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Sidney-Shelby County Crime Stoppers looking for information
BOTKINS — The Botkins Police Department along with Sidney-Shelby County Crime Stoppers is seeking assistance from the public. On June 13 at approximately 6 p.m., an unknown older white male entered the Dollar General store in Botkins, Ohio and gave the clerk a counterfeit $100 bill. The Botkins Police Department is requesting help from the public in identifying this person from the attached photos.
One transported from crash involving a travel trailer and Jeep
FORT LORAMIE — A pickup truck pulling a travel tailer and a Jeep, right, collided at the intersection of State Route 29 and Fort Loramie-Swanders Road around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The pickup truck and travel trailer flipped upside down while the Jeep ended up in a corn field....
Grand Jury issues indictments for domestic violence, other charges
SIDNEY – The Shelby County grand jury issued indictments for domestic violence, burglary, and aggravated trafficking, among other charged, on Thursday July 11. Daron R. Bush, 36, at large, was indicted on one count domestic violence, a third degree felony, for punching an adult female household member with a closed fist causing bruising, having previously been convicted of domestic violence.
WCPO meteorologist accused of sparking altercation
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A local celebrity and his family are under fire Monday night following an incident at a popular restaurant east of downtown Cincinnati. A Covington family accused Channel 9 meteorologist Steve Raleigh of causing a fight in the Montgomery Inn Boathouse parking lot after a car wreck. The...
Wiffle ball with police in the Piqua parks
Piqua High School Resource Officer Chris Walters gets ready to pitch to one of the many young people that came out to enjoy a game of wiffle ball with Piqua Police officers and the Miami County Park District Ranger as part of the Police in the Parks program on Tuesday, July 16, at Pitsenbarger Park in Piqua. Piqua Police Chief Rick Byron, who came to cheer on the teams, said he was impressed with the large number of kids who came to enjoy some time with the officers. The next opportunity for local kids to challenge the officers will be a kickball game at Lower Mote Park by College Street on Wednesday, July 24, from noon to 1:30 p.m. There will also be a basketball game with the officers on Friday, Aug. 2, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fountain Park, and the final game will be flag football on Friday, Aug. 16, from 1-3 p.m. at Kiwanis Park.
Jesse York arrested after SRT standoff
GREENVILLE – On July 12, officers of the Greenville Police Department received multiple tips on the location of Jesse York (28) of Greenville, who had an active warrant for his arrest through the Greenville Police Department for Domestic Violence. At approximately 11:46 pm, Officers observed York through a window...
Sidney fire chief learned from great examples
As volunteers for so many community services across the country have significantly decreased, in particular those volunteers dependent on rural fire departments, the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department in Beaufort County has seen an increase in their volunteer firefighters. That has come in large part due to the leadership of Chief Stephen Leighty. Leighty credited both his grandfather and father, not for just his love of firefighting, but for the importance...
City record: Friday to Tuesday
-10:25 a.m.: crash. Paula A. Scarberry, 61, of Sidney, was stopped at a stop sign on East Michigan Street at the intersection with Pomeroy Avenue. Emma J. Rainer, 38, of Sidney, was driving behind Scarberry and didn’t stop in time and struck the rear of Scarberry’s vehicle. -1:33...
Victims' family describes assault outside Montgomery Inn restaurant downtown
CINCINNATI — A Covington couple in their 70s who were knocked to the ground and injured during a fight outside Montgomery Inn Boathouse is demanding accountability and an apology. On the night of June 22, Doug and Lois Morrow arrived at the restaurant to pick up their son, Troy...
Motorcyclist pinned between the motorcycle and a fence after crash
On July 15, 2024 at approximately 6:04 a.m. Darke County Deputies along with Arcanum Rescue and Pitsburg Fire Department responded to the 9200 block of Pitsburg-Laura Road on a reported motorcycle crash with injuries. Preliminary investigation revealed a green Harley-Davidson Road King driven by Christopher Keiser 54, of New Madison...
Greenville Police Department – Police Reports
On June 29, 2024, at 11:25 PM police was dispatched to 403 1/2 North Gray Avenue in reference to a theft of a motor vehicle. PO met with the victim, known tohim as Keith Mitchell at the rear of the residence. Keith advised his vehicle, a black 1997 Honda Civic was parked in the yard; behind his apartment. The last time Keith knew the car was parked there was approximately 9PM on this date. Keith went to sleep on his couch and was awoken by Todd Garner in his residence. Keith knew Todd but had not given him permission to come into his residence. Keith had the door locked to his apartment but advised it was very easy to open when locked. Todd does stop by Keith’s residence regularly but in this instance, he had gotten through a locked door and had not been invited to come into his apartment. Keith has a camera facing his entry door; it failed to pick up Todd entering Keith’s residence. Todd talked to Keith briefly, but Keith asked him to leave. Todd left the apartment and Keith went back to sleep. When Keith woke up, he noticed the keys to his Honda were missing from his end table. Keith soon found his Honda was also stolen. Todd was the only other subject in Keith’s apartment and had access to his keys. According to Keith, Todd has never been in Keith’s Honda. Keith showed PO recent pry marks on his entry door. Photos were taken of the pry marks and the area where the keys were stolen from. The photos were added to the case file. The Honda was entered into LEADS/NCIC as stolen. Keith filled out a victim’s rights waiver form and statement in regard to this incident. At 1:07 AM hours the listed Honda was located in Randolph County. An unknown suspect, believed to be Todd Garner, was seen exiting the vehicle with a K-9 and running into a field. The suspect could not be located. The vehicle was removed from LEADS/NCIC. The vehicle was towed back to the Hart Avenue Impound Garage by Johnson Towing, where it was stored until it can be processed. Keith was notified his vehicle was recovered and waiting to be processed.
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