Man accused of fraud in getting two homes

A Pleasant Ridge man is accused of using his business to cheat two elderly Norwood women out of their homes.

Both women discovered the alleged fraud when they saw the man's name on tax papers sent to the homes.

A Hamilton County grand jury indicted Ronald Brooks, 38, on two charges of theft from an elderly person.

Brooks ran Action Funding Group, at 5234 Montgomery Road in Norwood, Hamilton County prosecutors said.

Brooks has not yet been arrested, according to court records.

Search on for missing Alzheimer's patient

OXFORD - Police and firefighters used a helicopter and K-9 units Friday to search for an 81-year-old Alzheimer's patient reported missing.

Charles Capel of Patrick Drive was last seen at 10 p.m. Thursday. Relatives reported him missing at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

Capel is described as 6-feet tall, 185 lbs., balding, with brown eyes and a full beard. He could be wearing either pajamas or boxer shorts with running shoes.

Residents who live in the western and southern areas of the city and have wooded areas are asked to walk the perimeters of their property in case Capel may have fallen.

Taser didn't stop him, but dog did the job

MOUNT AUBURN - Even if the Taser didn't stop him, the dog bite did.

Edward Johnson, 24, of Evanston, fled from Cincinnati officers who were conducting a drug investigation Thursday in the 2300 block of Vine Street, a report says. Officers said he ignored their demands to stop, so they used a Taser on him.

But Johnson then went into a yard, where a pet dog bit him.

He was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing official business.

Fire does $70,000 damage to home

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP - A fire caused about $70,000 damage early Friday to a home at 10770 Pippin Road, leaving two firefighters with minor injuries.

The firefighters were treated at the scene and did not require transportation to a hospital. The home's owner was at work when the fire broke out.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but preliminary findings indicate an electrical source in the attic, officials said.

Firefighter released after 30-foot fall

WYOMING - A firefighter here who fell nearly 30 feet during training May 15 has been released from University Hospital.

Jon Glassman, 50, was released Thursday, fire officials said. Glassman suffered several fractures that required surgery, and he will be returning to University for additional surgery, officials said.

Wyoming firefighter William Bryant Davis, 23, remained in fair condition Friday at University with fracture injuries. Both men are from Wyoming.

The two firefighters were practicing at the Colerain Township Fire Department training facility when the roof ladder they were on became loose and slid off the training building, Rielage said.

Woman critical from Carthage 6-car pileup

Sylvia Scherer, a 64-year-old Lockland resident, remained in critical condition at University Hospital Friday as a result of Thursday's six-car pileup in Carthage that police blamed on a man fleeing police.

Four others, including a 1-year-old girl, were treated and released from area hospitals.

Police identified the suspect as Gary Miles, 31, of Avondale, who was wanted on 12 misdemeanor and four felony warrants. Miles was treated at University Hospital and then jailed in the Hamilton County Justice Center. He faces two more felony charges - vehicular assault and failure to comply with a police officer.

The crash happened in the 1200 block of Seymour Avenue about 6:20 p.m. Thursday. Cincinnati Police tried to stop Miles' sport-utility vehicle near the Winton Terrace housing complex in Winton Hills.

Officers say they discontinued the pursuit, but Miles' vehicle failed to stop at the Seymour Avenue-Paddock Road intersection and hit a utility pole.