News Stories for February 2006
Stories for Tuesday, February 28
Child Recovering After Being Hit By Van
A small child was taken to the hospital by medics Tuesday night after being hit by a van. It happened Tuesday afternoon around 5 p.m. on Devon Avenue. Police said witnesses told them the child had broken lose from its mother and run into the path of the van. They ...
Motorcycle Rider Crashes In Dayton
A motorcycle driver suffered critical injuries after crashing his motorcycle on a Dayton street Tuesday evening. The crash happened on Heid Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Police said the driver lost control of the bike before crashing it to the ground and hitting his head on a cement block. He was ...
Man Accused In Crime Spree Faces Judge
A man accused of going on a crime spree in Miami Township faced a judge Tuesday morning. Brian Coates, 33, was arraigned on several charges including aggravated robbery. Police said Coates was the man on a surveillance tape last month using a stolen credit card to buy a baby crib ...
Investigators Searching For Cause Of House Explosion
Investigators are looking for the cause of a house explosion Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Smith Street. Neighbors said the scene looked like a war zone. The house that exploded was a vacant house. The explosion did damage to two other nearby homes. ...
Police: Argument Ends In Stabbing In Xenia
Police in Xenia said two people were taken into custody after an argument ended in a stabbing. It happened Tuesday evening in the 600 block of East Market Street. Police said two couples were arguing when one of the males ended up getting a serious laceration to his arm. Investigators ...
Charges Filed In Homicide Case
Two men have been charged in connection with a shooting death over the weekend. Tuesday afternoon, officials said they have charged 21-year-old Rodney Frost with murder and aggravated robbery. They have also charged 20-year-old Johnnie Brown with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Officials said they charged them in connection ...
Crane Collapses On CSU Campus Injuring Construction Worker
Authorities said a construction worker was seriously injured when the crane he was working in tipped over and crashed to the ground in Greene County.The accident happened Tuesday morning on the campus of Central State University in Xenia Township.Fire officials said the man was 40 feet in the air when ...
Morrow Man Indicted On More Than 40 Felonies
Authorities said a 54-year-old man was indicted on more than 40 felony charges on Tuesday.Roger Burkhart, from Morrow, Ohio, faces 49 counts of gross sexual imposition handed down by the Warren County grand jury.Police said Burkhart is accused of sexually assaulting a young child.
Search For Students Forces Lockdown Of Schools
Authorities said two West Carrollton schools were put on lockdown after police were called about two students outside with guns.Police were called by a woman driving on Interstate 75. She said two young men were dressed in all black and hanging out near a wooded area behind the high school ...
Urbana Mayor Faces Recall Election
Officials in Champaign County said Urbana Mayor Roberta Moore has five days to resign or face a recall election.On Tuesday, the Champaign Board of Elections certified petitions for a recall. Moore has both won and lost for her management style and her role in downtown issues, such as a Super ...
2 Arrested In Attempt To Buy Meth Ingredient
Authorities said two men were arrested accused of trying to buy Sudafed, which is used to make the drug methamphetamine. Police in Miami Township said the men came from Indiana to buy the Sudafed at the Walgreens on Route 741.Police said alert clerks at the store made the arrests possible. ...
Juveniles Arrested In Springboro Drug Investigation
Authorities in Warren County said they have completed a multi-month investigation into drug trafficking involving students at Springboro High School.On Feb. 27, 2006, three juveniles were arrested after a cocaine purchase occurred in Clearcreek Township from the juveniles, according to investigators.During the course of the drug investigation, it was learned ...
Crane Falls At CSU Injuring Worker
Authorities in Greene County said they are investigating a construction accident on the campus of Central State University.The incident happened at the new College of Education building. Investigators said a crane fell with a construction worker inside it.They said the man fell about 50 feet. He was taken by Careflight ...
Prosecutors Release Statement In Dropped Charges
Prosecutors in Montgomery County have released a statement about their decision to release a 14-year-old boy. They accused him of taking part in the slaying of another 14-year-old boy who was riding his bike.Authorities said his 16-year-old brother remains in custody.Investigators said last week, Richard Richardson III was shot in ...
Flames Rip Through Rural Preble Co. Home
Authorities said a man driving home from work spotted flames pouring out of a house early Tuesday morning.The fire happened in a rural part of Preble County around 4 a.m. on Route 725 between Camden and Gratis.Investigators said Don McDulin, who works at Delphi in Kettering, was on his way ...
Search Continues For Suspect In Edison Homicide
Police in Dayton said they continue to search for the person believed to be responsible for a fatal shooting on Edison Street late Sunday night.Police found the body of Gerald Strickland Jr., 20, in the doorway of a Dayton home. Investigators said around that time, another man walked into a ...
7 Investigates: Canadian Drugs That Aren't
Despite all the government warnings, millions of Americans order prescriptions from Canada to get low prices. They believe the medications are safe since they come from our northern neighbor.Now, officials are sounding an alarm after a recent FDA investigation found many of the drugs are not from Canada after all. ...
Flames Tears Through Preble Co. Home
Authorities said flames ripped through a home near the village of Camden early Tuesday morning in Preble County.Firefighters said a man, on his way home from work, spotted the fire on Route 725 and called for help. Firefighters arrived at the scene and discovered that no one was home and ...
Armed Man Sought In Tanning Salon Robbery
Authorities said a man bailed out of a robbery when he visiting a Dayton tanning salon. Police said the man was armed with a gun and wanted money.Police said he ordered the attendant at Michelle’s Novus Tan on Patterson Boulevard to give him money on Monday. They said he even ...
One Of Two Brothers Released In Shooting Investigation
Authorities said one of two teens accused of gunning down a 14-year-old on his bike last week has been released from the Juvenile Detention Center.Prosecutors have dropped charges against 14-year-old Dondre Austin. He and his 16-year-old brother, Anthony, (pictured, above) are accused of gunning down Richard Richardson III on his ...
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