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Oxford police reports for May 24, 2013
Three shoplifting reports in four hoursPolice had to deal with three shoplifting reports at the Oxford Walmart store in four hours May 15, including one incident that occurred while they were still there on another report.The first of the three reports came at 3:47 p.m. and it escalated into a ...
Jodi Arias says she 'deserves a second chance'
In an unexpected jailhouse interview Tuesday, Jodi Arias says she deserves a second chance at freedom.
No fourth trial for bathtub killer
Ryan Widmer’s state court appeals have ended with the Ohio Supreme court denying jurisdiction.Widmer was convicted in 2011 for drowning his wife, Sarah, in the bathtub of their Warren County home.The high court announced its decision in Widmer’s second appeal on Wednesday, denying jurisdiction in a 5 to 2 vote. ...
Do you live in one of the country's most dangerous cities?
The FBI has crunched the numbers and has found out which US cities are the most dangerous. The crimes looked at - violent crimes, murder, population and income. Some of the cities, like Detroit, are expected to be high on the list, but there are others that are included, or ...
Sheriff won’t support school levies unless districts look at armed personnel
Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones declared this week that he “won’t support a school levy again that doesn’t address school safety with armed personnel.” Jones’ comments were fueled by his disappointment that not a single county school district has adopted his proposal to use retired police officers as armed ...
Oxford police reports for May 17, 2013
Wild sequence ends in arrestsAssault on a Cincinnati man in the 0 block of East High Street took a strange turn May 11. The victim refused to identify his assailant and was then found to be wanted on an outstanding warrant. The victim fled with police officers in pursuit at ...
States urged to lower DUI limit
A federal agency on Tuesday asked states to toughen the standard to declare when someone is legally too drunk to drive. Among a series of recommendations, the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates traffic crashes, said states should reduce the DUI standard from 0.08 blood alcohol content to 0.05. While ...
Animals hurt and killed at Reily Twp. farm
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office were called late Tuesday by a man who said some sheep and horses he was keeping on a farm at 7700 Gray Road had sustained cuts and lacerations, according to Lt. Mike Craft.Detectives and the sheriff’s office animal control officer visited the farm today and ...
Amber Alert case turns into double homicide
An Amber Alert issued Thursday morning for three missing teenagers has turned into a double-homicide case. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said the 17-year-old who was located Thursday afternoon, which prompted the canceling of the alert, “gave investigators the location of the bodies of the previous missing juveniles. Multiple agencies ...
Oxford police reports for May 10, 2013
Tragic end to 3-day sequenceA series of incidents over a three-day period last week ended with the death of one of the people involved.Police were called to an address in the 200 block of West Withrow Street at 11:19 p.m. April 30 in regard to a dog that had been ...
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