SIDEBAR: Focus on mental health in the community
Return to the main article: Crisis training for police supported This spring, the Human Relations Commission, or HRC, will launch a series of programs aimed at educating villagers on mental health...
View ArticlePolice story: crime and the village
Earlier this month two vehicles were stolen from a local garage and driveway and 10 more were broken into. Last year nine local residences were burglarized in a crime spree that lasted several months....
View ArticleMore Yellow Springs automobile break-ins
Several cars were broken into over the weekend and a local car was stolen Sunday night, according to Police Sergeant Naomi Penrod, who warned villagers to lock their cars and houses and remain...
View ArticlePolice pinpoint suspects in vehicle break-ins
Yellow Springs Police said on Monday they were close to arresting three people suspected behind a string of vehicle thefts and break-ins in the village in February and March. The suspects — a man,...
View ArticleInvestigation finds fault with Greene County major
Seven months after the shooting standoff in Yellow Springs that ended with the death of Paul E. Schenck, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s department released the findings of an investigation of the two...
View ArticleGreene County sheriff major relieved of job
Greene County Sheriff Major Eric Spicer was relieved from his position with the department last week, according to Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer this week. Spicer was one of the commanders...
View ArticleYellow Springs burglaries affect cars and homes
Toward the end of last week and over the weekend, several home and vehicle burglaries occurred in various locations around the village. After receiving at least seven complaints from residents whose...
View ArticleSheriff’s inquiry faults officer
Seven months after the shooting standoff in Yellow Springs that ended with the death of Paul E. Schenck, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s department released the findings of an investigation of the two...
View ArticleMore shifts at Village police
Changes in personnel at the Yellow Springs Police Department are becoming the norm this year. Two more full-time officers either resigned or requested reduced hours last month, following the...
View ArticleYellow Springs is SWAT member
In recent years, there has been increased awareness of the growing number of SWAT team raids in this country. Since the 1980s, police departments’ use of SWAT has risen about 1,500 percent, resulting...
View ArticlePolice chief resigns
After an executive session with Village Council that ended at about 10 p.m. tonight, Sept. 15, Village Manager Patti Bates announced that she has accepted the resignation for medical reasons of Yellow...
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Police Chief Pettiford resigns
Yellow Springs Police Chief Anthony Pettiford resigned for medical reasons on Monday of this week, Village Manager Patti Bates announced at the end of a Village Council meeting Monday night, following...
View ArticleVillage names interim police chief
Village Manager Patti Bates hired retired Montgomery County Sheriff manager David Hale as interim chief of Yellow Springs Police Department this week. Hale replaces Anthony Pettiford, who resigned as...
View ArticleMayor’s Court being used less
Yellow Springs Mayor’s Court is the village version of the judiciary, where misdemeanors and traffic citations are adjudicated by an elected arbiter with efficiency and local values in mind. Mayor’s...
View ArticleInterim Yellow Springs police chief a former major
After just a few days on the job, Yellow Springs Interim Police Chief Dave Hale can see that the YSPD is an “established, well-run department,” he said in an interview last week. During the two months...
View ArticleNew officers greeted by community
The four police officers who joined the Yellow Springs force in 2014 were greeted on Monday night by members of the community at a gathering at John Bryan Community Center. Pictured above at the event...
View ArticleYellow Springs Police find internal misconduct
An internal Yellow Springs Police investigation last week found that one of its officers exhibited two counts of improper conduct during an encounter with a villager on Nov. 5. The report finds that...
View ArticleVillage Council— A focus on police issues
Community concerns around the local police department, an alleged incident of police misconduct and the current police chief search were a focus at Village Council’s Nov. 17 meeting. No actions were...
View ArticleFinalists named for Yellow Springs police chief
One week before closing the application deadline on Nov. 24, the Village narrowed its search for police chief significantly, naming two finalists out of the current pool of 18 applicants. Finalists...
View ArticlePolice chief interviews Thurs., Dec. 18
In an effort to provide more opportunity for community input, Village Council members at their Dec. 15 meeting revised the schedule for this week’s public interviews for the two police chief finalists,...
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