Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Blue Ash Police and the DEA will collect expired or unwanted prescription pills and patches for free, anonymous disposal on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Municipal and Safety Center on Cooper Road.
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Montgomery City Manager Sheryl Long acknowledged the city's flood response has been inadequate at a July 23 news conference, with 1,500 sewer-backup reports filed after the July 17 storm and only 900 investigated so far, and directed residents to contact MSD to file claims.
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Jordan Maurice Grimes, 25, of Douglasville, Georgia, and a 17-year-old face felony charges after allegedly using a hammer to steal $123,200 in watches from Watches of Switzerland at Kenwood Towne Centre on July 21; Hamilton County deputies tracked them via a Flock camera in Warren County.
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Hamilton County's confirmed cyclosporiasis cases rose to 23 as Ohio's total doubled to 2,650 in one week, prompting the CDC to send disease investigators to the state for approximately three weeks.
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Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies arrested Aaron Phelan, 18, early Sunday, July 26, after finding him with a loaded rifle and spent casings on I-71 North near the 9.4 mile marker; he faces aggravated menacing and firearms charges and is due in court Monday, July 27.
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A North Carolina man faces federal drug charges after investigators linked his dark web operation to a fatal overdose in Blue Ash and another in Warren County, both in March 2026.
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Sycamore Township trustees declared three properties nuisances on Tuesday, July 21, giving owners seven days to clear overgrown vegetation and debris or face township-contracted cleanup billed to their property taxes.
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Sycamore Township is warning zoning applicants about fraudulent invoices that use the Township's name and logo and direct victims to pay fees via ACH to a bank in the U.S. Virgin Islands; residents can call 513-792-7250 to verify any suspicious bill.
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Hamilton County residents, including those in Montgomery, Blue Ash and Sycamore Township, face flood cleanup after five to six inches of rain fell Friday, July 17, with MSD reporting more than 900 sewer backups and officials urging caution ahead of possible additional storms Tuesday, July 21.
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The Hamilton County Communications Center has paused plans to route non-emergency calls through an AI system after the dispatchers' union issued a cease-and-desist letter in late June, citing violations of the collective bargaining agreement.
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An 18-year-old Blue Ash woman faces aggravated vehicular assault and OVI charges after police said she struck a pedestrian who tried to remove her keys while she was unconscious in a running vehicle on Ryan's Way
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A worker suffered third-degree burns Wednesday morning when a 55-gallon drum exploded during plasma cutting at Green Acres Foundation in Indian Hill, prompting a response from the Madeira-Indian Hill Fire District and an investigation by the Ohio State Fire Marshal.
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A Warren County bridge closed indefinitely Tuesday, July 14, after a truck crashed off the roadway, damaging the structure and guardrail. One person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
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