Eaton fire chief targeted in township probe
Eaton Township Trustees hire American Investigation and Security Patrol Inc to probe Fire Chief Chester Carpenter amid citizen complaints. The contract signed Sept 13 bills $20 per hour with a $500 minimum. trustee Donald Reed cites concerns and notes no citizen has disclosed details. Carpenter, 76, has led the department since 1968 after 19 years as assistant chief.
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Eaton Twp
Eaton Township
Chester Carpenter
American Investigation and Security Patrol, Inc
North
Ridgeville
Donald Reed
Carpenter
Reed
Eaton fire chief candidate vows defiance amid board clash
The longtime Eaton resident and candidate for one of two trustee seats says the current board plans to fire him, claiming he refuses to bow. He recalls firing four firefighters and notes 60 years at North Eaton Church of Christ, plus decades on local boards. A Franklin County precedent cited by Reed references a fired fire chief on 30 counts upheld in court.
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Melvin Ternes
Carpenter
Eaton
North Eaton
Eaton-Midview
Franklin County
Reed
Desert floodwaters devastate Arizona leaving 10 missing
Floodwaters surged through Arizona turning the desert into a raging river. Ten people were dead or missing as thousands were forced from homes, bridges and power lines washed away, and communities from Tucson to Clifton faced widespread inundation and evacuations amid several inches of rain.
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Arizona
Clifton
Safford
Nogales
Marana
Santa Cruz
Joann Webster
American Red Cross
National Weather Service
Rillito River
Elyria Considers Ban on Black River Swimming and Boating
The Elyria City Council weighs prohibiting swimming and boating in the Black River within city limits after repeated drownings and near misses. Safety officials cite dangerous depths, rock hazards, dumped debris, and lack of city maintained swimming areas as reasons for the ban and for seeking river safety alternatives.
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Black River
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Massey Avenue
Hoagland
Cleveland police reform panel dodges civilian review effect
A Cleveland civic committee appointed by Mayor George Voinovich released an 87 page final report on civilian review of police complaints. The six member subcommittee, including safety director and police chief, concluded civilian review would be time consuming and ineffective without broader authority. The plan shifted duties from the police chief to the safety director and renamed the Shooting Investigation Team to the Use of Deadly Force Investigation Team. Auxiliary Bishop James Lyke noted an expanded civilian review but warned its success requires good faith from administration the department and the community. Public trust in police would remain fragile and skepticism in both police and residents would persist.
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Sheriff's Department
Cleveland
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J. Edgar Hoover
Ae Ee
Blue Ribbon Civic Committee
Hartford Institute of Criminal and Social Justice
Sarah Aus
Cleveland Roundtable
Voinovich
James Lyke
Cleveland Police Department
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