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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Suspected area graffiti artist arrested in Indiana for tagging buildings
A 23-year-old self-proclaimed graffiti artist wanted for tagging buildings and billboards in Dayton was arrested last week in Indianapolis for related crimes.
Miguel Villanueva, of Richmond, goes by “CHOKE” and has tagged buildings across the country with that moniker, including Las Vegas, Dayton and Cincinnati, police said.
Police in Indianapolis arrested Villanueva after he tagged dozens of city buildings and caused about $100,000 in damage, the Indianapolis Star reported Saturday. The newspaper said Villanueva was arrested by detectives at a tattoo parlor near Indianapolis.
Dayton police Lt. Larry Faulkner said Tuesday, Nov. 10, Villanueva is suspected of tagging downtown buildings in Dayton, as well as billboards along highways.
He was booked in Marion County Jail on $500 bond and has a court date scheduled for today, according to jail and court records.
The Indy Star reported police said Villanueva is part of a national “tagging” gang that tries to display its “art” on train cars and buildings.
TweetMulti-vehicle pileup closes soutbound I-75
DAYTON - A seven-car pileup closed all southbound lane of Interstate 75 near Stanley Avenue for a few hours Tuesday morning, Nov. 10.
The accident happened about 10:15 a.m. and at least one person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, Dayton police said. At least one lane has since been reopened.
It is unclear what caused the crash, but it is not believed to be weather-related, police said. All lanes were reported reopened as of 2:50 p.m., police said.
TweetChildren’s hospital employee arrested for stealing Vicodin
DAYTON - A 28-year-old Dayton Children’s Medical Center pharmacy technician was arrested Monday, Nov. 9, on a felony theft charge after she confessed to stealing Vicodin pills.
Jamie M. Norris said she took the pills to deal with the recent death of her father, but later said she was selling them to buy formula for her children, according to a police report.
Officials at the medical center said they launched an investigation after noticing a discrepancy in the amount of pills in their distribution center and questioned Norris about it, the report stated.
As a pharmacy technician Norris assisted pharmacists with the “preparation of medication for dispensing,” medical center spokeswoman Vicki Giambrone said.
Norris said she has been taking a small amount of Vicodin for about four to six weeks, the report stated. She changed her story again and said she was taking the pills for personal use, the report stated.
Officers arrived about 6:45 p.m. and found 13 Vicodin pills in her purse, the report stated. Norris said she had already taken two of the pills while at work.
She was then taken to the Montgomery County Jail on the theft charge. Norris has since been fired from her job at the medical center, Giambrone said.
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