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July 2008
Woman found in basement wasn’t stabbed to death
(James Simpson was arrested in connection with the death of Allison Beaty. Police detectives say he is cooperating with their investigation.)Allison Beaty, 42, was found dead in her basement on Wednesday July 16, at about 4 p.m. but initial reports that she was stabbed to death are incorrect, according to investigators.
Investigators said the woman was beaten, strangled and then placed in the basement of her home.
Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab Director Ken Betz confirmed there were no stab wounds on Beaty’s body.
Her death has been officially ruled a homicide, Betz said.
Police arrested Beaty’s boyfriend, James Simpson, 36, who they suspect in the woman’s death. He was spotted running in the 1600 block of Xenia Avenue hours after police found Beaty’s body, Dayton Sgt. Kelly Hamilton said.
Simpson, 36, who lived with Beaty at 460 Allwen Drive, has a violent criminal record. He shot at a Lucas County officer a few years ago while living in Toledo and served prison time on a burglary conviction.
And evidently, this isn’t the first time the police have been to Beaty’s house in the last year.
Dayton police were called to Beaty’s house on July 4 on domestic violence reports involving the couple, according to police records.
Beaty told police that Simpson hit her and took off with her car.
Dayton Sgt. Gary White said Simpson has been cooperating with the investigation and provided details as to what led Beaty’s death.
White refused to elaborate, which is usual procedure during homicide investigations.
White said Simpson was the father of at least two of Beaty’s four children. She never filed for a protection order against Simpson, White said.
Three of her children — ages 13, 6 and 4 — had just been dropped off at the duplex after attending a church day camp when Beaty’s body was found, the victim’s brother, Michael Beaty, said.
Staff writer Steve Bennish contributed to this story.
TweetScam artist bilks elderly woman out of $9,500
(Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for this woman, pictured here on a bank’s surveillance video, who they believed scammed an elderly woman out of $9,500.)
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s department is looking for a woman who took advantage of an elderly woman and scammed her out of $9,500.
In a scam that goes back to robbing banks on horse back, a 79-year-old woman was approached by a woman at Cub Foods, 5495 Salem Ave., at about 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, according to a sheriff’s report.
The woman said she had found a bag of money totaling $9,500, but needed someone to break the large bills so she did not draw attention when she deposited the money in her bank account, the report said.
She asked the elderly woman to drive to a nearby bank and withdraw $9,500 in $10, $20 and $50 bills.
Guess what? Read and see more pictures after the jump.
The elderly woman did just that.
She withdrew the money, only the teller dished out the dough in $100s and $50s. The elderly woman then drove the suspect back to Cub Foods where the suspect said she had a friend at Lowe’s hardware who would help “divide the money,” according to the report.
(The suspect at the bank with the elderly woman is on the right.)
The elderly woman handed over the cash and the suspect walked off and never returned.
“We’ve seen this before but it has popped up again recently,” Sheriff Phil Plummer said. “Everyone should be on the look out for something like this and don’t just hand over money to a stranger.”
The suspect was seen on bank surveillance video and is described as a black woman in her 40s, 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing about 135 pounds (though judging from the pictures she looks heavier than that).
Diesel prices forcing fire department to change
(Interim Dayton Fire Chief Herbert Redden, right, and assistant Chief Michael Caudill are looking at ways the department can become more fuel efficient. Photo by Peter Wine)
Surging diesel fuel prices are eating away a larger-than-expected chunk of the Dayton Fire Department’s budget, forcing officials to reconsider decades-old response practices in an effort to save money.
Interim fire Chief Herbert Redden said he has to do something or the fire department’s financial budget will be a mess by the end of the year.
He said there have been preliminary discussions about changing his department’s response practices to the numerous false alarms at area businesses and residences in the city.
Current protocol is the department has to send a full crew to the scene; including at least one truck, two medics, the battalion chief and a few other vehicles.
Fire officials are now considering sending one vehicle to investigate the alarm to see if it is indeed a working fire, Redden said.
“If it is then we will send the cavalry,” he said. “If not, then we won’t.”
And those aren’t the only changes being made in protocol.
Why? Read more after the jump.
“We budgeted in 2007 for fuel to cost $3.50 a gallon,” Redden said. “We never thought it would reach the level it is today.”
At the end of Monday, July 14, diesel fuel cost an average of $4.76 a gallon across the country. Most of Dayton’s fire engines get between three and five miles to the gallon and the ladder trucks get even less, fire officials said.
The fire department is also considering fining businesses that continually have false alarms because they tie up equipment and personnel.
In some cases, firefighters have become used to false alarms at certain locations and don’t expect to fight fires.
That drives down morale and sharpness among firefighters, Redden said.
“We have to do something,” Redden said. “If fuel prices went down about 40 cents a gallon we might be OK, but I don’t think they are doing that anytime soon.”
Redden said orders have already been given not to leave engines and other vehicles idling while on the scene of a possible fire. He said the department has cut back on attending special events and parades in order to conserve fuel.
What do you think the fire department should do to conserve fuel and still help and protect Dayton residents?
TweetDodge Caravan owners have the coolest cars
In college, my roommate had a 1995 Honda Civic that would not start when it rained and you had to hold the gear shift in place when making a hard left or right turn.
That didn’t stop us from making late night trips to and from The Pointe Tavern in Columbus or using it as a power source while tailgating at Ohio State games.
It was the coolest car.
Evidently it hasn’t lost its popularity — at least among thieves.
According to FBI statistics, that make and model Civic is the most popular car among thieves nationwide for the second straight year.
Evidently, parts for the Civic are in high demand even 13 years later. The folks at Honda must build a pretty good car.
Shockingly, that’s not the case in Ohio. Read more after the jump.
The most popular car stolen in Ohio is the 1994 Dodge Caravan.
That’s right, the Caravan. The Cadillac of all mini vans.
That can’t be right can it? The only time I see an abundance of Caravans are at bingo halls and archery tournaments.
At least the Civic is kind of cool. A paint job and some cool rims could make it a poster car for the next The Faster and the More Furiouser installment.
Here are the most common cars reported stolen in Ohio in 2007, according to the FBI:
1994 Dodge Caravan
1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1994 Buick Century
1996 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee
1997 Ford Taurus
1997 Chevrolet Cavalier
1989 Dodge Intrepid
1989 Chevrolet Full Size C/K 1500 Pickup
1998 Honda Civic
1995 Plymouth Voyager
Most popular in 2006:
1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1994 Dodge Caravan
1993 Buick Century
1996 Ford Taurus
1994 Chevrolet Cavalier
1996 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee
1994 Plymouth Voyager
1990 Buick LeSabre
1990 Chevrolet Full Size C/K 1500 Pickup
1992 Chevrolet Van
Nationwide for 2007
1995 Honda Civic
1991 Honda Accord
1989 Toyota Camry
1997 Ford F-150 Series
1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500
1994 Acura Integra
2004 Dodge Ram Pickup
1994 Nissan Sentra
1988 Toyota Pickup
2007 Toyota Corolla
2006
1995 Honda Civic
1991 Honda Accord
1989 Toyota Camry
1997 Ford F-150 Series Pickup
2005 Dodge Ram Pickup
1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pickup
1994 Nissan Sentra
1994 Dodge Caravan
1994 Saturn SL
1990 Acura Integra
First impressions matter the most
Welcome to Dayton Area Crime Blog. I know, not that exciting of a name, but I bet you can find it on Google.
This will be an arena for all that is crime in and around the Dayton area. Most of it will be informative, sensitive and important information.
Who knows, we might even help solve a crime or two?
But it will also be the lighter side of fighting crime, including hilarious accidents that might never make the Dayton Daily News newspaper.
Like this one (read more after the jump):
(Talk about a hose job after the jump).
You might recall the fire at the Kwik N Kold at 3100 North Main St. on June 13.
The drive-thru caught on fire June after a car inside the building burst into flames. The driver was pulled from the car and escaped injury.
Allegedly while fighting the blaze, a rookie firefighter must not have noticed his commander, who recently got a shiny new helmet, nearby.
The rookie misjudged the spray from his hose and caught the commander, sending the brand new helmet flying into the roaring flames.
Dayton Fire Chief Herbert Redden said he hasn’t seen a report of such an incident and said that story could be a “brick” that gets thrown around from station to station and somehow becomes fact.
But if it did happen can you imagine the grief that guy is probably still catching?
If you have any stories like that, no matter how old, please, share them.
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