Man exposes self to children in Trenton area
Two girls reported a blond man in a blue shirt exposing himself near Cypress Avenue and Panda Pencil Co. around 6 15 p m. He lifted his shirt as they watched. A similar sighting last week near Cypress and Maple involved a man claiming a lost puppy. Suspect described as blond, blue shirt and shorts, leaving in an orange brown newer model car. Investigation ongoing by Trenton police.
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Trenton
Cypress Avenue
Panda Pencil Co
Cypress
Maple Avenue
Crash victim still hospitalized in Turtlecreek Township
A Kettering woman, Joyce Braden, 73, remained in fair condition at Miami Valley Hospital after a Thursday night crash on Ohio 48 near Lower Springboro Road. She crossed the center line and hit a dump truck driven by Randy McFarlin, 46, of Wilmington. McFarlin was uninjured and the crash is under investigation by the Ohio Highway Patrol.
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Kettering
Turtlecreek
Joyce Braden
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Braden
Ohio 48
Lower Springboro Road
Randy McFarlin
Wilmington
Lebanon Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
McFarlin
Highway Patrol
Purse Snatch Near Towne Mall In Middletown
A 61 year old woman was robbed of her purse Thursday afternoon as she walked to her car in the Towne Mall lot near Elder-Beerman. Two black male suspects fled in a turquoise car with her cell phone IDs keys meds a checkbook and $45. Police are investigating.
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Trenton
Towne Mall
Elder-Beerman
Middetown
Middletown
Middletown Man Arrested After High Speed Police Chase
John W. Jones, 22, of Middletown, faces charges after a dramatic chase on U S 35 and into Eaton. Deputies clocked speeds from 86 to 103 mph before a crash on Richmond Pike. Jones fled the scene, later arrested on suspects including driving under suspension, felony fleeing, reckless operation, speeding, and falsification.
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Middletown
Preble County
Ohio 122
Gratis
John W. Jones
Mock disaster tests Carlisle emergency plan
Carlisle rehearsed a train derailment and chemical release scenario to test its emergency plan written after 9 11. Fire and police coordinated evacuation of four schools, with buses and sheltering at Hillcrest Baptist Church, revealing staffing and transportation gaps for 1800 students and staff.
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Carlisle
de Carlisle
Tra
Brad Townsend
CSX
Fairview Drive
Randy Stiver
Hillcrest Baptist Church
Silver
Stiver
Butler County Seizes 163 Marijuana Plants in Liberty Township Field
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office halted a 163 plant marijuana crop in a Liberty Township corn field. Ground units and a hovering helicopter discovered plants 3 to 5 feet tall, valued at about 81 thousand dollars, marking Southwestern Ohio’s largest eradication this year and prompting ongoing investigations into ownership and knowledge. No arrests yet as of now.
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Hamilton
Butler County Sheriff's Office
Liberty
Ohio
Fayette County
Lance
Bunnell
Butler County
Hamilton man convicted for soliciting sex from undercover teen
The 12th District Court of Appeals in Middletown upheld Craig Dearley 32 of Hamilton on importuning charges for soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a minor online. The ruling confirms a conviction based on the conversation seeking sex, not the discussion itself, aligning with three other districts. Police sting cases total 52 arrests with eight more pending.
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Hamilton
12Th District Court of Appeals
Middletown
Craig Dearley
William W. Young
Ohio
Personal crisis man stunned by police taser
A Sycamore Road man in Trenton, holding a shotgun to his head, was tasered by police after the weapon jammed and he fell. Officers and Butler County Sheriff’s deputies responded near 3 a.m. and he was taken to Fort Hamilton Hospital.
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Trenton
Sycamore Road
Michael Gillen
Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Area NAACP dinner targets November vote
Local section notes a Hamilton dinner honoring two students and Lae up for the presidential election. It mentions area NAACP dinner aiming to boost turnout in November and features local sports celebrities visiting schools. Sean Casey and Joe Nuxhall join Kim Nuxhall in promoting the character project.
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NAACP
Hamilton
Sean Casey
Joe Nuxhall
Kim Nuxhall
Bus and van crash near Lebanon injures pregnant woman
A head-on collision occurred on Greentree Road near Lebanon when Joy Turner’s Warren County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities bus allegedly lost control and struck a Chevy Gladiator van. A pregnant passenger was airlifted to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton after the 2 p.m. crash.
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Lebanon
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Amy Helsinger
Boro
Greentree Road
Ohio 123
Helsinger
Joy Turner
Warren County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Steve Flint
Turtlecreek Township
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