Stories for September 2012
Stories for Sunday, September 30
Fire hits Xenia manufacturing building
Damage is set between $5,000 and $10,000 after a roof fire at 851 Bellbrook Avenue late Saturday night.Investigators said a roof fan caught fire, and the flames spread on the metal roof of Kotobuki-Reliable Diecasting Inc.A skeleton crew was on duty when the fire broke out, but workers were safely ...
Stories for Saturday, September 29
St. Paris man arrested for gas station robbery
An 18-year-old St. Paris man is under arrest for the robbery of a Troy gas station early Thursday morning. St. Paris police arrested Kody Francis Saturday. News Center 7 showed surveillance video of the robbery on its newscasts. Troy police said the video prompted a lot of people to call ...
Accident blocks westbound I-70
Several people were hurt in a Saturday night accident on westbound I-70 near Brandt Pike. The accident blocked westbound traffic from 8:00 p.m. until about 9:45 p.m.Police confirmed that several people were taken to the hospital, but there is no word on the severity of their injuries.
Suspect in Troy robbery arrested in St. Paris
A former Troy teen, more recently a resident of St. Paris is in the Miami County Jail in Troy Saturday night, ending a 24 hour search for the suspect. He is 18-year-old Kody Francis. He was booked into the jail on charges of aggravated robbery and tampering with evidence. He ...
Delivery driver robbed of cash, pizzas
A 65-year-old Domino’s Pizza delivery driver was robbed of $20 and four pizzas Friday afternoon.The robbery occurred at about 2:40 p.m. on the 4900 block of Prescott Avenue, according to a Dayton police report. She told police she was suspicious when there were no vehicles at the home where she ...
Wireless store break-in caught on tape
Dayton police officers are looking for two men who used a brick to break into a cell phone store Friday night. Officers were sent to the Cricket Wireless store at 1916 Needmore Road and found the side door shattered and two bricks laying inside the shop next to the entrance. ...
Man stabbed outside of carry-out
Originally taken to Miami Valley Hospital with life-threatening injuries, a man is expected to survive after being stabbed at least two times outside a carry-out on Lorenz Avenue in Dayton Saturday morning. The victim — a man in his 50s — was stabbed outside Smith’s Carry-Out at the corner of ...
3 children found living near meth operation
A “significant” methamphetamine operation was discovered at 9644 Stephen Young Road near Camden early Saturday morning, according to the Preble County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies served a search warrant around 4:20 a.m. Sheriff Mike Simpson said the department had been getting complaints about a strong chemical odor.A man, woman and three young ...
Police: Victim critical after being shot
One person suffered gunshot wounds early Saturday morning in the 1300 block of Chardon Court. Police said that the shooting happened outside of apartments at that location. The victim is a 22-year-old man. He was taken to Miami Valley Hospital where he was taken into emergency surgery for gunshot wounds ...
DP&L moves a 225,000 lb. transformer....slowly
Dayton Power and Light Co. used a professional heavy duty hauler to move a brand new transformer from Troy to an electric sub-station on Frederick-Garland Road south of West Milton Friday morning. You have heard the term "18-wheeler", well, it was a 78-wheeler used to move the 225,000 pound 150 ...
Miami Co. crash near Tipp City
A man was hurt in an early Saturday morning accident in the 6800 block of Roberta Drive near Tipp City. Miami County Deputy Warren Edmondson said that a vehicle hit a parked car. It spun around and nearly hit another car parked in a driveway. He said the 26-year-old passenger ...
Student arrested at Friday night football game
A 14-year-old Springfield boy is facing charges after being taken into custody Friday night at the Kenton Ridge High School football game. The high school is located at 4444 Middle Urbana Rd.Deputies working security at the game said they were approached by a student who said the teen had a ...
Stories for Friday, September 28
Reds' Bailey throws no-hitter against Pirates
PITTSBURGH — Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds threw the season's seventh no-hitter, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Friday night. The seven no-hitters matches the modern record for most in a season, tying 1990 and 1991. There were eight no-hitters in 1884. The last no-hitter for the Reds was ...
2 hurt in 2 separate crashes near Piqua
Two separate crashes north of Piqua on Friday night slowed traffic to a crawl and sent two people to nearby Upper Valley Medical Center.Both accidents happened at about 8 p.m., said Trooper Jordan Monnin of the Piqua OSP. The first was on County Road 25A, near Interstate 75. Monnin said ...
18-year-old is suspect in Troy robbery
Police have identified an 18-year-old man as the suspect in the robbery at a Valero gas station early Thursday. Authorities believe Kody Francis entered the gas station, 322 W. Market St., at about 12:40 a.m., Troy Capt. Christopher E. Anderson said Friday evening. Armed with a black handgun, possibly a ...
4 vehicles crash minutes apart on U.S. 35
Two separate crashes involving four vehicles on U.S. 35 west Friday afternoon clogged traffic and sent two people to hospitals. In the first crash, a 36-year-old Kettering woman driving a white Accura spun out of control near James H. McGee Boulevard at about 5:30 p.m., smacked a wall along the ...
Insomnia, anxiety drugs may raise dementia risk
Seniors who take certain kinds of drugs to treat anxiety or insomnia may be more likely to develop dementia than those who do not, a new study shows. Seniors are often prescribed benzodiazepines or similar drugs to help with sleeping problems or anxiety. And even though most of these drugs ...
Voting information to hit mailboxes soon in Montgomery County
Most registered voters in Montgomery County will receive a postcard in the mail between today and Tuesday, explaining a half-dozen important voting facts, many of which have changed since the last presidential election in 2008.Steve Harsman, deputy director of the Montgomery County Board of Elections, said because of redrawn political ...
Ohio to get $1.27M for disability education
Ohio is one of 22 states the U.S. Department of Education said will receive a share of $24 million in funding to bolster personnel training to help children with disabilities.The Ohio Department of Education’s share will be $1,274,040 and all of the funding will come in the form of grants, ...
2 arrested in Greene Co. serial burglary probe
A man and woman have been arrested in a serial home burglary investigation that involves incidents that have occurred in a three-county area since spring. Amber Gall, 27, and Benjamin Patton, 30, were booked into the Greene County Jail on multiple counts of burglary, engaging in a pattern of corrupt ...
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