Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey announced she is pausing all 75 Flock license-plate reader cameras countywide, including units in Sycamore Township, citing resident privacy concerns and calling for legislative guardrails before the technology is reactivated.
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Fire Chief Stephen C. Oughterson of the Madeira and Indian Hill Joint Fire District is urging residents to download the free PulsePoint Respond app, which alerts CPR-trained bystanders to nearby cardiac arrests and maps AED locations across Hamilton County.
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Two residents escaped unharmed after a late-night condo fire on the 1800 block of Chaucer Drive in Sycamore Township on Saturday, Aug. 29, with four fire departments responding and the cause still under investigation.
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Ali's Bar and Grill owner Alison Tepe-Guy estimates nearly $25,000 in losses from a storm that knocked out power for days, while Bailey Family Catering also lost thousands on a Camargo Road corridor already battered by months of construction.
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Former priest Geoff Drew, convicted of nine counts of child rape, was released from prison Monday, Aug. 17, and placed at a Cincinnati halfway house; the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office enforces the 1,000-foot school residency ban in east-side villages and requires lifetime registration every 90 days.
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More than 11,000 Duke Energy customers remained without power Friday morning, down from a combined 261,000 outages after the Aug. 11 derecho, as crews staged at Tri-County Mall work around the clock to restore service across Greater Cincinnati's east-side villages.
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Indian Hill will close Burley Hills Drive between Miami Road and Indian Hill Road starting Aug. 19 for a water main and culvert pipe replacement project on Burley Hills Drive and Mohican Lane, with work expected to finish by Nov. 30.
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Hamilton County Auditor Jessica E. Miranda warns homeowners about an AI-generated video falsely claiming a federal property tax freeze, clarifying that the only real relief for seniors is Ohio's Homestead Exemption.
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Hamilton County's preliminary damage assessment found only nine properties with major damage after July's flooding, well short of the 25-property FEMA threshold for federal disaster aid. Cincinnati City Council is set to vote Wednesday, Aug. 5, on a $1 million resident relief fund, part of a broader $2 million local package managed through MSD.
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Jordan Grimes, 25, and a 17-year-old face felony theft and criminal damaging charges after allegedly using sledgehammers to steal $123,200 in watches from Watches of Switzerland at Kenwood Towne Centre on Tuesday, July 21. Hamilton County deputies tracked the suspects to Warren County using a Flock license plate reader camera.
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The National Weather Service forecasts a calm, dry weekend for Indian Hill, Mariemont, Madeira, and Terrace Park with highs climbing from the mid-80s Saturday into the low 90s Monday, when a 30-40% chance of showers returns alongside scheduled council meetings in Mariemont and Madeira.
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Sycamore Township is alerting zoning applicants that scammers are sending fake invoices bearing the township's name and logo, demanding electronic payment for zoning fees. The township urges recipients to call 513-792-7250 to verify any invoice before paying.
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