A 26-year-old man from Antwerp, Belgium, accused of stealing diamonds from a Springdale jeweler is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center in lieu of $10,000 cash on a felony theft charge.
Avi Amado allegedly took $10,112 worth of diamonds March 25 from Finer Diamonds, 137 E. Kemper Road. Mr. Amado has been ordered to surrender his passport while the case is pending. A grand jury is scheduled to hear his case April 16.
A public hearing will be held at 8 tonight to discuss a proposed Cincinnati ordinance that would change zoning laws to prohibit establishing juvenile jails in city neighborhoods, Councilman Charlie Winburn said.
The event, sponsored by city council's neighborhood committee, will be held at the Bond Hill Recreation Center, 1501 Elizabeth Place.
A copy of the proposed ordinance may be reviewed between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. today in the office of the clerk of council, 801 Plum St., Room 308.
Tillery calls for option-tax hearing
Inundated with letters of concern over Cincinnati City Council's plans to repeal the tax on stock options, Councilman Dwight Tillery called Tuesday for a public hearing on the matter.
Mr. Tillery heads council's finance committee, which met Tuesday and decided to have the yet-to-be scheduled hearing.
Council has given preliminary approval to the measure, but Councilman Tyrone Yates has raised concerns that the city could lose up to $4 million annually.
Stock options are a popular form of compensating corporate executives. Those who favor the city measure say repealing the earnings tax on stock options would be a lure for new business and a reason for other businesses to stay put.
"Most Wanted' list chalks up two more
Two more "Tristate's Most Wanted" suspects have been arrested, bringing the total to 417 arrests out of the 718 suspects featured in the Enquirer.
Darrell Hammonds, 26, of the West End, was arrested Monday on a domestic violence charge.
Timothy Mullikin, 22, of Covington, was arrested March 26 on charges of probation violation and burglary.
The Enquirer publishes "Tristate's Most Wanted" each Monday. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Callers to 352-3040 can remain anonymous.
Man charged with rape, kidnapping
Mark Huntley faces rape and kidnapping charges after allegedly restraining and sexually assaulting a woman in his Roselawn motel room early Tuesday.
Mr. Huntley, 34, is accused of refusing to allow the woman to leave his room in the Armada Inn and forcing her to perform oral sex on him.
He is expected to be arraigned today at the Hamilton County Justice Center.
Man, 29, charged over girlfriend, 15
A 29-year-old Price Hill man faces charges of corruption of a minor and obstructing official business after allegedly hiding his pregnant 15-year-old girlfriend in his home after she was reported missing.
Raymond Hogan, of the 1200 block of Rosemont Avenue, is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center. A caller tipped police to look at his home for the missing girl. After police arrived, he allegedly tried to hide her in the basement.
Police say Mr. Hogan also made a statement that he and the teen had consensual sex. Under Ohio law, consensual sex with a minor is illegal.
UC to display AIDS quilt panels
More than 1,300 panels of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed at the University of Cincinnati April 14-17. "UC Remembers Their Names" will include panels recently made by Cincinnati-area families.
The panels will cover the main basketball court at UC's Shoemaker Center and hang from the court's upper railing.
The exhibit will open at 5:30 p.m. April 14. It continues 9 a.m.-9 p.m. April 15-16 and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. April 17. Volunteers will read the names of 78,000 men, women and children memorialized through the national quilt project.
For more information or to volunteer, call 556-AIDS.
