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Twin Blankenburg doctors both in court for hearings

Lauren Pack — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:36:37 GMT

HAMILTON - A Hamilton pediatrician will be sentenced next month for molesting patients at his F Street practice and for money laundering and drug charges.

Twin pediatricians both due in court today

Lauren Pack — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:36:44 GMT

HAMILTON - Twin brothers and pediatricians are scheduled to be back in court today, Nov. 19, for hearings on their cases.

Miami student indicted on sex charge

Lauren Pack — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:08:56 GMT

HAMILTON - A 19-year-old Miami University student has been indicted on felony charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault and struggle with a police officer on Halloween night in Oxford, according to the Butler County Prosecutor’s Office.

Dog found starved to death; couple charged

Jessica Heffner — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:33:44 GMT

MIDDLETOWN - A local couple has been charged with animal cruelty and child endangering after police reportedly found a dog starved to death in their home.

Man claims deputy dressed up deer antlers, relocated pornography

jsweigart@coxohio.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:37:56 GMT

An Okeana resident claims a Butler County sheriff’s deputy and a state wildlife officer looking for hunting violations at his home violated his civil rights when they moved his girlfriend’s sex toys and his pornography into plain sight, and dressed deer antlers in his home with a hat, Christmas lights and goggles.

87-year-old in critical condition after motorcycle wreck

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:51:01 GMT

FRANKLIN - An 87-year-old woman remained in critical condition late Monday night after being struck by a motorcycle this past weekend.

Couple charged after dog found starved to death in home

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:58:29 GMT

MIDDLETOWN - A Middletown couple has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after a dog was reportedly found starved to death in their home.

Fight breaks out over man dancing with sister

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:59:38 GMT

A fight over a man dancing with another man’s sister ended with both men being treated at the hospital and one charged with a felony, according to Oxford police.

Young Marine laid to rest

Michael D. Pitman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:10:11 GMT

ROSS TWP. - The body of Marine Cpl. Joshua Hartzell was escorted by about 40 motorcycles and scores of other vehicles to its final resting place at Venice Cemetery on Layhigh Road.

Police reports: See who was indicted from your neighborhood

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:48:20 GMT

Butler County  grand jury The Butler County grand jury returned 57 indictments during its first session in November.

For the Record

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:04:58 GMT

Oxford Police

Mary Jo D. West, 44, 3155 New Year St., Cincinnati, was charged with offenses involving underage persons on Oct.

Man who led police on chase sentenced to 42 years in prison

dgreber@coxohio.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:37:51 GMT

The man who led police on a high-speed chase last spring that caused a West Chester Twp. officer to strike another officer with his SUV was sentenced Friday, Nov.

Funeral services set for slain marine

Lauren Pack — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:35:31 GMT

HAMILTON - Funeral services for Hamilton native Cpl. Joshua Hartzell, who was killed last week at Camp Lejeune, N.C., will be held this weekend in Mount Healthy.

6 arrested in city prostitution sting

jsweigart@coxohio.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:49:45 GMT

HAMILTON - The third prostitution sting in east Hamilton this year netted six arrests. Undercover officers from Hamilton, Fairfield and Middletown conducted the sting Tuesday night, Nov.

Hamilton Marine found dead in North Carolina

Lauren Pack — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:33:35 GMT

A Marine from Hamilton - a 2006 graduate of Ross High School - was found dead in North Carolina Friday, Nov.

16-year-old found passed out while visiting sister at Miami

rgauthier@coxohio.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:40:40 GMT

A 16-year-old who was visiting his sister at Miami University on Nov. 8 was reportedly hauled off to a juvenile detention center after officers found him passed out in front of an Oxford residence.

Student shoved through sandwich shop window during fight

rgauthier@coxohio.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:06:55 GMT

A Miami University student was taken to an Oxford hospital after he was reportedly shoved through the window of a sandwich shop during a Nov.

Man hit by car dies of injuries

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:39:51 GMT

A Middletown man has died after being hit by a vehicle Monday evening on Roosevelt Boulevard. Middletown police Maj.

Dad spending Father’s Days in jail ‘a perfect solution’

Denise G. Callahan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

A dad who has refused to pay child support will spend the next five Father’s Days in jail. Warren County Common Pleas Judge James Flannery sentenced Patrick A.

Intoxicated duo busted while trying to steal stop sign

rgauthier@coxohio.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:05:21 GMT

Oxford police arrested a pair of intoxicated subjects who were allegedly in the middle to stealing a stop sign on Nov.

No Ohio Guard members injured at Fort Hood

Margo Rutledge Kissell — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:27:16 GMT

No Ohio National Guard personnel were injured in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood on Thursday, Nov.

Area man jailed for threatening president

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:49:34 GMT

CINCINNATI - A Hamilton man has been sentenced to prison for sending a series of e-mails last fall to a Cincinnati television station and the FBI threatening to blow up landmarks and to kill President Bush.

More than 1,000 pounds of pot seized from business

Michael D. Pitman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:54:13 GMT

FAIRFIELD - Federal agents said they arrested a Cincinnati-area man after a drug bust at a local business Monday, Nov.

Fox, Schuler set for arraignment

jsweigart@coxohio.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:22:48 GMT

CINCINNATI - Longtime Butler County politician Michael Fox is set to appear in federal court Nov.

Date set for Fox, Schuler arraignment

jsweigart@coxohio.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:03:29 GMT

CINCINNATI - Longtime Butler County politician Michael Fox is set to appear in federal court Nov.

Three cited for selling alcohol to underage agent

Meagan Engle — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:37:55 GMT

Clerks at three businesses were cited for selling alcohol to an underage agent during recent compliance checks by Oxford police.

Man dressed as Breathalyzer suspected of drunk driving

Meagan Engle — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:17:40 GMT

A 20-year-old Cincinnati man dressed as a Breathalyzer test found himself blowing into one when Oxford police picked him up on suspicion of drunk driving Halloween night.

Deputies searching for car that caused bus accident

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:32 GMT

Staff Report Deputies are still searching for the car that fled the scene of an accident after causing a Talawanda school bus to swerve off the road and flip on the way to pick up students, Friday.

Fox fights for his legacy

jsweigart@coxohio.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:17:43 GMT

HAMILTON - Soft-spoken and ambling with a cane, Michael A. Fox is a less imposing figure these days.

Will Fox trial move faster than Dynus case?

jsweigart@coxohio.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:41:42 GMT

HAMILTON - Friends and foes of iconic Butler County political fixture Michael Fox are looking eagerly ahead to his day in court.