Village of Yellow Springs disciplines police officer for misconduct
This week Yellow Springs Police Sergeant Naomi Penrod was disciplined internally for failing to follow proper police procedure when she forcibly grabbed a video camera from a local resident on a peace...
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Hale named new Yellow Springs police chief
On Friday, Dec. 26, Village Manager Patti Bates named David Hale as the new Village Police Chief. Hale has been interim chief since Anthony Pettiford resigned in September. Hale was one of two...
View ArticleYellow Springs Police Officer Penrod disciplined for event
Last week the Village disciplined Yellow Springs Police Sergeant Naomi Penrod for misconduct she displayed when she forcibly grabbed a video camera from a local resident during a peace officer call in...
View ArticleYellow Springs Police Chief candidate finalists respond
The two finalists for Yellow Springs police chief met their last rounds of interviews last week, including a public interview with each candidate, Xenia Police Captain David Pazynski and retired...
View ArticleYellow Springs Sergeant Penrod charged in Xenia court
Yellow Springs Police Sergeant Naomi Penrod was charged today in Xenia Municipal Court with three criminal offenses related to a physical altercation she had with a local resident in November. A...
View ArticlePolice-village relationship a work in progress
POLICE MATTERS This is the first in a series of articles examining the local police department and its relationship to the village. On a recent call for medical service to a resident in the village,...
View ArticleNeed for drug task force in village eyed
POLICE MATTERS This is the second in a series of articles examining the local police department and its relationship to the village. In January 2002, Yellow Springs High School senior Tim Lopez...
View ArticleBalancing a low crime rate with high policing costs
POLICE MATTERS This is the third in a series of articles examining the local police department and its relationship to the village. People getting shot, drug dealers slinging crack-cocaine and...
View ArticlePolice explain the status quo
The Yellow Springs Police Department will continue to employ one officer on the Greene County ACE Task Force to help contain violent crime in the region. The local police will also continue to call the...
View ArticleMostly warnings on YSPD late shift
POLICE MATTERS This is the fourth in a series of articles examining the local police department and its relationship to the village. At 11 p.m. on Friday night Yellow Springs Police officer Jessica...
View ArticleChime in on policing
As part of its series on policing in the community, the Yellow Springs News is gathering community feedback on the local police department. Share your experiences with the YSPD and opinions on local...
View ArticleSome note change in policing style
POLICE MATTERS This is the fifth in a series of articles examining the local police department and its relationship to the village. • Click here to view all the articles the series Late one...
View ArticleYellow Springs police flush by comparison
POLICE MATTERS This is the sixth in a series of articles examining the local police department and its relationship to the village. The town of Granville, with a small university, a healthy business...
View ArticleNews survey— Village police elicit mixed responses
POLICE MATTERS This is the seventh in a series of articles examining the local police department and its relationship to the village. • Click here to view all the articles the series This is the...
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Local policing survey results
A desire for more engagement between the police and the community was at the top of a list of suggestions for the Yellow Springs Police Department in a recent online survey. Three-quarters of those...
View ArticleYellow Springs Police survey results—A desire for community engagement
POLICE MATTERS This is the eighth in a series of articles examining the local police department and its relationship to the village. • Click here to view all the articles the series This is the...
View ArticleYellow Springs Village Council plans policing talk
Village Council members had a tough time at their meeting this week settling on a format for their local policing discussion, scheduled to take place Monday, July 20. After a 30-minute discussion about...
View ArticlePenrod found not guilty
Yellow Springs Police Sergeant Naomi Penrod was found not guilty on all three counts, assault, interfering with civil rights and disorderly conduct, following an incident in November in Yellow Springs....
View ArticleCouncil’s take on policing
Village Council members voiced some common themes at a work session Monday, July 20, as they took their turn to voice opinions about policing in Yellow Springs. The current national bias against police...
View ArticleLocal officer cleared of charges
During last week’s trial in the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, a Springfield prosecutor asked a jury to find Yellow Springs Police Sergeant Naomi Penrod guilty of two criminal charges — assault...
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