Public Safety

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Public Safety

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Public Safety

Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

Oakley police seek public's help identifying theft suspect

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.

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Oakley police seek public's help identifying theft suspect

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.

· 1 min read

Oakley police seek public's help identifying theft suspect

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.

· 1 min read

Teen charged after firing AR-15 on I-71 near Red Bank Road exit

Aaron Phelan, 18, was arraigned Monday on two felony charges after firing at least four shots from an AR-15 on I-71 near the Red Bank Road exit bordering Hyde Park and Oakley; a judge set bond at $100,000 per charge.

Cincinnati police seek help finding 11-year-old missing from Hyde Park

Cincinnati Police are asking the public to help find 11-year-old Lilah Moore, last seen July 21 at 40 East Hollister Street in Hyde Park wearing a black hooded jacket, black tights, and white gym shoes; tips should go to Det. Oliver at 513-352-4567.

Georgia man charged in $123,200 watch heist at Kenwood Towne Centre

Jordan Maurice Grimes, 25, of Douglasville, Georgia, faces four charges after police say he and a juvenile accomplice used sledgehammers to steal $123,200 in watches from the Watches of Switzerland store at Kenwood Towne Centre.

Damaged black vehicle on a red flatbed tow truck at a debris-strewn crash scene with police tape.

Three seriously injured in Walnut Hills crash near Hyde Park border

A two-vehicle crash at Gilbert Avenue and Oak Street in Walnut Hills on the evening of Sunday, July 26, sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries after Cincinnati Fire Department crews used power tools to extricate trapped victims.

Unattended candle sparks Kirkland Drive house fire, displaces family of four

An unattended candle caused a Thursday night house fire at 6638 Kirkland Drive that displaced two adults and two children and caused $100,000 in damage; working smoke detectors enabled the family to evacuate safely, and Cincinnati firefighters rescued five dogs from the home.

A white and blue SORTA Go Metro transit bus on a Cincinnati street.

Metro driver charged in road worker's death; attorney ties case to Hyde Park crash settlement

Metro bus driver Kyle Taylor faces arraignment Saturday on vehicular manslaughter charges in the July 16 death of city worker Jonathan Young on the Norwood Lateral. The Cooper Elliott law firm, which secured a $10 million settlement in the 2024 Hyde Park crosswalk death of Beverly Kinney, now represents Young's family and says SORTA broke its safety reform promises.

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Dovetale Bakery and Hyde Park Square shops flooded twice in four days

Dovetale Bakery and neighboring Hyde Park Square businesses were flooded twice in four days during storms on July 17 and July 21, prompting merchants to pool cleanup resources and raising questions about the stormwater system and a Duck Creek floodgate that failed to close during the first storm.

Cincinnati man sentenced to nine years for producing animal torture videos

Nicholas T. Dryden of Cincinnati was sentenced Tuesday, July 21, to 108 months in federal prison for conspiring to create and distribute videos depicting the torture of monkeys, a sentence nearly double the longest prior case under the federal animal crush video statute.

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