Friday, March 10, 2000
Suspect in nine crimes caught
BY JANICE MORSE
The Cincinnati Enquirer
HAMILTON — A one-man crime wave “came crashing to a halt,” Police Chief Neil Ferdelman said Thursday, after the arrest of a suspect accused in nine crimes in a little more than a month.
James William Buttery, 30, had eluded police since Jan. 12, when his alleged crime spree began. He has been charged with five counts of robbery and a count each of theft, attempted theft, attempted robbery and aggravated robbery. All involved area businesses.
“The investigations section worked extremely hard to get this guy, because if the situation had progressed, someone could have been seriously injured,” said Sgt. Thomas E. Kilgour, police spokesman, noting that a gun was displayed in one of the incidents.
Patrol officers received information that led detectives to an address in the 1100 block of Harmon Avenue, where Mr. Buttery was arrested Thursday afternoon without incident, said Lt. Steve Isgro. Mr. Buttery, who was being held in the Butler County Jail, is expected to appear today in Hamilton Municipal Court.
“This is an outstanding catch,” Chief Ferdelman said. “A crime wave like this does put a lot of fear into business owners.”
A police report says Mr. Buttery allegedly hit three businesses Jan. 12: an attempted theft of $20 from the Lindenwald Barber Shop, a theft of $20 from Linden Bowling Lanes and a robbery of all the money in the cash drawer at Jim's Corner Market.
On Jan. 28, Dabbelt's Market was robbed, followed by the Jan. 29 robbery of the Dunk-O-Donuts restaurant and the Jan. 30 robbery at Payless Shoe Source.
Mr. Buttery also is accused of two robberies — on Feb. 2 and Feb. 14 — at the Subway shop at 1021 High St.
The most serious incident, an aggravated robbery, occurred Feb. 7 at the General Nutrition Store at 1790 S. Erie Highway, where Mr. Buttery allegedly displayed a gun.
Police did not release how much money was taken in all of the incidents.
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