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Friends report attack by men in SUV Saturday morning

A group of men in a sport utility vehicle assaulted a

26-year-old and his friends outside the city parking garage last weekend, police said.

Police said 26-year-old Eric Schlichter and two friends were walking near the Walnut and Main street parking garage early Saturday morning when an SUV approached them. One of the men in the vehicle yelled something at the pedestrians.

After one of Schlichter's friends laughed at the comment, five men jumped out of the maroon and gray Chevy Suburban and confronted the pedestrians. According to police, one of the men asked what was funny. The group then began to assault Schlichter and his friends, friends said. One of the men kicked Schlichter, police said.

The group of men fled the scene southbound on Main Street. The victims described the men as white males all under 5-feet-11 inches in height.

Miami student reports witnessing indecent act

Police are searching for a man who exposed himself to a 20-year-old Miami University student last week.

The female student was

walking to class on West Walnut Street Dec. 7 when a man in a dirty, red Ford Taurus stopped her for directions to U.S. 27 at about 12:15 p.m. After the woman gave the man directions, police said he asked her to repeat herself several times. She then noticed the man was touching himself. He responded with a lewd comment before she ran to her home.

The woman said the man was in his late 40s to early 50s. He had graying, light brown hair and sparse gray facial hair. He was wearing a tan jacket.

Damaged door leads to several charges against 21-year-old

A storm door ripped from its hinges precipitated a number of charges against a 21-year-old Miami University student last week.

When police arrived at an East Withrow Street residence Dec. 6., they found 21-year-old Jay R. Borchers lying unconscious on a sidewalk leading up to the house. Officers noticed a storm door torn from the house.

As officers began to wake Borchers, they detected an odor of alcohol emitting from his breath, police said. Residents told the officers the door was not damaged earlier that day. Police then placed Borchers under arrest.

While they were transporting

the 21-year-old in the cruiser, police said Borchers began banging his head on the Plexiglas screen in the car. At one point, Borchers attempted to reach through an opening in the screen and grab the officer, police said. During the incident, one of the car's strobe lights was damaged.

Police charged Borchers, of 116 Voisard St., Russia, Ohio, with criminal mischief, criminal damaging and disorderly conduct/public intoxication.

Man charged after allegedly entering home Saturday

A 25-year-old man was charged with aggravated burglary after he allegedly entered an East Walnut Street home and threatened someone last weekend.

As officers were driving down Walnut Street early Saturday morning, a group of residents waved at them. When police reached them, they said 25-year-old Jason R. Miller entered their house and threatened a friend.

Police said Miller denied entering the house but admitted he visited the residence because he was assaulted there a few months earlier. Miller, of 6390 Hamilton-Scipio Road, Okeana, Ohio, was charged with aggravated burglary.

— Compiled by Joe Giordano. Contact this reporter at (513) 523-4139 or jgiordano@coxohio.com.