News Stories for September 2011
Stories for Thursday, September 29
Dayton tries to shut down 'nuisance' bar
The City of Dayton is suing in an effort to have the downtown bar and night club Hammerjax effectively shut down. The city filed a civil suit Thursday against Hammerjax and its ownership group claiming that number of police calls and incidents at the bar is making the area unsafe. ...
Man killed in Greene Co. Crash
Authorities said one person was killed when two vehicles collided late Thursday morning in Greene County.The crash happened at the intersection of Old Route 35 and Bickett Road.The Ohio State Highway Patrol said one car ran a red light and hit another car. Troopers said there were three people in ...
$5.4m in knockoffs seized at Cincinnati airport
Customs officials looking for counterfeit goods at the Cincinnati airport said they seized more than $5.4 million in knockoffs during a crackdown last week.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports officials seized 289 shipments with 27,000 items at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. They found a few high-end items, but it was mostly lower-cost ...
Stories for Wednesday, September 28
Man found with drugs after crashing car into woods
A man found was arrested on a drug warrant after crashing his car into a wooded in Dayton Wednesday evening.The man crashed his white Cadillac into a group of trees on the side of Elsie Place at about 7 p.m. Police searched his car after finding marijuana on him but ...
Shelby County completes sex offender compliance check
The United States Marshals Service in the Southern District of Ohio, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Jackson Center Police Department, State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority and the Shelby County Adult Probation, conducted a joint law enforcement compliance operation designed to verify the current residences of offenders living in Shelby ...
Drug sweeps performed at Clark Co. schools
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office, along with K-9 officers from numerous area agencies, conducted drug sweeps at three schools Wednesday.During the search at Kenton Ridge High School, a K-9 unit, had a “hit” on one student’s vehicle. According to police, the student admitted that he had been in possession of ...
Ohio panel approves GOP-drawn legislative maps
Republican-drawn boundaries for Ohio's legislative districts have cleared a state board, likely bolstering the GOP's grip on the General Assembly for the next decade. The Ohio Apportionment Board is charged with redrawing the lines every 10 years to reflect shifts in population after each census. The board approved the GOP-proposed ...
Man wanted for raping girl, 9, extradited to Butler County
A Mexican man is back in Butler County to face charges that he kidnapped and raped a 9-year-old girl in 2005.Alfredo Lopez Cruz, 31, is being held without bond in Butler County.Lopez Cruz disappeared soon after the girl told family members she had been assaulted. The home where he was ...
Truck crash knocks out power to 1,700 in Clark County
Police suspect alcohol was a factor early this morning when a 61-year-old man crashed his truck and knocked out power for some customers in Clark County. Martin Harness, of New Carlisle, was driving on Johnson Road near Shrine Road around 2 a.m. when he drifted all the way over to ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 27
Pot plants seized from Bellbrook home
Drug agents raided a Bellbrook home and found a marijuana grow operation Tuesday afternoon.Agents said they seized 34 marijuana plants, packaged marijuana, lights and other grow equipment at the Bonnie Dale Drive house.Several guns were also confiscated.Agents said they had been investigating the house for several months, but believe the ...
Clark's Pharmacy stores closing
Clark's Pharmacy stores in Franklin, Kettering, Troy and West Carrollton are closing.The chain is selling prescription records and inventory to CVS.Stores in Tipp City, Washington Township and Dayton will remain open. The stores in Beavercreek, Brookville and New Lebanon will keep their stores and pharmacies open.The company said it will ...
Shelby County conducts sex offender checkups
Law enforcement was on the streets of Shelby County Tuesday checking to make sure that sex offedners are living where they said they are. The point of the inspections was to let them know that somebody is watching them. Officials with the sheriff's office, U.S. marshals, local probations, the Ohio ...
Crash shuts down I-75 NB at Dryden Road
Authorities in Moraine have shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 at Dryden Road because of serious crash.Police said multiple vehicles are involved and they expect major traffic delays.At this time, not much more information is available, but police are urging motorists to take an alternative route around the ...
2 charged in shooting death of West Carrollton father
A grand jury in Butler County has indicated a man in the shooting death of a West Carrollton father of five. Kisun Wilson, 32, is accused of fatally shooting 34-year-old Robert Woodward III in Hamilton last month and then stealing his wallet and heroin. Wilson was charged with aggravated murder. ...
Wilberforce Univ. faculty, students allege mismanagement
Faculty and students at Wilberforce University are calling for an investigation of what they said is mismanagement by the board and president. News Center 7's Jim Otte found that critics claim the university's future is at stake. The group behind the allegations calls itself the Concerned Citizens of Greene County ...
West Milton residents to fight back after car vandalism
A group of citizens in West Milton told police that they are tired of living in fear. The group also promised to become an extra set of eyes and ears in their neighborhood since the most recent rash of vandalism to parked cars. Residents said nearly 50 vehicles have been ...
Piqua-area couple face judge in pit bull attack
A couple from the Piqua area appeared in court on Tuesday and faced a judge on charges of allowing their two pit bulls to run loose on Sept. 11, resulting in serious injuries to a Piqua woman. Mackenzie Vangel and Brian Wilson appeared before Magistrate Gary Zuhl on two counts ...
Two men terrorize babysitter during home invasion
Two men invaded a Dayton apartment, put a gun to a babysitter's head and demanded cash. The home invasion happened at an apartment complex on Suberpa Court early Tuesday morning. Officers said a woman was sleeping on a couch when two men broke through a back door, held her at ...
Bond set at $1M for man accused of killing woman
The two men accused of killing a Miamisburg woman and placing her body on train tracks are being arraigned today. Josh Sellers, 26, and Jamie Shaffer, 21, are facing charges of aggravated murder, tampering with evidence, kidnapping and gross abuse of a corpse. Shaffer's bond was set at $1 million ...
2 men arrested in connection with death of woman
Two men are being accused of murder in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Miamisburg woman. Joshua Sellers, 26, and Jamie Shaffer, 21, have both been arrested on charges of aggravated murder in connection with the death of Lisa Spinks, whose body was found near railroad tracks in Miamisburg. ...
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