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Letter to the Editor: Not looking to play pseudo-cops, robbers

5:00am Saturday, January 08, 2005

January 5, 2005 Cleaveland Plain Dealer In response to John J. Myers' Dec. 28 letter, "Gun bans don't ensure safety": I must speak out on behalf of gun owners who are not vigilantes waiting for the opportunity to pull our weapons out and shoot potential criminals. In places such as bars and banks, which often leave people tightly packed into a small space, the last thing that I want is to be...

TRAGEDY: Shots fired (again) at ''no-guns'' Fifth Third Bank

9:19pm Thursday, January 06, 2005

For the second day this week, shots have been fired in a robbery of a Fifth Third Bank branch in Columbus. The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a Columbus police officer died this afternoon after being shot in an armed robbery at the Fifth Third Bank at 6265 E. Broad Street at McNaughten Road on the Far East Side. Police told the Dispatch Officer Bryan Hurst, 33, was working special duty at...

DDN: Man charged with tanning salon rape

8:30pm Thursday, January 06, 2005

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...

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

9:42am Thursday, January 06, 2005

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

9:12am Thursday, January 06, 2005

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...

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

11:06am Wednesday, January 05, 2005

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

10:40am Wednesday, January 05, 2005

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...

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

9:49am Wednesday, January 05, 2005

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...