Habitual offenders overtax the system

They tie up police and courts, waste jail space and burden taxpayers.

 

Said Sheriff Kelly, "We've always said, 'If 10 families left (Clark County), then the crime rate would go down.'"

 

"Ohio is one of the most offender-friendly states in the country."

 

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/crime/habitual-offenders-overtax-the-system-1344013.html

Nearly all alarms to area police, sheriffs are false

 

Weather, mechanical and human error blamed for false calls.

 

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/crime/nearly-all-alarms-to-area-police-sheriffs-are-false-1353282.html

Werewolves of Springfield make the Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2577428/Werewolf-enthusiast-44-groomed-teenage-girls-join-slayer-covenant.html

Oh my! Doubtful anyone would be imaginative enough to concoct a story like this. It proves that truth IS often stranger than fiction. I think the parent of the minor should have reined in her daughter's bizarre behavior long before such a strange relationship developed. But parents sometimes neglect their parental responsibilities. Makes me think there are some strange things in the neighborhood. I've always liked the old houses along South Fountain and along High Street in Springfield; we plan to make the May antiques market extravaganza again this year as well as the mandatory visit to the Heart of Ohio antiques mall. My spouse and I will now be on the lookout for strange creatures in the shadows feasting on fresh road-kill. Then again, Ohio is alleged to have a bona fide Bigfoot lurking deep inside the Wayne National Forest. Reports of UFO sightings also proliferate...how could anyone think Ohio is boring?

Shovel Girl - the WKEF story

Some kid got clobbered behind the Arts & Crafts building at the Clark County Fair

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/info-needed-in-clark-county-fairgrounds-attack-tha/ngp44/