Thursday, January 27, 2000
Man charged with stealing tools
BY DAVID ECK
Enquirer Contributor
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — With his truck stuck in the snow, a Hamilton man called for a tow truck early Monday, expecting to be rescued.
Instead, he was arrested and charged with stealing tools from a construction site — and deputies are crediting an observant tow truck driver who answered the call.
Warren Griffin, 19, of Hamilton is charged with three counts of breaking and entering and one count of theft, all felonies.
Butler County sheriff's deputies say the tools were taken from sites in the Logsdon's Woods development.
Then the truck — with the stolen tools in it — got stuck.
“The wrecker (driver) comes to the scene and goes to hook him up and noticed the equipment,” Butler County sheriff's spokesman Brad Kraemer said.“He notified us.”
The tow truck driver's name and company are being withheld at the company's request, Mr. Kraemer said. But some are calling him a hero.
“This tow truck driver, in my opinion, deserves a medal,” said Detective Sgt. Mike Craft. “We were very, very fortunate. If you see something that doesn't look right to you or you're not comfortable with it, call us and report it.”
He said it also helped that deputies from the Liberty Township substation on Princeton Road were in the area and able to respond quickly.
The value of the stolen tools, which included several large machine saws and at least one air compressor, is more than $500, Detective Sgt. Craft said.
The thief entered three homesites, deputies said. The subdivision under construction is off Liberty-Fairfield Road along Liberty Township's western edge.
“He called for the tow truck just after midnight,” Mr. Kraemer said. “I'm not real sure what he was thinking.”
CPS vote paves way to contract for teachers
Disabled child's case: Wrongful life?
Plan to salvage FWW deck surfaces
Tristate split on Clinton's place in history
2 years after Clinton visit, few have changed opinion
Bad hair day leaps across gender barrier
Civil rights giant evokes the '60s
Father directs grief into fighting drunken boating
Tank rupture blamed on faulty welding
Assembly may hold Holcomb resolution
Car injures 5 firefighters
Patton wants gas tax increase
Amos new editor of Kentucky Enquirer
Kentucky schools get grade reports
Ky. school is like an open canvas
Roeding targeted by zealots
'90210,' 'Party' probably history
After they fly for art, finches will need a home
'Americanos' project more than just a film
Foot rubs good for the soul
GET TO IT
Getting married? Be in our 'Love Story'
Hypothermia's a risk even in mild weather
Queen City's moments to shine reflected in book
Anthrax show a plus even minus one singer
Change in DUI dropped
Covington man slain
Forum to gather residents' ideas for park
Lawrenceburg cashes in - again
Lebanon ponders suit over buyouts
Man charged with stealing tools
Measure would limit political donations from children
Miami team off to Africa to take chimpanzee census
Murder appeal sought on drugging argument
New housing projects on way
NKU controls faculty work
Ohio House OKs shift in crime victim payments
Review too late for Hustler
School offers rewards to senior test takers
Students in limbo until March 7 vote
Suspect could get life in Christmas slaying
TRISTATE DIGEST
Warren looks at TV ties
Woman dies in Madeira crash
