HAMILTON — Twenty-four people were arrested last week as a result of Butler County's Father's Day newspaper ads naming 200 parents who fell behind in child-support and could not be located.

        “We have received tons of tips at our office and at the sheriff's office,” said Daniel Cade, director of the county's Child Support Enforcement Agency. “It's kept my staff, the sheriff's office and the courts hopping.”

        Butler County used this strategy on Father's Day last year and it yielded 72 child-support arrests.

        The 24 arrests in the first week after publishing the names in local newspapers last Sunday exceeds last year's pace.

        “That's a very good number,” Mr. Cade said. “We're really pleased.”

        The average number of monthly child-support arrests in Butler County is 35, he said.

        The agency took out half-page ads in six local newspapers.

        “Some people who saw their names in the paper called us up and said, "What's this all about?,”' Mr. Cade said. “We told them to turn themselves in. The court looks kindly on people who work with us and cooperate.”

        Some of the 24 arrested child-support offenders surrendered after seeing their names in the papers; others were picked up by deputies.

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