Man caught with drugs

Man caught with drugs

AUSTINTOWn

Police said they caught a township man with a small bag of suspected cocaine after they arrested him and charged him with speeding his pickup truck up to 65 mph along South Raccoon Road and striking a street sign after failing to negotiate a turn onto Lake Road just before 5 a.m. Wednesday.

Nolan J. Henik, 24, of Evelyn Road, is in the Mahoning County Jail on a felony count of drug abuse as well as misdemeanor counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, obstructing official business and various traffic violations.

Officers noted Henik had just left JR’z Pub just before 5 a.m., according to a police report. He declined a sobriety test and was arrested.

Officers initially charged Henik with identity fraud after he gave officers the ID card of a different man. He is set for arraignment Monday afternoon in Mahoning County Area Court.

2 attempt to rob man

WARREN

Two young males tried to rob a 70-year-old man at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday as he walked along Union Street Southwest, but they left him alone when they discovered he had no valuables.

The victim said he was walking home after buying newspapers at a West Market Street gas station.

Two males with long hair, each about 5 feet 10 inches tall, got out of an older white car, possibly a Jeep.

They grabbed him and demanded money but showed him no weapon. They did not injure him.

Man threatening self-harm dies after police confrontation

COLUMBUS (AP)

Police say a man who was armed with a gun and threatening to kill himself died after shots were fired in a confrontation with officers responding to his central Ohio home.

Columbus police didn’t say who fired the shots during the Wednesday morning confrontation, and a department spokeswoman says that is under investigation. No one else was hurt.

Authorities had been called to the home by a family member who reported that the distraught man was armed and threatening to harm himself. Police say a confrontation occurred and the man, 52-year-old Billy Heeter, died at a hospital less than an hour later.

Police say a gun was recovered at the scene. They didn’t immediately share further details about what happened.

Woman charged with murder in fatal drive-by shooting

CLEVELAND (AP)

Authorities say a woman accused in a drive-by shooting that killed one woman and injured another in Cleveland has been charged with aggravated murder.

Cleveland Municipal Court records show 21-year-old Britney Brown was charged Monday in the Oct. 10 shooting. Court records say Brown is accused of fatally shooting 29-year-old Tierra East and injuring another woman outside a convenience store.

Police said East and a group of family members were standing in the parking lot of the convenience store when a car drove by and someone inside the vehicle began shooting. East was taken to a hospital where she died. The other woman was treated for her injuries.

A warrant has been issued for Brown, of Bratenahl. Court records don’t show an attorney for her.

Sheriff: Former Ohio corrections officer charged with bribery

HAMILTON (AP)

A sheriff says a former corrections officer accused of bringing illegal items including cellphones into a jail in Ohio has been charged with bribery.

Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said in a release Tuesday that former Corrections Officer Brandon Moore was arrested on the felony charge. The statement says a routine search conducted recently at the Butler County Correctional Facility in Hamilton where Moore was assigned turned up a cellphone and led to further investigation.

The sheriff says detectives determined Moore also brought in illegal items including miscellaneous tools and protein powder. Investigators say Moore was responsible for bringing items to inmates in exchange for money.

It couldn’t immediately be determined whether the 34-year-old Hamilton man has an attorney yet.

Hamilton is roughly 35 miles northwest of Cincinnati.

Police: 2 sisters are found dead in overheated apartment

FOREST PARK (AP)

Police say two sisters have been found dead in their suburban Cincinnati apartment where the heat had reached over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Forest Park police say of 41-year-old Theresa Johnson and 44-year-old Mary Johnson both had developmental disabilities and their professional caregiver called 911 after discovering their bodies. Police said the caregiver had dropped them off at their apartment Sunday afternoon and returned Monday to take them to work.

Police Lt. Adam Pape said it appeared the furnace malfunctioned.

Firefighters estimated the temperature inside the apartment when they arrived about 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Both women were in bed.

The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office hasn’t released the official cause of death. Police don’t suspect foul play.

Firefighters rescue deer trapped under van

cincinnati (AP)

Firefighters have come to the rescue of a deer trapped under a utility van in Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Wednesday that the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Heavy Rescue 9 team used a saw and car jacks to rescue the animal after it became stuck under the van.

The recent rescue was captured on video. The deer lost an antler while trying to scramble away, but it didn’t stop him.

Officials said it didn’t appear that the buck had any serious injuries. It wasn’t clear how the deer came to be stuck under the vehicle.

Police union leader calls for an end to student’s death probes

CINCINNATI (AP)

A police union leader says it’s time to end the investigations into the failed response to a 16-year-old Ohio student who died trapped in a minivan parked near his school.

Fraternal Order of Police local president Sgt. Dan Hils says there have been multiple investigations that cleared police officers of any “willful negligence.” He says officers “also have been traumatized” by the death and deserve closure.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said last week his office thoroughly reviewed the Cincinnati police and Hamilton County sheriff’s investigations and two independent reviews. Deters expressed sympathy last Thursday to Kyle Plush’s family while concluding that no charges were appropriate in the case.

Plush’s family says more investigation is needed. They’re frustrated with incomplete explanations of what happened and the slow pace of reform.

Kroger: 1st of 20 planned automated warehouses to be built

CINCINNATI (AP)

Kroger says the first of 20 planned automated warehouses intended to build up its home grocery delivery will be constructed in the Cincinnati area and is expected to generate about 400 jobs.

The Cincinnati-based supermarket chain and the United Kingdom-based online grocery retailer Ocado made the announcement Monday. Kroger said in the release that it’s investing $55 million to build the facility, called a customer fulfillment center, in Monroe, roughly 30 miles north of Cincinnati.

Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen said the facility’s innovative robotics technology powered by Ocado “will accelerate our ability to provide customers with anything, anytime and anywhere.”

Kroger has been expanding partnerships and online shopping options amid competition from Amazon.com Inc., which has moved into the grocery space in recent years.