartment 272-2 at 15 Gilbert Avenue Saturday night. Montgomery told her neighbors she was moving to ...
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