December 19, 200519 yr They got the guy who shot the cop in OTR apparently: Suspect indicted in cop shooting A Madisonville man accused of shooting at Cincinnati police officers, hitting one in the shoulder, was indicted Monday on three charges of attempted aggravated murder, three charges of felonious assault, carrying a concealed weapon and illegally having a gun after a felony conviction. On Dec. 2, police said, Allen Ward, 27, confronted three plainclothes officers at Elm and Henry streets in Over-the-Rhine about 10 p.m. as they got out of their car. Police said Ward fired at them three times with a .45 caliber revolver, grazing Officer Jason Hubbard. Officer Jerry Howard returned fire, hitting Ward in the hip, according to reports. Ward, who was treated at a hospital for his wound, is being held in the Hamilton County Justice Center on $750,000 bond. If convicted, Ward faces up to 66½ years in prison. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051213/NEWS01/512130356/1056 One of the kids arrested for waving a handgun on a Metro bus was cleared and the real guy confessed: PHOTO: Dante Allen speaks to reporters Tuesday. After 6 months, bus suspect free Police investigated after conviction By Sharon Coolidge Enquirer staff writer After spending six months in jail awaiting trial and then being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, Dante Allen was cleared Wednesday of threatening a bus full of people at gunpoint. The 17-year-old Mount Healthy boy, along with another teenager, was convicted Dec. 1 on charges of felonious assault, kidnapping, inducing panic and disrupting public service. But before Allen could be sentenced, Cincinnati police discovered they had the wrong teenager and alerted prosecutors. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051216/NEWS01/312160017
December 27, 200519 yr From the 12/20/05 Enquirer: FOP elects woman president in landslide By Eileen Kelley Enquirer staff writer Specialist Kathy Harrell has been named president of Cincinnati's Fraternal Order of Police. The 39-year-old former undercover officer beat out police veteran Harry Roberts. Roberts has been on the force for 26 years. He's had the top seat since 2003. Roberts will remain active with the union on the board as past president, Harrell said. The vote was 519-266. Harrell was overjoyed with the results. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051221/NEWS01/512210366/1056/rss02
December 27, 200519 yr What do you think, kids? Can we break the record? Come on, give it a try! :-( It's sad to hear that an innocent girl got shot. From the 12/26/05 Cincinnati Post: City nears record year for homicides Post staff report Two more slayings in Cincinnati have brought the city's homicide total this year to 78, well beyond a record for homicides that had stood for 28 years and approaching the all-time high. The city now is just three homicides from the all-time high of 81 killings in a year, set in 1971. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051226/NEWS01/512260339/1056/rss02
December 27, 200519 yr Another winning piece from Uncle Riot: New police union leader hopes to raise Cincinnati police image 12/26/2005, 1:26 p.m. ET By TERRY KINNEY The Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The new head of the city's police union is out to show how good her cops are. The image of police officers and the city as a whole is still recovering from race riots that erupted in April 2001, following the shooting death of an unarmed black man who ran from a white police officer trying to arrest him. http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-21/113562235957310.xml&storylist=cleveland
December 28, 200519 yr From the 12/28/05 Enquirer: Security slim at teen dance, owners say Shooting followed rowdiness By Christy Arnold Enquirer staff writer The promoter of the Christmas Eve teen dance that turned into a deadly shooting on the street about a block away, failed to provide the adequate security promised in his contract with The Legacy, said an attorney for the Roselawn banquet and conference center Tuesday. "It's unfortunate the promoter dropped the ball here," said attorney Richard Goldberg. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051228/NEWS01/512280364/1056
December 29, 200519 yr From the 12/29/05 Enquirer: No permit held for fatal dance Police determine timeline leading to deadly shot By Christy Arnold Enquirer staff writer The owner of the Legacy, where a Christmas Eve teen dance led to violence and a fatal shooting about a block away, did not acquire the permit needed from the city to hold the dance. Faith Lee Hill, the owner of the Roselawn banquet hall and conference center, may be cited by the city, said her attorney Richard Goldberg. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/NEWS01/512290378/1056/rss02
December 30, 200519 yr From the 12/29/05 Enquirer: PHOTO: A small group of people and police officers enter the emergency room entrance at University Hospital where an undercover Cincinnati police officer was transported after being shot in the leg Thursday night. The Enquirer/Gary Landers Officer shot, suspect apprehended By Eileen Kelley Enquirer staff writer CLIFTON HEIGHTS - A Cincinnati police officer was shot late Thursday by a man who raced off on foot. What led to the shooting was unclear. According to scanner transmissions, a police officer called out over his radio that shots had been fired at an officer. Moments later, he said he was shot in the knee. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/NEWS01/312290018/-1/rss
January 1, 200619 yr From the 12/31/05 Enquirer: Fired on, cops nab robbery suspect Despite wound, asthma attack, officers prevail By William A. Weathers Enquirer staff writer WEST END - A 21-year-old man has been charged with two counts of attempted aggravated murder of a police officer after he fired at two plainclothes detectives who said they interrupted a robbery in Clifton Heights late Thursday. Spc. Brian Trotta was hit in the knee by a bullet fragment, and Spc. Jennifer Luke suffered a severe asthma attack during the shooting, Police Chief Tom Streicher said Friday. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051231/NEWS01/512310330
January 2, 200619 yr From the 1/1/05 Enquirer: PHOTO: Cincinnati Police investigate a homicide in Over-the-Rhine last February. The victim was Terrance Carlisle, 31. Enquirer file photo City homicides highest since 1971 'Black people are killing black people' By Christy Arnold Enquirer staff writer Raeshaun Hand Jr. liked his music loud. He also liked guns and drugs. Hand's life ended the way many rap songs do, with a shot silencing the beat. Hand, 28, died Feb. 8 in Westwood - a bullet in his body, white powder at his side, two young children left fatherless. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060101/NEWS01/601010346/1056/rss02
January 2, 200619 yr It seems they got started early this year. 1st murder on the first day of the year. :-( I can only imagine what 2006's total will be, with a murder already today. I did notice that from 1985 to 2001, Cincinnati never had a 60+ murder rate, save for 1987's serial killings. Then things happened, and we have never been below since. If Cincinnati could only go back to the days of 1998, only 28 murders.
January 2, 200619 yr ^ Yeah, apparently the guy was shot only fifteen minutes into 2006 and died 10 hours later. It's a hell of a start. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060102/NEWS01/601020326/1056/rss02 From the 1/2/05 Enquirer: Dance promoter defends self Says crowd outside was beyond control By William A. Weathers Enquirer staff writer The promoter of a Christmas Eve teen dance in Roselawn said he had hired twice the number of security guards as were stipulated in his contract with operators of the banquet hall. A 19-year-old woman was shot to death outside the hall. Rodney Beamon said Saturday that his contract called for both him and the Legacy Banquet and Conference Center to each provide five uniformed security personnel for the dance. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060102/NEWS01/601020329/1056/rss02
January 4, 200619 yr From the 1/3/05 Enquirer: City had a bloody 2005 By Tony Cook Post staff reporter In the second deadliest year ever recorded in Cincinnati, the number of homicides fell just shy of an all-time high, leaving scores of primarily young black men dead. A Carthage woman found stabbed to death in her apartment on New Year's Eve was the city's 79th homicide victim of 2005. It was the bloodiest year since 1971, when police investigated a record 81 homicides. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060103/NEWS01/601030348/1056/rss02
January 6, 200619 yr From the 1/5/06 Enquirer: Five young girls attempt to rob pizza delivery man By William A. Weathers Enquirer staff writer WEST END - Five girls - thought to be ages 11 to 14 - tried to rob a pizza delivery man on West Liberty Street on Wednesday morning. Alex Sowma, who works at LaRosa's on West Eight Street in Queensgate, told police the girls tried to take a pizza from him. He said that during the struggle, they pushed him to the ground. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/NEWS01/601050364/1056/rss02
January 6, 200619 yr I heard this reported as being in OTR. My first thought was that it is going to be even harder to get a pizza delived to my house now. Thanks girls! Although this story has taught me a valuable lesson, I can indeed get a pizza at 10:30 in the morning.
January 8, 200619 yr From the 1/7/06 Enquirer: New Metro suspect to be tried Judge determines charges in June assault By Sharon Coolidge Enquirer staff writer Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Thomas Lipps found reasonable grounds Friday to believe a 17-year-old Avondale boy threatened a Metro bus filled with riders at gunpoint last summer. The teenager can be tried on charges of felonious assault, inducing panic and disrupting public transportation, Lipps determined. Lipps dismissed a charge of kidnapping. Now the judge must decide whether the teenager should be tried as a juvenile or an adult. He'll make a decision after seeing a court-appointed psychologist's report on Jan. 19. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060107/NEWS01/601070347/1056
January 11, 200619 yr From the 1/10/06 Cincinnati Post: Westwood man is facing up to 95 years in prison Post staff report The man accused of shooting a Cincinnati police officer could face up to 95 years in prison if convicted on charges included in an indictment handed down Monday by a Hamilton County grand jury. Christopher Smith, 21, of Westwood, was indicted on 11 charges, including attempted murder, felonious assault and robbery in connection with the Dec. 29 shooting of police Detective Brian Trotta. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060110/NEWS01/601100363
January 11, 200619 yr Sorry, but I chuckled about the guy getting pushed to the ground by the 11 year old girls. It's a serious crime though (I delivered pizza throughout much of HS and early college). At least he wasn't hurt. More seriously, Cleveland had it's highest murder year since 1995 this past year, too. I wonder how other cities are doing? And I wonder what this means?
January 11, 200619 yr Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Crime destroys small-town feel At a friendly neighborhood pharmacy, violent robbery attempt delivers shock By Christy Arnold Enquirer staff writer EAST WALNUT HILLS - Carol Pfetzing walked into DeSales Pharmacy on Tuesday afternoon, saying "Howdy." That's the kind of pharmacy Muhammad Shafqat owns, a family-run neighborhood store where customers' names are known. A big-city crime tarnished the pharmacy's small-town feel Monday when an armed robber shot a customer during a scuffle. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060111/NEWS01/601110356/1056/rss02
January 12, 200619 yr ^ Unfortunately, with all of the progress in the Woodburn area, it's still not "there" yet. Okay...this is three times in about a month and a half. From the 1/11/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: Cincinnati police investigate the Bond Hill scene where an officer was shot in the face during a traffic stop early Wednesday. The Enquirer/Gary Landers MAP More photos: • Photos: Police shooting MULTIMEDIA • Officer shooting audio (WAV sound) (The audio link contains audio from a 911 call and radio. It has been edited for length.) • Cruiser cam video of shooting Lucky to be alive By Eileen Kelley, Dan Horn and Christy Arnold BOND HILL – A Cincinnati police officer is lucky to be alive after she was shot in the face Wednesday at point-blank range during an early traffic stop. The shot cut 2 1/2 inches across Officer Kristina Holtmann’s cheek after it went through the bill of her hat and shattered her glasses, Chief Thomas Streicher said. “There’s no doubt it would have killed her if it hit her square in the face,” Streicher said in a late-morning news conference. “She’s a very, very lucky person,” Streicher said, noting that the shooting could have been deadly had her face been turned slightly. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060111/NEWS01/601110413/1056/rss02
January 12, 200619 yr This is very discouraging. Here on the hillside it is difficult to tell where sounds are coming from but we have been hearing an increase recently. These people need to go away for good.
January 13, 200619 yr From the 1/12/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: Cincinnati Police Chief Tom Streicher describes the wounds of Officer Kristina Holtmann. The Enquirer/Gary Landers 3 cops shot in 6 weeks, but 'you can't be scared' Mixed emotions for police after shooting By Christy Arnold Enquirer staff writer The shooting of a third Cincinnati police officer in six weeks increased concern among police about gun violence in the city and sparked anger at the suspects pulling the triggers. Experts and police wounded in the line of duty say it takes time for their lives to return to normal, but they also say the unity of the police brotherhood helps the injured get on with their lives. "It's disgusting," said Sgt. Bob Liston, who investigated the latest shooting. "They don't have any respect for law enforcement. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060112/NEWS01/601120375/1056/rss02
January 13, 200619 yr Reported by: Tom McKee Web produced by: Mark Sickmiller Photographed by: 9News First posted: 1/12/2006 5:30:33 PM Cincinnati Police say they won't back down in their fight to keep city streets safe. That sentiment comes on the heels of three officers being wounded in the past six weeks. The most recent case was the wounding of Officer Kristina Holtmann in Bond Hill Wednesday morning. Dante Person, 18, is charged with attempted murder and attempted aggravated murder.
January 13, 200619 yr Reported by: Clyde Gray Web produced by: Mark Sickmiller Photographed by: 9News First posted: 1/12/2006 5:01:31 PM Many people in the city are concerned about the recent incidents in which Cincinnati Police Officers have come under fire, and even been hit. A young man 9News spoke with several weeks ago actually predicted this new trend in violent crime. It's a trend that threatens to block our efforts to stay on the path of the Road to Recovery.
January 14, 200619 yr From the 1/13/06 Enquirer: Wounded cop 'feeling lucky' She's recovering from shot to cheek after traffic stop By Christy Arnold Enquirer staff writer Cincinnati police Officer Kristina Holtmann spent her first full day out of the hospital seeing more doctors. She also met with internal affairs investigators, recalling how she was wounded by a gunman during a traffic stop. Holtmann, 36, also spent time with her three children Thursday. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060113/NEWS01/601130416/1056/rss02
January 15, 200619 yr If this keeps up, I might start referring to the West Side as "The Wild West".... Resident, thieves in shootout Pair fire on man who replies in kind; no one hurt By Christy Arnold Enquirer staff writer WEST PRICE HILL - George Jones Jr. saw two people breaking into cars Thursday near Pedretti Avenue and West Eighth Street. "He was going to stop the thefts from the cars," said Cincinnati police Capt. Drew Raabe. Instead, he sparked a gunfight around 10:30 p.m., police say. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060114/NEWS01/601140415/1056/rss02
January 16, 200619 yr I just recieved this letter from Camp Washington, it has been sent to the mayor and city council. January 12, 2006 Mayor Mark Mallory City of Cincinnati 801 Plum Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 Dear Honorable Mayor, There is some confusion in our neighborhood regarding the role of both the Collaborative Agreement and the Community Problem Oriented Policing (CPOP) center in fighting crime. Many here thought that both of these entities would create better relations with the community, especially through efforts by the Black United Front, which accused the City police of racial profiling. The BUF unilaterally pulled out of the Collaborative, and we are still faced with no accountability, few witnesses coming forward, many neighborhoods under siege by open-air drug dealing, business districts under attack by loitering and littering gangs of youth, and more, now, serious assaults on the police. How can the Collaborative be in place without the BUF? The CPOP center is a very highly-budgeted operation that has yet to indoctrinate the communities on better police relations, in particular on witnesses coming forward and helping to reduce or prevent criminal behavior. Out of the ten City staff “assigned” as CPOP Department Liaisons to Camp Washington as CPOP representatives, only one has sporadically attended community meetings. We’d like to see CPOP workers out on the street, directly doing outreach work, preventing criminal behavior. Crime stats presented monthly by District 5 police resource officer Dana Jones at our Camp Washington Community Council meetings are generally low, as we have cooperated with the police to provide information of criminals and hot spots, as well as, operating Citizen’s on Patrol and Court Watch programs. The recent shootings at Cincinnati Police by young African-American males make it necessary for an immediate review of the Collaborative Agreement and the CPOP center. Sincerely, Patrick P. Staples President Cc: City Council members
January 18, 200619 yr ^ It's interesting that you bring the sentiment in that letter up when this article appears stating that it's generally agreed that CPOP has been productive. I wonder if the Camp Washington case is just an aberration, or if the police aren't completely receptive (probably not purposefully) to the concerns of the communities. Police efforts bring high praise Cincinnati's court-appointed monitor files glowing report By Christy Arnold Enquirer staff writer The Cincinnati Police Department has received its best report since it started being investigated and monitored following the city's 2001 riots. Saul Green, a former U.S. attorney from Detroit, serves as the court-appointed monitor and issues quarterly reports on the city's compliance with two landmark agreements signed after the riots to avoid lawsuits and investigations alleging racial profiling and use of excessive force. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060117/NEWS01/601170353/1056/rss02
January 20, 200619 yr I also want to add--since this article addresses it--truancy. There was a huge truancy sweep today. I'm sure there will be something about it tomorrow morning, as well as more on Mallory's other initiatives. From the 1/19/06 Enquirer: Seeking to curb crime, Mallory outlines major initiative today By Dan Klepal Enquirer staff writer After 50 days of baby steps in the mayor's office, Mark Mallory takes a large stride today on an issue that could define his administration: crime. Mallory, who made crime and safe neighborhoods the centerpiece of his campaign for Cincinnati mayor, will sketch the outlines of his plan to combat crime at an afternoon press conference. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060119/NEWS01/601190366/1056
January 20, 200619 yr From the 1/20/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory (left) listens as Police Chief Tom Streicher speaks on measures to reduce violent crime. Earlier in the day, a truancy sweep was conducted, one of the crime-fighting efforts. The Enquirer/Sarah Conard 'It won't be solved overnight' Mayor, officials outline plan to cut city's crime By Dan Klepal Enquirer staff writer COLLEGE HILL - Hours before Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory stepped to the podium Thursday to announce his plan to reduce violent crime, a portion of his strategy was already in action. Cincinnati Police and Cincinnati Public Schools officials combined on a truancy sweep that rounded up 48 youngsters who should have been in school. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060120/NEWS01/601200422/1056/rss02
January 22, 200619 yr [move]GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!! GOOD!!![/move] Teen accused of shooting cop indicted By Tony Cook Post staff reporter The 18-year-old charged with shooting a Cincinnati police officer in the face is looking at 77 years in prison if convicted on a nine-count indictment handed down by a Hamilton County grand jury Friday. "This is our crime prevention program," said Prosecutor Joe Deters. "If we are successful, he won't get out of prison until he is 95 years old." Prosecutors threw everything they had at Dante "Pretty Boy" Person, of Bond Hill, who opened fire on officers during a routine traffic stop Jan. 11, according to police reports. He was indicted on two counts of attempted murder and three of felonious assault - each of those carrying a mandatory seven-year gun specification since he is charged with shooting at a police officer. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060121/NEWS01/601210344
January 22, 200619 yr I like the truancy roundup at the library on Thursday and the "top 50 wanted" idea for Cincy. Also focusing on the middle tier drug dealers. I hope this is not token effort.
January 23, 200619 yr ^ So true. I wondered about the timing of the truancy roundup. We shall see, I guess. I don't want to post this whole story (because it veers off of the topic), but I'll post the link. It concerns the fatal shooting of Chanel Jordan on Christmas Eve, and how the dance promoter and the banquet hall owner are facing charges: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060122/NEWS01/601220339/1056
January 25, 200619 yr From the 1/24/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: On Monday at City Hall, Mel Williams (from left) of Gaines United Methodist Church, Stanley Newell and Deacon Charles Johnson of New Friendship Baptist Church promote the march. The Enquirer/Gary Landers City ministers take steps to reach out to children By Dan Klepal Enquirer staff writer Some of Cincinnati's most influential African-American ministers want to save the city's youth, 100 at a time. The 100 Male March Ministries will hold its third march Sunday - in three locations - with the intent of reaching children who may be in danger of falling into a lifestyle that involves drugs, guns and violence. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060124/NEWS01/601240367/1056/rss02
January 28, 200619 yr Wall off Hyde Park! PHOTO: Cincinnati Police at the scene of a shooting Jan. 13 near Mulligan's Pub in Hyde Park in which a man died. Three other crimes involving guns have occurred in the neighborhood. Enquirer file/Cara Owsley String of gun crimes shakes Hyde Park Shootings, robbery unusual in neighborhood BY EILEEN KELLEY AND WILLIAM A. WEATHERS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITERS HYDE PARK - Sturdy iron security doors and bars on windows aren't often seen here. Neither are strands of yellow crime scene tape and plywood placed in the frames of broken windows. When people in this wealthy East Side neighborhood read about crime, it's usually somewhere else, such as Over-the-Rhine or Avondale. But lately, it's been happening in Hyde Park - and it's the topic of conversation among residents and workers here. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060127/NEWS01/601270436/1077/NEWS01
January 31, 200619 yr From the 1/30/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: People gathered for the 100 Male March on McMillan Street on Sunday to talk about preventing violence in Cincinnati neighborhoods. The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating Churches organize march BY PEGGY O'FARRELL | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WALNUT HILLS - Milton Trice III spent Saturday night at the emergency room with a friend who'd been injured in a fall. On Sunday morning, he observed, his friend was one of the few in the ER who hadn't been shot, stabbed or beaten. That has to change, Trice told a crowd of about 30 who gathered in the rain at Peebles Corner for the 100 Male March. The Madisonville man is an active member of Ammons United Methodist Church. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060130/NEWS01/601300332/1056/rss02
January 31, 200619 yr <b>Drug trade feeling heat in city</b> By Tony Cook Post staff reporter Pressure from Cincinnati police -- who made a record number of drug arrests in 2005 -- might be pushing some of the drug trade to the suburbs. "In general, we seem to be having more problems in the suburbs," said Hamilton County Sheriff's Office spokesman Steve Barnett. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060131/NEWS01/601310355
January 31, 200619 yr I really hope those numbers are a result of a crackdown on the drug trade and not a result of an increase in the drug trade. On their own, you really can't draw a conclusion either way.
January 31, 200619 yr The drug trade is surfacing in the suburbs following pressure from Cincinnati police. DRUG ARRESTS 2005 -- 13,252 2004 -- 12,602 2003 -- 11,657 2002 -- 6,455 2001 -- 6,818 2000 -- 12,049 1999 -- 11,760 1998 -- 11,172 1997 -- 9,664 You look at the list of drug arrests by year, and what strikes me is NOT a huge increase in drug arrests over the last two years - it's the "Oh My God What The F*** Have You Been DOING" drop in drug arrests in 2001 and 2002. The post-riot policing slowdown was criminal, and we're still suffering for it.
February 1, 200619 yr I am still trying to get more info from the OTR Chamber. :wtf: Neighborhood Police Program Eliminated LAST UPDATE: 1/31/2006 11:36:21 PM The Cincinnati Police Department is getting rid of its successful neighborhood police officer program. The plan was announced during a police staff meeting Tuesday morning. Police say they need the 52 officers in the program to rejoin regular patrols in troubled parts of the city. But some neighborhood groups are upset about the decision. Some officers are coming from strong alliances with neighbors in communities like Walnut Hills. "My first reaction was being a little stunned trying to figure out if this was a major step backwards for police/community relations." said concerned Walnut Hills resident Kathy Atkinson. Her past relationship with neighborhood officers has resulted in a drop in crime in the area. Up to 30 of the officers will move to patrols in District Three right away. Local 12 has learned Cincinnati Police Chief Tom Streicher is not ready to discuss the changes. Neighborhood officers will be reassigned as soon as February 12th. Cincinnati neighborhoods have had neighborhood officers program since the mid-1990's, as part of the police department's community oriented policing program. The success of the program has been studied by more than 100 police agencies from around the country and as far away as Europe.
February 1, 200619 yr Plus, apparently the owners of Club Ritz want to move into Jump on Main. I am not having a good day! Here is some background on Ritz http://wcpo.com/news/2005/local/06/26/clubritz_witness.html http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/06/26/clubritz_shootings.html http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050421/NEWS01/504210349 http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/4143476/detail.html
February 2, 200619 yr per the elimination of the neighborhood police program, I thought the program was a good one. It made sense to me, but I know nothing of police work. :-) This article alludes to a Kansas study indicating police presence is not a big deterrennt to crime. http://tinyurl.com/743h8 or http://cincinnatilibertarian.blogspot.com/2005/12/throw-money-at-problem-and-crime.html
February 2, 200619 yr I just got off the phone with Sergent Marris Harold. I feel much better in that she believes we will still have officers at our sector meetings so we will still have an open line of communication. Regardless of what this actually means (and it may be different outside of dist 1) we will adapt, we will begin a joint implementation of Citizens on Patrol and we will have a rapid alert system in place for crime. Bottom line is that the police generally have the best intrest of the community in mind and we must believe that they feel this is a step in the right direction. Lieutenant Whalen I am sure will keep a close eye on this and he will be getting direct input from us as to the success or lack thereof of this program. Also today we will be taking the issue of Club Ritz possibly moving to the Jump site on Main up with several surrounding communities. The police are already mounting an opposition to their liquor license and we are trying to put support behind Dan Dell of Main St. Live to help him fight this. It would only take one shooting incident like they have had several times (3 times I believe) at their Roselawn location and Main St. is dead. I am not sure how aware Pendleton is or the Main St. Residents but they will have our support.
February 3, 200619 yr ^ Here's more on that: Community cop tweaks a surprise Some in neighborhoods feared program yanked BY DAN KLEPAL AND WILLIAM A. WEATHERS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITERS A change in the way the Cincinnati Police Department uses officers in neighborhoods caused an outcry Wednesday from several community council members, who had heard incorrectly that they were being removed from neighborhoods. More than a dozen people associated with neighborhood organizations showed up at the City Council meeting to voice their displeasure with the new plan, which Police Chief Tom Streicher said was meant to involve all officers in the concept of Community Problem Oriented Policing. The program aims to have police and community members collaborate to identify problems and solutions. Serious crime down at UC THE ENQUIRER UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS - Serious crimes are down by 35 percent over a two-year period at the University of Cincinnati campus, school leaders said Wednesday. But officials and students here say the challenges of student safety, both on the main campus and for those living in nearby off-campus housing, are still high. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060202/NEWS01/602020386/1056/rss02
February 3, 200619 yr A 23-year-old Cincinnati man was shot to death at an apartment complex in Symmes Township at 9:51 p.m. Keith L. Tyson was shot multiple times on Mason Way Court, across the street from Kings Auto Mall. He was taken to Bethesda North Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Deputies were looking for a four-door Cadillac, possibly with tinted windows, seen leaving the area. No other details were available. A Cincinnati man? Why not just a man? Maybe I have grown sensitive to the local media over time and am just overreacting. It just seems that if their is a way to insert the word "Cincinnati" into a negative news article the local press with do just that.
February 3, 200619 yr ^ I think identifying where a victim (or any other subject of a news story) is from is a pretty standard thing to do.
February 3, 200619 yr I worked for a pizza joint years ago and whenever there was a run to Mason way all the drivers would get mad and nobody ever wanted to go there, "no tips" and it was dangerous. There was a family that was living in worse conditions than I have seen in OTR, dirty diapers on the floor, overcrowded etc. I am not at all surprised that a murder would eventually happen there. Michael, I will let pendleton and prospect hill know about the possibility of Club ritz on main. Thanks!!
February 3, 200619 yr we have been on the phones with the police but no petition has been filed yet. We will be the first to know. Already there is broad based support to oppose this, I feel very confident that Ritz will go nowhere.
February 4, 200619 yr Monte, At 7 p.m. in Colerain Township: A 20-year-old Colerain Township man suffered a gunshot wound after wrestling for a gun during an attempted robbery in a driveway. The robbery and shooting happened in the 2500 block of Niagara Street. The victim, Shane Uphus, 20, was walking to his car when a gun-wielding teen-ager approached him and demanded his money. Hamilton County deputies said Uphus grabbed the handgun and struggled with the suspect when the gun went off. Uphus was struck in the hand by the bullet. The suspect was described as a black male, age 16-18. He has gold and diamonds in his teeth. He was wearing a brown Carhart jacket and is about 5 feet, 8 inches tall. Like PigBoy said, it's pretty standard to identify the victim's home. And in this case the guy from Cincinnati was in a Symmes Twp. apartment for some reason, and that reason could lead to clues or an arrest. I personally do not feel that marijuana possession and dealing plays a big part in local violent crime, but whatever makes it look like you're addressing the problem, Cecil.... Toughened penalty for pot has found support By Tony Cook Post staff reporter Cincinnati City Councilman Cecil Thomas plans to propose tougher penalties for marijuana possession - a move that could re-ignite a debate that stalled a similar proposal last summer. Thomas, the new chairman of Council's Law and Public Safety Committee, said stiffening the punishment would give police more tools to combat the city's drug problem and bring Cincinnati's code in line with neighboring Indiana and Kentucky, where penalties are much more stringent. Area agents on alert to black tar heroin By Shelly Whitehead Post staff reporter Black tar heroin - most popular on the West Coast - is rarely seen in the tri-state. But agents of the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force say their largest seizure ever of the illegal street drug in Florence last week might be a sign that its popularity is growing locally. http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060203/NEWS01/602030344
February 4, 200619 yr Moving beyond OTR now, I'll post some crime maps in this thread. These are from the 2005 police reports, in case anyone hasn't been following the OTR thread. First, one of the areas requested by RiverViewer- Walnut Hills and Evanston, and whatever else is near there. There are a lot of streets on these maps, so I wasn't sure of the good ones to label. Sorry if it's still confusing. Murders (red) and rapes (blue) Felonious assault
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