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Nothing inside car other than this drug stuff
Already caught for speeding along Dixie Drive near Northwoods Boulevard and for having expired license plates, a subject put himself in further jeopardy by telling the arresting officer he had nothing in the vehicle that might be considered contraband. When a smell of marijuana was found along with two pipes, ...
Arrest warrant cancels toilet repair
A subject who didn’t have his ID was seen in a garage where the door had been left open. He said he lived there and was looking for tools to fix a broken toilet. The officer asked for his Social Security number, which proved he belonged with the house. But ...
Cop stories: Drunk says wife left him for female neighbor
Cop storiesThey are cop stories, some of them written up by police in their daily reports, some of them so removed from the stop or arrest the cops just keep them in mind when they gather and talk about their days in the field. Some of the stories are funny. ...
Woman encounters hitch in hitching ride with police
A woman trying to hitch a ride from the 2200 block of East Dorothy Lane to The Greene chose the wrong person to ask.She tried a police officer, who offered to ferry her, but first wanted to run her Social Security number.It came back attached to a warrant from Huber ...
Mom repays gas drive-off funds
When the car that drove off from a gas station in the 6600 block of Salem Pike was traced to a woman, she said her son had been driving and she would pay the $15 he didn’t for gas.She did, too, and might have had a discussion later with her ...
Police: Sir, we’ll take those syringes
A subject who had been a drug user said he didn’t have anything to drink and had been clean for four months when he was found acting strange in the 9100 block of North Main Street.An observer said the subject had been rolling around on the ground and was found ...
Shopping trip sends these 2 to detention, jail
Their two shopping carts were filled with everything from air-conditioner refrigerant and shower massagers to athletic socks and T-shirts, and they were wheeling them through the fast food parking lot across the street to an unknown destination.Since it was 2:30 a.m. and none of the merchandise was bagged, an observant ...
Police: Man so out of it he didn’t eat his food
A man was found passed out in his vehicle, the bag of fast food he had just ordered sitting on his chest, at 3:17 a.m. in the parking lot of the restaurant.The 28-year-old was either drunk or had taken sleeping pills because it was a chore for police to wake ...
Bag of cash seemingly disappears during pool party
The money was in the bag — and still may be — but it isn’t with the city pool where it should be.About $450 in a bag marked “A” for admission was reported missing after the pool opened for a school party. The cash had been left in a bag ...
After-wedding partygoers come up losers
There was an after-wedding party, but not a good kind for three attendees who ended up as victims. Their car was broken into while they were stopped at a shop in the 5100 block of Springboro Pike to get their nails done.Two expensive purses (one vintage), a lantern gift and ...
Man’s claim of attack by Marines false, police say
A man carrying a large stick and an empty can of beer was walking through an open garage door complaining about Marines he said had just attacked him at a nearby bar.There was little dispute he had been at the bar, as he appeared intoxicated and could hardly walk in ...
Sale items stolen from Clay Twp. yard
A water cooler and two-wheel dolly a victim had in his yard were clearly marked “For Sale,” except someone forgot to read the sale part.When he woke up at 7 a.m. one day, the cooler and dolly were gone, with no money left in their place.The victim apparently retained the ...
Owners of not-for-sale property ask visitors to leave
Although the story was nostalgic and had a plausible feel, residents weren’t buying it when a woman (with a man in the car) stopped by the Brookville Lake Estates area and asked a couple of home owners if they wanted to sell.The woman said she grew up in that area, ...
Man takes $25, tries bus getaway
TROTWOOD – Just arrived at the bus station from Georgia, a subject was looking for his ride to a friend’s place in Troy when he was offered a lift for $25.That seemed like a good deal, so the subject gave the man $25, only to watch him board the next ...
Driver’s license needs help
OAKWOOD – On a stop for too much window tint, an officer discovered a man who thought he had an international driver’s license that turned out to be invalid since it had to be paired with a license from his country of origin, which is Mexico.Also, an internet search revealed ...
Check bounces, but steaks sure were good
CLAY TWP., Montgomery County – A check for $178 for a case of steaks a man sold bounced, leaving the seller out that money plus a $30 returned check fee and gas money when he drove to the man’s house trying to collect.The buyer wasn’t home, and his wife said ...
Garage door broken, nothing inside to steal
CLAY TWP., Montgomery County – Some person or persons went to a lot of trouble to break into an unoccupied detached garage on the 11900 block of National Road.Nothing was available to be taken, but the door was damaged. Police took a report and looked for people with splinters in ...
Potential thief makes getaway, drops items in drive
OAKWOOD – While patrolling just after a complaint of a theft from a car, an officer noticed a suspect exiting a vehicle on Lookout Drive at 4:30 a.m.When the suspect saw the officer, he ran between some houses and could not be found.He did leave behind a jacket and bottle ...
Police: Crime can pick up in summer months, even in nice communities
Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer says his department is ready to do a public announcement campaign in Washington Township, “to tell people to secure their belongings. We’re in the process of doing that. “We’re seeing some property crimes down there, crimes of opportunity where people are leaving their garage doors ...
Need a close shave? Find these two
BEAVERCREEK – At least two people (a male and a female) are keeping their skin smooth, or selling stolen razor blades to spend money on other items.Two suspects have been identified with stealing more than $800 worth of disposable razor blades from the North Fairfield Road Target store in three ...
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