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Clearcreek Township medics are on the scene of a rollover crash. It happened just after 1:30 Sunday morning at Old 122 and Drake Road.
One person was ejected, and Careflight has been called to the scene.
Stay with News Center 7 and Newstalkradio WHIO.com for updates.
Published: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:47:37 -0500
Community members trying to stop the razing of the former Julienne High School were denied an injunction Friday that would have blocked demolition.
“At this stage, we can proceed,” Dayton Public Schools attorney Dwight Washington said Friday.
But the issue is not settled. Those seeking the injunction have 14 days to file objections.
“Rest assured, we will be filing objections,” said Marianne Stanley, one of three plaintiffs who filed for the injunction.
District officials want to start demolition March 5. The former school, at 325 Homewood Ave. in the city’s Five Oaks neighborhood, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Montgomery County Common Pleas Magistrate Robert Cowdrey held a hearing Wednesday, taking testimony from members of the Coalition to Save Julienne and Dayton Public School officials.
Julienne supporters had been granted a temporary restraining order to allow time for consideration of a preliminary injunction, which Cowdrey denied Friday.
His decision states that the plaintiffs had failed to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, three of the four legal tests for an injunction: that there was a substantial likelihood that they will prevail on the merits of their case, that they have sustained irreparable injury or damage should the property be demolished, or that the injunction would not harm third parties.
The fourth legal test is whether an injunction will serve the public interest.
“While the public interest might be served by enjoining demolition of the property, the undersigned magistrate finds that a balancing of the four factors leads the undersigned magistrate to the conclusion that demolition should proceed forward,” Cowdrey wrote.
School district officials have said that delaying demolition by six months, as requested by the Julienne coalition, could cost the district more than $1.4 million.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:45:12 -0500
People in two vehicles involved in a rollover crash Saturday afternoon sustained only minor injuries.
A car and SUV collided near the intersection of Brandt Pike and Fishburg Road at about 1:45 p.m. when the SUV tried to turn into a parking lot and hit an oncoming vehicle, the Huber Heights Police Department said.
Occupants in the SUV were briefly trapped in the vehicle, but were not injured, police said. The driver was cited with failure to yield.
3 occupants in the car were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:18:57 -0500
The Darke County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 17-year-old girl who went missing Friday night.
Elizabeth Nicole Loy of Gettysburg was last seen Friday at about 8 p.m. wearing blue jeans, brown boots, a white Hollister hoodie and a Greenville High School varsity jacket (green and white in color), the Darke County Sheriff's Office said.
Anyone with information Loy is asked to call the Darke County Sheriff's Office at 937-548-2020.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:59:11 -0500
The Kettering Police Department is looking for a 19-year-old man with special needs who was last seen Wednesday.
Cameron J. Harshaw, 19, told family members he was walking to the public library on Wilmington Pike February 15 at about 7 p.m. Harshaw has not been seen or heard from since then, the Kettering Police Department said.
Harshaw was wearing a heavy, beige coat, black jeans, and black boots.
Anyone who sees Harshaw is asked to call the Kettering Police Department at 937-296-2555 or your local law enforcement agency.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:52:14 -0500
Fire investigators are working to determine what triggered a laundry room fire that temporarily displaced about 50 patients inside Bellbrook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Saturday morning.
“We know it started in the laundry room area around a dryer,” said Sugarcreek Twp. fire Chief Randy Pavlak. “But we don’t know how.”
Flames erupted in the laundry room at about 10:45 a.m. Fire crews were able to contain the fire to the single room, but the 48 patients and staff members were forced to evacuate, according to Pavlak.
The evacuation order was lifted about two hours later, and all of the residents were able to stay in the facility overnight.
The fire was not “suspicious” and no injuries incurred. Fire officials applauded the quick work on the part of the nursing home during evacuation.
Everyone was out in about 10 minutes.
“It was, for a bad situation, a very good outcome,” Pavlak said.
Damage amounts were not immediately available, but Pavlak said costs would be “minimal.”
Patient Brian Shepherd was watching the movie Avatar at the time of the fire. He helped a fellow patient in a wheelchair out of the facility.
“(Nursing home and fire officials) did an excellent job,” he said.
Standing agreements were in place had the event been worse, according to Pavlak. A nearby doctor’s office had agreed to shelter patients in case of emergency and the Sugarcreek-Bellbrook school district sends buses get patients out of the cold air or in case large numbers of people would need transported to another location.
Nursing homes are required to hold fire drills, as schools do. Pavlak said nursing homes are inspected by the state fire marshal’s office on top of local inspections.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:42:24 -0500
A jury of 8 women and 4 men returned a variety of verdicts in Shelby County Common Pleas Court in Sidney, finding a Piqua man not guilty of attempted murder. The same jury did find Jamie Seitz guilty of one of three counts of kidnapping, and not guilty of felonious assault, but guilty of a lesser offense of assault.
The charges stem from an incident back in mid-December of 2010 involving a barmaid who worked for Seitz in Sidney.
Judge James Stevenson ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Sentencing could come in about 6-weeks. Seitz could face 2 to 8 years in prison. Seitz continues free on bond.
The jury began deliberations Friday morning at 11 o’clock and returned shortly before midnight.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:14:50 -0500
A jury of 8 women and 4 men returned a variety of verdicts in Shelby County Common Pleas Court in Sidney, finding a Piqua man not guilty of attempted murder. The same jury did find Jamie Seitz guilty of one of three counts of kidnapping, and not guilty of felonious assault, but guilty of a lesser offense of assault.
The charges stem from an incident back in mid-December of 2010 involving a barmaid who worked for Seitz in Sidney.
Judge James Stevenson ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Sentencing could come in about 6-weeks. Seitz could face 2 to 8 years in prison. Seitz continues free on bond.
The jury began deliberations Friday morning at 11 o’clock and returned shortly before midnight.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:14:50 -0500
A Sidney police officer who was fired back in April of 2011 for allegedly sending a text message threatening the life of then-Shelby County Sheriff Dean Kimpel has been reinstated and is expected back on the job next week.
Christopher Burmeister is a 14-year veteran of the Sidney Police Department.
He reportedly sent that text message to former Shelby County Deputy Jodi Van Fossen, stating that he planned to "kill" Kimpel.
The FOP union won its appeal claiming termination was not the appropriate level of discipline to impose.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:55:35 -0500
Police said a man suffered life-threatening injuries early Saturday morning in a crash on Research Boulevard in Kettering.
Officers said the man was driving eastbound at a high-rate of speed, lost control, took out several trees and crossed the median. The car ended up on its top. Police said the car rolled the distance of a football field before it came to a stop.
The driver, in his twenties, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital.
A police reconstruction team will review evidence from the scene and determine how fast the driver was traveling. Officers said they are not sure why the driver lost control.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:33:34 -0500
City housing leaders found a filthy mess when they arrived Friday to condemn a house at 836 Montclair. Police say the homeowner is dead, but someone had been living there.
They found a dead dog on the front porch. Another dog on the property appeared to be okay and was rescued.
The porch and the floor of the house were covered with dog feces several inches thick.
Police are not sure how long the resident has been dead, or how long the house has been abandoned.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:06:08 -0500
A wife’s selfless Valentine’s Day gift to her husband is helping to keep him alive.
Carl and Traci Tucker of Bellbrook have been married for 22 years, but Carl Tucker has been dealing with renal failure for the past 12 years and his condition grew progressively worse the past six years. In May, he had to go on dialysis and the search began for a new kidney.
On Feb. 15, the wait was over when Traci donated one of her kidneys to her husband at Miami Valley Hospital.
Recovering at the hospital on Friday, the pair said they are doing great.
“A little sore, but I’m glad that it’s over and that everything went well,” Traci Tucker told News Center 7 reporter Kate Bartley.
The couple met on a blind date at Frickers and Carl said they “became best friends from the start.”
“I immediately liked him. He likes to laugh,” Traci said. “You’ve got to have a great sense of humor to make it in this life.”
Carl’s diagnosis changed everything 12 years ago, and Traci said they are ready to get their life back.
“Of course he was making a joke about it,” she said. “He was saying nothing says I love you like a kidney.”
And if a husband and wife surgery the day after Valentine’s Day isn’t poetic enough, their surgical team, Dr. Rick Brian Stevens and Dr. Lucy Wrenshall, are married as well.
"Well, I forgot to get her flowers,” Stevens said. “So he gave me a transplant instead,” said Wrenshall.
Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:03:49 -0500
The 37-year-old man police said confessed to engaging in sexual relations with at least three teenagers pleaded not guilty Friday at his initial court appearance, and police are asking anyone else who may have had contact with him to come forward.
Springfield police think there could be more victims and have asked the public to call police if anyone recognizes or suspects their child may have had interaction with Christopher Atchison, who is being held on $50,000 bond. He has a preliminary hearing set for next week, according to the court. Atchison is charged with four felony counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
The Springfield resident was arrested Thursday morning.
According to police, he admitted to having sex with a 14-year-old, 15-year-old, and 16-year-old after befriending their families and getting close to them. Police said Atchison cleaned houses for landlords before they rented them out and said he would apparently invite the teens over and have sex with them. Police said he was "grooming them to have sex with them."
At arraignment Friday morning, Atchison was solemn as he pleaded not guilty to the charges.
His daughter, Stephanie, told News Center 7 reporter Jessica Heffner she didn’t know what to think about the allegations. “I mean, one of 'em I kind of can believe but I don't know. We're waiting on results.”
She said she thinks another man may have been involved. But she wasn't sure of her father's guilt.
The father of one of the girls alleged to have been involved with Atchison said his daughter “obviously got a love affair with this guy. She is just all worried about him still.”
The father said Atchison came to the house to help after he suffered a heart attack. The father said he’s afraid of who else the man may have slept with.
“Unfortunately, you know my other daughter says nothing happened. Still, a little piece of me thinks she would be another victim,” he said.
He's disappointed police didn't move sooner to protect his daughter and any other victims.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:44:06 -0500
A nuisance property in Harrison Township was ordered closed today after the owner refused to address chronic issues of drug and prostitution activity.
Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. filed a complaint about 2714 Boulder Avenue on Feb. 7.
In a statement Friday he said the owner, Jerry W. Miller, and the tenant, Roger S. Carter, have ignored warnings to stop the illegal activity taking place there.
The tenant has until Tuesday morning to vacate the premises before padlocks are put on the doors, according to prosecutor’s office spokesman Greg Flannagan.
“Criminal activity such as occurred here not only disrupts the civility of the neighborhood, but also reduces property values and is a blight on the community,” Heck said.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:31:26 -0500
First, I want to thank each of you for your patience on the Grube double-homicide case of November 30, 2011. "At this point, there is no other information that we are releasing, however, we do evaluate on a weekly basis whether there is information that can be released without hurting our chances of solving the case," writes Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey
"We remain optimistic and confident that this case will be solved. We still have many active leads we are following up on," noted the Sheriff.
"As soon as we have information we feel we can release without jeopardizing the case, we will do so," promised Grey.
"Again, thank you for your patience and willingness to work with us," he concluded in this brief update.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:44:38 -0500
Village council approved emergency legislation approving the establishment of a police auxiliary to help calm down the fears of villagers over a recent rash of burglaries and the unsolved murders of Robert and Colleen Grube in the rural home near neighboring Ft. Recovery in Mercer County.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:32:06 -0500
A Dayton police officer was injured in a scuffle with a wanted subject during a traffic stop along U.S. 35 on Friday night.
Sgt. Jeffrey Thomas said a speed enforcement officer stopped a vehicle that was traveling west on 35 near the Gettysburg Avenue exit at about 9 p.m.
Police discovered that one of the four people in the vehicle was wanted for arrest for not paying child support. An officer asked that passenger to step out of the car and the man started fighting with the officer.
While wrestling with the man and trying to place him in handcuffs, the officer became aware of a loaded handgun in the man’s possession, Thomas said.
The officer called out a “Signal 99” indicating an officer in trouble. Responding police officers were able to take the man into custody.
The man, whose name was not immediately available, now faces charges of resisting arrest and carrying a concealed weapon without a license. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail.
The officer involved in the fight went to a hospital suffering from minor injuries. That officer's name was not released.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:58:08 -0500
Early Friday morning at approximately 0319 hours officer from the Sidney Police Departmentwere were dispatched to the area of 1011 Hayes St. in reference to gunshots being fired. Upon arrival officers learned the individual firing the shots had left the area in a red vehicle.
Upon checking the area an police observed a red vehicle near South St. and Ohio Ave. and identified the driver as David Ordean, 30. address-at-large. After activating the police vehicles’ emergency lights and siren Ordean sped away in the vehicle with the officer following. Near the west side of Ohio near Mound St. Ordean abruptly stopped the vehicle and as he exited the vehicle the officer again identified the driver as David Ordean. As Ordean turned his body the officer observed that Ordean had a silver handgun in his hand and then pointed the gun at the officer as he ran.
An officer used his vehicle for cover and awaited back up units. As backup officers arrived a perimeter was set up with assistance of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies. A K9 officer arrived on scene and attempted to track the individual with no success.
Officers did check the area where Ordean was last seen and did recover a firearm which was taken as evidence. The firearm was Raven .25 caliber semi-automatic handgun.
After further investigation and interviewing multiple witness’s warrants were obtained for David Ordean charging him with improperly discharging a firearm at or into habitation (F2), 2 counts of felonious assault (F2), and intimidation (F3).
Ordean was found at 1527 East Court Street, apartment K and taken into custody without incident at approximately 12:03 Friday afternoon. He is lodged in the Shelby County Jail.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:37:27 -0500
Firefighters were working Friday night to put out any remaining hot spots at the Montgomery County Solid Waste District South Facility after a trash fire broke out there.
The cause of the fire on the second floor of the facility, 2450 Sandridge Drive, is unknown. Smoke from the fire could be seen from Interstate 75 near the Springboro Pike exit at about 9 p.m.
Moraine Fire Inspector Doug Hatcher said the sprinkler system in the building activated and knocked down most of the fire before firefighters arrived.
Crews were working to spread out the debris to make sure there were no areas still smoldering underneath.
The facililty is a transfer station for trash collected locally. The area where the fire occurred is a large concrete pad with waste debris piled on top of it.
“We don’t have the amount of fires we used to when they were burning the debris here. But we do occasionally have fires here,” Hatcher said.
He said that to his knowledge, there were no hazardous materials in the debris.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:21:00 -0500
Community members trying to stop the razing of the former Julienne High School were denied an injunction Friday that would have blocked demolition.
“At this stage, we can proceed,” Dayton Public Schools attorney Dwight Washington said Friday afternoon. But the ultimate issue is not settled. Those seeking the injuction have 14 days to file objections.
“Rest assured, we will be filing objections,” said Marianne Stanley, one of three plaintiffs who filed for the injunction.
District officials want to start demolition March 5. The former school, at 325 Homewood Ave. in the city’s Five Oaks neighborhood, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Montgomery County Common Pleas Magistrate Robert Cowdrey held a hearing Wednesday, taking testimony from members of the Coalition to Save Julienne and Dayton Public School Officials.
Julienne supporters had been granted a temporary restraining order to allow time for consideration of a preliminary injunction, which Cowdrey denied Friday.
Stay with whiotv.com for more on this developing story.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:37:55 -0500
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