Latest local crime and courts photos

• Man shot in stomach in Springfield
  11/17/09

  Members of the Springfield Police Division were investigating the scene on West Clark Street after a man was shot Tuesday night, Nov. 17, 2009.

• Montgomery Most Wanted
  11/16/09

  Check out the most wanted suspects in Montgomery County.

• Shooting in Springfield
  11/16/09

  Springfield Police are investigating a shooting in the 500 block of Rebecca Drive this morning, Monday, Nov. 16. The shooting reportedly occurred about 6:30 a.m., police said, and no suspects are in custody.

• 12 dead, 31 hurt in shooting
  11/6/09

  An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, November 5, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

• Shot fired at wildlife officers
  10/31/09

  No one was injured after a shot was fired at two Ohio Division of Wildlife officials in Champaign County late Friday, Oct. 30. The bullet pierced the windshield and reportedly traveled between the two wildlife officials as they sat in their vehicle, patrolling for deer poachers. A short pursuit followed and the two men were taken into custody.

• Clark County Most Wanted
  10/29/09

  The people shown in this gallery have warrants out for their arrest and are wanted by the Springfield Police Division or the Clark County Sheriff's Office. If you know where any of these people are, please contact your local law enforcement agency.

• Car hits transformer
  10/29/09

  Part of a pole broke when a car struck it causing the wires to arc and catch fire in Champaign County Wednesday, Oct. 28. The driver was transported to the hospital by CareFlight.

• Bodies found shot to death
  10/26/09

  The bodies of a man and woman found shot to death in the parking lot of Jellybean Junction daycare facility in Fairfield had gunshot wounds to the head. The bodies were discovered by a lawncare service employee in a Jeep Cherokee at Mack and Winton Roads around 9:15 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26 -- three hours after the daycare center opened.

• 1 in hospital after shooting
  10/13/09

  Members of the Springfield Police Division investigate the scene of a shooting in a residence at 616 East Court Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. One man was transported to the hospital with two gun shot wounds from the residence.

• Shots fired in downtown Springfield
  9/23/09

  Springfield police respond to the 600 block of West Main Street after a report of shots fired Wednesday morning, Sept. 23. One man was taken into custody after the incident and no injuries were reported.

• Man injures burglar in his home
  9/16/09

  An alleged burglar was injured after a homeowner caught the man in his home at the corner of Rose and East Streets Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2009. The homeowner discovered the burglar around 12:30 p.m., a struggle ensued and the intruder was taken by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital where he's reportedly in good condition.

• Charlie Myers trial
  9/9/09

  Charlie Myers is accused of killing Jenny Nelson, 29, who was found dead in her home on Redder Avenue Friday Jan. 2, 2009. Myers is also accused of kidnapping Nelson's 4-year-old son, William, and dropping him off at a Madison County rest stop along Interstate 70.

• Alleged shooter flees
  9/3/09

  Members of the Clark County Sheriff's Department and German Twp. Police responded to the Happy Valley Mobile Home Park Wednesday after neighbors reported Aaron Moore, 22, fired an assault weapon in the air during an argument with his girlfriend. Moore fled the scene after the incident. Officers searched the area but only found the weapon in a wooded area near the park.

• Police standoff in Fairborn
  9/1/09

  Regional emergency response teams surrounded a house at 41 Circle Drive in Fairborn Tuesday Sept. 1, 2009. Police say a suspect connected to a Dayton homicide killed himself after barricading himself inside the home.

• Police raid Springfield home
  8/6/09

  Police have two people in custody following a raid on a home in the 1300 block of Center Boulevard Thursday morning, Aug. 6.

• Drug bust in South Charleston
  7/28/09

  Clark County Sheriff investigators arrested two men and rounded up more than 70 marijuana plants during a county-wide eradication effort Tuesday, July 28, 2009.

• Ex-pitcher on trial for assault
  7/22/09

  Julio Castillo, a former Peoria Chiefs pitcher, is on trial in Dayton for hitting Dayton Dragons fan Chris McCarthy, of Middletown, with a baseball. Castillo is charged with two counts of felonious assault.

• 6 arrested in Internet sex sting
  7/10/09

  Butler County Sheriffs deputies posing as a 14-year-old girl, collected enough evidence to arrest six area men for allegedly showing up to meet a minor for sex. The arrests were made from March 24, 2009 to July 9, 2009.

• Arrest made in trailer park stabbing
  7/7/09

  Eddie Marcum, 61, of St. Paris, was arrested on a charge of felonious assault after he allegedly stabbed a man from Kentucky Monday night, July 6, at the Paris West Court mobile home park.

• 'Spiderman' Sowers death trial
  7/7/09

  Photos from the trial of the men charged in the robbery and death of Johnny "Spiderman" Sowers. Prosecutors said Sowers, 54, known as Spiderman because of spider tattoos on his head and forehead, met Chad Jordan, 25, Ryan Smith, 30, and Christopher Harvey, 27, March 7, 2008, at a downtown Piqua bar. Sowers was last seen alive leaving the bar with the three when the bar closed early because of a snowstorm.

• Two injured in drive-by shooting
  6/27/09

  Members of the Springfield Police Division investigate a drive-by style shooting at the intersection of South Fountaine Ave. and West Singer St. Friday, June 26, at approximately 10:25pm. Two unidentified people were transported to the hospital with gun shot wounds following the shooting. The victims condition was not available.

• Strike team apprehends local fugitives
  6/12/09

  SOFAST, the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team, is a group led by the U.S. Marshals and made up of representatives from various law enforcement agencies. The group's purpose is to serve active warrants, both local and federal, and apprehend wanted fugitives. SOFAST goes on daily roundups from 6 a.m. to noon.

• Famous Springfield Statues
  5/14/09

  With the recent vandalism of Urbana-native Mike Major's statue of Tecumseh, here are other notable statues located here in Springfield.