DDN: Man charged with tanning salon rape

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that a Dayton man has been charged with the rape of a tanning salon employee Sunday. Dayton police Sgt. Tom Flanders told the newspaper that Larry Vestner, 30, is in the Montgomery County Jail on charges of rape, kidnapping, gross sexual imposition and attempted rape. Police told the DDN Vestner was in the LA TAN at 544 Wilmington Ave. around 10 a.m. Sunday and...

Brown Co. citizens circulating petition protesting Sheriff's dept. cuts

Last week Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger announced that budget cuts by the commissioners were forcing him to lay off 10 people from his staff and trim back the jail population. Wenninger said some 20 felons could be released from the Brown County jail because of the cuts. According to the (Brown County) News Democrat , citizens are concerned. The newspaper reported this week that Wanda Back, of Mt...

Tucson resident Sandy Froman will lead NRA

The Arizona Republic Jan. 2, 2005 Sandy Froman heard a strange noise in the middle of the night. She peered through the peephole and saw a stranger trying to break into her home. Fear gripped her. As she waited for the police, she tried to scare the man off: She banged on the door. Cranked up the stereo. The man left, but the feeling of helplessness was life-changing. "I realized that no one was...

State's ''no guns in bars'' law puts stolen weapon on street

Date: Wed Jan 05 09:16:18 2005 From: S. H. Subject: Firearm Stolen I'm from Cleveland, and am a law-abiding CHL holder. As such, I had to leave my firearm in my truck when I went into a local bowling alley on 12-28. Someone broke into my truck in the parking lot and stole my radio as well as broke in my locked glove box and took my firearm. Now, thanks to the law which says I couldn't bring my...

Spate of robberies at ''no-guns'' banks continues

WBNS10TV.com is reporting an off-duty Columbus police officer fired at a fleeing robber outside a "no-guns" Fifth Third bank Tuesday. The suspect was not hit, and was later apprehended. Fifth Third posts "no guns" signs, but despite a prior conviction for armed robbery, the robber wasn't shy about entering. According to the Columbus Dispatch, the branch at 809 S. High St. has been robbed at least...

Dial 911 and wait...Dial 911 and wait...Dial 911 and wait...

The Mansfield News Journal is reporting that Cassandra Williams 31, claims her ex-boyfriend, Vincent Smith, threatened to kill her on Christmas. But the woman told the newspaper it took three calls to the Mansfield Police Department before an officer was sent. "I called the police. He (dispatcher) said 'we're only handling emergencies,'" Williams was quoted as saying. "He said if it can wait (to...

Where is the Ohio Coalition Against CAR Violence?

Two recent accounts in Ohio newspapers highlight the absurdity of gun controllers' logic which suggests that guns are any more inherently evil than other inanimate objects. Akron: Police say car nearly runs over officer An Akron police officer just missed being run over after a woman sped toward his cruiser over the weekend, police said. Police said officer Joseph Sidoti was standing outside of a...

Kroger parking lot: 2 men steal SUV at gunpoint

January 4, 2005 Dayton Daily News Police say two young men in their teens or early 20s stole a 1998 Ford Expedition at gunpoint in the parking lot of Kroger, 1555 Wayne Ave., at 10:10 p.m. Monday night. The vehicle, a green Eddie Bauer edition with Colorado license plates, was last seen on Siebenthaler Avenue heading west. The woman driver was punched twice in the face during the robbery and...

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