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Resnick avoids charges of ''fleeing''; will change not-guilty plea Monday

7:54am Friday, February 04, 2005

When are multiple 911 calls reporting erratic driving not "reasonable suspicion"? When is a police officer saying "you are not free to go yet" not a lawful order for you to stop? Perhaps when your name is Alice Robie Resnick, and you are an Democrat Ohio State Supreme Court Justice. Matthew Reger, Bowling Green's city prosecutor, announced yesterday that Justice Resnick will not face any...

Another elderly victim at ''no-guns'' business

6:56am Friday, February 04, 2005

The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that an off-duty Summit County sheriff's deputy and a witness helped to catch two Canton men suspected in a purse snatching. According to a township police news release quoted by the newspaper, a 69-year-old woman was leaving the Stein Mart on Strip Avenue Northwest on Tuesday morning when a man approached her from behind and grabbed her purse. An...

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Op-Ed writers too optimistic?: ''The last nail in gun control''

6:47am Friday, February 04, 2005

As you read this commentary, there are several things to keep in mind: Nothing in the past has stopped people like John Kerry from reversing course on "firmly held" positions when it was deemed politically necessary. Furthermore, there are already signs U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) is bucking his moderate reputation in order to please the fringe left of his party. Bearing...

VICTIM ZONE: Thief cuts man, 79, during assault in hospital garage

5:25pm Thursday, February 03, 2005

The Toledo Blade is reporting that a thief followed a West Toledo couple to their car in the St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center parking garage, brandished a knife, and cut the husband's hand yesterday while reaching for the wife's purse. What the Blade did NOT report is that St. Vincent's affirmatively disarms its customers by posting "no-guns" signs. The husband, 79, was treated for the wound to...

Coshocton man suffers cuts in street attack

5:12pm Thursday, February 03, 2005

The Cosochton Tribune is reporting a 19-year-old man suffered cuts on his face and a stab wound to his leg during a street robbery Tuesday night. According to the story, the victim told sheriff's deputies he was attacked by two men as he walked toward a friend's house along the railroad tracks in the 400 block of South Fifth Street shortly after 9 p.m. "Apparently, one had a knife and cut his...

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Resnick takes ''full responsibility'' for DUI arrest; pleads ''not-guilty''

7:52am Thursday, February 03, 2005

Media outlets across the state are reporting that Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnick has released a six-sentence statement, marking her first public comment since being arrested Monday and charged with driving under the influence. The short statement says volumes. Resnick, who has plead 'not-guilty' to the charges , claims she will "accept full responsibility for my actions." The 65-...

Sarasota Co.: Crime down, paper credits armed citizens

7:33am Thursday, February 03, 2005

February 2, 2005 Venice (FL) Gondolier Sun Violent and nonviolent crime was down in Sarasota County in 2004. Many law enforcement officials agree -- and the numbers show -- there is a direct relationship between an armed citizenry and reduced crime. Since adopting concealed weapons permits in 1987, Florida's homicide rate has fallen 21 percent while the U.S. rate has risen 12 percent. From Oct. 1...

Police: Justice Resnick drove away from officers, may face more charges

2:44pm Wednesday, February 02, 2005

The Toledo Blade is reporting that when first pulled over by Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers in Wood County, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnick defied an order and drove away from police. Having received six cell phone calls from motorists alerting them to a vehicle weaving across lanes on I-75, the Blade reports a Bowling Green officer and then a highway patrolman approached the...