Hearing officer conclusion—Meister violated no policies
In a decision released Wednesday, Feb. 20, pre-disciplinary hearing officer Jeffrey Hazlett concluded that Yellow Springs Police Officer Dave Meister did not violate any police department policies by...
View ArticleDecision pending — Meister won’t be fired
Last week, Village Manager Patti Bates confirmed that Yellow Springs Police Officer Dave Meister won’t be fired at the conclusion of the recent internal investigation into his professional behavior....
View ArticleYSPD commendations
At Council’s March 18 meeting, three employees of the Yellow Springs Police Department received commendations and congratulations on their work. Left, Officer Paul Raffoul, and center, Dispatcher Ruth...
View ArticleUnidentified body found in Glen Helen
The remains of an unidentified person were found Friday afternoon in Glen Helen Nature Preserve, Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson confirmed Friday evening. According to Carlson, Yellow Springs...
View ArticleBody in Glen ID’d as missing Yellow Springs man
A body found Friday afternoon, April 12, in Glen Helen Nature Preserve has been identified by authorities as missing Yellow Springs resident Leonid “Lonya” Clark, according to his father, Eric Clark....
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Sheriff investigating villager’s death as homicide
The recently discovered death of Yellow Springs resident Leonid “Lonya” Clark’s is being investigated as a homicide, Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer announced at a press conference Wednesday...
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Body in Glen identified—Villager’s death investigated as homicide
Body in Glen identified — Villager’s death investigated as homicide Leonid ‘Lonya’ Clark A body found Friday afternoon, April 12, in Glen Helen Nature Preserve has been identified by authorities as...
View ArticleVillage is rocked by homicide
The two-punch news last week that the body of villager Leonid “Lonya” Clark — who had been missing for nearly three months — was found by mushroom hunters in Glen Helen Nature Preserve, followed by the...
View ArticleCarlson renewed as YSPD chief
At its regular meeting on Monday, June 3, Village Council renewed the contract of Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson for another year. Carlson, who is finishing his second year as permanent...
View ArticleNatural causes suspected in villager’s death
According to the Yellow Springs Police Department, on Saturday, June 15, at around 7:30 p.m, the YSPD were called to assist the Miami Township Fire-Rescue crew with an unresponsive person. William...
View ArticleYSPD urges villagers to lock vehicles
After a spate of break-ins overnight, on Wednesday, June 19, the Yellow Springs Police Department urged villagers to lock their vehicles. Residents began calling the YSPD this morning after noticing...
View ArticleReward offered in Clark case
More than two months into the homicide investigation in the death of villager Leonid “Lonya” Clark, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest...
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‘A tear in the social fabric’— Beloved son, friend still missing
Anyone who spends much time in downtown Yellow Springs knows Lonya Clark, called Leo by many of his friends. A once daily presence in the coffee shops and streets of town, the young man is known for...
View ArticleStill no answers in Clark case
Authorities investigating the homicide of villager Leonid “Lonya” Clark remain close-lipped about the cause and circumstances around his death earlier this year, leaving his loved ones growing...
View ArticleYS police respond to alleged bomb threat at high school
According to the Yellow Springs Police Department, a 15-year-old Yellow Springs High School student was arrested Thursday, Aug. 29, after police were alerted to an alleged bomb threat made against YSHS...
View ArticleVIDEO: Police seek to identify suspect in recent vehicle break-ins
On Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Yellow Springs Police Department released security camera footage of a possible suspect who may be responsible for a rash of vehicle break-ins in the village. The footage...
View ArticleYS man not guilty in rape case
Jacob Pflanzer, of Yellow Springs, was found not guilty on multiple counts of rape by a Greene County jury late Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 25, following a three-day trial in Xenia. “I’m glad that the...
View ArticleYSPD closes the case on fatal shooting
The Yellow Springs Police Department officially closed its case this week in the Dec. 13, 2018, fatal shooting of local resident Kenneth Livingston. The YSPD — which determined after an initial...
View ArticleCouncil reviews YSPD assessment
When Bob Wasserman came to Yellow Springs last spring to complete an assessment of its police department, he found that officers were committed to “doing the right thing,” yet troubled by perceived...
View ArticleYSPD closes case on fatal shooting
The Yellow Springs Police Department officially closed its case last week in the December 2018 fatal shooting of local resident Kenneth Livingston. The YSPD has confirmed its initial determination...
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