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Robber sought after victims fight back inside ''no-guns'' UDF store

7:50am Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Columbus' NBC41.com is reporting on yet another violent encounter inside a "no-guns" United Dairy Farmers location in Ohio. And this time, the incident was caught on camera. From the story: Shortly after 12:30 a.m., police said Kaya Horn and Bradley Treneff were ordering ice cream inside United Dairy Farmers, located at 530 S. Hague Ave. Police said that when Horn opened her wallet to pay for her...

91-year-old Toledoan fends off would-be purse thief

7:46am Tuesday, June 07, 2005

The Toledo Blade is reporting that a would-be purse snatcher thought he had an easy mark: a frail-looking elderly woman. But Saturday afternoon, says the Blade, "when the thief approached 91-year-old Katherine Woodworth in a West Toledo parking lot and demanded her purse, he got more than he bargained for. He got a whuppin' instead." From the story: Angered by the thought of being robbed, Ms...

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Dayton: Man critically hurt in foiled carjacking

7:41am Tuesday, June 07, 2005

In an incident that recalls memories of the carjacking murder of Tony Gordon in 2003, the Dayton Daily News is reporting that two men shot the owner of a tricked-up late-model GMC Yukon during an attempted carjacking outside of a state-mandated victim zone on West Third Street early Saturday. From the story: The victim, shot twice, was in extremely critical condition following emergency surgery...

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Latest round of motions filed in OFCC Inc. v City of Clyde

11:10am Monday, June 06, 2005

On Friday, attorneys for Ohioans For Concealed Carry, and (separately) for Attorney General Jim Petro, filed additional Motions in Ohioans For Concealed Carry, Inc. v City of Clyde . The Motions, which can be downloaded from links at the end of this story, mark another stage in written arguments, and put the case on a time-line for a ruling in mid-July. The Fremont News Messenger is reporting on...

Man describes attack by teen robbers; defense of his own life

7:11am Monday, June 06, 2005

The Dayton Daily News has published an interview with what police say is the first CHL-holder in Dayton to have fired their weapon in self-defense since OhioCCW became law last year. From the story: Facing two armed teenagers intent on robbing him early Friday, Mark Hill pulled out his Glock 23 handgun, then hesitated. "These kids reminded me of my kid," Hill said Saturday. "Then I really had to...

Tale of two home invasions

6:55am Monday, June 06, 2005

The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that the fatal shooting of a man across the border in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania early Saturday has been ruled by police to have been an act of self-defense. From the story: Robert Flynn of 531 Cedar Ave., Sharon, was shot when he broke into the home of Kevin McEwen at 36 N. 11th St. at about 3 a.m., police reports said. According to the police statement,...

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Auto break-ins rising in downtown Cincy

6:52am Monday, June 06, 2005

The Cincinnati Post has published another report about how motor vehicle break-ins are on the increase in downtown Cincinnati. Break-ins have jumped 35 percent in the first four months of the year in comparison to 2004, with more than 500 reported since January, according to the Cincinnati Post. In a forum admittedly designed to blunt a growing perception that it is unsafe to travel to the area,...

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''Man with two firearms in school'' turns out to be teenager with pellet gun

8:31am Sunday, June 05, 2005

According to a report in the Toledo Blade, an incident the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence's Toby Hoover prematurely flaunted in a press release last week, entitled "OHIO'S KIDS AT RISK OF BEING SHOT", has turned out much differently than Hoover's initial press release would have had you believe. The press release shouted: "On Wednesday, Riverside Elementary school in Toledo went in to lock...