Friday, March 26, 1999
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Truckers cited to court over Ft. Washington Way
Cincinnati police Thursday gave at least 28 truck drivers a reason to come back to Cincinnati. The drivers, cited for violating the ban on vehicles wider than 7 feet on Fort Washington Way, were the first to receive tickets requiring court appearances.
The new mandatory court rule went into effect Thursday, after it was approved Wednesday by Cincinnati City Council.
City officials were frustrated by drivers of trucks and other large vehicles who were ignoring the ban instituted because Fort Washington Way construction has narrowed the lanes to 9 feet.
Violation of the ban carries a $200 to $500 fine and the possibility of 30 days in jail.
The $146.9 million construction project is scheduled for completion in August 2000. It will narrow the highway that stretches from the Interstate 75 Brent Spence Bridge to the Lytle Tunnel.
Man, 18, charged with rape of 5-year-old girl
An 18-year-old Winton Hills man is in jail facing a charge of raping a 5-year-old.
Derrick Weakley of the 5300 block of Winneste Avenue was arrested Wednesday after police investigated complaints by the girl's mother that the child was sexually abused.
Mr. Weakley is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center. A grand jury will hear the case to decide on indictments.
Charter school offers informational session
Tristate parents who want to enroll children in a new charter school this fall can learn Saturday about Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy.
The informational session will be 1-3 p.m. at the Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave. in the West End.
The school is proposed by Lisa Hamm, a Fairfield resident, Cincinnati Public Schools teacher for seven years and Central Fairmount Elementary assistant principal.
The school will be on Gilbert Avenue in Walnut Hills. Ms. Hamm may open a second site in Longworth Hall downtown if interest warrants.
The school will serve children in kindergarten to sixth grade, with grades 7-8 phased in later.
12 pit bulls seized at College Hill home
Cincinnati police served a search warrant at a College Hill home early Thursday and seized drugs and 12 pit bulls.
Terry Kendrick, 38, of the 5900 block of Lantana Avenue is charged with drug trafficking in marijuana and possession of pit bulls.
Cincinnati — as well as suburban communities including Fairfield, Lincoln Heights, Lockland and Springfield Township — has a ban on pit bulls.
The dogs were taken to the Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) pending a judge's decision on whether the dogs should be destroyed.
Mr. Kendrick was being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center.
Police found dog-training equipment, including treadmills, in his home. The SPCA is considering asking authorities to pursue dog-fighting charges because the dogs appeared to have fighting scars, said Andy Mahlman, SPCA operations manager.
The case will go to a grand jury to decide whether more charges will be filed.
Grand jury indicts 6 in alleged drug ring
A Hamilton County grand jury has indicted six people, including a Cincinnati man accused of shipping drugs into the Tristate.
Prosecutors say the group was involved in large-scale drug shipments from Arizona to Ohio. Three of the arrested were from Phoenix, two from Ohio and one from Mexico.
The operation was broken up by Greater Cincinnati's multiagency Regional Enforcement Narcotic Unit. The suspects were caught with 130 pounds of marijuana and two kilos of cocaine, prosecutors said.
Arrested were Morris Glenn, 31, of Cincinnati; Marc O'Bannon, 27, of Phoenix; Michael Lee Ezell, 51, of Phoenix; Oscar Urquijo-Morales, 36, of Phoenix; Clifton Turner, 50, of Cleveland; and Efrain Barraza Quintero, 20, of Sonora, Mexico.
Each defendant faces a charge of possession of cocaine, conspiracy to possess cocaine, possession of marijuana and conspiracy to possess marijuana, according to prosecutors.
If convicted on all charges, each could face up to 31 years in prison.
City to raze building for Head Start center
A building in Cincinnati's West End neighborhood will be demolished to make way for a state-of-the-art Head Start center.
The nonprofit Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency bought the property, formerly the Dyer School, 880 Court St., on March 5. The agency plans to raze the structure within the next few weeks.
The agency offers a variety of programs and services to assist low-income residents. The agency's largest program is Head Start, a preschool educational program funded by the state and federal governments.
Construction is expected to cost $4 million. Cincinnati City Council has set aside $300,000 in its current budget to help cover demolition and abatement of the project.
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