News Stories for March 2005
Stories for Thursday, March 31
Friends, Family, Community Honor Fallen Marine
Flags all over Clark County were flying at half-staff Thursday in honor of a fallen Marine from Springfield. On Thursday afternoon, the funeral procession for Lance Corporal Kevin Smith was over two miles long, and over 130 vehicles filled with loved ones traveling to Vale Cemetery in Springfield Township to ...
Bomb Squad Investigates Possible Explosives
The Dayton Bomb Squad was called to a Dayton neighborhood while officers were investigating a suspected chop shop. It happened at an old foundry near the intersection of Kiser and Ray streets in Dayton.Authorities raided the building on Wednesday after an informant told them that the building housed a chop ...
West Milton Man Enters Pleas In Bank Robbery, Gas Station Holdup
A West Milton man accused of two robberies in his hometown appeared in court on Thursday.David Cooper, 22, was charged in connection with the crimes in January 2005. He was arrested in a Montgomery County motel near Dayton within 24 hours of a bank robbery in West Milton.Cooper pleaded not ...
Authorities Arrest 20 In Countywide Drug Bust
More than 20 people have been taken into custody in Mercer County as a result of an ongoing undercover drug investigation. Officials have been rounding up suspects for the past three days. In all, the suspects face more than 50 felony trafficking charges.Authorities said their efforts to fight drugs are ...
Body Of Missing Woman Found On University Campus
Police at Central State University discovered the body of a missing Dayton woman late Thursday night.The body of Connie Skapik was found dead inside a car on the campus around 10:30 p.m. Investigators are not sure how she died.Authorities said Skapik had been missing for a week.
Zanesville Pastor Released After Posting Bond
A Zanesville church pastor posted bond in Fairborn and is now out of jail. However, he cannot go back to work because church administrators suspended him.Graham Phillips, 25, was arrested in Fairborn earlier this week after investigators said he used a church computer to chat online with whom he thought ...
Richmond Minor League Team Faces Lawsuit?
A local minor league baseball team may be facing a lawsuit.The Richmond Parks and Recreation Board decided to authorize an attorney to sue the Richmond Roosters. According to the board, the team owes $62,000 in unpaid rent and utilities from 2001 through 2004.Board members said they gave the team two ...
Richmond Student Accused Of Bringing Gun To School
A 16-year-old Richmond student was arrested Thursday on suspicion of bringing a gun to school.Police said Robert Erickson brought a handgun to Richmond High School on Wednesday. They said other students claimed the student showed them the gun.Investigators said Erickson at some point discarded the gun inside the school. Investigators ...
Nellie Turner Murder Suspect Enters Plea
A Dayton man accused of murder pleaded not guilty in court.Geoffrey Hall, 21, was charged in connection with the rape and killing of his 80-year-old neighbor Nellie Turner. Turner was found dead inside her Bowen Street home in December 2004.Hall is facing six charges, including aggravated murder and rape by ...
Child Is Waiting -- April 2005
Shakur and Keyala are siblings who would like to be adopted together. Shakur, (pictured, left) is a shy young man who has brown hair and eyes. He wears glasses and is very bonded to his sister. Shakur is an honor student who enjoys school, dancing, looking at older cars and ...
Rape Suspect Mistakenly Released From Jail
A series of mix-ups led to the release of a wanted man and now police want him back behind bars. Authorities said Michael Cohen (pictured, below) is wanted in connection with the brutal attack and rape of a woman after he was released from jail on Monday. Cohen was originally ...
Police: Explosives Discovered Inside Van
The Dayton Bomb Squad is on the scene of a suspected chop shop after a van was discovered wired with explosives. The raid took place on Wednesday at an old foundry near the intersection of Kiser and Ray streets.Authorities said two men were arrested after an informant told officers that ...
Assault Victim Injured; Attackers Sought
Police are searching for two men who they said attacked a man and stole his car.Officers in Springfield said the man was at his home on Fred Jordan Drive Thursday morning when two men attacked him. He said the men stole his keys and took off with his car.Police said ...
Frantic Search Ends 12-Hours Later With Safe Return
Family members are relieved after two boys who were believed to be missing for more than 12 hours were found safe early Thursday morning.Billy Doolin, 11, and his brother, Charles Doolin, 10, spent the night at a friend's house in Miami Township. Authorities said the massive search ended with the ...
Full Military Funeral Expected For Springfield Marine
A Springfield native, killed in Iraq, will be laid to rest on Thursday with full military honors. The funeral for 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Kevin Smith is expected to take place at the Fellowship Christian Church in Springfield. Smith is being remembered as a fine young man with an amazing smile.Family ...
Newly Appointed City Officials To Be Sworn In
Newly appointed police and fire leaders will take office on Thursday.The four new police majors are Michael Brown, Ernest Davis, Robert Hemphill and Jerry Smith.City Manager Jim Dinneen will swear in assistant fire chiefs Herbert Redden Jr. and Michael Caudill on Thursday afternoon.
Overnight Fire Burns Neighboring Nassau Street Homes
Flames damaged two Dayton homes overnight after a fire broke out in the back of a home on Nassau Street near Xenia Avenue around 2:30 Thursday morning. Authorities said the flames spread to a neighboring home.Fire crews said the residents in both homes escaped the fire safely. They said damage ...
Authorities: Evidence Of Conspiracy In Nun's Death
There is new information about the assassination of a Dayton nun. A Brazilian Senate Commission said there is evidence of a broad conspiracy in last month's murder of Sister Dorothy Stang.The senators said police should have investigated other people other than the four that were arrested. They said ranchers, loggers ...
Officers Raid Suspected Chop Shop
Two men are in custody after Dayton police raided a suspected chop shop. The raid happened on Wednesday at an old foundry located near Kiser and Ray streets.An informant told police that the building housed a chop shot and a methamphetamine lab. Investigators said they found no evidence of drugs, ...
Frantic Search Ends Safe For Miami Township Boys
Two boys from Miami Township have been found safe after authorities said they did not return home from playing outside on Wednesday night. The boys disappeared near their home on Manning Road near Union Road around 5:30 p.m. IMAGES: Massive Search Ends In Boys' Safe Recovery Investigators said the boys, ...
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