Stories by Marc Katz
Two beers can lead to a lot of imbalance
ENGLEWOOD – Two beers, the standard answer for someone caught after drinking too much, was the excuse a male made while trying to negotiate walking along the 200 block of Eller Avenue in the early evening.Those two beers caused the subject enough imbalance that he had to put both hands ...
Getaway vehicle draws plenty of police
ENGLEWOOD – The apprehension of a thief was made easier when he decided to rob two Wal-Mart stores in different cities, then use a red Chevrolet Blazer as his getaway vehicle at 8 p.m.The first theft took place in Eaton, with a call ahead alerting the store in Englewood. Eventually, ...
Honesty about smell earns citation
CLAY TWP – Stopped at 1:30 a.m. on Diamond Mill Road, near state Route 40 on an equipment violation, the driver indicated he was taking his girlfriend home and was about to be released with a verbal warning when the officer sniffed something.“What’s that?” he asked.“Marijuana,” was the answer.“Where is ...
Under limit doesn’t help driver in OVI charge
CLAY TWP., Montgomery County – Even though he was just under the legal limit of .08 on the breath test – his number came in at .072 – a subject driving a vehicle with Florida plates and holding a Florida license couldn’t do all the field sobriety tests and was ...
Backyard package really stolen welder’s pack
CLAY TWP., Montgomery County – That suspicious item a resident noticed in his back yard around noon in the 100 block of South Diamond Mill Road turned out to be a stolen welding pack from a nearby business.It was leaning against a tree with tanks attached.The tanks had been lifted ...
When paying for beer is not in plans
DAYTON – Police are going to try to beef up security and educate clerks on how to use the surveillance camera at a gas station/convenience store in the 1500 block of Hockwalt following a minor recent incident.At 1 a.m., three males walked into the store and one of them slipped ...
Dayton high on list of dog bite victims, payouts
DAYTON – Of course a dog’s bite is worse than it’s bark, and in the middle of National Dog Bite Prevention Week, that’s not good for Dayton area mail carriers.Since last Friday, there has been four carriers bitten, which tends to confirm the latest statistics that the Dayton area is ...
Dog attack on dog has friendly ending
CLAYTON – It was a classic dog-on-dog attack. A family walking its dog on Volk Drive had three dogs attack its dog, leaving behind 6-8 puncture wounds on the victim’s back near the tail. One of the assailants appeared to be a Great Dane. As the family rushed to return ...
Home in a car can get messy, especially with marijuana
WEST CARROLLTON – It wasn’t home, but it was all they had. Police pounded on the windows of a parked car near the entrance to a fast food emporium in the 700 block of East Dixie Drive at 8:24 a.m. and were surprised to find a third party sleeping in ...
Slashed tires may have multiple criminals
WEST CARROLLTON – Over a period of about four days, several vehicle tires were found slashed on East Pease Avenue.One suspect said he couldn’t have done the work since he was high most of the time, but gave up the name of a person who could have done it, and ...
Meter reader lets dog out, gets bitten
VANDALIA – A DP&L meter checker accidentally let a dog out of the back yard in the 1000 block of Bosco Avenue. While attempting to catch the dog, she was bitten on her right hand and treated without a hospital visit.The dog was at-large for awhile, but returned home on ...
Sleeping in car until Air Force Museum opens
BEAVERCREEK – The four-door 1994 Chevy Lumina had California license plates on the outside and a 44-year-old man asleep on the inside.It was 1:54 a.m. in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant in the 4300 block of Indian Ripple Road.Awakened, the man said he was going to – ...
Man going nowhere, or looking for crime?
BEAVERCREEK – Even the officer who interviewed the suspicious man at 8:05 a.m. in the area of Darst and Indian Ripple Road thought the story he told a little illogical, but there were no signs of criminal activity even if the guy had been arrested before for burglary in Greene ...
Haze everywhere from marijuana
CENTERVILLE – Police entered both the front and back doors of an apartment complex on Revere Village Drive at 1:39 p.m., and smelled burnt marijuana.It was fresh, too, as was the haze that engulfed the place.Four teens were found inside, one of them skipping school for the day. She was ...
When noise reached a certain level, drinking became a problem
CENTERVILLE – Complaints came from another street, which was reached by the noise of underage drinking from 20 partiers on Zengel Drive. Without the parents home, the 19-year-old house resident was charged with a keg law violation and possession of marijuana.Ten of the 19-year-olds were charged and four of the ...
Man looking for prostitute finds police instead
JEFFERSON TWP., Montgomery County – A suspicious person seen at 1 a.m. wandering through an apartment complex said he was looking for a friend. Police thought he was looking for a drug deal or a prostitute. Okay, he admitted, he was looking for a prostitute. He didn’t help his cause ...
Man picks up plenty of car care products for free
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County – A man who could have been looking to open his own car care store swiped a bunch of car care products at the gas pumps of a grocery store in the 1900 block of Needmore Road.The pumps were closed at the time, but a surveillance ...
Drug smells do in couple trying for a hit
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County – A couple couldn’t agree on a cover story after being stopped on a minor traffic violation at 7 p.m. on Republic Drive.The situation worsened for them when the Indiana tags didn’t belong to that car and the occupants wouldn’t allow a car search until a ...
Lurching driver found over the limit
KETTERING – Police watched as a subject erratically pulled out of a bar on East Dorothy Lane, ran a red light, made sudden and abrupt turns, then pulled into a bank parking lot in the 3000 block of Woodman Drive.He came to a sudden stop, backed up about five feet ...
Urine sample probably won’t be used as such
KETTERING – Among the medications and one used hypodermic needle found in her car was a small energy drink bottle that contained, the woman said, urine for her boyfriend to pass a drug test. Glassy eyes and pin point pupils greeted the officer, who found out the woman had been ...
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