May 26, 200520 yr "Do i feel any different that someone died in Hyde park than someone that died in Over the Rhine. No i don't. Crime happens anywhere and everywhere. I can't believe this story made the front page." The reason it got so much press and publicity wasn't because of the location. He was a high school student who died...that gets press by its self. The death was a murder...again adding to the press. And the murder was committed by a family member...again much more press. And the fact that it was not in Over the Rhine only adds to it because it is not "expected" or gang/drug related. Again just a terrible terrible story. :cry:
May 27, 200520 yr yeah i figured it might...it's just so weird of a story. Like out of a movie or something.
June 2, 200520 yr More on the downtown auto break-ins from the 6/2/05 Cincinnati Post: Auto break-ins rising downtown By Molly Linn Post staff reporter A rash of auto break-ins over the past four months downtown has spurred Cincinnati police, parking facility and business owners to look for ways to blunt the crime wave. Break-ins jumped 35 percent in the first four months of the year in comparison to 2004, with more than 500 reported since January. Common items stolen include radar detectors, cell phones, satellite radios and spare change. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050602/NEWS01/506020358
June 3, 200520 yr Hmph..pretty bold to go into garages to break into cars. Does not leave me w. warm fuzzys about dtwn Cincy.
June 3, 200520 yr ^ Well, you never had much of a favorable impression of Cincy in the first place, did you?
June 3, 200520 yr From the 6/3/05 Enquirer: Hot spots for crime patrolled Police will be on overtime By Gregory Korte The Cincinnati Enquirer Residents of 13 Cincinnati neighborhoods started seeing more police walking their streets Thursday as part of a $1.2 million program to curb drug trafficking, prostitution and violent crime. That money - approved by City Council as an emergency measure last week - will buy about 32,000 hours of police overtime. Police commanders announced their plan to spend it on Thursday, with most going to uniformed walking and biking patrols in the city's most violent neighborhoods. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050603/NEWS01/506030411/1056/rss02
June 3, 200520 yr ^ I would say forget College Hill (hell, even 90% of Westwood) and step up patrols around the university.
June 4, 200520 yr I'm all for more active police foot and bike patrols, but what is the majority impression going to be? Are communities going to feel like they're being "watched," or being "served?" I don't know if this has been mentioned here yet, but I'm wondering if the idea of community oriented policing is being promoted in this effort. This involves having officers who regularly serve a particular neighborhood and are not only be able to provide a a more visible police presence on the street, but also a friendly, familiar face to community residents who really want this positive change. This, in turn, will evoke more active surveillance by residents and the communities can grow together around the increased police presence, rather than feel like they're on lock-down. I could be getting the wrong impression here and I know that this is a temporary initiative, but I worry about community reaction to new, unfamiliar police faces...They're not always viewed as "friends," afterall...
June 7, 200520 yr Violence in the burbs! Cincys crime wave moves north. Stabbing At Symmes Twp. Gas Station Reported by: 9News Web produced by: Mark Sickmiller Last updated: 6/6/2005 11:31:34 PM An EMT used to saving other people's lives needed his partner's help after being stabbed at a Symmes Township gas station Monday night. It happened as Michael Sandige, 36, of Sycamore Township, was standing in line at the checkout counter around 5:20 p.m. at the Speedway on Montgomery near Cornell. Police say Sandige was approached by Melissa Flannery, 30, of Carrollton, Kentucky. Police say Flannery produced a knife and stabbed Sandige in the neck and upper chest. Sandige, a TriHealth paramedic, was able to restrain his assailant with the help of others in the store. Sandige was treated and released from Bethesda North hospital and is expected to recover. Flannery has been charged with felonious assault Police say Flannery was a stranger to the victim and that it is still not clear what prompted the attack.
June 7, 200520 yr That does it, I'm never going to Symmes Twp. again. I don't even feel safe boarding my dog there anymore.
June 8, 200520 yr Here are a couple articles from the 6/805 Enquirer. I'm totally horrified by the incident on the bus. Be sure to check out the charts!: Chart: Violent juvenile crime up Chart: Youth violence up Chart: Local perspective on teen violence Chart: National overview on teen violence Teen violence taking a turn for the worse Local kids packing guns By Sharon Coolidge Enquirer staff writer The number of juveniles charged in Hamilton County with the most violent of crimes - including homicide, assault and gun-related incidents - has steadily increased in the last two years, juvenile court statistics show. The local upsurge bucks a national trend of decreasing violence among kids since a peak in the mid-1990s. And the spike concerns police, prosecutors and juvenile court judges. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050608/NEWS01/506080399/-1/rss
June 8, 200520 yr Fifteen passengers were aboard the bus when two young men - one of them with a gun - boarded, asking if anyone was from Bond Hill. "Thank God that no one said, 'I'm from Bond Hill,' " said David Pepper, chairman of council's Law and Public Safety Committee. If anyone had, Councilwoman Laketa Cole said, "I guarantee you (the gunman) wasn't going to say, 'Glad to meet you.' " Holy fucking shit...I'm fucking flabbergasted.
June 10, 200520 yr Two articles today. The first is from the 6/10/05 Enquirer, the second from the 6/9/05 Cincinnati Post: Police call killings more than turf war By Jane Prendergast Enquirer staff writer Although Monday's killing of a 16-year-old in Bond Hill grew into a two-day discussion at Cincinnati City Hall this week over neighborhood gangs, police say there's more behind homicide than a battle over turf. Capt. Vince Demasi wouldn't disclose Thursday the motive in the killing of Eugene Lampkin of Avondale. But he did say a longstanding dispute between Avondale and Bond Hill - "which has been going on, probably, since the '60s" - was not the sole motive. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050609/NEWS01/506090362/1010/RSS01
June 11, 200520 yr From the 6/10/05 Cincinnati Post: Drug dealing worries OTR residents By Elizabeth Troutman Post staff reporter From the window of her house on Vine Street, Vermell Perkins watches children as young as 10 participate in drug deals. The Over-the-Rhine resident of 15 years doesn't have children of her own, but she is worried about the future of her community. "It has gotten progressively worse, and now it's at its height," she said. "My concern is the children." http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050610/NEWS01/506100350
June 12, 200520 yr I'm going to keep hammering on this topic because this is just unacceptable. All stories from the 6/12/05 Enquirer: PHOTO: Jonathan White Turf war theory gives way to jealousy as suspect's motive By Dan Klepal Enquirer staff writer AVONDALE - The father of Eugene Lampkin - whose June 6 killing sparked days of concern and political debate over an alleged "turf war" between Avondale and Bond Hill youths - says his son died over a girl and not any neighborhood rivalry. Eugene Lampkin Sr. said Saturday that his 16-year-old son was "lured" to Bond Hill by a young woman the boy had been seeing. He said the woman has children by the murder suspect, Jonathan White. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050612/NEWS01/506120360/1056/rss02
June 12, 200520 yr Still, at Saturday's funeral there were plenty of signs of an ongoing turf battle. Hundreds of youth at the morning service wore T-shirts that read: "A coward dies a million deaths but a soldier dies but once." The backs read: "A-1 Soldier. In Remembrance of Eugene, 6/21/88-6/6/05." A-1 is slang for Avondale. While it's good that you're concerned about your communities, but this may be taking it a touch too far... Well, the long hot summer has begun, I guess. I know it's too much to hope that the killings stop, but at least we can hope no more 14-year-old kids get hit by stray bullets while riding their bikes...
June 12, 200520 yr I knew Teresa Hill. Went to school with her. Smart girl, don't wanna know what the hell happened.
June 14, 200520 yr Re: My last post They have a suspect now in the OTR shooting of Teresa Hill. It's some scumbag named Jason Baker: http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/4605777/detail.html
June 14, 200520 yr Re: The problem property in Lower Price Hill. It looks like the problem will be solved. Unfortunately, the "solution" is yet another abandoned building: June 8, 2005 To Mayor and Members of City Council From Valerie A. Lemmie, City Manager Subject Correspondence from Ms. Donna Jones, Lower Price Hill, Community Council President Reference: Document #200510048 City Council, at its session on May 18, 2005, submitted the following item for report: COMMUNICATION, dated 4/27/2005, submitted by Councilmember Cole, from Donna Jones, Lower Price Hill, Community Council President, 2138 Hatmaker, Cincinnati, OH 45204, regarding 2122 St. Michael which is owned by Metro Management. The Police Department investigated the complaint received from Ms. Donna Jones regarding illegal activity and building code violations at 2122 St. Michael Street, which is owned and managed by Metro Management, Inc. The problems observed were filthy conditions on the property and empty apartments which were open and being used by drug users and prostitutes. There are only two apartments in the building that are occupied. Due to intensified patrols in the area, the illegal activity subsided, when the police were visible. At the request of District Three Neighborhood Officer Steven Ventre, Mr. Roger Foster, Department of Buildings & Inspections, inspected the building and found several building code violations. Officer Ventre contacted Mr. John Lewis, Metro Management, Inc., to inform him of the numerous violations and concerns. Mr. Lewis has been cooperative with correcting the problems. The vacant apartments have been secured. The two remaining tenants, allowed drug usage and prostitution in their apartments, were warned on numerous occasions about their conduct but refused to comply. On May 19, 2005, Mr. Lewis hand delivered a 30 day eviction notice to both tenants. Metro Management plans to board up the building after the tenants move out. In addition, District Three’s Violent Crimes Squad and the Street Corner Unit are involved in the on-going investigation. Officer Ventre will continue to monitor the situation to ensure compliance. http://city-egov.rcc.org/BASISCGI/BASIS/council/public/child/DDD/13196.pdf
June 14, 200520 yr I must say that it really seems like Cincinnatians perceive that their city has a much higher crime rate than what it really is. Not just from this thread, but when I visited there I heard the 'unsafe' and 'crime' concerns a lot, and some of my other friends that visited there said that it was unsafe....and when I asked them specifics on why, they couldn't site anything in particular...until finally they admitted that they had heard it from locals...a waitress, someone at a bar sitting next to them etc so it must be true. Maybe the Enquirer headlines these stories more, or the local news hypes it up...maybe since the riots there is more sensationalism in reporting??? Whatever the case, the residents unreasonably think that it's higher in crime than it's peers. While I agree that crime is always a concern for communities, and I am not saying that something shouldn't be done in Cincy....but over hyping the problem is really detrimental to the overall health and mentality of the city. There is going to be a certain amount of crime in a city of that size, so you have to be reasonable and take it in perspective. Just doing a quick check at this useful site that compares 2 cities http://www.bestplaces.net/crime/crcompare.aspx I found that Cincy's overall crime rate is similar or lower in most categories than Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Indy...and here is a comparison to Columbus: Crimes per 100,000 population Natl. average Columbus, OH Cincinnati, OH Population 114,967 676,701 333,750 Violent Crimes murder, rape, robbery & assault 506.1 886.4 800.3 Property Crimesburglary, larceny & auto theft 3,617.9 8,437.4 5,685.5 Murder 5.5 9.9 4.5 Forcible rape 32.0 85.4 78.2 Robbery 144.9 457.8 406.9 Aggravated assault 323.6 333.2 310.7 Burglary 728.4 2,009.8 1,467.3 Larceny-theft 2,475.3 5,366.6 3,622.5 Motor vehicle theft 414.2 1,061.0 595.7 Arson 32.2 n/a n/a
June 14, 200520 yr Crime and the perception of crime are two different concepts. To many people, "crime" is a euphemism for other concerns.
June 14, 200520 yr I agree with you, metrocity, to a certain point. This thread is now 3 pages long and perhaps it seems like we're (more specifically, me) dwelling on the crime thing too much. I never really feel unsafe in the city and I agree that our crime is relatively low. I don't like to pretend that crime doesn't exist--maybe that's why I post in this thread. I find the local solutions for crime to have interest not only locally but in other communities that face the same problems. And then there's stuff like innocent people being killed--or thugs on a bus looking to shoot anyone from a certain neighborhood-- which really bothers me. It could be seen as over-hyping, I guess.
June 15, 200520 yr ^ I totally applaud your efforts to keep these issues in the forefront, of course these things going on are are completely unacceptable and need to be dealt with. My point was more that for some reason it seems in Cincy this out of control crime theme has permeated the psyche of the residents to a much deeper level than other places. To an unhealthy point where they are projecting it to visitors and outsiders and creating an image that is not deserved. I just wonder if the media is focusing on it too much and causing this perception that crime is rampant in the city? Or was it the riots? I met these girls the other night at a bar, and they had moved from Cincy 8 mos ago. The first thing they said was that it was too conservative, and the second thing was that crime was out of control! I rarely hear anyone else say this about where they are from (not even Detroit). The funny thing was that these girls lived in Rogers Park...not the greatest hood in Chicago! I just find the psychology of a city interesting...everyone says Cleveland has an inferiority complex...and Cincy seems to obsess over crime.
June 15, 200520 yr True, people here do have a skewed view on the amount and type of crime here. You can give them all of the statistics in the world and they'll still hold their perception up as fact.
June 16, 200519 yr I'm glad they caught this scum so quickly! From the 6/16/05 Enquirer: Man accused of shooting into downtown crowd The Enquirer CINCINNATI - An 18-year-old Westwood man is facing charges after police say he pulled out a small-caliber semiautomatic pistol and began shooting at a group of people at Sixth and Vine streets Wednesday evening. Police say Michael Simmons of the 2600 block of Harrison Avenue fired five times at the crowd as he stood in the middle of the intersection just before 7 p.m. after someone in the crowd shouted something to a girl Simmons was with. No one was hit. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050616/NEWS01/506160383/1056/rss02
June 16, 200519 yr I guess when you see this stuff going on in such nice looking urban areas like OTR/Eden Park, there is more shock/passion and caring for cleaning it up. Most things like this in Cleveland would go on in the Woodland Ave/Kinsman Rd urban renewal housing project corridor...so it's just off the radar of most people. No one would care if that whole part of the city was bulldozed.
June 17, 200519 yr Not to dwell on this, but I think peoples' impressions are kind of important...it gets down to that whole "I don't feel safe downtown", perception-is-reality attitude. From the 6/17/05 Enquirer: Shooting rattles downtown visitors Daylight incident belies declining crime stats By Jane Prendergast and Eileen Kelley Enquirer staff writers DOWNTOWN - Stacey Clark clutched her pocketbook as she stood at a busy downtown intersection and waited for a bus to take her back home to the West Side. She dreads the trips downtown that work occasionally calls on her to make. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050617/NEWS01/506170391/1056/rss02
June 18, 200519 yr From WCPO, 6/17/05: OTR Group Organizing 'Stop The Violence' Summit Reported by: Bill Price Web produced by: Liz Foreman Photographed by: 9News 6/17/2005 4:27:35 PM There are renewed efforts in Cincinnati's inner city neighborhoods to head off deadly gun violence among teenagers and young adults. One of those efforts, a summit, will be held this Saturday, just few doors down on East McMicken Street, from where a young mentally challenged man was shot to death through his apartment door. http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/06/17/otr.html
June 18, 200519 yr Here is an Enquirer editorial that I believe is actually on target... Making downtown really safe Editorials The problems that led to somebody firing five shots at 6th & Vine downtown at 7 p.m. Wednesday didn't start at the intersection. Police said the 18-year-old suspect was on cocaine and carrying a .25 caliber pistol in his pocket. According to investigators, he took offense at remarks somebody made about the girl he was with, pulled the gun and started popping off toward the crowd on the corner. It is fortunate that no one was hit, his marksmanship being at least as poor as his judgment. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050618/EDIT01/506180346/1020/EDIT
June 18, 200519 yr People think crime in Cincinnati is really high. Take a look at many other large cities, I think we're doing ok. The Media makes it look like hell is breaking loose every night, no wonder the nation thinks Cincinnati is all about the riots and nothing else. The riots were way too much, Police do overstep their boundries sometimes, but we can't dwell on this all the time. Lets move on, stuff happens, people die. Most of the crimes and murders have something to do with drugs, so thats what we should crack down on.
June 18, 200519 yr I heard Darryl Parks on WLW this morning totally trashing that editorial, but he didn't offer anything useful. In fact, I wanted to throw the radio out the fucking window.
June 18, 200519 yr [ranting] I'm really getting tired (code phrase for "really pissed off") at people that are ready to criticize something without providing an alternative approach or plan. It's usually (but not always) the press trying to sensationalize every little thing for ratings or readership. Some of these people are Cincinnati's worst enemies (outside of a couple of moronic city council members). [/ranting]
June 23, 200519 yr From the 6/23/05 Cincinnati Post: Anti-gang plan in jeopardy Panel rejects Malone proposal By Kevin Osborne Post staff reporter Cincinnati City Council appears ready to reject Councilman Sam Malone's latest attempt to revive the Police Department's anti-gang unit. Council's law committee voted 3-2 Tuesday to recommend that the full group reject Malone's proposal when it makes a decision today. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050622/NEWS01/506220357/1010/RSS01
June 24, 200519 yr I find the indiscriminate use of assault weapons particularly troubling. From the 6/24/05 Enquirer: PHOTO: Janalyn Riley, holding on to Alex Chapplow, 11, makes a point with Councilwoman Alicia Reece as Charlet Robbins looks on. West End residents joined Reece on a walk through the neighborhood Thursday and demanded more policing to stop violence, which has included random shooting. The Enquirer/ Michael E. Keating PHOTO: Cincinnati police showed examples of confiscated weapons that are similar to the weapons used in the West End shooting. The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger Gunmen's 40 shots 'shock' West End 'It's a weapon that's designed for war' By William A. Weathers Enquirer staff writer WEST END - The men who sprayed more than 40 bullets Wednesday night at Linn and York streets were gunning for a rival drug dealer but struck two women who were innocent bystanders, police said Thursday. Neighbors were amazed that more people weren't hurt, and police were concerned about the use of the high-powered assault rifles by men - still at large - who witnesses said circled the block more than a dozen times in a Chevrolet Trailblazer before they stopped the SUV, got out and started firing. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050624/NEWS01/506240375
June 25, 200519 yr A couple of articles on how best to respond to city violence, including a county official playing the blame game (big surprise). From the 6/25/05 Enquirer: Deters says city leaders need to help police more Let cops do their job to stop violence - prosecutor By William A. Weathers Enquirer staff writer DOWNTOWN - Saying the city's future is "bleak" because of rampant gun violence, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters on Friday called on city political leaders to give the police more support and let them do their job. "The violence the city is seeing is really unprecedented," Deters said. Deters said city political leaders lack "the background, training and experience to dictate how the police can do their job." http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050625/NEWS01/506250399/1077/rss02
July 1, 200519 yr A couple of interesting stories from the 7/1/05 Enquirer: Cameras go online to monitor crime The Enquirer The Cincinnati Police Department has a new Internet tool to assist in fighting crime in the neighborhoods of College Hill, Over-the-Rhine Walnut Hills, and East Walnut Hills. Forty CityWatcher.com cameras recently went on line to help monitor activity in crime hot spots, Cincinnati police announced today. The cameras provide real-time images via the Internet. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050701/NEWS01/507020318/-1/rss Club Ritz closing for security work By Eileen Kelley Enquirer staff writer ROSELAWN - Club Ritz, the Roselawn nightclub where three people were shot and wounded in the parking lot early Sunday, will close temporarily. Andrew Williams, manager and owner of the club, announced Thursday that he would install security cameras, have paid parking and guarantee uniformed police officers or security guards in the upcoming weeks to deter loitering in the parking lot to make the club safer for patrons. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050701/NEWS01/507010401/1056
July 6, 200519 yr A couple more interesting things regarding local crimefighting: * On June 29, 2005, Sam Malone and Chris Monzel presented a motion to city council to prepare a report on police calls to CMHA housing and Section 8 housing, as well as documenting criminal activity in these locations, over the past 3 years. This is to be done within 30 days (e.g., by the end of July). This was brought about by the three recent violent shootings in Winton Terrace and the downtown shooting by a Section 8 resident. QUOTE: "The CMHA does not pay any property taxes while using a disproportionate share of police and community resources. It is time for CMHA to either compensate the city for these depleted sources or develop a police force of their own. Currently, their security staff consists of 5 to 7 people. This is unacceptable considering the burden their properties place on the backs of the CPD and the taxpayers of the city of Cincinnati." Cleveland has a public housing police force. "If Cleveland can do it, so can CMHA." "Resources freed up could be utilized in other problem areas of the city instead of being disproportionally allocated to one major landlord who pays zero property taxes." http://city-egov.rcc.org/BASISCGI/BASIS/council/public/child/DDD/13447.pdf * Three letters have been received by city council from West End residents and churchgoers, all complaining about crime. All have been passed off to the Law & Public Safety Committee, and reports are due back at the beginning of August. Some of these letters are very moving, especially when they talk about the local children. I encourage you to read these: Letter from Latisha M. Willams, Silverton, goes to church in West End Letter from Sandy Hitzler, West End Letter from Rev. James Strayhorn, West End, pastor at Bright Star Baptist Church
July 14, 200519 yr Well, this one was freaking senseless....From the 7/14/05 Enquirer: PHOTO: A bullet hole is seen in the front window of Cleveland Parker's home in the 3400 block of Ridgeway in Avondale. Stray bullet finds innocent victim 'We were (on the phone) talking baseball. I heard the noise. He stopped talking.' By William A. Weathers Enquirer staff writer AVONDALE - A man who spent his life trying to steer youths away from violence died Tuesday night after being hit by a stray bullet as he talked on the telephone in his living room about an upcoming youth baseball tournament. Cleveland Parker, 57, was speaking with Barb Rayford when he was hit about 7:20 p.m. at his Ridgeway Avenue home. "We were talking baseball," Rayford said. "He loved baseball. He loved the kids. He wanted them to have an outlet other than drugs and violence." http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050714/NEWS01/507140352/1056/rss02
July 15, 200519 yr Thanks for the help, a**hole.... Reputed target: I'm not afraid for my life Police say neighbor took wayward bullet By Eileen Kelley Enquirer staff writer AVONDALE - The man police say was the intended target of a bullet that killed a baseball coach isn't cooperating with detectives, officials said Thursday. But Denorris Houston, 19, told The Enquirer in a telephone interview that he's not afraid for his life because the gunmen shot up the wrong house. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050715/NEWS01/507150423/1056/rss02
July 16, 200519 yr I mentioned the Bright Star Baptist Church in the West End a few posts ago. Here's a follow-up on the story from the 7/16/05 Cincinnati Post: A place of worship ... and danger By Troy Lyle Post staff reporter With crack deals going down on the corner, prostitutes walking the streets and violence an all too frequent visitor, the 800 block of Charlotte Street in the West End would seem an unlikely place for a church. But it's the perfect place for Bright Start Baptist Church, says member Latisha Williams, because "it's here where we're needed most." http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050716/NEWS01/507160345
July 17, 200519 yr A BIG write-up of Avondale from the 7/17/05 Enquirer: Avondale's agony, Cincinnati's shame Shooting death of baseball coach galvanizes efforts to find hope amid violence that's killed seven victims in neighborhood this year By Gregory Korte, Eileen Kelley and Allen Howard The Cincinnati Enquirer AVONDALE - In a city that tallies at least 60 homicides a year, a few stand out enough to make a neighborhood - and the city - take notice. Cleveland Parker's death did. The 57-year-old Avondale man died Tuesday when he was shot as he sat on his couch, talking on the phone. Police say he was the random victim of a drive-by shooting, killed by a bullet intended for another tenant in the duplex. With that shot, the dedicated and well-respected baseball coach didn't just become Avondale's seventh homicide victim this year. He became a symbol of the once-grand neighborhood's slide into violence, a place where sitting on a living room couch at 7:20 p.m. can mean being in the wrong place at the wrong time. BY THE NUMBERS Numbers from around the neighborhood in Avondale: * 18: Percent of population decline in Avondale since 1980. * 4.9: Percent of Avondale population in Cincinnati * 57: Percent of median income when compared with Cincinnati * 7: number of homicides in Avondale this year http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050717/NEWS01/507170400
July 23, 200519 yr I'm glad they caught these A-holes, and I hope they face punishment. From the 7/23/05 Enquirer: Bus case moved to adult court Teens accused of threatening riders By Dan Horn Enquirer staff writer Two Cincinnati teenagers were transferred from juvenile court to an adult court Friday to face charges of using a gun to threaten passengers on a Metro bus last month. The boys, ages 17 and 16, now face more than 10 years in prison if they are convicted of the charges of kidnapping, assault and inducing panic. If they had remained in juvenile court, they could have been jailed until age 21. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050723/NEWS01/507230385/1056/NEWS01
July 27, 200519 yr This is kind of interesting. From the 7/27/05 Cincinnati Post: Software enlisted to battle crime By Kevin Osborne Post staff reporter A citizens group that is using computer software to analyze crime hot spots and track repeat offenders at Fay Apartments hopes to expand that strategy to other Cincinnati neighborhoods. The nonprofit Neighborhood Support Center will hold a meeting tonight at Children's Hospital Medical Center to garner support for expanding the program. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050727/NEWS01/507270351
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