Donald J. Glassmeyer, 66, died in a fire at his Oakley home early Saturday.
Mr. Glassmeyer lived alone in an upper apartment at 4335 Brownway Ave., according to Capt. Dan Rottmueller of the Cincinnati fire investigation unit. His body was found in a bathtub.
Investigators say they would not know the cause of death, or what ignited the blaze, until Monday afternoon.
Capt. Rottmueller said the fire started in Mr. Glassmeyer's apartment.
A family living in a first-floor apartment and a woman who lived alone in a unit on the second floor escaped injury.
But the building, valued at $150,000, was destroyed. Minor fire damage to two neighboring homes was estimated at $1,000 apiece, fire officials said.
The blaze was reported at 4:40 a.m. by one of the apartment dwellers. Three crews were called in and it took them about seven hours to extinguish the flames.
Blue Ash man charged after police standoff
A man accused of holding his girlfriend at gunpoint Friday in their Blue Ash home was arraigned Saturday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
Robert D. Lawson, 27, was charged with kidnapping, inducing panic and domestic violence.
Michelle Gapinski, 27, escaped from the home in the 11000 block of Corine Avenue shortly after police arrived about 12:15 p.m. She suffered bruises and minor cuts to her face and neck, Blue Ash police said.
Mr. Lawson remained in his home until 2:30 p.m. while police and a Hamilton County SWAT team closed off the street. He threatened to shoot himself several times before negotiators talked him into surrendering, police said.
During the standoff, several streets were blocked off and Sycamore School District buses had to be rerouted.
Third Street closing for highway work
Third Street is scheduled to be closed between John Street and Central Avenue overnight today, Monday and Tuesdayso Fort Washington Way structures can be demolished to make room for a new downtown expressway.
Drivers will have to use Pete Rose Way or Gest Street to get to the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge at these times:
- 10 p.m. today until 5 a.m. Monday.
- 9 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday.
- 9 p.m. Tuesday until 5 a.m. Wednesday.
Westbound traffic can use Sixth Street and Ninth Street from Central Avenue as alternatives during these hours.
Three teens arrested in business break-in
BATAVIA - Clermont County Sheriff's department investigators will meet Monday to try to determine whether three teens they arrested Saturday have anything to do with a string break-ins at businesses over the past several months.
Sheriff's deputies arrested the Clermont County teens in connection with an October break-in at Angilo's Pizza in Goshen. That break-in was similar to some of the 30 other recent business break-ins, said Clermont County Sheriff A.J. Rodenberg.
Casey Stines, 19, of Amelia is charged with breaking and entering, safecracking and disrupting public service. A 17-year-old boy from the Eastgate area faces the same charges in juvenile court. Jerry L. Benshoof Jr., 18, of Amelia, is charged with complicity to breaking and entering.
Mr. Stines and Mr. Benshoof were being held Saturday in Clermont County Jail. A municipal court judge is scheduled to set bond on Monday.
Test results awaited to show how man died
COVINGTON - Investigators are awaiting toxicology test results to help determine how Michael Terensky, 48, of Covington, died, according to Danny Miles, spokesman for the Covington Police Department.
Mr. Terensky's body was discovered Friday morning alongside Holds Branch Creek just off Holds Branch Road in south Covington. The body was lying face-up against a small hillside that lines the rocky creek bed.
Investigators have ruled out homicide as the cause of death.
Man injured in chase by Covington police
COVINGTON - A man who led police on a chase early Saturday crashed into a telephone pole and was in critical condition at University Hospital, Covington police said.
He could face charges of robbery, evading police and traffic violations, said Lt. Danny Miles of the Covington Police Department. The man was not identified.
Police say they were trying to stop him for traffic violations at 16th Street and Madison Avenue at 5:17 a.m. when he fled.
At least two patrol cars chased him before the man's vehicle crashed into a telephone pole in the 600 block of Pike Street.
A woman passenger, who owned the car, was uninjured.
Police seek robber of Pendleton Co. store
PENDLETON COUNTY - Kentucky State Police were investigating an armed robbery that occurred Thursday afternoon at the Grassy Creek Grocery on Ky. 17. Troopers say a man with a handgun entered the store around 4:30 p.m. and demanded money. He escaped with an undisclosed amount before fleeing north on Ky. 17 toward the Independence area.
He was driving a red Ford pickup. The full-size truck had a white design.
Witnesses said the robber was a white male, tall, slim, in his early 20s and wearing a black ski mask, flannel-checked shirt and olive green, Army-style field jacket.
Those with information can contact Detective Travis Brown at (606) 428-1212.
