Ohio Politics

91-year-old Toledoan fends off would-be purse thief

7:46am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
The Toledo Blade is reporting that a would-be purse snatcher thought he had an easy mark: a frail-looking elderly woman. But Saturday afternoon, says the Blade, "when the thief approached 91-year-old Katherine Woodworth in a West Toledo parking lot and demanded her purse, he got more than he bargained for. He got a whuppin' instead." From the story: Angered by the thought of being robbed, Ms...

Dayton: Man critically hurt in foiled carjacking

7:41am Tuesday, June 07, 2005
In an incident that recalls memories of the carjacking murder of Tony Gordon in 2003, the Dayton Daily News is reporting that two men shot the owner of a tricked-up late-model GMC Yukon during an attempted carjacking outside of a state-mandated victim zone on West Third Street early Saturday. From the story: The victim, shot twice, was in extremely critical condition following emergency surgery...

Auto break-ins rising in downtown Cincy

6:52am Monday, June 06, 2005
The Cincinnati Post has published another report about how motor vehicle break-ins are on the increase in downtown Cincinnati. Break-ins have jumped 35 percent in the first four months of the year in comparison to 2004, with more than 500 reported since January, according to the Cincinnati Post. In a forum admittedly designed to blunt a growing perception that it is unsafe to travel to the area,...

Self-defense issues cause Ohio pizza delivery workers to consider unionization

8:06am Saturday, June 04, 2005
The Buffalo (NY) News is reporting that robberies and assaults are prompting pizza workers to carry guns, and to consider unionizing so that they can better bargain against employers who would deny them their right to self-defense From the story: Three robbers ambushed one man at the back door of a West Side house, kicking him in the head and sending him to the hospital. Another man was slammed...

State-mandated victim zone: Student assaulted in OSU dorm room

7:40am Friday, June 03, 2005
Columbus' NBC4i.com is reporting that Ohio State University police are searching for a man who assaulted a student in his dormitory room on Wednesday morning. Police said the student interrupted a theft in his room at about 10:50 a.m. in a W. 12th Avenue dormitory and was assaulted when the suspect fled. The suspect is described by the news station as black, between 18 and 20 years old, 5 feet 10...

Home invasion: Cash and guns stolen from elderly man

7:32am Friday, June 03, 2005
(Commentary by OFCC TeamLeader John Salyers) We have heard numerous times in the argument for publishing lists of gun-owners (CHL-holders) that criminals just are not smart enough to utilize the news media to premeditate their crimes or select their targets. The following story is also a reminder that gun control laws fail to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Cincinnati's WCPO.com is...

Plain Dealer writes on fatal crimes of convenience

7:44am Thursday, June 02, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting on the dangers of working in a convenience store, but has neglected any mention of how "no-guns" signs are proving to be of no help in stopping these crimes. Nor does the newspaper spend any time examining how they may be contributing to endangering these store owners by publishing their names if they chose to obtain a CHL, as Bill Singleton did. From the...

Somewhere, right now, Eddie Eagle is smiling

11:41pm Tuesday, May 31, 2005
A story in the Mansfield News Journal is no doubt bringing a smile to Eddie Eagle’s face today… Hedges Elementary School fourth-graders Jackie Williams, James Wilson and Trevon Brown said they felt like "heroes of the day" Friday. The boys were honored at school by the Mansfield Police Department and Mayor Lydia Reid for doing the right thing after finding a loaded gun in an alley while walking...

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