Lonya Clark murder case moves forward
Area resident Zyrian Atha-Arnett is expected to be in court Thursday afternoon, Nov. 21, to plead to charges related to the stabbing death earlier this year of Yellow Springs resident Leonid “Lonya”...
View ArticleCitizens review police actions
An ad hoc citizen committee is reviewing a disciplinary matter involving two officers of the Yellow Springs Police Department. The possible discipline stems from the actions of Cpl. Mark Charles and...
View ArticleMurder suspect pleads not guilty
In arraignment proceedings Thursday afternoon, Nov. 21, at the Greene County courthouse in Xenia, defense counsel for area resident Zyrian Atha-Arnett entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of...
View ArticleAntioch College closes Thursday afternoon after ‘credible threat’
UPDATE, Dec. 5, 5:20 p.m. — Antioch College has received the “all clear” signal from public safety, allowing the college community to return to campus, according to spokesperson Reedy. The situation...
View ArticleCitizen review complete, police officers disciplined
A citizen group investigating a Yellow Springs Police Department disciplinary matter has completed its work, according to the Village last month. The process ended with two local officers being...
View ArticleSheriff: Homeowner’s ex-wife one of two dead in Grinnell Road shooting
An ex-wife of the property owner on Grinnell Road, where a shooting Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, left two people dead, was one of the fatalities, according to Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer. The...
View ArticleGrinnell Road couple involved in fatal shooting hold press conference
Lindsey and Molly Duncan, the residents of the home on Grinnell Road, where two people were killed in a driveway “shootout” Wednesday, Feb. 12, held a press conference Friday afternoon in the meeting...
View ArticleGrinnell Road ‘shootout’— Investigation continues in double fatal shooting
Greene County authorities say that the investigation into the double fatal shooting outside a home on Grinnell Road, just south of Yellow Springs, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, could take weeks to complete....
View ArticleYSPD reminds villagers to secure cars
On Monday, March 22, the YS Police Department sent out an alert via Hyperreach, reminding all villagers to lock their cars after a string of cars were rifled through on Sunday night. “Nothing was...
View ArticleYellow Springs police respond to body found in Glen Helen
According to the Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson, in the early afternoon on Tuesday, April 21, the YSPD received a call that there was an unresponsive person in the Glen Helen Nature...
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Yellow Springs police respond to drowning in the Glen
According to the Yellow Springs Police Department, at around 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, YSPD officer Doug Andrus responded to a call about an unresponsive male at the cascades in the Glen Helen Nature...
View ArticleYSPD, Yellow Springs Schools issue statements on recent police killings
This week, Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson and Yellow Springs Schools Superintendent Terri Holden released statements addressing the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of police in...
View ArticlePolice reform at the YSPD— What’s done, what’s next?
“Black Lives Matter.” “No justice, no peace.” “Defund the police.” Last Saturday, protesters gathered along Xenia Avenue for the third straight week with signs calling attention to police brutality,...
View ArticleNo charges in Grinnell shooting
Read a more comprehensive piece from this week’s paper: Prosecutor determined Grinnell attacked was planned No charges will be filed in the double fatal shooting that occurred Feb. 12 outside a home on...
View ArticleProsecutor: evidence supports self defense in Grinnell Road double fatal...
The Greene County Grand Jury’s recent conclusion concerning the double fatal shooting Feb 12 outside a home on Grinnell Road — which the county sheriff described at the time as a “shootout” — confirmed...
View ArticleNew police reforms aired
Body cameras worn by every Ohio police officer. Psychological evaluations of those who hope to become an officer. More training in implicit bias and de-escalation. Requiring officers to report on...
View ArticleIndependent review clears YSPD chief
Yellow Springs Police Chief Brian Carlson was cleared of wrongdoing by an outside investigator in June after a formal complaint was lodged against him by a village resident in May. The complainant, Zo...
View ArticleOutside investigation complete— Officer violated no policies
Did a Yellow Springs police officer use the term “angry mob” to describe Black Lives Matter rally attendees? And should a fellow police officer be disciplined for telling a community member that they...
View ArticleDead body found in John Bryan State Park
On Saturday, March 13, around 12:30 p.m., a dead body was reportedly found at John Bryan State Park. The skeletal remains were found just north of the Orton picnic area. Law enforcement officials from...
View ArticleSuspect faces new charges
New charges have been filed against the former classmate and friend accused of murder in the 2019 stabbing death of Leonid “Lonya” Clark. But the additional charges, which involve possible child...
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