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‘Ghost Robber’ sentenced to 9 years in prison

Crime & Law
July 30, 2015
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A 32-year-old Dayton man police and prosecutors call the “Ghost Robber” has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his involvement in 12 cases for a number of criminal offenses.

Romero Battigaglia Jr., who learned his fate in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on Thursday, earned the moniker because of his tendency to wear a hat and wrap his face in cloth, county Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr.’s office said.

Heck said, “This defendant committed crimes all over Montgomery County. Thankfully, no one was injured in any of his crimes, but clearly, this defendant is a menace to our community. Locked up, behind bars, is the only way to ensure he will not commit more robberies.”

Battigaglia was found guilty on July 6 in the following cases:

  • One count, heroin possession. Kettering police found him in possession on Jan. 26, 2014.
  • Single counts, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest. Moraine police on June 23, 2014, discovered him in a car reported stolen from Kettering.
  • One count, possession of criminal tools. Dayton police found him in possession of his former girlfriend's credit card.
  • One count, robbery. He robbed the Family Dollar store on National Road in Vandalia on June 22, 2014.
  • Single counts, receiving stolen property and aggravated robbery. On Nov. 25, 2014, he stole a car and credit cards at knifepoint outside the Kroger on South Smithville Road in Dayton.
  • One count, aggravated robbery. On Nov. 26, 2014, he robbed the United Dairy Farmers at knifepoint on Wyoming Street in Dayton.
  • One count, robbery. On June 16, 2014, he robbed the Speedway on Huffman Avenue in Dayton.
  • One count, robbery. On June 18, 2014, he robbed Sammy's Fuel Mart on South Smithville Road in Dayton.
  • One count, robbery. On June 18, 2014, he robbed the United Dairy Farmers on Wyoming Street, again.
  • One count, robbery. On June 22, 2014, he robbed the Speedway on Wilmington Pike in Centerville.
  • One count, robbery. On June 20, 2014, he robbed the Speedway on East Dixie Drive in West Carrollton.
  • One count, robbery. On June 17, 2014, he robbed Sammy's Fuel Mart on Woodman Drive in Riverside.
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