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October 2008
Man bought cars, set up insurance account with stolen identity
MIAMISBURG - Police are still trying to piece together how a black man, described to be in his early 30s, used a stolen Louisiana driver’s license to illegally purchase five high-end cars from local dealerships within the last month.
The man used a fake identification (pictured) to not only buy the cars, but also set up an insurance account through GEICO Insurance with the stolen identity, Miamisburg Det. Jeff Muncy said.
“This isn’t your normal car thief,” Muncy said. “This person is a little more sophisticated.”
The man allegedly pasted his photo onto a valid driver’s license and bought a used Hummer H2, Land Rover and a new Nissan Maxima and Ford F-350 pickup from dealers in Cincinnati, Miamisburg and Fairfield.
The man walked into the White Allen European Auto Group, 648 N. Springboro Pike, on Oct. 9 and used the fake ID to buy a 2004 Porsche Cayenne, general manager Rick Sloan said.
“He had all the necessary documents and even had the right insurance information,” Sloan said. “Short of finger printing him, we would have never known.”
Sloan found out the man used someone’s stolen identity when the bank that approved the loan voided it on Friday, Oct. 24, after figuring out the man used a fake ID.
The suspect was able to get loans for the five vehicles because banks weren’t processing the loans quickly enough, Muncy said.
None of the cars have been recovered and all were driven off the lots with temporary tags, except the $44,000 Land Rover, Muncy said.
Sloan said it is likely his dealership will have to eat the cost of the $31,000 Porsche.
TweetPolice: Couple caught soliciting sex acts on craigslist.org
DAYTON - Police detectives arrested a couple Thursday afternoon, Oct. 30, who were advertising “very erotic massages” and “more” on the popular Web site craigslist.org.
Detectives responded to an ad earlier that morning listed on the Web site that read “Hello gentleman, if you work downtown (Dayton) why not drop in for a very erotic massage today,” according to a police report.
The advertisement also contained a picture of woman dressed in lingerie, the report stated.
Using an e-mail address, detectives set up a meeting with a woman named “Kitty,” who was later identified as Kathleen Kievitt, 35.
Adam Harris, 44, allegedly replied to the detective’s e-mail and gave a number for detectives to call. Kievitt allegedly told them she offered erotic massages “and more,” according to the report.
Kitty said she charged $200 an hour or $100 for a half hour and there was a sexual act performed at the end of the massage, the report stated.
Detectives arrived at 57 E. Riverview at about 2 p.m. and found Harris inside, along with Kievitt, who was dressed in black lingerie, the report stated.
Kievitt told detectives the couple started soliciting sexual acts after Harris was recently laid off.
Harris told them he and his wife sometime give massages to clients at the same time, the report stated. Harris said it was a way “to have money coming in.”
Detectives also found a book filled with names and phone numbers of clients who have received the erotic massages, the report stated. Officers also took Kievitt’s lingerie as evidence.
The couple was summoned to appear on charges of prostitution and soliciting prostitution.
TweetKettering man dead after crashing into RTA pole
DAYTON — Police are investigating a single-car fatal crash involving a 62-year-old Kettering man who collided with an RTA pole Wednesday night, Oct. 29.
Officers were dispatched to 3100 block of Nicholas Road just before 11 p.m. and found Ronald Evans in critical condition, according to police. He was transported to Miami Valley Hospital where he later died.
Police are not sure what caused Evans to drive over the curb and strike the pole. There were no witnesses, according to police.
TweetMiamisburg police investigate rash of unusual car thefts
MIAMISBURG - Police are looking for a man who used a stolen identity and a Louisiana driver’s license to buy five cars from five area dealerships within the last month.
The man used what appeared to be a valid driver’s license, but his face was pasted over someone else’s personal identification, according to police.
The man walked into the White Allen European Auto Group, 648 N. Springboro Pike, on Oct. 9 and used the fake ID to buy a 2004 Porsche Cayenne, general manager Rick Sloan said.
The man also used the fake ID to buy a Hummer, Nissan Maxima, Ford F-350 and a Land Rover from other area dealers, according to police.
“He had all the necessary documents and even had the right insurance information,” Sloan said. “Short of finger printing him, we would have never known.”
Sloan found out the man used someone’s stolen identity when the bank that approved the loan voided it on Friday, Oct. 24, after figuring out the man used a fake ID.
None of the cars have been recovered. Sloan said it is likely his dealership will have to eat the cost of the $31,000 Porsche.
TweetCashier tells would-be thief to remove hat or leave
DAYTON — The cashier was apparently unconcerned when a male ran into her store on Wednesday, Oct. 29, with a loose knitted cap pulled over his head. The subject, who the cashier later said might have been just a kid, stepped next to a customer in line at the Rite Aid at 1158 Wilmington Ave., pointed a cell phone as if it were a gun and said, “Give me all your money,” according to a police report.
“(The cashier) did not take him seriously,” the report said.
The cashier told the subject to take his hat off or he would have to leave the store. The subject put the cell phone back in his pocket and said, “I’m being serious, give me all your money,” the report said.
The cashier again came back with, “Sir, take your hat off or leave.” The subject stood silent for a moment, and the cashier then told him to leave because he refused to take off his hat, the report said.
“Oh man,” the subject said before running out of the door, according to the report.
Officers, who responded to the Rite Aid at 5:30 p.m., combed the area for several minutes attempting to locate someone matching the description but did not find the suspect.
TweetFatal crash statistics tell interesting story
I am constantly tooling around the Internet for interesting crime statistics (Hey! Don’t judge me, it’s my job).
Anyway, there is no better Web site for crash statistics than the Ohio Highway Patrol.
If anyone is interest, you can find the site here.
Anyway, the OSP has posted an interesting state map of fatal crashes that can also be broken down by county. I found it interesting that of the 50 fatal crashes in Montgomery County in 2007, 28 were alcohol-related. In 2006 20 of the 46 fatal crashes involved alcohol.
I thought the number of fatal crashes involving alcohol would be higher.
Anyway, take a look at the maps. I uploaded the ones for neighboring counties, as well. Let me know what you think:
; ; ; ; ; TweetCoroner confirms Hild was stabbed to death
Dental records have confirmed the human skeleton found near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is that of 37-year-old Angela Hild, the Boone County, Ky., Coroner’s Office said Wednesday, Oct. 29.
Hild, who has been missing since Aug. 21 and feared murdered by her husband, Michael Hild, died from multiple stab wounds, Boone County Coroner Doug Stith said.
Angela Hild, 37, had been missing since Aug. 21. Photo courtesy of DPDDayton police detectives hand-delivered dental records to Stith’s office on Tuesday after an airport worker mowing grass found Hild’s remains in a sleeping bag near Donaldson Highway and Point Pleasant Road about 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Stith described the area as wooded and said the scene where the bones were found was one “consistent with someone dumping” the remains there. Hild’s body was dumped about 300 feet off the road.
Stith said Hild’s exposure to hot weather, animals and insects caused her body to decompose rapidly in a short period of time. He said her bones were not there for a “long period” of time.
Dayton police believe Michael Hild murdered his wife. Photo courtesy of DPDDayton police feared Angela Hild was dead after speaking with some of Michael Hild’s relatives after her Aug. 21 disappearance. They knew of Michael Hild’s actions around the time his wife disappeared, Sgt. Tom Flanders said.
Those interviews led detectives to believe Angela Hild’s body was wrapped in a tarp or blanket and dumped somewhere in northern Kentucky.
Michael Hild was shot to death on Aug. 23 during a gunfight with Melbourne, Fla., police after he allegedly robbed a Walgreens store in Orange County, Fla.
Dayton police asked authorities in Erlanger, Ky., last month to help in their search for Angela Hild after learning her husband stole license plates from a car there, Sgt. Gary White said. That search, which included 12 officers, two dogs and the Hamilton County sheriff’s helicopter, turned up nothing.
Michael Hild was an abusive husband and a career criminal, according to Montgomery County court records. He was released from jail in mid-July after a probation violation. The couple had a 5-year-old son who now lives with Angela Hild’s relatives.
TweetShoplifters strike same store three times in single day
DAYTON — Police responded to three separate shoplifting incidents at the Kroger store at 1024 S. Smithville Rd. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, for three suspects stealing items that included shoestrings, beer and utility blades, according to police reports.
The first came at 11:30 a.m., when a man was issued a summons for placing shoestrings and shoe scuff remover into his pocket and walking past the register without paying. About two hours later, police returned to the store on the report of a woman placing a Mountain Dew plastic bottle and a Budweiser can into her purse and leaving without paying. She was also issued a summons.
The third call was the strangest. At 3:31 p.m., police arrived again and talked with the store’s loss prevention specialist, who said he observed 46-year-old Jeffrey Oney (pictured above) walking throughout the store and placing items in his pockets. The store employee confronted Oney after he purchased some items but did not take the other items out of his pockets.
The concealed items included: Hex key set, utility blades, six-inch pliers, lunchmeat, cheese, butter and two candy bars. Oney told the employee, “I only have $20 and I spent $17.” Police also found a red box cutter on Oney that uses the same type of utility blades he had in his pockets.
Police arrested Oney on a theft charge.
The total value of all items from the three incidents was $32, according to the reports.
TweetPolice: Woman said she punched cop because of his race
DAYTON — Police arrested a 37-year-old woman Monday, Oct. 27, after she allegedly called an officer a “white dog” and punched him in the face.
Officer Thomas J. Cope was patrolling the 1500 block of Smithville Road at about 2 p.m. when he spotted Monica Norman standing in the road and yelling at cars, according to a police report.
Cope pulled up to Norman, told her to stop yelling and to get out of the road, the report stated. But Norman refused and allegedly cussed out the officer, telling Cope to basically go away.
Cope got out to write Norman a citation and told her again to get out of the road, the report stated. Norman allegedly started swearing again before Cope told her she was under arrest.
But when Cope tried to cuff Norman, she slipped out of her coat, the report stated. Cope reached for Norman again, and that’s when she punched him in the face between his lower lip and chin, according to the report.
A struggled ensued before a man driving by jumped out and helped Cope subdue Norman, the report stated.
Once in the rear of an officer’s cruiser, Norman allegedly continued to call Cope names and started to spit. When Cope asked Norman why she punched him, she said because “she hates white people,” the report stated.
Once in jail, it took six officers to get Norman in her cell, the report stated.
She is being held on felony charges of assault and ethnic intimidation, along with misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
TweetFirefighters battle separate blazes at same duplex
DAYTON — One of two fires that severely damaged a east-side house early Tuesday morning, Oct. 28 has been ruled an arson by the Dayton Fire Department.
Fire crews arrived at a duplex near the corner of Burkhardt Avenue and Findlay Street just after midnight and extinguished a blaze on one side of the duplex.
After crews left, another blaze, this one more intense, started in the attic of the duplex just hours after the first incident, Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Payne said.
The fire became so intense firefighters were pulled out of the house and ladder trucks had to put the fire out.
The two fires caused $23,000 worth of damage to the house and the two families living there were forced to leave, though no one was hurt.
“The house sustained significant damage to the roof and is not really safe for anyone to live in right now,” Payne said.
Payne said the first, and minor, of the two fires is still under investigation.
TweetDomestic dispute leads to drug bust
DAYTON — Officers responding to an assault call in the 2100 block of Ravenwood Avenue Sunday at about 6:30 p.m. arrived to find marijuana plants growing in the basement, according to a police report.
A woman called police and said she had been hit with a book and “someone was going to get killed,” according to the report.
The woman said she was visiting Andera Johnson (pictured), 39, when the mother of Johnson’s child threw the book, hitting the female caller in the face.
When officers arrived, they tried to locate the woman who threw the book, but she kept running from room to room, according to the report.
As one officer walked down the basement stairs he noticed a strong odor of marijuana, according to the report. Officers found three marijuana plants under a “growing light” and several tiny “starter plants,” the report stated.
Another room in the basement contained another 20 plants beneath a light.
Johnson told officers, “Man I was just tired of that Mexican (stuff). I just figured I’d get a stash of my own,” according to the report.
Johnson said he doesn’t sell the marijuana, just smokes it, the report stated.
He was arrested on felony charges of illegal manufacturing of drugs, possession of drugs and possession of criminal tools.
TweetMan allegedly stabbed in the butt by a guy named Butts
DAYTON — Police put out a broadcast at 4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, for a suspect named Timothy Butts, who allegedly stabbed a man he knew in the rear end.
Charles Kohlbeck, 25, told officers he asked a group of men to leave his house in the 2100 block of East Fifth Street on Saturday when they became belligerent after drinking alcohol, according to a police report.
Kohlbeck then checked his car after seeing some men around it and noticed his radio was missing, the report stated.
He then confronted Butts, and the two began to fight. Kohlbeck claims that’s when Butts pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed him in the rear end, the report stated. Officers responding to Miami Valley Hospital discovered Kohlbeck had a two- to four-inch laceration on his hind end, the report stated.
Officers went to the house where Butts allegedly lives in the 2200 block of East Fifth Street, but a woman who answered the door would not let them in, the report stated.
Officers did notice “blood droplets” leading up the door where Butts allegedly lives, but the woman told them that was old blood, according to the report.
Kohlbeck was treated and released from the hospital. Officers are still looking for Butts.
TweetMoraine Walmart robbed early this morning
MORAINE — Police are looking for a man who walked into a Walmart Supercenter in the 1700 block of Dorothy Lane at about 4 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, and demanded money from a clerk at gunpoint.
The man allegedly walked to the counter with a gallon of antifreeze and told the clerk he had a gun, according to police. Surveillance video shows the clerk emptying the drawer of an undisclosed amount of cash and putting it in a plastic Walmart bag.
The clerk was not harmed during the encounter.
The suspect then ran out of the store and was spotted on South Dixie Drive near the Budget Inn.
Anyone with information about the robbery should call 222-STOP.
TweetMinor fire destroys garage on East Lincoln St. downtown
DAYTON — You might have noticed a lot of smoke downtown near Miami Valley Hospital at about 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 27.
Fire crews were putting out a garage fire in the rear of a lot in the 100 block of East Lincoln Street. There were no injuries, but the garage was a total loss and there were saw downed power lines.
An arson investigator was called to the scene to investigate. Neighbors said the houses are rented out and they were not sure who lives there.
There was no other serious damage reported as the fire was contained to the stand-alone garage.
TweetPolice: Security guard thwarts kidnapping by fighting off attacker
DAYTON - An apartment security guard was allegedly assaulted Sunday, Oct. 26, after he spotted James Phipps dragging a woman by her hair down the steps of an apartment complex.
Phipps (pictured), 30, allegedly strangled the 30-year-old woman inside an apartment in the 5000 block of Norris Drive at about 1:30 a.m. and was trying to kidnap her, according to police.
The security guard tried to stop Phipps, who officers said was intoxicated, and the two began to fight, Lt. John Huber said.
When officers arrived, the woman told them Phipps beat her up and was going to kill her, according to the report.
Clumps of the woman’s hair were found on the apartment steps and she had red marks around her neck, Huber said. The security guard was not seriously injured.
Phipps is in jail on felony charges of kidnapping, aggravated burglary and domestic violence. His bond is expected to be set later this afternoon.
TweetPolice major paid thousands, forced to retire after tossing ticket
Retired Dayton police Maj. Mike BrownDAYTON — A Dayton police major suspended for “shredding” a ticket issued to a City Hall worker was paid $56,000 for unused time off, received a retroactive 4 percent wage increase and was allowed to look for a new job on city time as part of his negotiated retirement from the force.
The city also agreed to pay Major Mike Brown for the 10 days he was suspended in June, according to documents obtained through a public records request. An Employee Action Form signed by city officials Oct. 1 included a notation that Brown was paid $3,856 for 80 hours work.
On Oct. 1, two days before Brown retired, the city offered buyouts to 554 employees to help reduce a projected $13 million deficit in 2009. In a letter to employees, city manager Rashad Young said the “troubled economy and unprecedented reduction in revenue have created a financial crisis unlike any other.”
Brown, a 26-year veteran who oversaw patrol operations, was placed on paid leave April 18 after allegations surfaced he helped hide details of a Dec. 12 traffic stop of Larry Miller Jr., an aide at City Hall.
In the January 2008 file photo, Dayton City Manager Rashad Young, back, shares a laugh with city spokesman Tom BiedenharnBrown’s attorney, Steve Dankof, said in April the officers who stopped Miller called Brown after learning Miller worked at City Hall. They asked Brown what they should do, Dankof said. Brown shredded the ticket, according to the agreement.
On June 3, city lawyers and Dankof reached a settlement that said Brown would be suspended for 10 days before returning to active duty June 18.Once reinstated, Brown was not required to show up to work. Instead, he was allowed to search for a new job until he retired Oct. 3, according to the agreement.
The agreement also included a 4 percent raise retroactive to Jan. 1., boosting Brown’s final salary to $48.21 an hour, or $100,276 a year, based on a 40-hour work week. It also meant Brown would receive at least $30,000 in salary during the 15 weeks he was allowed to search for new work and $56,000 for unused vacation, compensation and sick time.
Brown’s pension also took effect Oct. 3, according to the form.
The agreement cited Brown’s “lengthy service to the city and his forthright admission of the responsibility” as reasons he was not fired.
City spokesman Tom Biedenharn said Friday, Oct. 24, the agreement “was approved as being in the best interest” of the city.
Chief Richard Biehl, who has called Brown’s actions “egregious,” was not available for comment Friday afternoon. Assistant Chief Wanda Smith referred questions concerning Brown’s retirement to Young’s office. Dankof could not be reached for comment.
TweetUD cop carjacked, dragged by own car in Boston
His minivan was recovered outside a home in Dorchester, a suburb of Boston. Photo by WBZTV in BostonBOSTON, Mass. — A University of Dayton police officer was dragged nearly 100 feet after his minivan was carjacked outside a hotel in Boston, Mass., at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21.
Sgt. Pete Snyder, 62, was in South Boston visiting colleges with his daughter when a man jumped in his minivan parked outside a Courtyard by Marriott hotel, 63 Boston St., and drove off, according to Boston police.
Snyder allegedly mistook Ricardo Feliciano Jr., 38, of Waltham, Mass., for the hotel valet, gave him the car keys and began unloading luggage from his minivan. That’s when Feliciano jumped in the minivan and drove off, according to police.
Snyder grabbed onto the driver’s side door and tried to stop Feliciano before he was dragged about 100 feet and tumbled to the ground when Feliciano “floored it,” according to police.
Pete Snyder is taken to a Boston hospital after his minivan was carjacked Tuesday night, Oct. 21. Photo by WBZTV in BostonFeliciano found Synder’s gun in the van and a short time later drove to a home neaby on Dorchester Avenue where he tried to kidnap a young girl at gunpoint, according to police.
The girl got away, but Feliciano then drove off in her mother’s Jeep Liberty, according to police.
Feliciano crashed the Jeep into a pole in Dorchester and fled on foot after a brief car chase with police. He was arrested not far from the crash, according to police.
Synder’s wrecked minivan, gun and some of his luggage were recovered, according to police.
Snyder was treated for minor injuries at Boston Medical Center. UD police Maj. Larry Dickey said he talked to Snyder Wednesday afternoon and he seemed to be OK.
“He has a few broken ribs and some road rash,” Dickey said. “It is my understanding that he managed to visit one of the colleges with his daughter.”
Dickey said Snyder’s minivan sustained significant damage and Snyder is not sure when he will be able to return to Dayton. Snyder has been with the police department five years since retiring from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s office.
Feliciano was arraigned in South Boston District Court on Wednesday and is being held on $200,000 bail.
He faces felony charges of kidnapping, carjacking, assault, unlawfully carrying a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and auto theft.
TweetPolice make drug busts in fast-food lots
DAYTON — Police made arrests or issued summons in two separate drug incidents involving Wendy’s parking lots on Tuesday, Oct. 21, including one in which a man allegedly snorted heroin while his 1-year-old son sat in the back seat.
At 5:30 p.m., a detective patrolling the Wendy’s at 2120 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd., noticed a man leaning over in a Kia Rio front passenger seat, an act consistent with drug use, according to a police report. After the car left the lot, officers pulled over the couple — driver Shawna Eversole (pictured top) and passenger Hobert Eversole (second from top). The couple had their infant son in a car seat in the back of the Rio.
Officers soon found two gel caps containing heroin and arrested Hobert Eversole, 35, on charges of child endangering and possession of drugs and Shawna Eversole, 35, on charges of child endangering, permitting drug abuse and probation violation.
Shawna Eversole told police that her husband had a heroin problem and that she drove him to an unknown street near the Wendy’s, where a man sold Hobert Eversole the heroin for $25. He then snorted it off of a magazine in the parking lot, she told police.
The 2100 block of South Edwin C. Moses Boulevard has been a drug hotbed of late, detailed in this June story by reporter Lucas Sullivan. A Montgomery County grand jury last week declined to indict two Dayton police detectives for their role in a May shooting during an attempted getaway from a drug bust that killed a man in that area.
About 70 minutes later, a different set of officers stopped a white Jeep Liberty after responding to a drug call at the Wendy’s at 1500 Wayne Ave., involving a lot of traffic to and from the Liberty. Police soon found a Ridgeway Pharmacy bag containing a 10-pack of hypodermic needles with only seven remaining in the car, a police report said.
The driver, Heather Muth, 20, said the needles belonged to her passenger, Joshua Burns. Later asked about the needles, Burns, 21, said they belonged to Muth because her grandmother was diabetic (even though Muth already told officers no one in her family was diabetic).
Muth and Burns were issued a summons in lieu of arrest on charges of possessing drug abuse instruments.
TweetFarm equipment gets stuck, shuts down part of U.S. 35
DAYTON — Police had to shut down the eastbound ramp of U.S. 35 just after the split with Interstate 75 after a piece of farm equipment being hauled by a pickup truck became lodged and blocked traffic for about an hour.
The pickup truck was heading through the construction area at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, towing a tiller that was too wide to fit between temporary concrete construction barriers along each side of U.S. 35, according to Dayton police Officer J.R. Krauskopf.
The highway had to be shut down while a small crane was brought in to remove three concrete barriers in order to free the pickup truck.
No one was injured during the incident, and the driver was not cited, Krauskopf said. The highway was reopened at about 12:30 p.m.
TweetUndercover cop solicited by pregnant prostitute
DAYTON - Vice cops are constantly doing prostitution stings around the city, mainly along Xenia Avenue and North Main Street, but some arrests are more unusual than others.
Take Debbie L. Peak (pictured), 28, of Dayton. Peak, who has been convicted 13 times of prostitution-related offenses, allegedly solicited an undercover vice cop in the 300 block of Xenia Avenue at about 11 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, according to a police report.
Peak got in the undercover cop car and a deal was made where Peak would perform sexual acts for $50, according to the report.
As the undercover officer drove to an agreed location where the event would take place, officers pulled the vehicle over and arrested Peak, the report stated.
Peak told officers she was pregnant and needed money to eat, the report stated.
She admitted to officers she had engaged in soliciting sexual acts for money and was transported to jail on misdemeanor charges, the report stated. Officers also ordered Peak take an HIV test.
Peak has been arrested so many times for soliciting the undercover vice cop wrote in the report he has arrested her “numerous times after she proceeded to solicit sexual activity in exchange for money.”
Which begs the question, is the vice squad making a dent in deterring prostitution by repeatedly arresting the same people?
TweetPizza joints band together to figure out robberies
DAYTON - Police are investigating the robbery of a pizza delivery driver that uncovered a string of attempted robberies over the weekend in the 100 block area of Indianola Avenue.
The puzzle came together at about 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, when a Cassano’s Pizza employee was robbed at gunpoint by two men wearing masks, while the employee was trying to deliver a pizza in the area, according to a police report.
The worker said two men held guns about three inches from his head and demanded money and the pizzas, according to a police report.
After handing them money and the pizzas, the delivery man gave them the soda that was part of the order, but the men said they didn’t want the 2-liter and took off.
When the worker returned to the store he called Domino’s Pizza to make them aware of the incident and gave them the number used to order the pies, the report stated.
The Domino’s manager said they had already gotten a call from that number between 6 and 7 p.m., but a delivery attempt was unsuccessful.
When the victim called Donatos, an employee there said a delivery driver heading to the same location on Indianola, was almost robbed on Friday night, but managed to get away.
The Donatos order was also placed with the same phone number as the incidents at Domino’s and Cassano’s, the report stated.
There is no description of the suspects, according to police. The 2-liter was taken as evidence to see if there were any fingerprints left by the suspects.
Anyone with information is urged to call 333-COPS.
TweetPolice: Men say they are victims of hate crime
DAYTON - Police are investigating allegations made by two black men that they were victims of a hate crime on Saturday, Oct. 18.
The two black men said they were walking about 6:30 a.m. near the Circle K store in the 1900 block of East Fifth Street when one man in group of white males asked if they wanted to “buy some dope,” according to a police report.
As the black men walked inside the Circle K, the group of about four white men, which included juveniles, started yelling racial slurs and wanted to fight, according to the report.
The black men said they did not recognize any of the men making the threats. The black men said when they walked out of the store, more men arrived. One of them tried to run over the black men with his pickup truck, the report stated.
One member of the group pulled a knife on the two black men and threatened to kill them, The man also used racial slurs, the report stated.
The two black men said they managed to escape to a local glass shop, but about nine men from the group showed up outside and yelled more racial slurs, the report stated.
The owner of the glass shop locked the front door and told the two black men they could escape out the rear of the store, the report stated.
As the two men tried to run out the back of the store, some men in the group spotted them and began to chase them, according to a police report.
The men made it home and called police. Officers arrived and spotted four to five white males near the intersection of East Fifth and Terry streets standing outside a gas station.
The men noticed police and took off on foot, according to the report.
Two suspects, including Anthony Long, 45, were arrested after a brief foot chase with police, the report stated.
Officers said Long and the other suspect continued to use racial slurs and made threats as they were being questioned about the incident.
Long was arrested on a felony charge of obstructing official business, along with misdemeanor charges of assault, intimidation and resisting arrest. The other man, whose name was not released, was ordered to appear at the police station on Monday.
The victims were not seriously injured and no other arrests have been made.
TweetWoman upsets firefighters by running over their hose
HARRISON Twp., Montgomery County — Ever wonder how you can upset 30 firefighters so much that they ask police to arrest you?
Run over their fire hose.
Oh it happened, my friends. Tuesday night, Oct. 14, I was at an apartment fire in the 4100 block of King Tree Drive when I was almost run over by a silver Pontiac Grand Prix driving up Iddings Court.
Usually when there are five fire engines, including a ladder truck, a few medics and Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies at a fire there isn’t much through traffic.
Evidently, that didn’t stop Jakendia Morgan, 38, from running over a large fire hose that was connected to a hydrant and running across Iddings Court.
To make matters worse, as Morgan was being chased down by angry firefighters, she pulled up next to a fire engine being used to battle the blaze.
Not even the media gets to park that close.
She wasn’t out of her car before firefighters asked her what she was thinking.
“I didn’t see (the hose),” Morgan said. “I swear I didn’t see it there.”
Mind you, the hose is as thick as your thigh. She tried to explain that she saw a Dayton Power and Light truck in the front yard and thought the power was out.
When asked what about all the flashing lights and the smoke, she had no answer.
“It is one of my girlfriend’s birthday and she lives in one of these apartments,” Morgan said. “I really didn’t mean to cause any trouble.”
All her explaining couldn’t get Morgan out of a citation for running over the hose. If there was damage to the hose, Morgan will also have to shell out some cash to replace it.
“Everyone needs to remember to slow down and make sure everything is safe before entering a scene like that,” Sheriff Phil Plummer said. “If you can, pull over to the left side of the road and wait for someone to tell you it is safe to travel through.”
And?
“Definitely never run over a fire hose,” Plummer said. “It could damage the hose and cost lives.”
No one was at home during the fire and it was contained to one apartment, Harrison Twp. Fire Chief Mark Lynch said. It was a minor blaze after it was all said and done.
TweetMan looking to buy drugs instead helps bust dealer
DAYTON - A man driving a car with out-of-county license plates and looking to buy drugs Thursday, Oct. 16, instead helped Dayton police arrest his alleged drug dealer.
Officers pulled the car over on Gettysburg Avenue at about 8 p.m. for a traffic violation.
The man said he was looking to buy “caps” (heroin capsules) from a man named “Peanut,” according to the report.
Officers asked the man if he would call Peanut and arrange a drug deal, the report stated.
The man said “… I need help with my drug problem and these drug dealers need to be caught,” according to the report.
The driver called a man and said “I need eight caps. I got 80 (dollars),” the report said.
As officers listened to the conversation, the voice on the phone said go to Shiloh Springs by Hara Arena. There, the dealer got spooked after seeing officers following the car of the man they had pulled over.
Another call was made to the drug dealer, who then instructed they call another phone number, the report stated. Officers instructed their man to call and the voice on the phone said to meet him at Denlinger Drive.
As everyone arrived near Denlinger Drive, Keith Strickland Jr., 20, pulled up in a white Dodge Intrepid and allegedly handed over eight capsules of heroin and took $80, the report stated.
Officers then pulled Strickland (pictured) over in the 4600 block of Salem Avenue.
Strickland, who is already facing felony charges of heroin possession from an arrest in May, first denied he sold the drugs, though officers found a baggie full of heroin capsules from his pocket, the report stated.
He later changed his story, and allegedly admitted to selling the heroin capsules. He now faces two more felony charges of drug trafficking and drug possession.
The driver pulled over in the traffic stop was not charged with a crime. Police are still trying to determine the identity of the first man who was going to sell some heroin.
TweetWomen looking to buy marijuana asked for their shirts
DAYTON - Two women looking to buy some weed from a dealer they knew as “Mike” arrived in the 3900 block of Nicholas Road on Wednesday, Oct. 15, and were told to surrender their shirts, according to a police report.
A 27-year-old woman who was named in the report said Mike told her to go into a house she had never been inside about 6:30 p.m. and have a seat, the report stated. That woman said her friend was there to tag along. The friend was not named in the police report.
As the women sat down, Mike ran upstairs and a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and holding a gun came into the room. The hood was pulled tight around his face, the report stated.
The hooded gunman said “Give me your shirts,” but 27-year-old woman hesitated, the report stated. That’s when the man hit her in the face with the gun, reached inside her bra and pulled out $450, according to police report.
The gunman also took a necklace the woman was wearing and rummaged through her friend’s purse, the report stated.
The gunman then told the women to leave. When they went outside, the 27-year-old’s car had been ransacked, the report stated.
Police are still looking for the men involved. The women were not charged or harmed because of the incident.
TweetSecurity guards catch couple inside local high school
DAYTON - Security guards at Belmont High School captured a man who, along with a female accomplice, allegedly broke into Belmont High School early Wednesday morning, Oct. 15.
Dayton police arrived at 2323 Mapleview Ave at about 2 a.m. to find the kitchen window of the high school busted and a brick inside the building, according to a police report.
The broken window triggered an alarm which prompted school security to arrive, the report stated. Once at the high school, security guards allegedly spotted Jeremiah Lambert, 23, and a female inside the building.
Lambert and the woman then ran out of the building in separate directions, before security crews caught up with Lambert.
The woman escaped and was not found by police or school security. Her coat was found inside the school.
Officers did not notice anything damaged inside the school, except for the kitchen window.
School officials did not immediately return a call Thursday morning seeking comment.
TweetFive-hour standoff ends with man passed out on bed
DAYTON - Greg Turner allegedly told people inside the house he had just shot up that he wanted to die by “suicide by cop.”
Police responded to the call of multiple shots fired at about 1 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, to find Turner, 46, holding a .22 rifle on the front porch of his house in the 4700 block of Frederick Pike.
Turner then walked toward officers holding the gun in his left hand. He got within 20 yards of one officer’s car, spread his arms and, according to the police report, started yelling “Shoot me! Aren’t you going to shoot me?”
After yelling at officers he walked back in the house, past two people who were inside the house at the time Turner fired the shots. Officers then ran toward the porch and ushered the unharmed people to safety, the report stated.
Sgt. Wendy Stiver arrived on the scene and began hostage negotiations with Turner, as the SWAT team arrived, the report stated.
Stiver tried to get Turner’s attention through a PA system, but he wouldn’t come out of the house.
After numerous attempts to get Turner to come out, SWAT team members busted in the house more than five hours after the standoff started and found Turner passed out on his bed, according to the report.
He appeared to be highly intoxicated. Police found four shell casings inside the house, some marijuana and the .22 rifle.
Turner was transported to Miami Valley Hospital to be checked out. Charges have yet to be filed.
TweetAssault rifle stolen out of Dayton police cruiser
DAYTON - A broadcast was made on the police scanner at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, that warned officers an AR-15 assault rifle (like the one pictured above) was stolen out of a police cruiser sometime overnight.
Newly-appointed Maj. Mark Hess said it happened somewhere in the Third District, which is the area west and south of downtown. The area is southwest of North James H. McGee Boulevard, with an eastern boundary of Patterson Boulevard.
Hess said the gun is normally contained in a locked rack inside the cruiser. He wasn’t sure if the gun was locked up or not. He said he didn’t know exactly where the gun was taken or at what time.
He did say the officer issued the rifle was on duty when the gun was taken.
TweetMan’s face cut open at Club Cream
DAYTON — How late is Club Cream open? Anybody know?
I’ve never been there, but police have. Many times. More than 40 times, in fact, in the last year, according to police records.
The most recent was at 4:50 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12. Terrence Berry had just been taken to Good Samaritan Hospital after his left cheek was slashed open by a knife-wielding man inside the club, according to a police report.
When officers arrived at the hospital, Berry, 20, was uncooperative, but his mother said he wanted to press charges, the report stated.
When asked what his attacker was wearing, Berry said, “Clothes,” the report stated.
He then opened up a little and said a thin black male cut him with a knife, but that was about all the info he gave.
Doctors told officers the cut would require numerous sutures both inside and outside of the wound, the report stated.
In August Essien Obong, 22, was arrested for trying to carry a handgun into the club, according to a report.
He told officers he needed the gun because someone was trying to kill him, the report stated.
Most of the reports of incidents at the club are late at night and have to do with thefts and drug possession.
I hope the music is good, at least.
TweetMan in stolen car tased after police chase
DAYTON — A 43-year-old man was tased by Dayton police after leading officers on a short chase and running from the stolen Mitsubishi Gallant on Monday, Oct. 13.
Officers responded at 11:49 a.m. Monday when a lieutenant called in to report he was following a stolen vehicle near Richmond and Victor. After stopping the car, an officer neared on foot when the driver, Charles K. McAllister, fled. McAllister raced down an alley and toward another cruiser that was coming the other direction to help in the stop.
The second cruiser, after watching McAllister lose control of the Gallant and slam into a retaining wall, turned away from the Gallant “at the last second,” according to the police report. The Gallant continued into traffic and then into a nearby parking lot.
McAllister again lost control of the Gallant on Santa Clara Avenue just west of North Main Street and crashed into a tree and a metal telephone pole. He then exited the car and ran from police. An officer tased McAllister and finally subdued him.
Police soon learned the car was reported stolen to Trotwood police early Monday morning.
McAllister was taken to Grandview Hospital, where staff determined he should be transported to Miami Valley Hospital for further medical care. Miami Valley staff were told to contact police when McAllister’s care was completed so he could be booked into Montgomery County Jail on charges of receiving stolen property and failure to comply with a police order.
TweetDPD appoints new major to Patrol Operations
DAYTON — Mark P. Hess has been bumped up to the rank of Major and is now superintendent of the Patrol Operations Division of the Dayton Police Department.
He was sworn in Monday afternoon, Oct., 13 during a ceremony held at 101 W. Third St.
Hess, a lifelong resident of Dayton, used to be the interim Chief of Police at the Dayton International Airport.
He graduated from Chaminade-Julienne High School 1980 and the Dayton Police Academy in 1983. He was promoted to sergeant in 1989 and supervised the Internal Affairs Bureau.
He is a graduate of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Executive Strategic Management Course. He is married with four children.
TweetJilted lover threatens harm … to credit
DAYTON — Police responded Sunday, Oct. 12, to a report of threatening behavior. The complaintant told officers that an ex-boyfriend came into her house uninvited earlier in the day and that she was scared of him. A protection order against him had recently expired, she said.
The complaintant also told officers that the ex-boyfriend was sending her threatening text messages. Threatening, that is, to mess with her credit.
“What you talking about (social security number listed),” the text said. “Yours can be next don’t (expletive) with me.”
The complaintant told police that the ex-boyfriend tried the same tactic in another relationship gone bad and she feared he would follow through with the threat.
TweetShot Moraine brother will keep leg
MORAINE — A man shot by his brother in the brother’s mobile home on Tuesday, Oct. 7, will keep his right leg, Moraine Det. Paul Guess said today.
The brothers’ story took a strange twist when the shooter, 32-year-old Timothy Thaler, attempted to drive his shot brother to the hospital. The two continued the argument that originally led to the shooting, and Timothy Thaler crashed his Ford F-150 truck into a utility pole.
Terence Thaler, 31, suffered further injuries due to the truck accident, and both brothers underwent surgery Tuesday.
Doctors feared Terence Thaler would lose his right leg from the combination of injuries, but that fear has passed, Guess said.
No charges have been filed as police continued their investigation. A third man, a friend of both brothers, was in the mobile home and on the short truck ride. All had been drinking alcohol, however, so the third man’s memory has been foggy, Guess said.
Police still haven’t determined what the brothers were arguing about.
TweetRadio Road building becoming familiar to police
DAYTON — Officers responding to a report of a disturbance at the apartment building at 1728 Radio Rd. early Wednesday morning found a rowdy crowd of about 10 that quickly dispersed when cruisers arrived. Soon, there were two arrests in the third call in a month to the building.
One officer found Davion Cotterman (pictured above) in one of the apartments bleeding from the nose. He told police that attackers came after him and his brother, who defended themselves. When officers interviewed the alleged attacker, he said it was the other way around. He told police Cotterman and his brother punched him in the face and clubbed him with a large stick after breaking into his apartment. He also told police the large group of black males outside the building when they arrived was menacing several apartments in the building.
Cotterman was arrested and charged with assault and aggravated burglary.
Another officer made contact with a second member of the group, Richard D. Barrett. While searching Barrett, the officer thought he felt a pair of brass knuckles in Barrett’s pocket, but the object turned out to be a star-shaped belt buckle. When the officer removed the buckle, however, he also discovered a baggie with small white substance inside.
It turns out the substance was slices of bar soap. Officers found the bar, more slices and several baggies in one of the 1728 Radio Rd. apartments. Barrrett was arrested for charges of criminal damaging for breaking several windows in the apartment building and offenses involving counterfeit controlled substance.
It was the third time in a month police filed reports from the apartment building. On Oct. 1, a man called police to report the theft of a vacuum cleaner, a 13-inch television, 120 pills of Xanax, 60 pills of Seroquel and 30 pills of Lamictal. On Sept. 11, a man told police a group of black men pushed him off of his blue Huffy mountain bike, causing him to break his ankle, and stole the bike.
TweetGrand jury to hear case of man who allegedly beat friend to death
DAYTON - A Montgomery County grand jury will decide whether a man should be charged in connection with the beating death of his friend in June, assistant county prosecutor Deb Armanini said Wednesday, Oct. 8.
The announcement comes after a panel of three prosecutors decided in July not to present the case to the grand jury or pursue charges against Walter D. Delph for causing the death of James “Jaybird” Weddington on June 26.
Days after the panel ruled to drop the case, Prosecutor Mathias H. Heck Jr. announced his office would reconsider charges after a series of articles appeared in the Dayton Daily News that contained more details about Weddington’s death.
Weddington’s family, including his elderly mother Emma Lou Weddington, said she was outraged Delph was let out of jail after police detectives determined he severely beat Weddington.
Weddington, 54, died of blunt force trauma to the head, neck and torso he suffered while in Delph’s apartment, 5010 Woodbine Ave., according to Dayton police and coroner’s reports.
The two men began to fight after Weddington refused to leave Delph’s apartment, Lt. John Huber said.
Detectives said evidence suggested Weddington was kicked repeatedly while on the ground. Blood was found on Delph’s shoes, said Sgt. Moises Perez, who was in charge at the scene.
Weddington died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, Perez said.
Delph was not taken to the hospital and suffered no significant injuries, according to police. He has since moved out of the apartment.
Armanini would not release when the grand jury would hear the details of the case.
TweetElderly man beaten, robbed; roommate seen running from house with bag
DAYTON — Hoyte Gould was sleeping in his home in the 700 block of Avenue at about 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, when he felt something moving underneath his pillow.
He awoke to find a woman in a hooded sweatshirt standing next his bed. Startled, he tried to get up, but the woman hit him in the face repeatedly with an unknown object, according to a police report.
Gould, 84, managed to fend off the attacker and get to his feet. A struggle ensued, the report said. During the fight the coffee table flipped over and broke.
His attacker left and Gould called 911.
When police arrived Gould was bleeding from his head and his right eye was swollen shut, according to the report.
He told police he could not identify his attacker because of the attack and that he keeps his wallet underneath his pillow, the report said.
He said there was $400 in his wallet, which was taken during the attack, the report said. Gould told officers a woman who lives with him came downstairs from her bedroom after the attack and said she didn’t hear anything.
Gould said she then left without asking why the furniture was turned upside down and why he was bleeding, according to police.
Neighbors said they saw the woman run out of the house about 8:10 a.m. with a black bag in her hand.
Officers could not locate the woman. They want to talk with her about the incident. Anyone with information needs to call 333-COPS.
Gould received treatment for cuts on his face and head at Miami Valley Hospital.
TweetWeekend crime roundup: Man cuts friend’s throat; boy attacks stepdad with hammer
DAYTON - Police responded to 300 Bolander Avenue Saturday, Oct. 4, at about 2:30 a.m. after receiving a call that a man had his throat cut by his ex-brother-in-law, according to a police report.
Officers arrived to find Michael Baccus, 49, holding a wad of paper towels to his neck. He told officers he and Robert Montague, 51, were walking to the BP Gas Station in the 2100 block of Edwin C. Moses to get a beer when they realized it was too late to buy alcohol.
Baccus said they turned around to walk back home and on the way home Montague told him to “wait a minute,” according to a police report. Then, from behind, Montague grabbed Baccus and cut his throat, the report stated.
The cut was about one inch long below Baccus’ jaw, but was not life threatening, according to police. He was taken to Miami Valley Hospital where he was treated and released.
Police found Montague at his home in the 500 block of Bolander. He was arrested on a felonious assault charged and did not speak to officers, the report stated.
In other police reports:
Boy claws stepdad with hammer
Evidently, a 15-year-old boy in the 2100 block of Newgate Avenue didn’t want to do the dishes Sunday night, Oct. 5.
When asked by his stepdad to clean some plates the boy got up and threatened to kill the man before leaving the room. The teenager returned with a hammer and struck his stepdad with the claw end, leaving a two-inch gash in his forearm, according to a police report.
The 15-year-old boy was transported to the juvenile detention center on felonious assault charges, the report stated.
Quick Stop robbed
Police are looking for a man who allegedly staked out the Quick Stop market, 4574 Little Richmond Road, Sunday morning before robbing it at gunpoint for unknown amount of cash.
A worker at the store said he noticed the man walk into the store, then he walked out and stood next to a silver Pontiac Grand Prix at about 9:15 a.m. The man then came back in the store at about 9:45 a.m. and emptied all three registers while holding the clerk at gunpoint, according to a police report.
Police said the car was caught on surveillance tape and the suspect, described as a black male in his 20s, remains at large.
TweetMen who saw bus accident helped save trapped woman
Here’s to all the naysayers who say caring people don’t exist here:
Art Lennon was driving back to his job as an aircraft mechanic Friday morning, Oct. 3, when he saw a bunch of smoke and heard what sounded like snapping branches at the corner of Derby and Infirmary roads at about 9:45 a.m.
He drove up to find a school bus full of children had crashed into a telephone pole and some large trees after it was hit by a white car that had pulled out in front of the bus.
“I saw all these kids standing outside crying and I just jumped in the back of the bus after I heard someone yell a woman was trapped,” Lennon said.
He heard Jeff Person cry out that a student teaching aid was trapped near the front of the bus between a seat and the twisted metal frame of the bus.
Jerry Williams who lives near the crash was checking on many of the 22 kids who had evacuated through the rear of the bus when he heard Person’s call for help.
“She said it was hard to breathe so we kept pushing and pushing,” Person said. “But it wouldn’t budge man.”
Williams and Lennon jumped in the rear of the bus and tried to push the seat off the woman trapped. When it wouldn’t budge, Williams went to get his socket set to try and loosen the bolts that held the seat to the floor.
When that didn’t work he went to get an electric sawzaw and an extension cord. Firefighters from the Jefferson Township Fire Department arrived and told Williams and the other men to get off the bus.
“But they were taking too long getting their equipment and generators set up,” Williams.
So the firefighters used Williams saw to help free the woman, who was then flown by helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital.
Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer said the men’s quick action helped save the woman from more serious injury.
TweetThree questions answered about incident at mosque
DAYTON —Over the last five days we have been bombarded with e-mails and phone calls from across the country about the recent attack on a 10-year-old girl at a local Islamic mosque.
It reached a fever pitch on Tuesday, the day after Dayton police Chief Richard Biehl announced there was no evidence the girl was the victim of a hate crime.
I got numerous e-mails asking basically the same three questions:
- “Why didn’t you put terrorists or terrorism in the headline or the story?”
- “How can police not call this a hate crime?”
- “Would you guys have reacted differently if this was a Christian church or a Jewish temple?”
Here are my answers as the reporter who covered some of the events:
No one at any time, including four members of the mosque I spoke to, mentioned the words “terrorists” or acts of “terrorism.” If they would have, we would have made reference to it in a story.
The police have said there has to be evidence of bias for it to be a hate crime, and detectives said they have found none.
Absolutely not. We reported on this story every day and checked out every angle. I even tried to chase down a guy from Detroit who allegedly showed up at the mosque 10 days into Ramadan, trying to sell a can of something to a mosque member. He gave a fake name so it was nearly impossible. And he was of a different race than the two men the 10-year-old girl saw.
