OK so this isn't really Cincinnati news, but it's about a Cincinnati company.
P&G Announces Ban On Sex Toys
Brandweek
Published: 18 June 2007
Copyright 2007, VNU eMedia Inc. All rights reserved.
Procter & Gamble has sent a 66-page legal letter to a British sex toy manufacturer demanding that it stop incorporating the Oral B and Braun electric toothbrushes into its vibrating products. The company, Love Honey, sells products such as the Brush Bunny Electric Toothbrush Rabbit Vibrator. (It's basically a pink rubber rabbit that you attach to the top of your electric toothbrush.) "Our client's trademarks should not be used to promote and sell third-party products nor indeed should they be promoted by third parties for any purpose other than that for which they were intended," wrote P&G's lawyers, according the letter.
They added that "improper use. . . could potentially result in injury." P&G did not
specify the type of injury envisaged. —J.E.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Pit bull swiped in street robbery
Pit bull swiped in street robbery
The Enquirer
June 27, 2007
OVER-THE-RHINE - A pit bull dog was stolen during a street robbery Tuesday night on Walnut Street.
Police said three male suspects punched a victim in the face in the 1400 block of Walnut Street about 10 p.m. They took property from the victim, including a pit bull, police said.
The three suspects wore dark shorts. One wore a white-T-shirt; another wore a blue T-shirt; and the third wore a red T-shirt.
If you have information, call CrimeStoppers at 513-352-3040.
The Enquirer
June 27, 2007
OVER-THE-RHINE - A pit bull dog was stolen during a street robbery Tuesday night on Walnut Street.
Police said three male suspects punched a victim in the face in the 1400 block of Walnut Street about 10 p.m. They took property from the victim, including a pit bull, police said.
The three suspects wore dark shorts. One wore a white-T-shirt; another wore a blue T-shirt; and the third wore a red T-shirt.
If you have information, call CrimeStoppers at 513-352-3040.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
A 'germ-free solution' for flushing
A 'germ-free solution' for flushing
Amy Howell
The Enquirer
June 24, 2007
What a handy way to flush.
For those with arthritis, back pain or small bathrooms - or those in the habit of flushing public toilets with their feet, the Foot Flush pedal offers an ergonomic, germ-free solution.
The Foot Flush is compatible with any standard toilet that has a flapper. A cable runs from the pedal to a clip at the top of the toilet tank, which then connects to a float and a cord that clips onto the flapper chain.
The toilet still can be flushed using the handle.
Choose from an oval- or foot-shaped pedal. $29.95 at footflush.com, target.com and samsclub.com, or by calling 866-237-2882.
Amy Howell
The Enquirer
June 24, 2007
What a handy way to flush.
For those with arthritis, back pain or small bathrooms - or those in the habit of flushing public toilets with their feet, the Foot Flush pedal offers an ergonomic, germ-free solution.
The Foot Flush is compatible with any standard toilet that has a flapper. A cable runs from the pedal to a clip at the top of the toilet tank, which then connects to a float and a cord that clips onto the flapper chain.
The toilet still can be flushed using the handle.
Choose from an oval- or foot-shaped pedal. $29.95 at footflush.com, target.com and samsclub.com, or by calling 866-237-2882.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
'Hi, I'm with the city and ... Look out!'
Mostly I just like the pictures on this one. And the headline.
'Hi, I'm with the city and ... Look out!'
BY KIMBALL PERRY
The Enquirer
June 14, 2007
Albert Taylor was just trying to do his job when he showed up at Ronald Brown's Westwood home last week.
Taylor, a Cincinnati building inspector, was at Brown's McHenry Avenue home taking pictures for evidence that could lead to the house being demolished as unsafe.
That, police say, is when an irate Brown told Taylor he would shove the camera down his throat and threatened him with a metal pipe or tool.
Taylor called police.
They arrested Brown, charging him with aggravated menacing and obstructing official business. A grand jury will hear his case today.
Brown
Taylor
Even though the city doesn't keep statistics, public employees say it's common for them to be threatened in the line of duty.
"I myself have been verbally abused," said William Langevin, director of Cincinnati's Department of Buildings & Inspections.
...
When Taylor showed up May 30 with a camera and started taking pictures of two more Brown-owned houses on McHenry, police say Brown exploded.
Taylor was documenting, among other violations, that the houses were fire hazards because there was a live extension cord strung between them so one house could use electricity from the other.
Taylor said he stood on the sidewalk and never went on Brown's property as Brown raised a metal object as if to hit him. Inspectors never go onto someone's property without permission or a search warrant.
"A man's house is his castle. Government intrusion into your castle is not well-received," Langevin said.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Cops: Naked woman was drunk
Thanks Zoe! I saw this earlier, when they had found her naked, but hadn't determined that she was drunk. This is better.
Cops: Naked woman was drunk
BY AMANDA VAN BENSCHOTEN
Kentucky Enquirer
june 13, 2007
PENDLETON COUNTY - A 41-year-old woman who was found naked in a ditch early Wednesday morning was apparently intoxicated.
"She was evidently extremely intoxicated for several hours yesterday and into today," said Kentucky State Police Trooper Shain Stephens.
KSP does not plan to launch an investigation into the incident.
"Our concern was a kind of assault - physical or sexual assault - but that wasn't the case," he said.
The woman, who lives in Pendleton County, was found around 4 a.m. in a ditch at Ky. 10 and Bayless Road, just south of the Campbell County border. A passerby heard the woman screaming and called police.
Pendleton County dispatchers said the woman did not know who she was or how she got in the ditch when police and paramedics arrived at the scene.
She was taken St. Luke Hospital and received treatment for a scrape that Stephens said was consistent with having fallen into the ditch.
Cops: Naked woman was drunk
BY AMANDA VAN BENSCHOTEN
Kentucky Enquirer
june 13, 2007
PENDLETON COUNTY - A 41-year-old woman who was found naked in a ditch early Wednesday morning was apparently intoxicated.
"She was evidently extremely intoxicated for several hours yesterday and into today," said Kentucky State Police Trooper Shain Stephens.
KSP does not plan to launch an investigation into the incident.
"Our concern was a kind of assault - physical or sexual assault - but that wasn't the case," he said.
The woman, who lives in Pendleton County, was found around 4 a.m. in a ditch at Ky. 10 and Bayless Road, just south of the Campbell County border. A passerby heard the woman screaming and called police.
Pendleton County dispatchers said the woman did not know who she was or how she got in the ditch when police and paramedics arrived at the scene.
She was taken St. Luke Hospital and received treatment for a scrape that Stephens said was consistent with having fallen into the ditch.
Man robbed of his pants
Man robbed of his pants
BY JENNIFER BAKER
The Enquirer
June 13, 2007
FOREST PARK - Police in this Hamilton County suburb are investigating how a man was robbed of his pants early today.
The suspect, armed with some type of weapon, approached the victim from behind about 12:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Smiley Avenue and demanded his personal property, police said.
The suspect, possibly a juvenile, ran off. A police dog combed the area but found nothing.
The victim, 22, was not injured.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Forest Park police: 513-595-5220.
BY JENNIFER BAKER
The Enquirer
June 13, 2007
FOREST PARK - Police in this Hamilton County suburb are investigating how a man was robbed of his pants early today.
The suspect, armed with some type of weapon, approached the victim from behind about 12:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Smiley Avenue and demanded his personal property, police said.
The suspect, possibly a juvenile, ran off. A police dog combed the area but found nothing.
The victim, 22, was not injured.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Forest Park police: 513-595-5220.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
I-75 ramp closed to Norwood Lateral
Yes, folks, someone dumped their trailer home on the ramp from I-75 to the Norwood Lateral. I drove past it today as they were loading the mobile home onto a truck to pull it away.
I-75 ramp closed to Norwood Lateral
THE ENQUIRER
June 12, 2007
The southbound Interstate-75 ramp to Ohio 562 (the Norwood Lateral) is closed temporarily while an abandoned mobile home is towed from the ramp.
The ramp will probably be closed until noon, Artimis says.
I-75 ramp closed to Norwood Lateral
THE ENQUIRER
June 12, 2007
The southbound Interstate-75 ramp to Ohio 562 (the Norwood Lateral) is closed temporarily while an abandoned mobile home is towed from the ramp.
The ramp will probably be closed until noon, Artimis says.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Woman says 'Judge Judy' a joke
My mom sent me this. How in the world is this news?
Woman says 'Judge Judy' a joke
Plaintiff wins, but wanted more than show gave
BY JIM HANNAH
Kentucky Enquirer
June 9, 2007
A Florence woman got her day in court at the "Judge Judy" studio earlier this week after her daughter-in-law didn't pay back a loan.
Deborah North was awarded a $1,100 judgment, but the 52-year-old wasn't happy. She wanted another $4,000 she claimed her daughter-in-law owed her for back rent, utilities and a storage unit.
North isn't a regular viewer of the daytime television show, and she was stunned when Judge Judy Sheindlin began berating her for confusing the words parole and probation while trying to answer a question about her son's legal problems.
"The show is a big joke," North said. "Judge Judy wouldn't listen to me. She had her mind made up. It wasn't fair."
There was even less satisfaction for North when she learned her daughter-in-law, Kristin Jones, wouldn't have to pay the $1,100 herself. "Judge Judy" producers pay judgments made against participants.
That is in addition to a free two-night trip to Los Angeles. In North's case, the show also paid her daughter to fly there as a witness, although Sheindlin never asked her to speak.
The mother and daughter were put up in a Sheraton Hotel. The pair stood outside the premiere of "Ocean's Thirteen" and yelled at Northern Kentucky native George Clooney. He didn't respond.
Jones, of Erlanger, couldn't be reached for comment; North said Jones stayed in Los Angeles to sightsee.
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Woman says 'Judge Judy' a joke
Plaintiff wins, but wanted more than show gave
BY JIM HANNAH
Kentucky Enquirer
June 9, 2007
A Florence woman got her day in court at the "Judge Judy" studio earlier this week after her daughter-in-law didn't pay back a loan.
Deborah North was awarded a $1,100 judgment, but the 52-year-old wasn't happy. She wanted another $4,000 she claimed her daughter-in-law owed her for back rent, utilities and a storage unit.
North isn't a regular viewer of the daytime television show, and she was stunned when Judge Judy Sheindlin began berating her for confusing the words parole and probation while trying to answer a question about her son's legal problems.
"The show is a big joke," North said. "Judge Judy wouldn't listen to me. She had her mind made up. It wasn't fair."
There was even less satisfaction for North when she learned her daughter-in-law, Kristin Jones, wouldn't have to pay the $1,100 herself. "Judge Judy" producers pay judgments made against participants.
That is in addition to a free two-night trip to Los Angeles. In North's case, the show also paid her daughter to fly there as a witness, although Sheindlin never asked her to speak.
The mother and daughter were put up in a Sheraton Hotel. The pair stood outside the premiere of "Ocean's Thirteen" and yelled at Northern Kentucky native George Clooney. He didn't respond.
Jones, of Erlanger, couldn't be reached for comment; North said Jones stayed in Los Angeles to sightsee.
...
Thursday, June 7, 2007
'I'm under the (deleted) truck!'
Kevin! This one is amazing, thanks for sending.
'I'm under the (deleted) truck!'
BY JIM HANNAH | JHANNAH@NKY.COM
Kentucky Enquirer
His screams diminished during the 2½-hour phone call with 911 emergency dispatchers.
"I'm about to die," he yelled dozens of times.
Andres Vasquez, 20, of Verona managed to call 911 at 2:35 a.m. Thursday after wrecking his Ford Explorer on Violet Road near the Grant County line.
But Vasquez, who speaks with a heavy Spanish accent, could not tell dispatchers where he wrecked.
When repeatedly asked his location, his answer was always the same: "I'm under the (expletive) truck."
As the dispatcher tried to make sense of the ramblings of an injured and panicked man, Vasquez said, "Please, I can't take it anymore. Send everything you got."
After initially telling dispatchers someone threw a car on him, he admitted to crashing after he "got drunk." Boone County Sheriff's spokesman Tom Scheben later said alcohol was a suspected factor in the single-vehicle wreck.
A frustrated dispatcher asked Vasquez to stay calm, stop struggling to get out from under the truck and take deep breaths. More than one dispatcher tried in vain to get Vasquez to give them any clue about his whereabouts.
"Listen to me," the dispatcher said. "Listen to me now! If you want to survive this you are going to have to pay attention to what I'm asking you."
Vasquez finally uttered "Verona," and the hunt was on.
Five Boone County Sheriff's deputies, a Grant County Sheriff's deputy, and a Kentucky State trooper converged on the area searching for the wreck.
...(sic)
The mobile phone's battery never died during the search, but Vasquez appeared to have repeatedly hung up on operators. He would usually pick back up after putting the dispatcher on hold for a while with the explicit lyrics of Snoop Dogg's "Party with a D.P.G" playing in the background.
Nearly two hours after the original call, at 4:03 a.m., a woman driving on Violet Road en route to work spotted Vasquez's vehicle and called 911.
She confirmed a Hispanic man was pinned under a truck and crying. She said she could not climb down to where he was but yelled in broken Spanish that help was on the way.
Vasquez was alert and conscious when he was put into an AirCare helicopter and flown to University Hospital. He was listed in good condition and was released Thursday evening.
Staff writer Jennifer Baker contributed.
'I'm under the (deleted) truck!'
BY JIM HANNAH | JHANNAH@NKY.COM
Kentucky Enquirer
His screams diminished during the 2½-hour phone call with 911 emergency dispatchers.
"I'm about to die," he yelled dozens of times.
Andres Vasquez, 20, of Verona managed to call 911 at 2:35 a.m. Thursday after wrecking his Ford Explorer on Violet Road near the Grant County line.
But Vasquez, who speaks with a heavy Spanish accent, could not tell dispatchers where he wrecked.
When repeatedly asked his location, his answer was always the same: "I'm under the (expletive) truck."
As the dispatcher tried to make sense of the ramblings of an injured and panicked man, Vasquez said, "Please, I can't take it anymore. Send everything you got."
After initially telling dispatchers someone threw a car on him, he admitted to crashing after he "got drunk." Boone County Sheriff's spokesman Tom Scheben later said alcohol was a suspected factor in the single-vehicle wreck.
A frustrated dispatcher asked Vasquez to stay calm, stop struggling to get out from under the truck and take deep breaths. More than one dispatcher tried in vain to get Vasquez to give them any clue about his whereabouts.
"Listen to me," the dispatcher said. "Listen to me now! If you want to survive this you are going to have to pay attention to what I'm asking you."
Vasquez finally uttered "Verona," and the hunt was on.
Five Boone County Sheriff's deputies, a Grant County Sheriff's deputy, and a Kentucky State trooper converged on the area searching for the wreck.
...(sic)
The mobile phone's battery never died during the search, but Vasquez appeared to have repeatedly hung up on operators. He would usually pick back up after putting the dispatcher on hold for a while with the explicit lyrics of Snoop Dogg's "Party with a D.P.G" playing in the background.
Nearly two hours after the original call, at 4:03 a.m., a woman driving on Violet Road en route to work spotted Vasquez's vehicle and called 911.
She confirmed a Hispanic man was pinned under a truck and crying. She said she could not climb down to where he was but yelled in broken Spanish that help was on the way.
Vasquez was alert and conscious when he was put into an AirCare helicopter and flown to University Hospital. He was listed in good condition and was released Thursday evening.
Staff writer Jennifer Baker contributed.
Firefighter caught in bikini
Firefighter caught in bikini
Family visiting park gets shock
BY JENNIFER BAKER
The Enquirer
April 4, 2007
MASON – A Wayne Township volunteer firefighter is scheduled to appear Thursday in Mason Municipal Court on drunken driving and other charges after he was found wearing a woman’s blond wig and bikini in a public park.
Steven S. Cole, 46, Waynesville, was arrested about 5 p.m. Tuesday at Heritage Oak Park off U.S. 42 after Mason police received a report of an intoxicated man. Cole was charged with drunken driving, having an open container, public indecency and disorderly conduct.
He did not respond to calls Wednesday for comment.
Cole was arrested after a Mason father enjoying the balmy spring weather at the park spotted him and called police.
“It was like this freak show,” said Troy Harphant, 35. “I was a little taken by surprise by what I’d seen there. It was out of place with what should have been going on over there, that’s for sure.”
Harphant was at the park with his wife, Wendy, as they watched their daughter, Hayley, 6, zip around on a bike path on her pink Barbie Princess scooter.
At least 100 other adults and children also were at the park, Harphant said.
Harphant said he saw what appeared to be a naked person on the bike path, fondling or exposing himself or herself. The person seemed to be scared off moments later by a jogger.
Harphant then said he saw the bikini-clad person hop into a parked blue Ford F-150 pickup truck with red emergency lights on top and he realized the person was a man.
“My wife said, “It’s a lady,’ and I was like, ‘No, it’s not a lady,’ ” Troy Harphant said.
He then followed the truck as it drove around the park – including by the children’s playground - and called police on his cell phone.
“There’s a man out here dressed up in a wig and women’s two-piece bikini freaking people out in the park,” he told a 911 dispatcher. “It’s inappropriate and I’d like somebody to come check this guy out. The guy is actually trying to leave the park now.”
Mason Police Officer Scott Miller pulled the truck over. His report states: “I observed Cole to be wearing a very skimpy woman’s … bikini with two tan water balloons taped to the top to simulate two woman’s breasts and a pair of pink Speedo flip-flop sandals.”
Cole was unsteady and twice fell against the truck, Miller reported. Cole also fumbled through his wallet and handed him a debit card and a credit card when asked for his driver’s license.
The officer looked through the wallet but could not find his driver’s license, although Cole did provide a Social Security Number.
“I asked Cole what he was doing wearing a woman’s bikini at the park where families frequent,” Miller wrote. “Cole did state he was headed to a ‘gay bar’ in Dayton to perform as a woman for a $10,000 prize."
As the two spoke, Miller reported smelling alcohol on Cole, who also had slurred speech.
Police found an open, half-empty 40-ounce bottle of Budweiser in Cole’s truck. They also found a black gym bag with more blond wigs, women’s bikinis, long silver go-go boots and other women’s garments.
Cole’s blood-alcohol test registered 0.174, more than twice Ohio’s legal limit of 0.08.
Wayne Township officials did not agree to interviews but issued a statement Wednesday saying Cole would be placed on administrative leave while the case continues. Cole has been a volunteer firefighter with the township since August 2000.
“Wayne Township does not condone the accused activities related to this incident,” according to the statement signed by Donald “Gus” Edwards, trustee president, and Fire Chief Paul Scherer. “We expect our employees, that are providing a service to the community, to be good honest, reputable citizens.”
Family visiting park gets shock
BY JENNIFER BAKER
The Enquirer
April 4, 2007
MASON – A Wayne Township volunteer firefighter is scheduled to appear Thursday in Mason Municipal Court on drunken driving and other charges after he was found wearing a woman’s blond wig and bikini in a public park.
Steven S. Cole, 46, Waynesville, was arrested about 5 p.m. Tuesday at Heritage Oak Park off U.S. 42 after Mason police received a report of an intoxicated man. Cole was charged with drunken driving, having an open container, public indecency and disorderly conduct.
He did not respond to calls Wednesday for comment.
Cole was arrested after a Mason father enjoying the balmy spring weather at the park spotted him and called police.
“It was like this freak show,” said Troy Harphant, 35. “I was a little taken by surprise by what I’d seen there. It was out of place with what should have been going on over there, that’s for sure.”
Harphant was at the park with his wife, Wendy, as they watched their daughter, Hayley, 6, zip around on a bike path on her pink Barbie Princess scooter.
At least 100 other adults and children also were at the park, Harphant said.
Harphant said he saw what appeared to be a naked person on the bike path, fondling or exposing himself or herself. The person seemed to be scared off moments later by a jogger.
Harphant then said he saw the bikini-clad person hop into a parked blue Ford F-150 pickup truck with red emergency lights on top and he realized the person was a man.
“My wife said, “It’s a lady,’ and I was like, ‘No, it’s not a lady,’ ” Troy Harphant said.
He then followed the truck as it drove around the park – including by the children’s playground - and called police on his cell phone.
“There’s a man out here dressed up in a wig and women’s two-piece bikini freaking people out in the park,” he told a 911 dispatcher. “It’s inappropriate and I’d like somebody to come check this guy out. The guy is actually trying to leave the park now.”
Mason Police Officer Scott Miller pulled the truck over. His report states: “I observed Cole to be wearing a very skimpy woman’s … bikini with two tan water balloons taped to the top to simulate two woman’s breasts and a pair of pink Speedo flip-flop sandals.”
Cole was unsteady and twice fell against the truck, Miller reported. Cole also fumbled through his wallet and handed him a debit card and a credit card when asked for his driver’s license.
The officer looked through the wallet but could not find his driver’s license, although Cole did provide a Social Security Number.
“I asked Cole what he was doing wearing a woman’s bikini at the park where families frequent,” Miller wrote. “Cole did state he was headed to a ‘gay bar’ in Dayton to perform as a woman for a $10,000 prize."
As the two spoke, Miller reported smelling alcohol on Cole, who also had slurred speech.
Police found an open, half-empty 40-ounce bottle of Budweiser in Cole’s truck. They also found a black gym bag with more blond wigs, women’s bikinis, long silver go-go boots and other women’s garments.
Cole’s blood-alcohol test registered 0.174, more than twice Ohio’s legal limit of 0.08.
Wayne Township officials did not agree to interviews but issued a statement Wednesday saying Cole would be placed on administrative leave while the case continues. Cole has been a volunteer firefighter with the township since August 2000.
“Wayne Township does not condone the accused activities related to this incident,” according to the statement signed by Donald “Gus” Edwards, trustee president, and Fire Chief Paul Scherer. “We expect our employees, that are providing a service to the community, to be good honest, reputable citizens.”
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Designated driver 15-year-old son
This is also from Brian, who apparently shares my love for this crap.
Designated driver 15-year-old son
THE ENQUIRER
An Anderson Township man is accused of having a special designated driver – his 15-year-old son.
Steven Ray Green, 41, was the front-seat passenger in a car pulled over at 2:20 a.m. today in Anderson Township because it was crossing over out of its lane.
When the car was pulled over, Green was in the passenger seat with an open beer, police said. Police also said they found marijuana on him and in the car.
They also said they found his underage son behind the wheel.
“(Green) stated that he took his 15-year-old son to a liquor establishment located on Kellogg Road. Several hours later, (Green) then has his 15-year-old son operate a motor vehicle from the liquor establishment at app(roximately) 2 a.m.,” police records note.
Green is charged with child endangering, drug possession, possessing drug paraphernalia and having an open container of alcohol.
He is expected in court Thursday.
Designated driver 15-year-old son
THE ENQUIRER
An Anderson Township man is accused of having a special designated driver – his 15-year-old son.
Steven Ray Green, 41, was the front-seat passenger in a car pulled over at 2:20 a.m. today in Anderson Township because it was crossing over out of its lane.
When the car was pulled over, Green was in the passenger seat with an open beer, police said. Police also said they found marijuana on him and in the car.
They also said they found his underage son behind the wheel.
“(Green) stated that he took his 15-year-old son to a liquor establishment located on Kellogg Road. Several hours later, (Green) then has his 15-year-old son operate a motor vehicle from the liquor establishment at app(roximately) 2 a.m.,” police records note.
Green is charged with child endangering, drug possession, possessing drug paraphernalia and having an open container of alcohol.
He is expected in court Thursday.
Man charged with public indecency
Zoe, thanks for sending me this....Maybe.
Man charged with public indecency
THE ENQUIRER
June 6, 2007
Some Price Hill residents got a shock if they were looking up Tuesday in the 900 block of Enright Avenue.
That’s where, police said, John Andes, 37, was exposing himself in the window of his second-floor apartment.
Police responded to “numerous calls” about the incident.
When they went inside Andes’ apartment, they asked him if he did what the calls accused him off. “Maybe,” was his response, police documents note.
Andes was arrested and charged with public indecency. He has a prior public indecency conviction from 2004.
Man charged with public indecency
THE ENQUIRER
June 6, 2007
Some Price Hill residents got a shock if they were looking up Tuesday in the 900 block of Enright Avenue.
That’s where, police said, John Andes, 37, was exposing himself in the window of his second-floor apartment.
Police responded to “numerous calls” about the incident.
When they went inside Andes’ apartment, they asked him if he did what the calls accused him off. “Maybe,” was his response, police documents note.
Andes was arrested and charged with public indecency. He has a prior public indecency conviction from 2004.
Poisoning case called 'mistake'
Poisoning case called 'mistake'
BY JENNIFER BAKER | JBAKER@ENQUIRER.COM
June 6, 2007
UNION TWP. - The man whose wife is charged with trying to poison his beer with cleaning fluid said today it's all just a misunderstanding and he is standing by her.
"She is a very caring person who just had some depression issues," said Jonathan Truesdell, 43. "It's being taken care of."
Christina Truesdell, 41, was charged with felonious assault Saturday after Mercy Hospital Anderson officials contacted Union Township police.
She is out of the Clermont County Jail on a $25,000 bond and next appears in court June 14 when the case goes to a grand jury, according to jail officials.
Jonathan Truesdell drove himself to Mercy's emergency room about 12:30 a.m. Saturday after suffering pain in his swollen mouth and throat, said Union Township Police Lt. Scott Gaviglia.
Truesdell fell ill after drinking a beer at his home in the 500 block of Lemaster Drive.
His wife admitted to police she slipped cleaning fluid in his drink, Gaviglia said.
"We are still trying to find the exact mixture," he said.
But Jonathan Truesdell said his wife didn't mean to poison him.
"It's just something that happened," he said. "It wasn't made out to do any harm to me or anything. It's just a mistake."
He said he loves his wife, noting that he is at home today caring for her.
The couple has been married 23 years and has two children.
He said he had the court drop a restraining order granted over the weekend ordering her to stay away from him.
"She's getting the counseling she needs and everything is going to be fine," he said. "She's not like the media is making her out to be. She is not a bad, evil person at all."
BY JENNIFER BAKER | JBAKER@ENQUIRER.COM
June 6, 2007
UNION TWP. - The man whose wife is charged with trying to poison his beer with cleaning fluid said today it's all just a misunderstanding and he is standing by her.
"She is a very caring person who just had some depression issues," said Jonathan Truesdell, 43. "It's being taken care of."
Christina Truesdell, 41, was charged with felonious assault Saturday after Mercy Hospital Anderson officials contacted Union Township police.
She is out of the Clermont County Jail on a $25,000 bond and next appears in court June 14 when the case goes to a grand jury, according to jail officials.
Jonathan Truesdell drove himself to Mercy's emergency room about 12:30 a.m. Saturday after suffering pain in his swollen mouth and throat, said Union Township Police Lt. Scott Gaviglia.
Truesdell fell ill after drinking a beer at his home in the 500 block of Lemaster Drive.
His wife admitted to police she slipped cleaning fluid in his drink, Gaviglia said.
"We are still trying to find the exact mixture," he said.
But Jonathan Truesdell said his wife didn't mean to poison him.
"It's just something that happened," he said. "It wasn't made out to do any harm to me or anything. It's just a mistake."
He said he loves his wife, noting that he is at home today caring for her.
The couple has been married 23 years and has two children.
He said he had the court drop a restraining order granted over the weekend ordering her to stay away from him.
"She's getting the counseling she needs and everything is going to be fine," he said. "She's not like the media is making her out to be. She is not a bad, evil person at all."
A dad, again and again, again, etc.
A dad, again and again, again, etc.
BY SHARON COOLIDGE
March 6, 2007
Ricky Lackey has six children on the way.
Don't call them sextuplets - they're each with different women.
When Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Melba Marsh asked Lackey during sentencing Friday on a charge of attempted theft how many children he had, the 25-year-old said, "None, but I have six on the way."
A stunned Marsh tried to clarify. "Are you marrying a woman with six children?" she asked.
"No, I be concubining," he said.
Prosecutors said Lackey is the expectant father of six children with six different women. The women all are expected to deliver in August, September and October.Lackey's lawyer, Stephen Wenke, stopped his client from saying more.
Marsh said she wasn't sure how to respond, so she let the issue drop since it wasn't relevant to the proceedings.
Lackey, a music producer who told Marsh he was on the cusp of a $2 million deal that would net him $300,000 upfront, was convicted Friday on a reduced charge of attempted theft.
Prosecutors say the Avondale man defrauded U.S. Bank out of $3,975 by depositing empty envelopes into ATM machines, claiming they contained cash, and depositing bad checks before withdrawing cash on the falsely inflated balances.
Lackey has repaid the money, according to court records.
Marsh ordered no other sentence, because restitution had been paid.
As Lackey left the courtroom, a group of teenage girls there for another case appeared to know Lackey.
"Oh, there's Ricky Lackey!" one swooned.
Lackey shrugged the attention off with one word and a wave of his hand.
"Fans," he said.
BY SHARON COOLIDGE
March 6, 2007
Ricky Lackey has six children on the way.
Don't call them sextuplets - they're each with different women.
When Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Melba Marsh asked Lackey during sentencing Friday on a charge of attempted theft how many children he had, the 25-year-old said, "None, but I have six on the way."
A stunned Marsh tried to clarify. "Are you marrying a woman with six children?" she asked.
"No, I be concubining," he said.
Prosecutors said Lackey is the expectant father of six children with six different women. The women all are expected to deliver in August, September and October.Lackey's lawyer, Stephen Wenke, stopped his client from saying more.
Marsh said she wasn't sure how to respond, so she let the issue drop since it wasn't relevant to the proceedings.
Lackey, a music producer who told Marsh he was on the cusp of a $2 million deal that would net him $300,000 upfront, was convicted Friday on a reduced charge of attempted theft.
Prosecutors say the Avondale man defrauded U.S. Bank out of $3,975 by depositing empty envelopes into ATM machines, claiming they contained cash, and depositing bad checks before withdrawing cash on the falsely inflated balances.
Lackey has repaid the money, according to court records.
Marsh ordered no other sentence, because restitution had been paid.
As Lackey left the courtroom, a group of teenage girls there for another case appeared to know Lackey.
"Oh, there's Ricky Lackey!" one swooned.
Lackey shrugged the attention off with one word and a wave of his hand.
"Fans," he said.
'Crying shame' for commuters
Crash slows northbound I-75
BY JENNIFER BAKER
June 6, 2007
SHARONVILLE - An accident involving a tractor-trailer and car has slowed traffic on northbound Interstate 75 just before the eastbound I-275 ramp, according to Artimis.
There are still delays in both directions.
The tractor-trailer overturned, flipping a load of onions off to the right side of the road. The truck was righted about 7:30 a.m. and placed on a tow truck.
"It's a crying shame, isn't it?" quipped Ben Spears, a Hamilton County dispatcher.
A passing motorist said the area smelled of onions.
No injuries have been reported, but a utility pole was shredded and live wires were exposed, he said.
The estimated clear time is noon, according to Artimis.
The Enquirer will update this story as information develops.
BY JENNIFER BAKER
June 6, 2007
SHARONVILLE - An accident involving a tractor-trailer and car has slowed traffic on northbound Interstate 75 just before the eastbound I-275 ramp, according to Artimis.
There are still delays in both directions.
The tractor-trailer overturned, flipping a load of onions off to the right side of the road. The truck was righted about 7:30 a.m. and placed on a tow truck.
"It's a crying shame, isn't it?" quipped Ben Spears, a Hamilton County dispatcher.
A passing motorist said the area smelled of onions.
No injuries have been reported, but a utility pole was shredded and live wires were exposed, he said.
The estimated clear time is noon, according to Artimis.
The Enquirer will update this story as information develops.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Accused Of Viewing Porn In Class, Teacher Resigns
Accused Of Viewing Porn In Class, Teacher Resigns
June 4, 2007
WLWT
TRENTON, Ohio -- The Edgewood school district is sending letters home to every parent who had a child in Chris Beiser’s classroom after the teacher abruptly resigned.
Beiser taught first grade at Bloomfield Elementary School up until late last week.
District officials told News 5’s Karin Johnson that they had reason to believe that Beiser was viewing porn on his school-issued laptop during class time.
They said he resigned after refusing to answer questions.
In a written statement, the district said, "While assisting a class at Bloomfield Elementary, it was discovered that inappropriate images were being viewed from Mr. Chris Beiser's computer. On the morning of Tuesday, May 29th using the Remote Desktop software, the technology department observed Mr. Chris Beiser, a first grade teacher at Bloomfield Elementary, viewing pornographic images on his computer in his classroom during class time."
The laptop is now in the hands of the Trenton police department.
As of right now, they can't say what exactly Beiser was looking at. The department intends to send the laptop to the state crime lab for examination.
No charges have been filed so far.
June 4, 2007
WLWT
TRENTON, Ohio -- The Edgewood school district is sending letters home to every parent who had a child in Chris Beiser’s classroom after the teacher abruptly resigned.
Beiser taught first grade at Bloomfield Elementary School up until late last week.
District officials told News 5’s Karin Johnson that they had reason to believe that Beiser was viewing porn on his school-issued laptop during class time.
They said he resigned after refusing to answer questions.
In a written statement, the district said, "While assisting a class at Bloomfield Elementary, it was discovered that inappropriate images were being viewed from Mr. Chris Beiser's computer. On the morning of Tuesday, May 29th using the Remote Desktop software, the technology department observed Mr. Chris Beiser, a first grade teacher at Bloomfield Elementary, viewing pornographic images on his computer in his classroom during class time."
The laptop is now in the hands of the Trenton police department.
As of right now, they can't say what exactly Beiser was looking at. The department intends to send the laptop to the state crime lab for examination.
No charges have been filed so far.
Man Hurt in Boone County Tractor Accident
Man Hurt in Boone County Tractor Accident
Jun 4, 2007 4:24 PM
WKRC
A Boone County man is hurt after a tractor accident on his farm this morning.
Deputies say 62 year old Bernie Vaske was knocked off his tractor by the limb of a tree. The accident happened at a farm on Highway 338 near U.S. 42.
Vaske was taken by Air Care to University Hospital... His condition is not known.
Jun 4, 2007 4:24 PM
WKRC
A Boone County man is hurt after a tractor accident on his farm this morning.
Deputies say 62 year old Bernie Vaske was knocked off his tractor by the limb of a tree. The accident happened at a farm on Highway 338 near U.S. 42.
Vaske was taken by Air Care to University Hospital... His condition is not known.
Fight featured lamp, butcher knife
Fight featured lamp, butcher knife
BY KIMBALL PERRY
June 3, 2007
A Sunday fight between a Delhi Township couple has them both behind bars today.
Vivian Bates, 44, and James Roberts, 32, were arrested at their Brookforest Road home.
That’s where, Bates told police, Roberts threw a lamp at her and choked her almost in to unconsciousness during the 4:35 p.m. incident.
Bates is then accused of retaliating by taking a butcher knife and stabbing Roberts in the back, sending him to University Hospital.
Both were in court today.
Bates was charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence and ordered held on a $7,500 bond by Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Russell Mock.
Roberts was charged with domestic violence and ordered held under a $25,000 bond.
BY KIMBALL PERRY
June 3, 2007
A Sunday fight between a Delhi Township couple has them both behind bars today.
Vivian Bates, 44, and James Roberts, 32, were arrested at their Brookforest Road home.
That’s where, Bates told police, Roberts threw a lamp at her and choked her almost in to unconsciousness during the 4:35 p.m. incident.
Bates is then accused of retaliating by taking a butcher knife and stabbing Roberts in the back, sending him to University Hospital.
Both were in court today.
Bates was charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence and ordered held on a $7,500 bond by Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Russell Mock.
Roberts was charged with domestic violence and ordered held under a $25,000 bond.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
4-hour standoff ends quietly
4-hour standoff ends quietly
THE ENQUIRER
June 3, 2007
Wearing only boxer shorts, a 30-year-old Mount Airy man was arrested early this morning after after a four-hour standoff with Cincinnati police at his Colerain Avenue apartment.
During the standoff, police say Todd S. Hulsman punched and kicked a woman with whom he has two children, and aimed a loaded semi-automatic handgun at two other victims.
Police first responded shortly after midnight, and arrested Hulsman at 4 a.m. Cincinnati police SWAT teams also responded.
Hulsman was charged with two counts of aggravated menacing, assault, domestic violence and a felony weapons charge. He was not armed when police finally arrested him, but the weapon was in the house, police said.
THE ENQUIRER
June 3, 2007
Wearing only boxer shorts, a 30-year-old Mount Airy man was arrested early this morning after after a four-hour standoff with Cincinnati police at his Colerain Avenue apartment.
During the standoff, police say Todd S. Hulsman punched and kicked a woman with whom he has two children, and aimed a loaded semi-automatic handgun at two other victims.
Police first responded shortly after midnight, and arrested Hulsman at 4 a.m. Cincinnati police SWAT teams also responded.
Hulsman was charged with two counts of aggravated menacing, assault, domestic violence and a felony weapons charge. He was not armed when police finally arrested him, but the weapon was in the house, police said.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
'Naughty Wife' brings cops
Thanks to Brian Phillips for sending this to me! (Yes, Kentucky counts)
'Naughty Wife' brings cops
BY JIM HANNAH
Kentucky Enquirer
May 31, 2007
A woman pushes a baby carriage across the complex's manicured lawn, a child zips across a parking lot on a scooter, and couples stroll around the lake as Canada geese fly overhead.
But indoors at the sprawling Fountains at Lakeside Park apartment complex, a 33-year-old mother of four claims on her Web site she is providing a virtual peep show via three Web cameras, including one with night vision, in her two-story townhome.
The apartment occupant, Jennifer S. Lunsford, is touted on the Web site as "Naughty Wife Next Door!" and she is being investigated for possible violation of the community's sexually-oriented business laws. No charges had been filed as of Wednesday.
Her husband says the Web site may be distasteful to some, but it is not illegal.
According to a search warrant returned Tuesday, Fort Mitchell police took computers, a digital camera, a video camera, and financial documents from the apartment off Buttermilk Pike in a raid on Friday. The search followed a two-month investigation into the Internet sex site.
"You should've seen it," Fort Mitchell police Sgt. Tom Loos said after the raid. "There must have been thousands of dollars of lingerie in the apartment."
Fort Mitchell police Chief Steve Hensley said detectives recovered evidence that sex acts involving consenting adults were allegedly filmed in the apartment and were broadcast over the Internet, an alleged violation of the city's ordinance.
In addition to live Web cameras, the site has a daily blog.
There also are sexually explicit pictures and videos.
Hensley said the business violates zoning laws in the 8,000-person suburban community.
Lunsford also does not have a business license with the county.
"There will be complaints drawn up in district court," Hensley said. The penalty for violating the zoning ordinance is a maximum fine of $250. The violation for not having a business license is also a fine that is based, in part, on the number of days in violation.
Computer forensic specialists will examine the computers, Hensley said.
Police say they are forwarding the conditions found in the apartment to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services because Lunsford's children live in the home. "Any time you have children living in an environment where that takes place it raises red flags in our mind," Hensley said.
Lunsford's 50-year-old husband, Michael Lunsford, told a reporter that he operates the Web site but denied any wrongdoing.
In an interview before the police raid, Michael Lunsford would not say if sexually explicit material was being filmed at the apartment.
"There was a lot of content filmed earlier, before we moved here," he said. "We don't necessarily film all the time in this business."
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'Naughty Wife' brings cops
BY JIM HANNAH
Kentucky Enquirer
May 31, 2007
A woman pushes a baby carriage across the complex's manicured lawn, a child zips across a parking lot on a scooter, and couples stroll around the lake as Canada geese fly overhead.
But indoors at the sprawling Fountains at Lakeside Park apartment complex, a 33-year-old mother of four claims on her Web site she is providing a virtual peep show via three Web cameras, including one with night vision, in her two-story townhome.
The apartment occupant, Jennifer S. Lunsford, is touted on the Web site as "Naughty Wife Next Door!" and she is being investigated for possible violation of the community's sexually-oriented business laws. No charges had been filed as of Wednesday.
Her husband says the Web site may be distasteful to some, but it is not illegal.
According to a search warrant returned Tuesday, Fort Mitchell police took computers, a digital camera, a video camera, and financial documents from the apartment off Buttermilk Pike in a raid on Friday. The search followed a two-month investigation into the Internet sex site.
"You should've seen it," Fort Mitchell police Sgt. Tom Loos said after the raid. "There must have been thousands of dollars of lingerie in the apartment."
Fort Mitchell police Chief Steve Hensley said detectives recovered evidence that sex acts involving consenting adults were allegedly filmed in the apartment and were broadcast over the Internet, an alleged violation of the city's ordinance.
In addition to live Web cameras, the site has a daily blog.
There also are sexually explicit pictures and videos.
Hensley said the business violates zoning laws in the 8,000-person suburban community.
Lunsford also does not have a business license with the county.
"There will be complaints drawn up in district court," Hensley said. The penalty for violating the zoning ordinance is a maximum fine of $250. The violation for not having a business license is also a fine that is based, in part, on the number of days in violation.
Computer forensic specialists will examine the computers, Hensley said.
Police say they are forwarding the conditions found in the apartment to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services because Lunsford's children live in the home. "Any time you have children living in an environment where that takes place it raises red flags in our mind," Hensley said.
Lunsford's 50-year-old husband, Michael Lunsford, told a reporter that he operates the Web site but denied any wrongdoing.
In an interview before the police raid, Michael Lunsford would not say if sexually explicit material was being filmed at the apartment.
"There was a lot of content filmed earlier, before we moved here," he said. "We don't necessarily film all the time in this business."
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Fire injures one in Clifton
Sent to me by Andy, Jessica's boyfriend, who said this: "This man is a drunk who is known to Jessica's family as the pirate. Jessica's mom called 911 after hearing an explosion two doors up the street. The pirate was pulled through the roof as his deceased mother's possesions burned."
Fire injures one in Clifton
ENQUIRER STAFF REPORT
June 2, 2007
A house fire this morning in Clifton has sent one man to the hospital.
The fire was reported at about 9:25 a.m. in the 500 block of Howell Avenue.
One man was taken to University Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, according to a Cincinnati fire dispatcher.
The cause of the fire, and the extent of the damage were not yet available.
Fire injures one in Clifton
ENQUIRER STAFF REPORT
June 2, 2007
A house fire this morning in Clifton has sent one man to the hospital.
The fire was reported at about 9:25 a.m. in the 500 block of Howell Avenue.
One man was taken to University Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, according to a Cincinnati fire dispatcher.
The cause of the fire, and the extent of the damage were not yet available.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Hip-hop artist 'Big Cheeze' is freed on bond
Hip-hop artist 'Big Cheeze' is freed on bond
BY KIMBALL PERRY
The Enquirer
May 24, 2007
Big Cheeze is getting out of the slammer.
Jordan Mouton, who told a judge Wednesday he was an up-and-coming hip-hop artist, was jailed this month on allegations he was involved in shipping marijuana from California to Cincinnati.
Mouton, charged with trafficking in and possession of drugs, initially was ordered held on $100,000 bond.
Mouton's new attorney, Leslie Isaiah Gaines, said Wednesday his client deserved a lower bond because he has no criminal record and his career would be hurt because he could not tour if locked up.
Mouton - called "Big Cheeze" because he is 6-feet-8 and weighs 320 pounds - pulled out a promotional poster of himself as a hip-hop artist and told Municipal Judge Ted Berry that his surefire-hit CD is due out in two months.
Mouton said he has been a hip-hop artist since age 12 and has concerts scheduled in Texas and Missouri.
Assistant Prosecutor Betsy Sundermann asked the judge for a higher bond, noting that Mouton, who lives in El Sobrante, Calif., with his wife and three children, would leave the state.
"We strongly oppose (a lower bond). He will not be back," Sundermann told the judge.
Mouton was arrested by the Regional Narcotics Unit, made up of Cincinnati police and Hamilton County sheriff's deputies, after he was accused of being involved in mailing several pounds of marijuana to a relative in Cincinnati.
Gaines suggested that Mouton was given a high bond because he didn't cooperate with police after his arrest. "Many times," Gaines told the judge, "high bond in Hamilton County means he did not confess, did not rat on someone."
Berry agreed to let Mouton out on his signature, but said he would owe $100,000 if he did not show up for his court dates.
Berry ordered him to come back to court - or else.
"You hear me, Big Cheeze?" Berry asked.
A relieved Mouton flashed a peace sign as he left the courtroom.
BY KIMBALL PERRY
The Enquirer
May 24, 2007
Big Cheeze is getting out of the slammer.
Jordan Mouton, who told a judge Wednesday he was an up-and-coming hip-hop artist, was jailed this month on allegations he was involved in shipping marijuana from California to Cincinnati.
Mouton, charged with trafficking in and possession of drugs, initially was ordered held on $100,000 bond.
Mouton's new attorney, Leslie Isaiah Gaines, said Wednesday his client deserved a lower bond because he has no criminal record and his career would be hurt because he could not tour if locked up.
Mouton - called "Big Cheeze" because he is 6-feet-8 and weighs 320 pounds - pulled out a promotional poster of himself as a hip-hop artist and told Municipal Judge Ted Berry that his surefire-hit CD is due out in two months.
Mouton said he has been a hip-hop artist since age 12 and has concerts scheduled in Texas and Missouri.
Assistant Prosecutor Betsy Sundermann asked the judge for a higher bond, noting that Mouton, who lives in El Sobrante, Calif., with his wife and three children, would leave the state.
"We strongly oppose (a lower bond). He will not be back," Sundermann told the judge.
Mouton was arrested by the Regional Narcotics Unit, made up of Cincinnati police and Hamilton County sheriff's deputies, after he was accused of being involved in mailing several pounds of marijuana to a relative in Cincinnati.
Gaines suggested that Mouton was given a high bond because he didn't cooperate with police after his arrest. "Many times," Gaines told the judge, "high bond in Hamilton County means he did not confess, did not rat on someone."
Berry agreed to let Mouton out on his signature, but said he would owe $100,000 if he did not show up for his court dates.
Berry ordered him to come back to court - or else.
"You hear me, Big Cheeze?" Berry asked.
A relieved Mouton flashed a peace sign as he left the courtroom.
Woman stabbed with crack pipe
Woman stabbed with crack pipe
BY JENNIFER BAKER
The Enquirer
May 30, 2007
OVER-THE-RHINE - A 41-year-old woman was stabbed with a crack pipe Tuesday night, Cincinnati police said today.
She was taken to University Hospital. Police identified her as Marilyn Bell of the West End.
The incident occurred about 6:30 p.m. on Findlay Street.
The suspect is a woman known by the street name "Glow," police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers: 352-3040.
BY JENNIFER BAKER
The Enquirer
May 30, 2007
OVER-THE-RHINE - A 41-year-old woman was stabbed with a crack pipe Tuesday night, Cincinnati police said today.
She was taken to University Hospital. Police identified her as Marilyn Bell of the West End.
The incident occurred about 6:30 p.m. on Findlay Street.
The suspect is a woman known by the street name "Glow," police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers: 352-3040.
Houdini collection gone in a puff of smoke
Houdini collection gone in a puff of smoke
Million-dollar house burned by burglar lighting crack pipe, authorities say
THE ENQUIRER
By Sharon Coolidge
May 22, 2007
Jarrod Frederick allegedly made a priceless collection of magician Harry Houdini memorabilia vanish.
The trick had nothing to do with magic. Prosecutors say it was arson.
After a brief meeting in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court this morning, Judge Dennis Helmick set the 26-year-old Clifton man's aggravated arson and burglary case for a hearing Friday.
He is accused of burning down an Indian Hill home, causing $1 million damage and $350,000 in damage to property inside, including owner Dr. Randall Wolf's collection of Houdini memorabilia, said Stephen Ashbrock, chief of the Madeira and Indian Hill Joint Fire District.
"He lost nearly everything," Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Gerald Krumpelbeck said. Prosecutors called the collection extensive.
Wolf, a heart surgeon at University Hospital, did not return calls.
"There was no past contact" between Wolf and Frederick, said Indian Hill Rangers Detective Carl Watts. "He just thought it was a good house to burglarize."
Frederick's lawyer, Greg Cohen, said, "This was a total random of act of drug-induced delusion resulting, unfortunately, in the destruction of somebody's home."
Frederick, who once did lawn maintenance for Indian Hill homeowners and knew the area, dropped his wife off at Kenwood Towne Centre on Dec. 30 and headed into Indian Hill looking for an out-of-the-way place to smoke crack cocaine, Krumpelbeck said.
He found it at Wolf's $1 million, six-bedroom home on Park Road and broke in, court records say.
When Frederick had trouble lighting his crack pipe, he lit a box of paperwork, hoping that would help, Krumpelbeck said. The flames quickly got out of control, reports say.
Frederick, who had parked in the garage, fled so quickly he drove through the garage door, trailing parts of it, Watts said.
Police spotted Frederick driving erratically in a park, Watts said.
Million-dollar house burned by burglar lighting crack pipe, authorities say
THE ENQUIRER
By Sharon Coolidge
May 22, 2007
Jarrod Frederick allegedly made a priceless collection of magician Harry Houdini memorabilia vanish.
The trick had nothing to do with magic. Prosecutors say it was arson.
After a brief meeting in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court this morning, Judge Dennis Helmick set the 26-year-old Clifton man's aggravated arson and burglary case for a hearing Friday.
He is accused of burning down an Indian Hill home, causing $1 million damage and $350,000 in damage to property inside, including owner Dr. Randall Wolf's collection of Houdini memorabilia, said Stephen Ashbrock, chief of the Madeira and Indian Hill Joint Fire District.
"He lost nearly everything," Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Gerald Krumpelbeck said. Prosecutors called the collection extensive.
Wolf, a heart surgeon at University Hospital, did not return calls.
"There was no past contact" between Wolf and Frederick, said Indian Hill Rangers Detective Carl Watts. "He just thought it was a good house to burglarize."
Frederick's lawyer, Greg Cohen, said, "This was a total random of act of drug-induced delusion resulting, unfortunately, in the destruction of somebody's home."
Frederick, who once did lawn maintenance for Indian Hill homeowners and knew the area, dropped his wife off at Kenwood Towne Centre on Dec. 30 and headed into Indian Hill looking for an out-of-the-way place to smoke crack cocaine, Krumpelbeck said.
He found it at Wolf's $1 million, six-bedroom home on Park Road and broke in, court records say.
When Frederick had trouble lighting his crack pipe, he lit a box of paperwork, hoping that would help, Krumpelbeck said. The flames quickly got out of control, reports say.
Frederick, who had parked in the garage, fled so quickly he drove through the garage door, trailing parts of it, Watts said.
Police spotted Frederick driving erratically in a park, Watts said.
Fight Erupts at Bingo Hall
Fight erupts at bingo hall
THE ENQUIRER
Monday, May 14, 2007
A fight broke out at a bingo parlor Sunday.
Officers were called for a report of a loud party at Roosevelt Blvd. Bingo, 3244 Roosevelt Blvd. When police arrived at about 3 a.m. they heard gunshots from inside.
Reports from the Middletown Police Department say the crowd rushed the door and brought the disturbance into the parking lot.
Officers estimate the crowd at 300 people, many whom were minors. Beer cans and bottles were found throughout the parking lot and in the halls.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office and the Franklin, Trenton and Monroe police departments were called to assist. It took about 30 minutes to disperse the crowd.
The investigation of the gunshots is ongoing. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Middletown Police Department at 513-425-7700.
THE ENQUIRER
Monday, May 14, 2007
A fight broke out at a bingo parlor Sunday.
Officers were called for a report of a loud party at Roosevelt Blvd. Bingo, 3244 Roosevelt Blvd. When police arrived at about 3 a.m. they heard gunshots from inside.
Reports from the Middletown Police Department say the crowd rushed the door and brought the disturbance into the parking lot.
Officers estimate the crowd at 300 people, many whom were minors. Beer cans and bottles were found throughout the parking lot and in the halls.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office and the Franklin, Trenton and Monroe police departments were called to assist. It took about 30 minutes to disperse the crowd.
The investigation of the gunshots is ongoing. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Middletown Police Department at 513-425-7700.
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