Friday, January 07, 2000
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Police dog helps in chase arrest
An East Walnut Hills man faces five charges, including felony fleeing and eluding, after a chase Thursday morning in a car that Cincinnati police think might have been involved in an earlier robbery and shooting.
Raymond Jones, 18, of the 1600 block of Clayton Avenue crashed the vehicle and ran into woods near Wyoming Avenue, where he was apprehended by a police K-9 unit, according to his arrest report.
Mr. Jones was bitten by a police dog when he resisted arrest. He also was charged with resisting arrest, criminal damaging, reckless operation and driving without a valid license, all misdemeanors.
Mr. Jones was not charged in the robberies that prompted the police-radio broadcast about the wanted vehicle. The 1983 Mercury Cougar he was driving was wanted in connection with two aggravated robberies in Cincinnati Police District 1 and was initially spotted in the 300 block of McMillan Avenue, police said. Mr. Jones ran several red lights and then jumped out of the still-moving car, police said.
The driverless car crashed into two parked cars, causing substantial damage, police said.
18-month term in Springboro fatality
LEBANON — A Moraine, Ohio, man was sentenced Wednesday to at least 18 months in prison in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl and serious injury of another person in a single-car crash in June in Springboro.
Jacob S. Warner, 19, was given a two-year prison term, but Judge P. Daniel Fedders of Warren County Common Pleas Court indicated that Mr. Warner could be released to a minimum-security jail in 18 months, pending good behavior.
Passenger Sarah Reedy, 15, of Dayton was killed and John Terrell, 18, of Dayton, Ohio, was seriously injured in the June 23 crash.
Mr. Warner pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular assault and aggravated vehicular homicide in December.
Driver flees traffic stop near Harrison
Police continue to search for the suspect who fled a traffic stop near Harrison on Wednesday night. At least one cruiser was damaged during the chase investigation.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a trooper noticed a vehicle make an improper left turn on New Haven Road off Interstate 74's first exit in Ohio about 10 p.m. When the trooper went to flag over the vehicle, its driver accelerated toward him. The trooper safely jumped out of the way.
The trooper started chasing the vehicle. After a short chase, the vehicle eventually stopped on Stone Road in western Hamilton County. Its driver left the car and began running. The driver, thought to be a man, eluded police.
It was during the foot chase that a Harrison police officer responding to the scene wrecked his cruiser. The vehicle sustained substantial damage, but there were no injuries, police said.
Troopers continue to investigate the incident. The owner of the vehicle — which had not been reported stolen — has not been located, troopers said. Investigators are still trying to identify the suspect.
Census Bureau needs thousands of workers
The Census Bureau launched a nationwide recruiting campaign this week to find workers to fill thousands of short-term jobs to tally 2000's population.
The 520 temporary local census offices will need about 1,000 workers each, most for four to six weeks. Most will work in mid-April, when census workers visit households that do not return census forms by mail.
Pay ranges from $8.25 to $18.50 an hour. Census officials say the jobs are ideal for those seeking part-time work.
Those interested should call (888) 325-7733.
Grant will pay for zoo program materials
A $150,000 grant will help the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden develop an educational program about the Asian elephant, giraffe and okapi, a rarely exhibited giraffe relative.
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation grant will help provide museum-quality biofacts, a sound system, a virtual tour of the Vanishing Giants exhibit on the zoo's Web site, a guide booklet for the exhibit and a classroom curriculum.
The Vanishing Giants exhibit is a $6 million renovation of the zoo's historic elephant house, which will include expanded exterior habitats and a new interior. The exhibit is to open in May.
Suspect arrested in theft of car
READING — A Reading man was charged early Thursday in connection with a car robbery that occurred 23 minutes earlier, Reading police said.
Jonathan Pennington, 19, of 124 W. Benson St., was arrested at 1:23 a.m. Thursday and charged with aggravated robbery.
Mr. Pennington displayed a pellet pistol to the car owner and threatened to kill him before fleeing with his 1982 Fiat, police said.
Mt. Airy man charged in armed robbery at bar
A Mount Airy man was charged Wednesday night in connection with a Dec. 18 robbery of a South Fairmount bar, Cincinnati District 3 police said.
Tony Eastman, 19, of the 5000 block of Hawaiian Terrace was taken into custody at 10 p.m. Wednesday at his home. He is charged with one count of aggravated robbery and was being held in the Hamilton County Justice Center.
Police said four people entered the Queen City Pub, 1736 Queen City Ave., at 11 p.m. Dec. 18 wearing masks and armed with handguns. Patrons were robbed and approximately $850 was stolen from the bar's cash register, police said. One customer suffered a minor head injury.
Pedestrian killed on I-75 lived downtown
Police on Thursday identified a pedestrian killed as she crossed Interstate 75 near the Ninth Street overpass as a 71-year-old downtown woman.
Mabel Shelton, for whom no address was available, was killed at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday as she walked east and crossed northbound traffic, according to officers with the Cincinnati police traffic unit. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, Darrell Anglin, 61, of Beeler Boulevard, Hamilton, has not been charged.
Judge Black running for Ohio Supreme Court
Timothy S. Black, a Hamilton County Municipal Court judge, filed Thursday as a candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court.
Judge Black, 46, made an unsuccessful run for a Hamilton County judgeship in 1991 as a GOP candidate, then switched to the Democratic Party and won election to the Municipal Court in 1993.
Judge Black said he has experience as a trial judge and was one of 40 judges trained by the Ohio Supreme Court to teach other jurists.
Two of the seven seats on the Ohio Supreme Court are up for election. Judge Black is running for the seat occupied by Justice Deborah Cook, a Republican running for re-election. The primary is March 7.
Man dies in crash along Bypass 4
FAIRFIELD TWP. — A Groveport, Ohio, man died early Thursday after his car went off Bypass 4 and crashed into a ditch.
Luis Salas, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred just before 2 a.m. at Bypass 4 just south of Ohio 4.
According to the Butler County coroner's office, Mr. Salas was not wearing a seat belt and died from head injuries.
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Fire-damaged center to reopen
Judge Black joins Supreme Court race
McConnell, Bunning star at fund-raiser
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