Ohio Politics

Hamilton Co.: Body in car trunk unnoticed by deputies

6:19am Thursday, April 21, 2005
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a missing man's body was found in his own car, which Hamilton County deputies impounded weeks ago during the missing persons investigation. From the story: Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis has admitted his deputies - weeks ago - should have opened the trunk of an impounded car in which a man's body was found Monday. He said Tuesday that his office will...

LTE: Public officials can help prevent repeat offenses

6:14am Thursday, April 21, 2005
April 20, 2005 Coshochton Tribune To the Editor, My name is Todd Berry, and I am a convicted felon serving a sentence for crimes of which I am not proud. Before I go on, let me say how truly remorseful I am for what I have done. The pain I caused in the community was both unwarranted and unjustified. To those I have hurt I am truly sorry. Coshocton is at a point where crime is rising, and places...

Former sheriff’s major convicted in inmate beatings

5:53pm Sunday, April 17, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a federal jury convicted a former high-ranking Mahoning County sheriff’s officer yesterday in the beating of two inmates and ordering the beating of a third. From the story: Former sheriff’s Maj. Michael J. Budd, 44, of Boardman near Youngstown, was convicted in U.S. District Court in Cleveland on charges of using his position to deprive the three inmates...

Richland detectives find suspect in string of area robberies

10:20am Saturday, April 16, 2005
The Mansfield News-Journal is reporting that a man who, after being found guilty of two fifth-degree felony counts in connection with robberies at Puffs Cigarette and Tobacco store, 855 Lexington Ave. on March 3 and was sentenced 11 months in prison, is suspected in a string of recent break-ins at area small businesses, was arrested Monday at 10:30 a.m. at 293 Superior Ave. From the story: "[Ryan...

Gratiot area loses 911 service

10:19am Saturday, April 16, 2005
The Newark Advocate is reporting that almost 1,300 Alltel customers in and around Gratiot were without 911 emergency phone service for about six hours on Monday. Erin Ascione, a spokeswoman for Alltel, told the Advocate a road crew mistakenly cut a fiber line on Gratiot Road about 9:30 a.m. Monday. Customers with a 787 exchange were unable to call outside of their exchange until the line was...

Law enforcement actions in bar undercover case causes firestorm

7:21am Wednesday, April 13, 2005
by Chad D. Baus "Quis custodet ipsos custodes?", Juvenal Who will guard the guards themselves? That is the question OFCC asked after news broke that special prosecutor Gary Nasal (Miami Co.) had failed to obtain an indictment from a Shelby County grand jury after an eight-month "investigation" into Sheriff Kevin O'Leary's illegal release of CHL-holders' private, protected information to the...

Violent crime down in Cincinnati

7:00am Wednesday, April 13, 2005
The Cincinnati Post is reporting that although (mostly gang-related) homicides continue to plague the city, violent crime is down so far this year compared to 2004. From the story: Violent crimes - murder, rape, robbery, felonious assault and burglary - are down 12 percent from the first three months of last year, according to police statistics released Monday for the first quarter of the year...

Law Enforcement Says Tracking Convicted Sex Offenders Poses Problems

4:41pm Monday, April 11, 2005
Dayton’s WHIOTV.com is reporting that a debate in Ohio and elsewhere is raging over the rights of convicted sex offenders. From the story: Florida authorities said they were misled by acquaintances of the man charged with kidnapping and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford of Homosassa, Fla. Police said the acquaintances told them the convicted sex offender wasn't living in a trailer when he...

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