Friday, November 19, 1999
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Suspect in 1970 killing is indicted, arrested
A Hamilton County grand jury unsealed a murder indictment Thursday, nearly 30 years after a fatal shooting on Liberty Street.
Michael Copening, 53, formerly of Over-the-Rhine, is accused of shooting Stanford Favors, then age 22, in the face and neck on Feb. 3, 1970.
Mr. Copening was arrested early Thursday in Jackson, Miss., where he is thought to have made a home for several years.
Authorities were tipped off this summer that Mr. Copening might be in Mississippi. They received the grand jury indictment in August, but kept it sealed until Mr. Copening was found.
“After nearly three decades, this defendant thought he had gotten by with murder,” Hamilton County Prosecutor Mike Allen said. “He is the latest suspect to learn that time is no shield for those who commit homicide.”
Mr. Copening and the victim were passengers in a car when the two men got into an argument over the handguns each was carrying. A witness said Mr. Copening “just started shooting” and ran away.
Police: Operation nets teen purse-snatcher
A special undercover police operation has resulted in the arrest of a 15-year-old boy responsible for six purse snatchings in the Roselawn area this month, police say.
The teen was arrested Wednesday after he took a bank envelope from the purse of a decoy officer disguised as elderly woman, police said Thursday. Since Nov. 2, five women in their 70s had been forcibly robbed near the intersection of Losantiville Avenue and Brookcrest Drive.
The juvenile, who lives near the area where the purse snatching took place, confessed to all the crimes, police said.
More wide vehicles ticketed on FWW
Cincinnati police wrote 23 tickets Thursday for violations of the wide-vehicle ban on Fort Washington Way.
Vehicles on the downtown riverfront expressway, still under construction, must be less than 7 feet wide, through August. That's when a $280 million highway renovation is to be complete. Now, drivers are sharing four lanes of the eventual eight-lane highway.
Between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., police also wrote six speeding tickets and three citations for vehicles transporting hazardous materials through the Lytle Tunnel.
Father's bond set at $200K in abuse case
A judge set bond at $200,000 Thursday for a Cheviot man who was charged with physically abusing his 4-month son because he wouldn't stop crying.
Cheviot police on Wednesday charged Marc A. Schoenlaub of the 3800 block of Washington Avenue with child endangering. Authorities said the incident occurred Tuesday. Police said Mr. Schoenlaub, 24, told authorities he became upset when his son wouldn't stop crying, so he squeezed his arm and sat on him.
Alex Schoenlaub suffered two black eyes, a broken rib and a broken leg, police said. Mr. Schoenlaub also admitted to previously breaking four of his son's ribs when he squeezed him in an attempt to force him to eat, police said.
A grand jury could decide whether to indict Mr. Schoenlaub next week.
Man charged under city ban on pit bulls
Police charged a 30-year-old Madisonville man was Thursday with violating a city ordinance that prohibits pit bull terriers.
Roger Bowden, of the 5300 block of Kenwood Road, was charged with 13 counts of violation of the pit bull ordinance a day after police confiscated the dogs from his residence.
Harold Dates, director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said the dogs were of various ages and conditions. A makeshift treadmill, apparently used to condition the dogs, was also confiscated, he said.
Bus riders can get discount for zoo
Take a bus from Northern Kentucky to PNC Bank's Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo and get a discount on tickets.
The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) will run buses from several park-and-ride lots on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the event, which runs Saturday through Jan. 2.
The cost for admission and round-trip bus fare: $8.50 for a single ticket; $17 for a family of two; $23 for a family of three; $29 for a family of four and $35 for a family of five. Each additional person pays $8.50.
Festival-goers can catch buses direct to the zoo at 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at TANK's Village Green, Buttermilk and Biggs at Turfway parkand-ride lots. At 5:40 p.m. and 6:10 p.m., buses will pick up passengers at the Cold Spring park-and-ride lot and Covington Transit Center.
Buses leave the zoo at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
For information, call 331-TANK or go to TANK's Web site at www.tankbus.org
The sad death of a place for birth and life
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Police shun ex-con's firm
Warrant amnesty offered for 1 day
Bulk of warrants for minor offenses
Partial list of warrants in Kenton Co.
Throng fawns over Glenn
Glenn center loses $10M bid in House
Showdown is looming at Fernald
Options for treating Fernald waste
Another bomb threat closes school
Delta boosts convention center
Medicare bill aids hospitals
Payday loans' high interest adds misery, lawmakers told
Softball coach gives $387,000 to NKU
Forging a separate faith
The Boss: How rock is done
CSO gives premieres good launch
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No bingo winners at Channel 12
Roots redefine the rap show
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Business ads slam justice for liability-limits ruling
Butler Co. races too close to call
Deerfield broadens its powers
Fund-raiser to give ailing kids a hand
Group shares its Shawnee heritage
Lebanon turns maroon and white
Miami U sees hidden agenda in lawsuit
Mining company appeals rejection of zoning change
Panel weighs anti-smoking plan
Patton bans outdoor burning after fires
Police, FBI seek Falmouth bank robber
School district fires treasurer, but won't say why
Siblings reunited after 8 decades apart
State GOP trolls N.Ky. for cash
Students join the hungry for a day
Trenton goes 'football-crazy'
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