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A Dayton man has been arrested in connection with a gross sexual imposition charge involving a female juvenile relative under the age of 10.
Mark Allen Reeder, 37, of Coventry Road, was arrested around 2 p.m. Monday. He is currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail.
The alleged act or acts may taken place anywhere from the past couple of weeks to several months, according to Dayton police.
“It’s very preliminary right now as far as the investigation is concerned,” said Sgt. Larry Tolpin.
Reeder currently faces one count of gross sexual imposition, a felony offense. Reeder is to be interviewed by police this afternoon.
“At that point, depending on further disclosure, we may or may not have more counts,” Tolpin said.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:28:27 -0500
A complaint of public nuisance has been filed against a Harrison Twp. home owner and a tenant based on evidence that chronic illegal drug activity and prostitution occurred at the home, according to a news release.
The action continued after the home owner, Jerry W. Miller, was advised of the problems and failed to take any measures to correct them, according to the release. Roger S. Carter is the tenant of the home.
The Common Pleas Court issued a temporary injunction today and ordered the property at 2714 Boulder Ave. closed, according to the release.
"The residents of this neighborhood deserve to have a peaceful and crime-free area in which to live," Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck said in the release.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:49:10 -0500
Kapp Drive in Huber Heights is closed after a water main broke Tuesday morning.
The road is closed between Harshmanville Road and Key West Drive, according to reports. Crews have been working on the break since 9 a.m., although the street is not flooded.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:29:52 -0500
DELAWARE, Ohio -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said today the state has set a new record for residents with a concealed handgun license.
Almost 12,000 CHLs were issued for the busiest fourth quarter in the program's eight-year history, DeWine said in a release.
"Demand was up 12 percent compared to the same period a year earlier," the release said. By the end of 2011, approximately 265,083 Ohio residents were licensed to carry concealed handguns. The AG's office said that number will likely approach 300,000 by the end of 2012.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:06:16 -0500
A male driver was ejected from a car after an early Tuesday morning crash at 4751 Trenton-Franklin Road. Police said the car hit a pole and flipped over.
A female passenger fled the scene on foot after the accident. She has several outstanding warrants. Deputies later captured her.
The man was taken to the Atrium Medical Center for treatment.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:01:56 -0500
Route 35 at Miller-Williams Road west of Eaton has reopened after an early-morning crash shut the road down for several hours.
The road was closed for several hours following the crash after it happened around 1 a.m.
Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol said the tanker, driven by Russell E. Nesbitt, 54, of Indianapolis, was travelling westbound on U.S. 35 when it went over railroad tracks and then went off the right side of the road. The load shifted, and the truck went into a ditch. The tanker was carrying 24 tons, or 48,000 pounds of coal tar. About 50 gallons leaked out, according to OSP.
The Environmental Protection Agency responded to the scene, and the hazardous material was contained by the Eaton Fire Department.
A second tanker was brought in to haul the remaining coal tar away.
It's believed that the semi had just left AK Steel in Middletown before the crash, OSP said. The truck driver told troopers that he swerved to avoid hitting a deer.
The driver was not injured.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:21:45 -0500
A woman was injured Monday night when a truck forced her off the street and into a house on South Smithville Road.
Dayton police Sgt. Eric Sheldon said officers are searching for the driver of the truck who fled the accident on foot.
An initial investigation indicates that the truck was turning from Reading Road onto South Smithville at about 10:40 p.m. when it collided with a northbound car driven by the woman.
Her vehicle left the roadway and smashed into the front porch of the house, causing minor damage to the porch. The elderly female driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to Miami Valley Hospital as a precaution.
Police were told that the male driver of the truck fled west through a car wash parking lot. Officers were still searching for him at 11:30 p.m.
“It’s possible it’s the registered owner of the vehicle so we are checking out that as well,” Sheldon said. Police were headed to the address listed on the vehicle’s registration to see if the man had run home.
We will bring you details as they become available. Stay with whiotv.com.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:59:56 -0500
A trash fire Monday evening in Jefferson Twp. that got out of control prompted a call to firefighters to put it out.
Fire crews dispatched to 263 Maeder Ave. found flames 25 feet in the air in a lot where there was a demolished house, township Firefighter Don Welch said. Whoever started the fire was trying to eliminate waste, he said.
The large amount of trash, which seemed to be from an old garage, was mostly of the Class A fire class of materials, said Welch. According to Wikipedia, Class A fire class is an “ordinary combustible” and “when a solid, organic material such as wood, cloth, rubber or some plastics become heated to their ignition point.”
The materials likely will leave smoke and steam in the air for the rest of evening, said Welch, and hopefully will not ignite again.
The cause of the fire is undetermined, but Welch said, “Leave bulk clean up to bulk pickup and leave fire alone.”
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:47:33 -0500
Unseasonably warm weather is expected to stick around in the Miami Valley through Thursday, followed by a chance of snow to start the weekend.
Tuesday’s high temperature will reach the upper 40s, while the high Wednesday is expected to be 50 -- 55 on Thursday.
The average high temperature for this time of year is about 40, while the average low is 24.
Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson said this week’s temperatures are above normal, but not record-breaking.
Record highs for this week are all above the 60-degree mark.
“We’ve really entered the time of year where we get the big changes” because air masses to the south are warming up, but there is still very cold air coming down from Canada, Simpson said.
Winds of 20 mph to 30 mph are expected Tuesday, but the wind will be coming from the south.
It will be mostly cloudy and breezy this week with rain off and on Tuesday and brief showers expected Wednesday. Steady rain will arrive late Thursday.
Friday, temperatures are expected to drop from the upper 30s in the morning to the lower 30s by day’s end. This drop will cause rain to mix with and change over to snow during the day.
“Snow may be coating the ground Saturday,” Simpson said.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:42:29 -0500
A dad who police said had a sawed-off shotgun in hand while holding his 1-year-old son on his hip when he confronted a suspected thief is expected to be court today in answer to criminal charges.
Police said Michael Chaney, 28, pointed a 12-gauge, pump-action shotgun at a man he had accused of stealing a car stereo. The man at whom Chaney pointed the weapon Sunday morning was working on a car, a witness told News Center 7 reporter Jessica Heffner on Monday.
The witness, a neighbor of Chaney who asked that he not be identified by name because he feared retribution, said the confrontation on Wayne Street prompted him to call police.
No shots were fired, Springfield police said, and Chaney denied pointing the gun at the other man.
But, police said they found that the barrel of Chaney’s weapon was shorter than allowed by law. Police also said they found a large knife and container of marijuana in the home where Chaney's 1-year-old son could reach it.
“Yeah, that’s terrible,” said another neighbor, Mark Redman. “You got a lot of stuff going on in the neighborhood that’s ridiculous.” Redman said from the looks of it, what happened was a confrontation that got out of hand.
Chaney is charged with felony counts of unlawful weapon possession and child endangering as well as misdemeanor drug possession.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:13:29 -0500
A field fire Monday afternoon destroyed about two acres of dry grass before it was put out by firefighters.
Fire crews from Carlisle, Miamisburg and Miami Twp. repsonded to the fire on the very southern edge of Montgomery County at about 3:40 p.m.
The field is situated near Dayton-Oxford Road and Entrance Road in the village of Chautauqua.
No nearby homes were affected by the fire and investigators do not know the exact cause of the fire.
Miami Twp. Officer James Swearingen said conditions in the field were very dry and the fire could have been sparked by someone discarding a cigarette from the street.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:24:11 -0500
Dr. Jill Biden and U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will visit Centerville on Wednesday as part of a three-day regional bus tour to highlight the role of community colleges in developing a workforce to meet the needs of regional businesess.
Solis and the wife of Vice President Joe Biden will tour the production line at DG Medical in Centerville, a company that is a workforce development partner with Sinclair Community College and BioOhio.
This month, President Obama announced a new $8 billion Community College to Career Fund, administered by the departments of Labor and Education, to forge partnerships between community colleges and businesses to train 2 million workers with skills that will lead directly to jobs, according to the White House.
Dr. Biden, a community college instructor for 18 years, and Solis, who began her career in public service as a community college trustee, will hear from students, educators, and employers driving these partnerships.
Before their stop in Centerville, the tour will begin at the Columbus State Community College Center for Workforce Development. Other stops Wednesday include Cincinnati State Technical and Community College to hear how Labor Department funding is helping expand the health careers collaborative and the UPS Freight facility in Lexington, Ky.
On Thursday, Biden and Solis will visit Bluegrass Community and Technical College and hear from program participants in the automotive, energy, HVAC, and bio-technology industries from across Kentucky. They also will visit the Tennessee Technology Center in Harriman, Tenn., to hear about Roane State Community College's industry partnerships, and will visit Wytheville Community College to learn about the school’s training partnership with the Gatorade Blue Ridge plant Wytheville, Va.
On Friday, the vice president will join the tour for its final stop at Davidson County Community College.
The White House is asking community college faculty, students, business and community leaders to join the conversation by sharing how these partnerships have affected communities around the country. People can submit their stories through WhiteHouse.gov at www.whitehouse.gov/communitycollege/tour.
You also can follow and engage with the tour on Twitter with the hashtag #CCtour.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:09:18 -0500
Police said a woman lied to them about how she was shot.
Officers said they found out that the shooting happened in Sarah Northrop's home on Deeds Avenue in Dayton. According to officers, her friend, Bradley Hammond, accidentally shot her in the foot.
Northrop first told police that she was approached by some men on the street, and that they shot her in the foot before running off.
When officers went to her home, they found the gun behind the dryer and the story had changed. So far, no charges have been filed.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:55:26 -0500
Police said two Dayton men are accused of beating a man Saturday night and robbing him of $20.
The 54-year-old victim said as many as five men participated in the attack near the Main Mart, threatening to shoot him before kicking, punching and stomping him on the ground.
The victim was able to identify two of the men involved as Julius Glover, 27, and Paul Anderson, 28. Both were arrested on suspicion of aggravated robbery, but no charges had been filed as of Monday evening and neither man was in jail, according to jail records.
The victim told police that as he walked from his home on Parkwood Avenue at about 8:40 p.m., a man walked out of 121 West Parkwood and walked near him all the way to the store.
The victim told police that after buying candy at the Main Mart, 2423 N. Main St., he was walking back home when he heard someone behind him and turned to see the same man approaching him, according to a police incident report.
The suspect allegedly shoved something in the victim’s stomach and said, “I’ll cap you two times right now,” the victim told police.
The victim attempted to defend himself with a box cutter he carries for protection, but four other males appeared and knocked him down and took $20 off him, according to the police report.
Surveillance video shows that Glover entered the store after the victim and spoke with several men already inside. He then followed the victim out of the store and was trailed by at least three other men, according to the police report. One of the men in the video is known to police and has a drug conviction.
Investigating officers went to 121 West Parkwood and found numerous subjects at that address, along with a .22-caliber revolver and 1.63 grams of crack cocaine.
The victim was only able to identify Anderson and Glover. The rest of the people in the house were issued nuisance abatement paperwork.
The victim was OK and did not require medical treatment, police said.
Anderson has a burglary conviction, according to court records. Glover has been convicted of breaking and entering and petty theft and was sentenced to four years in prison in 2002 for felonious assault, according to court records.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:25:14 -0500
Police said a Richmond man is being held in jail after they said he was caught with materials to make meth at his home, which is located near a school.
Officers said they received a tip about a meth lab in the basement of a house on A Street on Sunday morning.
Police said officers found materials to make the drug and arrested 38-year-old Chad Clark. His home is located near a school, police said.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:36:15 -0500
Gasoline prices are up more than a dime from last week at Ohio pumps.
The state's average price for regular gas was $3.45 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express. That's up 12 cents from the average of $3.33 per gallon a week ago.
Drivers were paying an average of about $3.10 at this time last year, before prices climbed to record highs. Some analysts believe gas prices may hit new highs in the next few months.
Oil prices have climbed to their highest level this year amid expectations that supplies will tighten in the spring. There's concern that the international dispute over Iran's nuclear program could slow oil supplies from the Middle East.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:16:14 -0500
A bomb threat at Ball State University Monday afternoon led to an evacuation of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
By 1:25 p.m., the university said the Student Recreation and Wellness Center was open and the evacuation had been lifted.
According to the university's webpage, the locker rooms and Gym 2 were been evacuated while a bomb threat was investigated.. Students were told to avoid the area or find a secure place within the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:58:57 -0500
A man from Eldorado in Preble County has been convicted of sexually molesting an 11-year-old girl.
Timothy Cartwright, 45, is facing 25 years to life in prison after he was found guilty on six counts, including rape, sexual battery and gross sexual imposition.
Cartwright was also labeled a Tier III sex offender
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:28:40 -0500
Police are searching for the person or persons responsible for slashing tires on 13 vehicles in one night.
Monday morning, Riverside police received complaints from several residents who woke up to find their vehicles had been vandalized.
Multiple vehicles on Atwood Place and on Lynnhaven and Longview avenues were targeted. Complaints also included broken vehicle windows, police said.
Sgt. David Krigler said vandalism in Riverside is almost never “this extensive.” The acts were thought to have all occurred within an hour.
A single felony offense stemming from the incidents may be possible, he said. No arrests have been made.
Jason Brodnick, a resident of Atwood, was among those whose tires were slashed. In the past, he said, his car has been egged and offensive messages have been scrawled on its side.
“It just seems to be a fact of life of Atwood,” he said. “There seem to be some very childish individuals.”
Police ask anyone who has information about the vandalism to call the police department at (937) 233-2080.
Staff Writer Kareem Elgazzar contributed to this report.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:43:48 -0500
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will visit Meridian Bioscience in Cincinnati in a campaign appearance slated for 1:40 p.m. today.
He will discuss jobs and the economy with employees at the 3471 River Hills Drive business. The event is not open to the general public.
Republican candidates are making more frequent swings through Ohio as the Super Tuesday Primary nears on March 6.
Rick Santorum will conduct a 10 a.m. rally in Steubenville before heading up to Michigan for a Lincoln Day Dinner. Santorum’s schedule calls for Arizona appearances the rest of the week, including the CNN debate on Wednesday.
Newt Gingrich appeared in Dayton earlier this month. Candidate Ron Paul has yet to make an appearance in Ohio.
The winner of the Republican race will face President Barack Obama in the fall.
Published: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:25:57 -0500
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