Monday, September 06, 1999
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Firefighters investigate cause of apartment fire
FAIRFIELD — Fairfield fire officials said Sunday the weekend blaze that left about 25 residents of Cobblestone Grove Apartments homeless caused an estimated $200,000 damage.
The accidental fire started in a third-floor apartment and the cause is under investigation, Fairfield Fire Chief Don Bennett said Sunday.
Three firefighters were injured: one was burned when a ceiling collapsed, one suffered a minor puncture wound and a third had chest pains. All were treated at Mercy Hospital Fairfield and released. No residents were injured.
The fire swept through the apartment building in the 100 block of Westwood Drive shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday. Neighbors noticed smoke and ran door-to-door, alerting residents.
Nine units were destroyed, Chief Bennett said. The Red Cross helped those who needed temporary shelter.
Police say man stole linens from hotel
Taking a Bible from a hotel is one thing, but stealing towels and pillow cases is another.
Robert Corbin, 43, of 405 Broadway, downtown, found that out Sunday morning when he was arrested on charges of theft and criminal trespass.
Mr. Corbin is accused of taking $400 worth of pillow cases and towels from the Regal Cincinnati Hotel on West Fifth Street.
Police reports say Mr. Corbin was not a guest at the hotel when security detained him early Sunday after they saw him walking away from the hotel with a bag. While searching the bag, police say they discovered the hotel's property.
Facing arrest, man tried bribe, police say
A Lincoln Heights man faces DUI, escape and attempted bribery charges after a Wyoming officer said the man drove his car into a police car at a red light Sunday.
Kelvin Turner, 29, of the 900 block of Medosh Avenue was on Springfield Pike near Oliver Road at 4:42 a.m. when he struck the stopped car, police said.
He was arrested on the DUI charge.
Mr. Turner's handcuffs were removed when medical personnel arrived to check for injuries, and he fled, police said.
Mr. Turner was caught and taken to University Hospital.
The Wyoming officer said Mr. Turner offered him $1,000 to to “take care of” the DUI charge. Mr. Turner has two DUI convictions in the past six years.
Slew of charges follows scuffle with police
An Evanston man was charged with assault on an officer after police said he punched one of them during a drug investigation.
No drug charges were filed against Anthony Sloan, 33, of the 3400 block of Wabash Street, who was stopped at a city park on Dana Avenue at 1:12 p.m. Saturday.
District 2 police said Mr. Sloan did not have a driver's license, was uncooperative, refused to get back into his vehicle, and hit an officer who attempted to handcuff him.
When Mr. Sloan obstructed the arrest of a companion, police said, both were sprayed with Mace.
Mr. Sloan also was charged with resisting arrest, driving without a license, having expired plates and two counts of menacing for allegedly threatening both officers.
Brothers sought in man's stabbing
Cincinnati police were searching for two brothers they believe were involved in a stabbing early Sunday morning in Over-the-Rhine.
Being sought on a felonious assault warrant was Adrian Lee Daniels, 32, of Walnut Street, Over-the-Rhine. Police also have issued a complicity to felonious assault warrant for Cedric Daniels, 34, of Odeon Street, Over-the-Rhine.
Police did not provide descriptions.
Police say Charles Mack, 35, of the 1800 block of Race St., Over-the-Rhine, was stabbed during an altercation at Green and Elm streets. Mr. Mack, who was stabbed multiple times, was in fair condition at University Hospital late Sunday.
Gunman sought in robbery of pedestrian
Police Sunday investigated an armed robbery of a pedestrian in the 2800 block of Beekman Avenue in North Fairmount.
Calvin Holt, 45, told District 3 police he was walking at 4:49 a.m. Saturday when someone put a gun to his head and robbed him of $200. No description of the assailant was available.
American Indian charity founder resigns
DAYTON, Ohio — Guy Jones is stepping down as executive director of the charitable organization he founded to help American Indians.
Mr. Jones, of suburban Dayton, is a Lakota Indian — a tribe sometime known as Sioux — from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
His group, the Miami Valley Council for Native Americans, has hauled donated school supplies and clothing to South Dakota reservations for nine years.
Leg pain screenings offered at 7 hospitals
Seven hospitals will be offering free screenings Sept. 13-18 for people suffering from leg pain as part of a national “Legs for Life” health awareness campaign.
The screenings will look for signs of peripheral vascular disease, which is caused by blocked blood flow to the legs and can cause numbness, skin discoloration, pain and difficulty walking.
The disease often can be treated with stents and other techniques similar to coronary angioplasty.
The hospitals are Bethesda North, Christ, Good Samaritan, Jewish, St. Luke East, St. Luke West and University. Appointments are required. For information, call (888) 640-CARE or 569-5402.
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