England policing admired by Middletown officers visit
Three Middletown police officers, Ptl. George Jeffery, Sgt. Merle Stethem and ex-officer Harvey Poff, toured London with Sinclair Community College students. They praised England’s professional force, noted only 43 police departments there versus 46,000 at home, and suggested smaller agencies hinder affordability of full professionalism. They observed generous hosts and formed friendships for future visits.
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England
Middletown
George Jeffery
Merle Stethem
Harvey Poff
London
Sinclair Community College
Poff
Montgomery County Joint Vocational School
Stethem
Suspect sought in Lemon Township armed robbery
Lemon Township police seek a suspect accused of an armed robbery at Lion City Inn on Yankee Road. He reportedly drank while watching a baseball game before grabbing a 12 gauge shotgun, taking over $500 from the register and fleeing. Warrants were to be issued today as the search continued with Middletown police assistance.
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Lemon Township
Lion City Inn
Yankee Road
Oneida
Middletown
Sorrell Elected Ohio DAV Commander at 55th Convention
Stanley Sorrell of Middletown was unanimously chosen as commander of the Ohio Disabled American Veterans at the 55th annual state convention in Cincinnati. A veteran with 23 WWII decorations, he previously served as senior vice commander and leads a slate including Morelli, McGovern, and Marinelli.
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Middletown
Stanley Sorrell
Cincinnati
Sorrell
Central Ave
DAV
American Legion
VFW
Jean
William Morelli
Steubenville
Freight charge dispute over vote machine delivery
Butler County commissioners refused to pay a $500 air freight bill from Computer Election Systems after ballots were mailed by air for last June's primary. CES manager Bob Braun argued the fee. commissioners insisted envelopes were ordered in time and no air freight was warranted.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Computer Election Systems
CES
Bob Braun
Donald Schirmer
Braun
Kirmer
Trenton
Ohio 73
E. State Street
Grand jury probes ex sheriff Carpenter case in Butler County
Six witnesses were called as Prosecutor John Holcomb opened a special Butler County grand jury session into former Sheriff Harold J. Carpenter who resigned after pleading guilty to two counts of federal income tax evasion. BCi finished its inquiry weeks ago with thirty six witnesses subpoenaed. The hearing involves ongoing financial questions from his tenure and could last two days. The panel includes nine regular jurors and two alternates. Witnesses named this morning include Capt. Charles Combs jail warden Wayne J. Miller and Ludlow Cole special deputy.
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Hamilton
Butler County Grand Jury
John Holcomb
Harold J. Carpenter
Carpenter
Holcomb
Bureau of Crime Investigation and Identification
BCI
Charles Combs
Wayne J. Miller
Golden Key
U.S. 127
Seven Mile
Ludlow Cole
Franklin men escape as wake swamps houseboat
Harold Cecil Runyon and William Banks escaped injury when a 25 foot houseboat was swamped by a barge wake on the Ohio River near Covington Kentucky. The owner and passenger were rescued by a passing boater who towed the craft to shore. Banks could not swim and remained aboard with life jackets as the boat filled with water. The boat stayed afloat thanks to a front air pocket. After beaching on the Kentucky shore it broke loose and drifted a mile downriver before police and salvage plans were arranged.
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Franklin
Ohio River
Harold Cecil Runyon
Connie Drive
William Banks
Virginia Ave
Runyon
Banks
Suspension Bridge
Covington
Kentucky
Newport
Ludlow
Hunt to retire as BMHA director after 16 years
Ross Hunt, longtime director of the Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority, will retire effective July 31. The BMHA board, at a special session, appointed Mark Petty as acting director while seeking a permanent successor. Under Hunt the agency grew from 283 units to more than 900 in 11 subdivisions, with senior high rises including the J Ross Hunt Towers at 112 Clinton St. in Middletown. The board praised his national renown for innovative public housing management.
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Ross Hunt
Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority
BMHA
Hunt
Mark Petty
Apartment Burglary Reported With Several Stolen Items
A burglary at Steve Hightower’s 613 Concord Ave apartment occurred between noon Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Thieves gained entry by removing a rear window and moved items over a river levee to a car, with $1,144 in losses including two televisions, three speakers, and records. Separate thefts include a $322 television from Hazel Crouch’s 1609 Grand Ave and $35 from Alfred Mason’s 1508 Park Drive.
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Steve Hightower
Concord Ave
Hightower
Hazel Crouch
Grand Ave
Alfred Mason
Park Drive
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Mahany
Charles Nixon
Amanda
Johnson
Harrison St
Carolina Bar-B-Q
S. Main St
Nixon
William Phillips
Wellington Road
Jeffery
Smith & Wesson
Brahmshill
United States
City of London
Alistair Ross
Ross
Ernie Plum
Metropolitan Police
Ian Brown
Brian Donovan
of Dav In
William McGovern
Northern Hills
Nick Marinelli
Bellaire
A Stroup
Akron
Daniel Wiggins
Cambridge
John Tablac Jr
Youngstown
Edwin Seward
Joe Racco
Herb Pfeiffer’s
Formica
Vanity Lavatories
Herb Pfeiffer
Web
Thur
Wake
Housing Authority
J. Ross Hunt
Poplin Place
Charlie Hurst, Inc
Wright TV
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