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Indiana man claims weapon meant for 'drunk students'

A 17-year-old Brownsville, Ind. male reportedly told officers a set of brass knuckles he carried were to "deal with drunk students."

Police arrested the juvenile at 11:45 on July 6, as he drove a vehicle with no license plate light and malfunctioning brake lights on High Street. After pulling the driver over, officers identified the driver and asked for permission to search the vehicle. The driver denied the request, prompting police to call in the K-9 Unit to perform a sniff around the car.

Prior to a frisk of the driver, he admitted to police he had a knife in his front pocket. Officers found zig-zag rolling papers in his pocket as well as brass knuckles in his rear pocket. The juvenile allegedly told police he had to use the weapon to deal with intoxicated students who entered his workplace.

The K-9 unit uncovered a glass smoking pipe with residue in it in the driver's backpack during a search of the vehicle. Police charged the 17-year-old with carrying a concealed weapon, drug paraphernalia and a traffic violation for the car's lights.

Juvenile drinks, drives without license

A Hamilton juvenile tried to express his independence by fleeing from police in his grandfather's car, but was eventually apprehended at a grocery store parking lot.

The 16-year-old male was reportedly speeding on U.S. 27 heading into Oxford, passing cars in a no passing zone. Police found the vehicle in the McDonald's drive through on South Locust Street, but wound up chasing the vehicle through the TRI Community Park and back to Kroger.

The driver and two passengers were quickly walking away from the vehicle, but police were able to stop them and identify the subjects. Officers reported smelling alcohol on the driver and a male passenger, Bradley Burroughs, 19, 681 S. Washington Blvd., Hamilton.

An open case of Budweiser bottles and a large can of beer were inside the vehicle, police said, adding that both were cold to the touch and more than half full. The 16-year-old driver alledgedly told police his grandfather had given him permission to drive the car, but a call to the vehicle's owner proved otherwise. The owner also told police the suspect was on a 12-hour pass from the Bunker Hills Boy's Home.

The two males and a 17-year-old female were all taken to the Oxford Police Department, where police learned Burroughs had purchased the beer in Hamilton. Both Burroughs and the driver admitted to drinking from an open can of beer in the car.

Burroughs was cited with underage possession and released on his own recognizance, the female's mother came to pick her daughter up and the driver was charged with underage possession and no operator's license before police transported him to a juvenile detention center.

Wanted man may have hidden in fake dresser

Police suspect a man they've been after for more than six months hid in a hollowed out dresser during previous searches.

Officers arrested 43-year-old Phillip Glenn, 5032 College Corner Pike #24, last week on warrants out of Trenton, Fairfield and Oxford. Police were able to nab Glenn on a tip that he had the hiding space inside of the apartment, which officers had searched several times in prior months.

An anonymous source tipped officers off that Glenn was in the apartment, which they entered after obtaining a key from the property manager.

Upon opening the door, police observed Glenn standing in the hallway. He reportedly failed to comply with orders to get on the ground and instead ran into a nearby bathroom. Glenn eventually came out of the bathroom and was taken into custody. Glenn was served with the warrants and charged with falsification for an incident involving and Oxford Police Officer earlier this year.

On multiple occasions between the beginning of 2008 and July 10, police said they would search the apartment on reports Glenn was there, only to find nothing. Dawn Miller, Glenn's girlfriend, was charged with obstructing justice, as police believe she was harboring him several of those times.

A search of Miller's apartment revealed a hollowed out dresser with fake drawers on the front that police believe Glenn may have used to hide in during searches.

Police find crack pipe, powder during traffic stop

The routine traffic stop of an Oxford man helped police discover a crack pipe and a bag of suspected cocaine on July 10.

Police stopped Anthony Byrd, 53, 5118 Red Cloud Court Apt. 1, on suspicion he was driving with a suspended license. Officers ran Byrd's name through a computer and found his driving privileges were suspended, stopping the vehicle shortly thereafter.

A K-9 Unit hit on the vehicle's center console, reportedly finding a crack pipe and a bag of white powder. Police ran a field test on the pipe, with the paraphernalia testing positive for cocaine.

Byrd was charged with drug paraphernalia, possession of drugs and driving under suspension. All items seized during the stop were sent to a lab for further analysis, police said.