Man is indicted in killing of wife

        A man accused of shooting his wife to death Sunday in front of a crowd was indicted Wednesday on a felony charge that could send him to prison for life if convicted.

        A Hamilton County grand jury indicted Stephen G. Chancey, 50, of West Chester Township, on a charge of aggravated murder. If convicted, he could be sentenced to 20 years to life for the killing of his estranged wife, Joyce Chancey, 43.

        Police said Stephen Chancey shot her several times in a Sharonville parking lot Sunday in front of at least 20 people as she headed into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

        Mr. Chancey surrendered minutes after the shooting. He is in the Hamilton County jail on a $1 million bond pending arraignment next week.

        Police said Joyce Chancey had filed for divorce and moved into an apartment with her 15-year-old daughter.
       

Bank robbery suspect arrested in Fairfield

        SPRINGDALE — A 41-year-old Hamilton man was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated robbery in the hold-up of the Provident Bank at 495 E. Kemper Road.

        According to Springdale police, Anthony D. Peterson entered the bank shortly before 5 p.m. and used a note written on a napkin to demand money from a teller.

        Mr. Peterson fled the scene with the money in a black convertible, police said.

        Mr. Peterson was arrested about a half-hour later after a police chase that ended at Annandale Drive and Brushback Court in Fairfield.

        The robbery was the 23rd so far this year in Hamilton County. Last year, there were 90 bank robberies in the county, an all-time high, according to the Cincinnati FBI field office.
       

1 teen shot, 2 held after Indiana chase

        VERSAILLES, Ind. — A wild chase and shooting near midnight Tuesday left a 16-year-old boy in critical condition and two other 16-year-olds in custody.

        The injured teen was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in the back seat of a car after police chased it for about 25 minutes, police said.

        Police say the incident began when a Switzerland County sheriff's deputy tried to stop the car at Ind. 56 and Ind. 156 in Vevay for a traffic violation about 11:30 p.m.

        The driver took off and led officers on a chase to Ohio County, where police stopped the car with a roadblock.

        Police say their investigation showed the car was stolen from Greensburg, Ind. Several guns in the car were also stolen.
       

Policeman in court on domestic charge

        A veteran Cincinnati police officer is scheduled to be back in court next week to answer a domestic violence charge.

        Spc. Michael Mercer, 34, on the force since 1989, was charged Feb. 5 after an incident with his wife. He was released from jail the next day on his promise to appear in court.

        His police powers have been suspended and he is assigned to desk duty until the case is resolved.

        He's due in court Feb. 25.
       

Bengals star boosts bone marrow donations

        Bengals linebacker Brian Simmons visited Cincinnati's main post office on Dalton Avenue on Wednesday to kick off a national bone marrow donor awareness program for the U.S. Postal Service.

        Minority participation in bone marrow donor programs has been lower than average for years. As one of the nation's leading employers of minorities, the Postal Service is in a key position to increase donors, said Greg Gamble, district manager.

        Donated bone marrow is used to treat leukemia and other blood-related diseases. With lower donation rates, doctors say it is harder to find matching donors for people from minority groups who have these diseases.

        For information about registering to be a bone marrow donor, call the Hoxworth Blood Center at 558-1616.
       

Livingston sues over car's seizure

        A former radio talk show host claims in a lawsuit that Cincinnati police violated his constitutional rights when they “abducted” and “murdered” his 1987 Nissan Maxima.

        Nathaniel Livingston Jr. filed the suit last week in U.S. District Court. He accuses Mayor Charlie Luken, City Council and the police of improperly seizing and destroying hundreds of cars last year as part of “Operation Clean Sweep.”

        City officials have said the car seizures were part of a citywide effort to rid the streets of abandoned cars. But Mr. Livingston, a former host of a show on WDBZ-AM (1230), says his car was not abandoned but was legally parked in front of his home.

        He said losing the car was like losing a “pet or dear friend.” “He was devastated, shocked and outraged when he found out that the city had wrongfully and illegally abducted his car and murdered it,” the lawsuit states.

        City officials could not be reached for comment late Wednesday. Mr. Livingston is seeking $1 million in damages.
       

Jobless checks late after computer glitch

        COLUMBUS — About 36,000 unemployment compensation checks will be mailed a few days late this week because of a computer problem, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Wednesday.

        Power to the unemployment computer system failed Monday night, and the system would not respond when power was restored. As a result, about 36,000 checks that were supposed to be processed Monday and Tuesday evenings, and mailed the following mornings, were not processed.

        The system was back in operation later Wednesday, said Jon Allen, department spokesman.

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