Shooting Probe Focuses on Nightclub Slaying in Middletown
Middletown police investigate the Friday early morning shooting of Gabriel Tyron Smith 25 in the parking lot of Atlantis Nightclub following a nightclub dispute over a spilled drink. He was treated and later released from Middletown Regional Hospital. Police consider three related shootings possibly retaliatory and are reviewing connections among the incidents.
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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
Couple arrested in Oxycontin pharmacy robbery
A Lebanon County couple, Amy Collins and Travis Collins, were arrested after a pharmacy robbery that stole 1125 doses of Oxycontin. Amy faces drug possession charges in Lebanon Municipal Court while Travis is charged with aggravated robbery. Police recovered about 800 doses, $392, and drug paraphernalia.
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Lebanon
Amy Collins
Travis Collins
Oregonia Road
Warren-Clinton Drug and Strategic Operations
John Burke
Liberty subdivisions eyed as residential TIF districts
Hamilton County officials plan to craft residential tax increment financing districts for Aspen Trails, Falling Waters, and Creekside Meadows in Liberty Township. The Lakota Local School District must approve. funds from increased property taxes would fund infrastructure with payments in lieu of taxes to schools.
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Creekside Meadows
Miami University raises room and board fees for 2005 06
Miami University boosted annual room and board costs to 7010 for first year students, rising to 7610 with a double room and 21 meal plan. The increase funds food costs, delivery, utilities, and higher wages, while a rate freeze option after four semesters offers savings.
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Adolph Haislar
Miami
Hassler
Murder defendant admits role in execution style killing
Craig Anderson admitted to police he demanded money and threatened to shoot Chad Re mafia style before firing a shot to the head in the May 11 Liberty Township death. Documents also say he later claimed the gun fired accidentally. The 37 year old, living on Cedarcrest Drive, faces two counts of aggravated murder with death specifications and a March 8 2005 trial date.
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Craig Anderson
Anderson
Chad Re
Hearthside Court
Liberty Township
Butler County Clerk of Courts
Cedarcrest Drive
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Monroe
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Courtes
Two men arrested in Middletown bank robbery case
Investigators traced a bank raid on Crawford Street to two suspects. Danny Ray Horne, 25, admitted taking cash from MidFirst Credit Union and linked robberies at Clark Station, BP on Roosevelt, and Speedway on Roosevelt. Sylvn Baltazar, 32, aided the getaway van. Austin Baltazar, 35, remains at large as a second assailant.
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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 movies
Hamilton County Commissioner Michael Fox rejects accusations he used county money for adult films and massage services during trips. Opponent J Michael Best cites receipts and past trips as evidence of possible misuse, while Fox blames a hotel billing error and notes back pain requires massage therapies.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Michael Fox
J. Michael Best
Fairfield
Best
Hampton Inn
Spokane
Wash
Dennis Nichols
Nichols
Lodgenet
Chris Anderson
Dennis
Marietta Flood Damages 400 Homes and Businesses
In Marietta, flooding left mud and damage as river levels fell. Over 400 homes and 400 businesses suffered losses, with recovery efforts now underway citywide. Ohio Supreme Court pays $1000 to former Hamilton attorney Michael Conese's client in a theft case involving 21 victims.
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Marietta
Ohio Supreme Court
Hamilton
Michael Conese
Franklin brings probation in-house at city council vote
Franklin will establish its own probation department in the police building at Anderson and Fourth, moving from sharing services with Lebanon. Judge James Ruppert said the change should be economical and more efficient, with a projected cost of about 121000 dollars for staffing two people.
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Fourth Streets
Lebanon
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