Tuesday, April 14, 1998
The expiration of the city of Cincinnati's daytime curfew has officials scrambling to reinstate a program in which police arrested 43 expelled or suspended students for roaming the streets instead of being at home or a learning center.
The daytime curfew, approved last fall by city council, went into effect Nov. 3 and expired April 3.
The curfew closed a loophole that gave suspended or expelled students immunity from truancy sweeps because they were not supposed to be in school.
Council's public safety and law committee Monday gave preliminary approval to extend the curfew until July, when the city administration can examine its effectiveness. Wednesday, the full council is expected to vote on the measure.
Parts seller pleads not guilty to fraud
A former government sales manager for McCluskey Chevrolet-Geo pleaded not guilty to 13 felonies Monday. The Defense Department claims the firm substituted cheaper off-brand parts for promised General Motors pistons.
Barry Knox, 59, of Sidney, Ohio, remained free on his promise to appear for trial.
Anne L. Porter, the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case, said no charges have been filed against the McCluskey firm, but the investigation is not over.
Man found shot; suspect arrested
SPRINGIELD TOWNSHIP -- A man was shot several times inside a one-story frame house on Innes Avenue and a suspect was taken into custody, township police said Monday.
Police Chief David Heimpold said police got a call about 10:15 p.m. about a shooting. The man was found inside the home with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the Franciscan Hospitals-Mount Airy campus.
Chief Heimpold said a male suspect at the scene was arrested. He declined to release any other details.
Store firebombing brings indictment
A Covington man was indicted Monday in Hamilton County on two counts of aggravated arson, two counts of conspiracy and one count of felonious assault in connection with the firebombing of an Over-the-Rhine carry-out on March 30.
Richard Tolbert, 30, was arrested on charges of throwing two Molotov cocktails into Jordan Carry Out that caused $6,000 in fire damages and left one 60-year-old customer with burns.
Mr. Tolbert pleaded not guilty at his April 6 arraignment in Hamilton County Municipal Court.
Disabled-access panel may be OK'd
Cincinnati City Council is moving ahead with plans to establish a public works committee on projects that would make things such as sidewalks more accessible for those with disabilities.
On Monday, council's Public Works and Utilities Committee voted against the recommendation of the cityadministration, which contends the advisory committee is not necessary.
In a report in late March, Public Works Director John H. Hamner said the city is already designing projects per the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as working with the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and Association for the Blind.
About 15 local leaders and residents with disabilities on Monday called for a committee that represents everyone.
City leaders urge tougher tobacco law
Cincinnati City Council is putting its two-cents' worth in on one of the many debates about cigarette smoking and the tobacco industry. On Monday, council members on the Intergovernmental and Regionalism Committee signed off on a resolution that urges the Ohio General Assembly to raise the legal age for tobacco products from 18 to 21. Council has no direct say on the matter, but Mayor Roxanne Qualls drew up the resolution asking the assembly to approve Senate Bill 221.
Doctor-pilot used drug: crash report
SPRINGBORO -- Drug use likely played a role in the death of a doctor whose plane crashed near Dayton, Ohio, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.
Thomas J. Mullin, 41, of New York, died June 19, 1996, when his twin-engine, propeller-driven PA-31 Navajo crashed in fog and burned in a field about a mile from Wright Brothers Memorial Airport. No one else was on the plane.
