Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Cincinnati Police District 3 detectives posted a suspect photo on social media and are asking Oakley residents to call Det. Dews at 513-352-6401 with any information about a theft case.
Public Safety
Cincinnati Police District 3 detectives posted a suspect photo on social media and are asking Oakley residents to call Det. Dews at 513-352-6401 with any information about a theft case.
Cincinnati Police District 3 detectives posted a suspect photo on social media and are asking Oakley residents to call Det. Dews at 513-352-6401 with any information about a theft case.
Public Safety
Former Archdiocese of Cincinnati priest Geoff Drew, convicted of nine counts of child rape, was released from prison Monday, two days before CPS opens for the new school year; he faces lifetime sex-offender registration and is banned from all archdiocesan institutions including Purcell Marian.
Public Safety
Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco publicly compared the death of 7-year-old William Evans-Ellis to the 2006 Marcus Fiesel case, citing "eerie similarities" between the two child abuse tragedies involving children bound in closets, while toxicology and DNA testing remain ongoing.
Public Safety
Kaitlin Evans, Kirby Rankin and Nessa Keaney each pleaded not guilty Friday, Aug. 14, to a 13-count indictment including aggravated murder and conspiracy in the death of 7-year-old William Evans-Ellis in Oakley, with bonds held at $1.1 million and a second competency hearing requested.
Public Safety
Three people indicted on 13 counts including aggravated murder in the death of 7-year-old William Evans-Ellis are scheduled for arraignment Friday, Aug. 14, in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, facing life without parole.
Public Safety
ODOT says I-71 flooding near Ridge Avenue is a "new phenomenon" caused by upstream erosion on private or city-owned land, not the agency's own drainage, and is working with Cincinnati to find the source — a distinct problem from the east-side sewer failures that have hit Hyde Park and Oakley residents this summer.
Public Safety
East-side residents still without power after Tuesday's storms face key deadlines: SNAP food replacement benefits must be filed by Aug. 21, and curbside debris removal through 311 ends Friday, Aug. 14.
Public Safety
A massive tree pulled down power lines on Harrow Avenue in Oakley late Tuesday night, sparking an explosion that blocked families from leaving their street until Duke Energy crews cleared the debris Wednesday.
Public Safety
More than 59,000 Hamilton County customers remained without power Wednesday morning after Tuesday's severe storms triggered a transformer explosion on Ault Park Avenue and downed lines across Hyde Park and Mount Lookout, with Duke Energy warning of extended outages and no restoration timeline.
Public Safety
Cincinnati City Council approved a restricted cannabis tax fund for communities harmed by marijuana criminalization, blocked emergency passage of the Chronic Nuisance Ordinance after Black business owners pushed back, and doubled the East Side flood relief fund to $2 million at its Aug. 11 session.
Public Safety
Hamilton County's overdose deaths dropped from 570 in 2017 to 194 in 2025, drawing delegates from more than seven countries to study the coalition model that includes Cincinnati Police District 2, which covers Hyde Park, Oakley and Mount Lookout.
Public Safety
Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco ruled Aug. 11 that 7-year-old William Evans-Ellis died of blunt force trauma to the head, also revealing a fractured arm and numerous bruises. A grand jury is scheduled to hear the case against his mother and two roommates on Aug. 17.
Public Safety
Oakley's year-to-date crime increase has moderated from 41% to 31%, with the most recent 28-day period showing a 30% drop in incidents, but the neighborhood has now recorded two homicides in 2026 after zero in all of 2025.
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