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Despite history of violent robberies, some Family Dollars still posted

10:03am Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Despite a dangerous history of violent robberies, some Family Dollar stores in Ohio still post signs rendering customers defenseless. The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a notorious Dollar stores robber has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for a spate of violent robberies at Family Dollar stores. Charles Jackson, 29, was sent to prison Monday for 37 years for the robbery and armed...

Customer shot at; helps nab fleeing robbers

9:41am Wednesday, November 24, 2004

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a restaurant customer is being called a hero for assisting police in apprehending three suspects who authorities think may be responsible for as many 20 recent armed robberies. "It was a great example of citizen involvement," Sgt. Roger Robbins of the Cincinnati Police Department's Robbery Task Force said Tuesday. According to the story, two masked men...

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Kidnapping outside Toledo victim zone retailer

9:29am Wednesday, November 24, 2004

A "regular customer" of a Sterling Food Store in Toledo picked up more than a gallon of milk on his last visit - he kidnapped a woman in the parking lot. The Toledo Blade is reporting that a Lenawee County (MI) man was arrested at his home Monday after police said he abducted and fondled a West Toledo woman. Jose Cardenas, 52, of Madison Township is charged with abduction and gross sexual...

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Crime hits home for OFCC Membership Coordinator

8:47am Wednesday, November 24, 2004

The following news account documents an incident that occurred in the neighborhood of OFCC Membership Coordinator Dan White. Commentary from White follows the story. November 22, 2004 Lorain Morning Journal Man arrested after foot chase with cops Police arrested man who led officers on a foot chase about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, and six police cruisers converged in the yard of a West 17th Street...

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Op-Ed: This isn't Dan Rather's first time in hot water

8:44am Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Some hunters may well cringe while recalling when the broadcast journalist hosted the 1975 CBS special titled "Guns of Autumn" By Ron Schara ESPNOutdoors.com Dan Rather's fall from journalistic grace happened — for some of us — a long time ago. The evening of Sept. 5, 1975, to be exact. On that night, a much younger and very dashing Dan Rather was the host of a CBS special titled "Guns of Autumn...

Ohio man seeks to organize workers in one of nation's most dangerous professions

8:40am Wednesday, November 24, 2004

On November 17, 2004, the Associated Press reported that a fledgling national union for pizza drivers is demanding better wages and training, saying the large chains have been taking advantage of them for years. Tim Lockwood, treasurer for the Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers (Hendersonville, TN), said the union started just a couple of years ago with a few drivers talking in an Internet...

Customer helps stop Victim Zone robbery attempt

8:22am Tuesday, November 23, 2004

November 22, 2004 Dayton Daily News The gunman picked the wrong time to try to rob the Barnsider restaurant. 'Every time he'd get up, I'd hit him. ... I wasn't going to give him the opportunity to hurt anybody. ... I told him that he was under citizen's arrest.' A customer, Troy Browder, 41, of Riverside, was sitting at the bar Sunday night as bartender Barbara Griggs was closing. A man walked in...

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Lawsuit: Business ''failed to properly train and supervise security personnel''

8:21am Tuesday, November 23, 2004

November 20, 2004 Cincinnati Enquirer (click for complete story) A 21-year-old woman's federal court suit ended with $148,000 in settlements promised from a Fairfield night club, Butler County and a former Butler sheriff's deputy who raped her in 2002. But the woman says she got something more important than money: An admission from the officer and the club that they were wrong. "I'd rather be...