Shooting probes deepen after Middletown nightclub incident
Police are investigating a shooting that left Gabriel Tyron Smith 25 of Young Street in fair condition after being shot in the back near his shoulder blade outside Atlantis Nightclub on Elliott Drive at about 2 15 a m Witnesses say a dispute over a spilled drink preceded the firing and three more shootings in the early hours are being considered connected by investigators A related report notes a pharmacy robbery in Lebanon and the ongoing case at the county jail
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Middletown
Gabriel Tyron Smith
Young Street
Atlantis
Elliott Drive
Middletown Regional Hospital
Smith
Edwards Brothers
First Avenue
Hill Avenue
Tom Lawson
Don Owens
Lebanon
Amy Collins
Travis Collins
Oregonia Road
Warren-Clinton Drug and Strategic Operations Task Force
John Burke
Liberty subdivisions considered for TIFs
Hamilton Three planned residential developments in Liberty Township could become Butler County's newest Residential Tax Increment Financing Districts if Lakota Local School District officials support the plan. The County Commission approved a resolution notifying the school district that the township trustees plan to craft residential TIF agreements for Aspen Trails Falling Waters and Creekside Meadows subdivisions.
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Hamilton
Liberty Township
Butler County
Lakota
County Commission
Aspen Trails
Falling Waters
Creekside Meadows
Miami University raises room and board fees for 2005-06
Miami University hiked room and board charges 8.5 percent for 2005-06, raising the annual cost for most first year students to 7,610 dollars from 7,010. Costs vary by housing option and meal plan, with options to freeze rates after four semesters. The increase funds food, utilities, delivery, and higher wages.
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Oxford
Miami University
Adolph Haislar
Miami
Haisler
Liberty Township man admits role in execution style murder
Craig Anderson, 37, of Liberty Township, allegedly demanded money and threatened to shoot Chad Re mafia style before firing. He gave two police statements, first admitting involvement in the May 11 shooting, then claiming the gun fired accidentally during a shoulder strike. Re, a 1999 Lakota West High School graduate, died after being found alive in a car and succumbing to injuries at Miami Valley Hospital. Anderson faces two counts of aggravated murder with death specifications and trial is slated for March 8, 2005.
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Hamilton
Craig Anderson
Anderson
Chad Re
Hearthside Court
Liberty Township
Butler County Clerk of Courts
Cedarcrest Drive
Ink Ve
Monroe
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Two arrested in Middletown bank robbery case
A tip from a neighboring agency and hours of surveillance led Middletown police to arrest Danny Ray Horne 25 for aggravated robbery. He allegedly joined Sylvn Baltazar 32, who drove the getaway van, in robbing MidFirst Credit Union on Crawford Street and is tied to other local thefts. Austin Paul Baltazar 35 remains at large as the second bank entry suspect.
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Middletown
Danny Ray Horne
S. Sutphin St
Crawford Street
Frank Hensley
Horne
Clark
Central Avenue
Roosevelt
Speedway
Butler County
Sylvn Bennett Baltazar
Highland St
Hensley
Sylvn
Fox denies using taxpayer funds for adult films
Hamilton County Commissioner Michael Fox rebutted claims he used county money for adult films during a Spokane hotel stay in March 2003. He says opponent J Michael Best fabricates facts and notes a prior 2001 trip had a massage service charge. hotel records later questioned by the manager.
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Fox
Hamilton
Butler County
Michael Fox
J. Michael Best
Fairfield
Best
Hampton Inn
Spokane
Wash
Dennis Nichols
Nichols
Lodgenet
Chris Anderson
Dennis
Marietta Flood Damage Hits Homes and Businesses
In Marietta, flooding damaged over 400 homes and 400 businesses as river levels receded, with recovery efforts underway citywide. Ohio Supreme Court reimburses former Hamilton attorney Michael Conese’s client $1,000 in a ruling tied to a theft case involving 21 victims.
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Marietta
Ohio Supreme Court
Hamilton
Michael Conese
Franklin brings probation in house to save costs
Franklin votes 6-0 to establish its own probation department in the police building at Anderson and Fourth Streets. The city now pays Lebanon for services but will fund a 121000 project with two staffers from the Municipal Court budget. About 180 probationers currently served in Franklin, with closer access for those with budget constraints.
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Franklin
Division of Police
Anderson and
Fourth Streets
Lebanon
James D. Ruppert
Cal
Ruppert
Franklin Municipal Court
Franklin Court
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