Brookville Bank Robbed; Police Searching for Thief

November 28, 2012, 4:02 pm

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BROOKVILLE -- Police are looking for a man they say robbed the Brookville National Bank this afternoon.

Brookville Capt. Tom Simon said the man handed the teller a note at around 5 p.m. demanding cash. After the teller handed over the money, the man ran from bank. The thief is described as a white male in his late 30s or early 40s, between 6" 2" and 6' 4" tall and weighing around 210 pounds. He had a goatee and long hair, and wore a black winter hat and a red hooded sweatshirt.

Police found the red sweatshirt at an apartment complex behind the bank following a K-9 unit trace, but were unable to locate the robber. Capt. Simon said no weapon was shown and that there was one one customer in the bank at the time of the robbery, that person was unharmed.

If you have any information about this robbery, call Brookville Police.

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Former Lottery Winner Gives Advice To Future Winners

November 28, 2012, 5:42 pm

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FAIRBORN -- Lady Luck has already struck a few folks in the Miami Valley. You may remember a group of Piqua city workers won the Mega Millions, which was 207 million dollar jackpot. One of those winners still works at the Piqua Street Department, even though he's a millionaire.

It was four years ago that Loyal Davis and his co-workers won the $207-million dollar jackpot. His cut was about $6.3 million bucks all from this single ticket.

âDisbelief at first. Then I was like, this is actually real. And I got to have fun calling the other guys and letting them know,â he said.

A few things have changed for Davis and his family. They got a new Escalade, new house, and now have no debt. But that's about it. He's still just your average snow plow driver, who also happens to be a millionaire.

âWhat else are you going to do. Stay at home? I'd rather just work, stay busy,â Davis said.

For future lottery winners, Davis' advice is to get an attorney or financial planner to help manage your money and keep a good head on your shoulders. He also says don't blow it all in one place.

âHave fun but be careful with it,â he said.

Davis says he is still friends with all his former co-workers that won. And he still plays the lottery with them.

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West Carrollton Superintendent Named Best in the State

November 28, 2012, 7:13 pm

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WEST CARROLLTON -- A big honor for the superintendent of West Carrollton Schools, Dr. Rusty Clifford was named Superintendent of the Year by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators.

Dr. Clifford was presented a plaque Wednesday night at the West Carrollton school board meeting. He beat out hundreds of others around the state to claim the title of Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Clifford told us Wednesday his success is due to the great work of so many others in the district, "I'm the lucky guy to have been in this district for 14 years and worked with a phenomenal board, administrators, staff, students, parents, community members and got to tell the story."

Clifford will now go up against winners from 49 other states for the National Superintendent of the Year award, which will be given out in February.

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Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Plan B for Underage Teens

November 28, 2012, 7:19 pm

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DAYTON -- The American Academy of Pediatrics is encouraging doctors to prescribe teenagers the morning after pill before they start having sex. The hope is to reduce the nation's high teen pregnancy and birth rate, but the academy's position has sparked mixed reviews.

For 30 years, the Miami Valley Women's Center has been helping women face unplanned pregnancies, but Executive Director Cindy Good was stunned after reading the American Academy of Pediatrics new policy encouraging doctors to prescribe Plan B also known as the morning after pill to girls 17 or younger.

"These are difficult things for a young woman to face alone, and that's why I don't encourage the morning after pill," said Good.

Good believes it encourages teens to be sexually active. She says there are a number of teens who come into her center doors confused when it comes to unplanned pregnancies and believes emergency contraception isn't the answer.

"I think often times people think of an unplanned pregnancy as the worst thing that can happen but the actual fact it's not and who knows what the long term affects of Plan B as contraception will be," explained Good.

In 2008, the teen birth rate from girls ages 15 to 17 was 25.5 per 1000 girls. In 2010, that number dropped to 18.8. Some believe the Plan B recommendation for girls 17 or younger will help bring that number even further down.

"I think teens are having sex even younger than 17, so giving them that option is a good thing to have, because they don't know what they're getting themselves into," said Tammy Treehorn, a parent of a newborn boy.

"I think hat people should know, teenagers, and adults, how to take care of themselves properly and teenagers should have that opportunity to go and take care of their sex lives in a private manner," explained Cassidy Platt.

The Emergency Contraception Website says women who are 17 or older can get Plan B over the counter, anyone younger must have parental consent.

If you are interested in the Miami Vally Women's Center services call them at (937) 298-4244 or click here.

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Shannon Sims Takes the Stage in 'White Christmas' Production

November 28, 2012, 7:19 pm

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DAYTON -- A Christmas tradition is back at the Schuster Center and our own Shannon Sims got to be part of it.

The production of Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' is playing now and on Wednesday night, Shannon played a small role in the play. She was part of a group sitting at a table, talking. We all think she did a great job.

If you want to see 'White Christmas', you can do so until Sunday. Tickets are still available.

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Winning Powerball Numbers; Jackpot Up to $580 Million

November 28, 2012, 7:02 pm

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POWERBALL -- Here are tonight's winning Powerball numbers...

5-16-22-23-29 Powerball 6

The jackpot grew even more this evening, to an estimated $580 million dollars!

Good Luck!

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Powerball Officials: Two Winners for Record Jackpot

November 28, 2012, 11:02 pm

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Powerball officials say the record jackpot has been won.

Early Thursday morning officials confirmed that two winning tickets were sold: One in Arizona and one in Missouri. An additional 8,924,123 players won smaller prizes.

The numbers drawn Wednesday night are: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6.

A lottery official said late Wednesday that the jackpot increased to $579.9 million by the time of the drawing, making the cash option $379.8 million.

The drawing Wednesday night for the Multi-State Lottery Association's prize followed 16 consecutive drawings that produced no top winner, boosting the Powerball to the second-largest potential lottery payout in U.S. history.

Tickets earlier Wednesday were selling at a rate of 130,000 a minute nationwide, the jackpot enticing many people who rarely, if ever, play the lottery.

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Fire Forces Family from Home

November 29, 2012, 2:47 am

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BROOKVILLE -- A family has to evacuate their home after it catches fire overnight. It happened just before 2:00 Thursday morning on Brookville-Phillipsburg Road.

Firefighters say the fire started in a wall, behind a wood stove. They were able to knock it down quickly and minimize the damage. Smoke detectors were working, no one was injured and the family was let back inside shortly after.

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Woman, 20, Calls Police on Herself for Underage Drinking

November 29, 2012, 7:36 am

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DAYTON -- Police say a 20-year-old woman called police on herself for underage drinking early Thursday morning at a Huffman Avenue bar.

Dayton Police say they were responding to a reported fight at the Loch Nez Bar, 752 Huffman Avenue, when they received another call, this one from Ciera Richter, 20.

Police said Richter sounded intoxicated on the phone and was rambling that she was underage yet the bartender kept serving her. She also claims she was assaulted by another female.

Officers arrived and detained Richter, who allegedly told them her boyfriend had given her the drinks. The police report notes that one of the officers responding to this call has had "previous dealings with Richter where she was intoxicated." She had been cited for public intoxication at that time.

Officers on Thursday morning checked with the bartender, who claims she did not serve Richter but did serve her of-age boyfriend. The bartender claims she did not see Richter drinking.

After observing her behavior, officers arrested Richter for underage consumption. She was transported to the Montgomery County Jail.

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Trooper Finds Kids Traveling in Back of "Really Cold" Moving Van

November 29, 2012, 8:13 am

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NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- A relative called police when a family, including seven children, had left Fairmount City, Pa., in a moving truck. The relative said at least five of the children were riding in the back storage area of the truck.

Indiana State Police troopers watched I-70 for the truck.

Shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday Trooper Nick Razor saw a truck fitting that description at the Flying "J" Travel Plaza near New Castle.

Razor said David K. Detzen, 41, and his wife Rebecca S. Detzen, 40, were riding in the cab with two small children. Razor then found four children in the unheated back of the truck. They included an 18-year-old daughter and four underage siblings ranging in age from 9 to 17. There also were 18 cats riding with the children.

Troopers say there were sleeping bags in the back, but no heat or communication with the parents in the front. It was 32 degrees out,

"It was really cold in the back of the truck," Razor said.

The family had all their belongings in the truck, troopers said, and was moving to California for a job opportunity for the father. Razor said two of the children were riding on the top of a tall stack of boxes in the back of the truck when he raised the backed door.

The parents were arrested and charged with four counts of Neglect of a Dependent. They were transported to the Henry County jail.

The children were turned over to Child Protective Services, and Henry County Animal Control took possession of the cats. Troopers impounded the rented truck with its contents.

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Re-Purposed Materials Preserve Legacy at Shawen Acres

November 29, 2012, 9:22 am

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DAYTON -- One of the last remnants of Shawen Acres, a former Administration Building on the campus of the Montgomery Countyâs Children Services Division, was demolished Thursday morning.

The blighted building was part of an orphanage that operated from 1927 to 1973. There also were 10 cottages that housed as many as 300 children at a time at the North Main Street location.

âThe buildings were blighted and had to go, but we have kept many wonderful pieces that will be here a long time to remind us of Shawen Acres,â said David Hess, Assistant Director of Finance and Administrative Services.

One of the 10 residence cottages, Cottage 8, was kept and refurbished. It now houses Clinical Services and the Independent Living program where older teens learn cooking, check book balancing and other self-sufficiency skills. There are several framed pictures from the Shawen Acres days displayed throughout this building.

âPeople are really going to enjoy the green space and trees that will replace the buildings and provide a soothing entrance to our Haines Center campus,â said County Commission President Judy Dodge. âIt is also very gratifying to know that we have been environmentally friendly, cost-effective and extremely thoughtful in preserving the legacy of Shawen Acres.â

Soon a huge cement archway with âShawen Acresâ carved into it will be attached to the entrance of Cottage 8. It was carefully removed from the front entrance of the Administration Building prior to demolition. Also outside of Cottage 8 is a 145-year-old stone marker commemorating Montgomery County Childrenâs Home on Summit Street, which cared for the countyâs orphans from 1867 until Shawen Acres opened.

Perhaps the most distinctive element of the old Administration Building was the terra cotta roof that covered it from the beginning. The heavy, red roof tiles are 85 years old but seemingly indestructible. They have been harvested for use on two open-air visitation shelters to be built near the Haines Center. Shelter builders will also use columns that were kept from the nine demolished cottages.

Children Services is interested in preserving more memories from the orphanage. Anyone with Shawen Acres stories to share or photos to donate can call Janice White at (937) 276-6670.

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Why Did Convicted Felon Have Gun: "It's Dayton, Man"

November 29, 2012, 9:53 am

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DAYTON -- Police say a man passed out in a car early Thursday morning at the Silver Fox Night Club is a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Police said they found Duane Middleton, 36, was passed out behind the wheel of a black Chrysler 300 with a half-liter of Ciroc vodka in the cup holder and a container of food spilled on the floor below him. Police also say a black handgun had been pushed into the space between the driver's seat and center console.

Officers ran a criminal background check and found that Middleton was a convicted felon, making his possession of a handgun illegal. When asked why he was carrying it, Middleton told police that, "It's Dayton, Man."

Middleton was charged with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and having weapons under disability, a felony.

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WASTE WATCH: OH Inspector General: ODJFS Division Mismanaged Stimulus Money

November 29, 2012, 12:51 pm

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WASTE WATCH REPORT -- Remember all that stimulus money from 2009 that was supposed to be a shot in the arm for our economy? Turns out some of it spent in Ohio was mismanaged - that's according to the Ohio Inspector General.

"All it is is a surplus of money and it leads to more inflation," said Laura Lee Petree of Dayton who was always skeptical of the 2009 Federal Stimulus money.

Now to hear part of it was mismanaged here at home, "it saddens me. You know anytime a third party is involved in receiving money and they determine how to spend it, sadly there is corruption," said Petree.

A lengthy investigation by the Ohio Inspector General's office concluded the Department of Job and Family Services Workforce Development division failed to "adequately oversee" a $1 million dollar federal grant used for a job training initiative to help people get back to work.

Some of the poor spending examples include gift card and food purchases on the grant, lack of detailed supporting documents such as receipts, missing written contracts to support the grant, and supervisors not approving timecards.

In southwest Ohio alone - more than a quarter of a million dollars is in question.

Ben Johnson, a Job and Family Services Spokesperson responded stating in part, "The individuals named in this report are not ODJFS employees. The report details a number of questioned costs. In some cases, there may be additional documentation showing that these expenditures were allowable. In cases where an expenditure was not allowable, we will work to recover the money from the grant recipient and return it to the federal government."

Taxpayers, like David Medve say they expect more.

"I think they spend too much," said Medve, referring to the federal government.

"You know, I know there's no perfect system, but a system where we can see where money needs to be spent most and how it can be most used to maximize it," said Petree.

If you suspect government waste, write to us at wastewatch@fox45now.com or wastewatch@abc22now.com

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Man Charged with Raping an 18-Year Old

November 29, 2012, 12:33 pm

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DAYTON--We have new information tonight in a sexual assault investigation.
Kenneth Peyton, 41, has been arrested and charged with rape.

Police say he's accused of raping an 18-year-old girl.

We were the only ones there yesterday as members of the special victims unit surrounded the home on Xenia Avenue. Peyton was then taken in for questioning.

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Police Offering Reward for Rockford Murder Suspect

November 29, 2012, 12:45 pm

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MERCER CO.--The Mercer County sheriff's office is still searching for a murder suspect.

They are offering $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of Daniel "Charles" Martin.

He's accused of shooting and killing Melinda Smith earlier this month in Rockford.
If you have any information on this crime, please call the Mercer County sheriff.

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SCAM ALERT: Microsoft Impersonation Scam

November 29, 2012, 12:55 pm

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DAYTON--Police have a cyber scam warning for people in Dayton. In the past two weeks police have received three reports of what investigators are calling a Microsoft impersonation scam.

Someone claiming to be a Microsoft technician is calling people asking if he can "shadow" their computer because the software is giving error messages.

Once the victim gives the caller access to their computer, that's when the cyber crook steals financial information from the victim.

If you receive a call like this, police say never give the caller information or access to your computer.

Take down the number they're calling from, and contact the police and the company.

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Dayton Family Blames Landlord for Poor Conditions

November 29, 2012, 12:59 pm

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DAYTON -- Her lease was up, she had no where else to go so she saw a house on the 2700 block of Hoover Avenue. Although it needed some work she was assured itâd be ready to go by November first, but it wasnât.

âThis right here, I canât take, enough is enoughâ said Rose Christian, Dayton.

Rose Christian and her family moved into the home on Hoover Avenue, mid October. She dished out more than $1100 dollars.
Her landlord, Kenyan Nichols, promised her the house would be ready by November, her initial move-in date, but instead she walked into a mess.

âThere are wires hanging out the wall, and the ceilingâ said Christian.

The house is flooded with problems, from half working toilets, to electrical issues and most of allâ¦no heat.

âThis windowâs been plastic up so I can keep some kind of heat in hereâ said Christian.

Christianâs resorted to using the oven to keep her and the kids, all under the age of ten, warm at night.
The family sleeps in the living room because that is where most of the working plugs are for space heaters.
She has all her utilities turned on, but canât use most of them, and in the case of the broken furnace, turning it on could be fatal.

âThe inspector said the carbon monoxide [from the furnace] will kill me and my childrenâ said Christian.

Christian says sheâs tried to contact her landlord to fix the mounting problems, but heâs been unreachable for days.
ABC 22/Fox 45 News also tried to contact him several times, and after answering the phone briefly, he too hung up on us.

âAll Iâm asking is for the basic things to be fixed, so we can have the full use of the house for $1,175â said Christian.

Christian says she spent much of the Christmas money she saved for her kids to move into the home.
And with the sound of animals in the ceiling at night, broken doorknobs and wires everywhere, now she fears sheâll have to move elsewhere.

âI hate to say it, but weâre screwed, and it seems like all the hard work that I did to move to a better place, it all got thrown in my face. I was embarrassed to invite anybody over hereâ said Christian.

Christian is now considering taking Nichols to court to recoup some of her losses.

Our news team searched Kenyan Nicholsâ property records, which revealed there are no liens or anything else withstanding against him.

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Grading Scale for District Report Cards Could Change

November 29, 2012, 1:03 pm

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COLUMBUS--A change could be coming soon to Ohio schools. A new performance ranking system has passed in the Ohio house and is now going to the senate.

The bill would give letter grades A,B,C.D and F to schools based on 13 performance measures.

The grades would be phased in over three school years and would replace the five tier system schools are using now.

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Update in Year Old Mercer County Murders

November 29, 2012, 1:14 pm

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FORT RECOVERY -- The Mercer County Sheriff says he's confident his detectives will find the person who murdered two people from Fort Recovery.

Nearly a year ago, 70-year-old Robert Grube and his 47-year-old daughter Colleen were found inside their small home on Burrville Road, bound with duct tape and shot dead.

The community, is still feeling the pain from the tragedy.

"We all miss him, we all miss him in the community," said Gerry Kaup, family friend.

He talks about how the small town of Fort Recovery has never been the same.

"We're still upset by it," he said, "But we would love to have that solved so we could find some closure or ending to that incident."

Today at the MerCounty Sheriff's Office, they're optimistic they'll find the killer.

"Before I said my confidence level was high," said Sheriff Jeff Grey, Mercer County Sheriff's Office, "Today I'm saying it's very high."

Sheriff Grey also said they interviewed 250 people, narrowing their search.

"We have some individuals that I'm not comfortable calling a suspect quite yet at this point, but we are very curious about them and that is our focus at this point," he said.

And with that focus, the community is hoping for resolution.

"Everyone would love to see that solved," said Kaup, "We continue to live the way we live and do what we do but we are certainly more aware of the fact that these things do occur in the world and we're upset by that."

There is a 20-thousand-dollar reward being offered for anyone with information leading to an arrest.

If you have information, you are urged to call the mercer County Sheriff's Office at (419) 596-7724.

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New Class of Inmates Graduate from Work Training Program

November 29, 2012, 1:17 pm

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DAYTON--It was a big day for some local inmates on the road to recovery. These non-violent offenders are now graduates who have passed the servsafe test.

The idea of the program is to help ex-convicts stay out of jail and make it easier for inmates to get jobs once they're released.

An inmate we talked to says today, was a "big deal" for him.

"Get back with my kids and get to work! Get back to where I'm on track again, do what i need to do, stay away from here. Not a very fun place,"
said graduate Colin Hansford.

Now that they've graduated, these inmates have a servsafe certificate which is accredited by the national restaurant association.

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