Wednesday, February 02, 2000
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Bond at $150,000 for robbery suspect
A judge set bond Tuesday at $150,000 for a Norwood man accused of robbing three banks Jan. 15, two in Sycamore Township and one in Springfield Township.
Gary L. Connelly, 42, was arraigned in Hamilton County Municipal Court on three counts of aggravated robbery. He is to return to court Feb. 10 for a grand jury report.
A Hamilton County sheriff's spokesman said Mr. Connelly is accused of robbing the Firstar Bank at 10851 Montgomery Road at 9:30 a.m., and 20 minutes later, Bank One at 7269 Kenwood Road. He also is charged in a holdup at Northside Bank and Trust, 906 North Bend Road, the same day.
Spokesman Steve Barnett said an investigator was able to match a latent fingerprint obtained from the note used by the suspect in the robbery at the Firstar Bank with Mr. Connelly's fingerprint.
Woman injured in purse snatching
Hamilton County sheriff's investigators are searching for a man in a purse snatching at a Columbia Township grocery that injured a customer.
Deputies were called to the Kroger store at 7385 Wooster Road at 6:37 p.m. after a woman was robbed in the parking lot. The robber was able to elude deputies in a light-colored sedan.
Judy Hunt, 46, was knocked to the ground during the robbery, deputies said. She was taken to Mercy Hospital Anderson, where she was in good condition late Tuesday. Her address was not available.
Investigators said the robber approached Ms. Hunt in the parking lot and asked whether she needed help with her groceries. He then grabbed her purse, forced her to the ground and fled the area.
Deputies are looking for a black man, about 20 years old, 6 feet tall and weighing about 150 pounds. He was wearing dark pants, a navy coat, gray skull cap and dark boots.
Three men arrested after pony keg heist
WOODLAWN — Three men were arrested in connection with an armed robbery Monday evening at Woodlawn Pony Keg, 10075 Springfield Pike.
Thayer L. Munford, 35, of Lincoln Heights was arrested shortly after the incident, along with Jermaine Beard, 18, also of Lincoln Heights. Michael Harrell, 35, was arrested Tuesday morning at his home in the 1400 block of Wabash Avenue, Lincoln Heights.
The men were charged with aggravated robbery and theft.
Woodlawn Police say three men walked into the pony keg around 9 p.m. and demanded money from a clerk. One of the men pointed a gun at the clerk, who was not injured. The men left the store with an undetermined amount of cash.
Mr. Munford and Mr. Beard were arrested as they walked home from Woodlawn, police said. Mr. Harrell was arrested about 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Police recovered the gun and some of the stolen cash.
Sheriff investigating death of infant
BATAVIA TOWNSHIP — The Clermont County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 7-month-old boy who had been suffering respiratory problems since birth.
When units were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 200 block of Stonelick Woods in Batavia Township about 7 p.m. Monday, Austin Boyd, son of Kelly and Roger Boyd Jr., had been pronounced dead, said Sheriff A.J. “Tim” Rodenberg.
The infant was taken to Clermont Mercy Hospital. The coroner has not determined cause of death.
“There is no reason to suspect foul play at this point,” Sheriff Rodenberg said.
The child was born one to two months prematurely.
Witnesses lined up in child-molesting case
BATESVILLE, Ind. — Indiana State Police have received numerous calls from potential witnesses following the arrest of a Bellevue man on charges that he molested a 9-year-old boy at a Batesville-area campground.
Richard Leppert was arrested by the Campbell County Sheriff's Department last week, on a felony warrant from Indiana. He is charged with child molestation.
The molestation allegedly occurred on trips to Indiana Lakes Campground.
Investigators at the Indiana State Police's Versailles department say young Northern Kentucky boys have been brought to the park for about five years.
“We have been getting more calls. We got at least five last night,” Indiana State Police Cpl. Robert Garcia said Tuesday. “But it's too early to tell.”
Anyone with information is asked to call the state police at (812) 689-5000 and ask for Detective Tracy Rohlfing.
Ex-wife appeals ongoing jail sentence
TROY, Ohio — Attorneys for a woman who has been in jail for six weeks for refusing to tell her ex-husband the whereabouts of their two children asked a state appeals court Tuesday to free her.
A New York court awarded custody of the children — a 10-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy — to Linda Brennan's ex-husband, Richard Brennan of Tully, N.Y., during the couple's 1996 divorce.
When the children were not returned to him after a visit to his ex-wife's home this summer, she was charged with interfering with custody.
Linda Brennan, 36, of Casstown, Ohio, pleaded not guilty to the charge Dec. 15, and the next day stood silent when a Miami County Municipal Court judge asked her where the children were. She was cited for contempt and jailed until she responds.
Auctioneer course offered in Warren
LEBANON — The Warren County Career Center's Adult and Community Education Department has become the 13th school in the nation approved to offer an auctioneering program — the first south of Columbus in Ohio, the school said Tuesday.
The Ohio Division of Commerce and the Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing approved the Warren center for the program. The first class will begin in August, with registration beginning immediately. Base tuition is $725.
Call Fred Francis at 932-8145, Ext. 5271.
Butler fair plans include an extra day
HAMILTON — Plans are under way for special ceremonies and an extra day for this year's Butler County Fair, the 150th.
The July 23-29 event at the fairgrounds in Hamilton will include a kickoff breakfast, recognition of past junior fair kings and queens and of former showman competitors. The fair usually runs six days.
For a showcase of memorabilia from past fairs, to be displayed at Heritage Hall, the fair board is soliciting loans of awards, articles and other items from past fairs. Call Doug Banks at 726-4732.
Fountain Square rink staying open to Feb. 27
Weather permitting, the ice rink on Fountain Square will stay open weekends through Feb. 27. The original close date was Jan. 17.
Rink hours are:
• 4-9 p.m. Fridays through Feb. 24.
• 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 26.
• Noon to 6 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 27.
Admission is $1. Skate rental is $1. For information, call 352-6167.
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