Friday, March 19, 1999
TRISTATE DIGEST
Teacher accused of sexual contact
A Western Hills High School teacher was arrested Thursday after he was charged with having sexual contact with one of his students.
Cincinnati police charged Jay Bressert, 45, of the 1800 block of Emerson Avenue, North College Hill, with contributing to the delinquency of a child and sexual imposition. Police said Mr. Bressert, an algebra teacher, kissed and touched the breast of a 16-year-girl, who was one of his students.
The offense allegedly occurred in a classroom at 12:30 p.m. sometime between Feb. 26 and March 1, police said. The girl told her mother, and the mother contacted authorities.
Mr. Bressert has been a teacher with Cincinnati Public Schools for 20 years.
Police say ID scam artist on the loose
Police say he's stolen identities of strangers and even relatives.
He was among the “Tristate's Most Wanted” in 1997, was arrested and now faces more charges.
Tom Brown, 50, of Springfield Township is wanted on several counts of felony theft, probation violations and passing bad checks.
He already was wanted on charges of engaging in $20,000 in bank fraud, but he made it out of jail on bond in October. Since then, he is accused of racking up another $13,000 in the same sort of scam, said Ray Wallace, an investigator in the Cincinnati Police Division's fraud squad.
“He gets IDs made in other people's names. He got his cousin in one case,” Officer Wallace said. “He buys checks off the streets or steals them.”
His aliases include “Bear” Brown, Dennis Brown, Tony Brown, Charles Buckley, Reginald Donald Shaw and Ray Gardner. Some of those are real people whose lives have been complicated by Mr. Brown's use of their names, police said.
Mr. Brown is described as black, 5-foot-10, 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. His last known address was in the 8800 block of Cabot Street in Springfield Township.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 352-3040. Callers may remain anonymous and earn cash for clues that lead to arrests.
Mother, 22, charged with endangering twins
A 22-year-old woman faces criminal charges after her 3-year-old twin girls were found alone and walking around lost early Thursday in the West End.
Misty Klink of the 800 block of Ezzard Charles Drive faces misdemeanor charges of endangering children, as well as two open traffic charges.
Cincinnati police learned the girls were left alone after another woman found them and called police.
When officers found Ms. Klink, she told police she fell asleep while her girls were watching television and when she woke up, they were missing, her arrest report says.
The children are in custody of relatives while the case is pending.
Downtown detours, closures announced
Central Avenue between Pete Rose Way and Third Street will close from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday to set steel beams for the new Fort Washington Way.
Detour signs will be posted.
On Sunday, Third Street traffic between Main and Sycamore streets will be down to one lane from about 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Flaggers will direct traffic. Third Street also will be one lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
That section of Third Street will be closed from 7 p.m. March 26 until 5 a.m. March 29. Local traffic will be maintained, and detour signs will direct other traffic.
Hit-and-run accident kills Withamsville man
UNION TOWNSHIP — A Withamsville man died Wednesdaywhen he fell out of a car window onto Ohio 125 and was hit by another car.
Police are looking for the driver of the car that hit Ryan Mayer, 21, about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and then drove away. The car, described as a light-colored, four-door “luxury car,” would have significant damage to its front end from the accident, said Lt. Paul Hermes of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Mr. Mayer, of Hearthstone Court in Withamsville, was a passenger in the front seat of a Honda Accord that was driving east on Ohio 125. The driver, David Shull, 23, of Batavia, pulled the car into the left-turn lane to turn onto Glen Este-Withamsville Road, and Mr. Mayer fell out the window.
However, other passengers in the car told police that Mr. Mayer didn't want to go where others in the car were going and that he couldn't get the door open, so he exited through the window, Lt. Hermes said.
The accident remains under investigation.
Witnesses sought to I-75 accident
An Edgewood man was in critical condition Thursday after losing control of his car Wednesday night on southbound Interstate 75.
Gary Tuemler, 45, was taken to University Hospital about 10:30 p.m. after hitting a retaining wall near the Western Avenue exit in Cincinnati.
Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call the Cincinnati Police Division's traffic unit at 352-2514.
Ex-mayor's bank-holdup case is postponed
The plea and sentencing of the former mayor of Williamstown, Ky., on bank-holdup charges was delayed Thursday for a week, due to the absence of a Dayton, Ohio, judge.
Bob Jones was to appear before Judge John Kessler of Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. He was expected to plead guilty in connection with a holdup of Union Savings Bank in Kettering, Ohio, on Nov. 10. But Judge Kessler was unable to preside Thursday, due to an out-of-town engagement.
City needs 7 cop-watchers
School board prayer banned
Smokers get many fuming on litter
Butts, nicotine products can sicken children, pets
No butts about it: Smoke make readers mad
Justin to stay put for appeals
Democrats reserve a place for Luken
Pregnant wife in prison
Strickland may seek DeWine's Senate seat
NAACP endorses direct election of mayor
Clermont mother of four found guilty of rape, assault
Grandchild's cancer puts life in perspective
What would you ask 'N Sync?
Women of the Year's contributions celebrated
Year later, Tigerlilies face down crash memories in Dallas
Chemist's family sues over death
Computer project chief likely to be fired
Murder charge follows new law
Union for doctors dinner meeting topic
Urban sprawl feared from plan
Veteran investigator helping search for Erica
At-risk children may get visits
Cincinnati sets up ethics group
Judge orders Elder Cafe to remain padlocked
Kindergartners talk about death
Maplewood offers mystery
Report says hospital quality here high
Return to torched school delayed
Sentencing postponed for reporter in Chiquita case
Silverton swimming pool to open, council decides
Students get raw lesson on drinking, drugs, driving
Sycamore keeps Jewish holidays
Technology on display at schools
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