Deceased man identified
This noon police identified the Yellow Springs resident found dead in a car this morning as Dennis Peer, age 59. Peer had been a resident of the village in the past and was currently living in his car,...
View ArticleMan stabbed at Gaunt Park early Monday morning
A Yellow Springs resident was stabbed by an unknown assailant as he was walking through Gaunt Park at about 5 a.m. this morning, Sept. 28. The victim sustained minor injuries and was treated and...
View ArticleMan files false report of knifing
On Monday, Sept. 28, a local resident reported that he was attacked by a man with a knife while he was walking through Gaunt Park around 5 a.m. However, after two days of investigation and public...
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House at Riding Center destroyed by gas explosion
At approximately 11:12 a.m. this morning, a home under renovation on the Riding Centre property was ripped apart by an explosion triggered by a propane gas leak in the basement. The most likely...
View ArticlePolice alert villagers to scam calls
The threatening phone calls that some villagers are receiving from a speaker who identifies himself as from the Internal Revenue Service are a scam and should be ignored, according to Yellow Springs...
View ArticleVillage puts Nipper on leave during investigation
The Village of Yellow Springs placed longtime police officer Dennis Nipper on administrative leave on Dec. 22 pending the completion of an investigation, according to a statement from Village Manager...
View ArticleBCI’s fact finding in misconduct charges is finished
The fact-finding investigation by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, or BCI, into alleged misconduct by longtime Yellow Springs police officer Dennis Nipper has ended and the results turned over to...
View ArticleOh, deer. Guess what’s for dinner?
On Jan. 8, at 2:30 a.m., a motorist struck and killed a deer on Xenia Avenue. The officer who responded attended not only to the frazzled driver but also to the unfortunate deer, which was dead upon...
View ArticleYellow Springs police officer Naomi Penrod charges discrimination
Yellow Springs Police Sergeant Naomi Penrod has filed a charge of employment discrimination against the Village of Yellow Springs. The charge was filed with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, or OCRC,...
View ArticleVillager arrested on multiple felonies
Yellow Springs resident Talis Gage, 32, was arrested by local police on Friday, April 8, at 8 p.m. on six felony counts, according to Chief David Hale on Monday. Arresting officers were Dave Meister,...
View ArticleNew police officer joins YSPD
On a sunny day last week, Yellow Springs Police Department’s John Whittemore cleared a few duffel bags from the front seat of the cruiser in front of the police department. The bags are part of the...
View ArticleLack of evidence found in case against Nipper; case closed, Nipper free to...
In a letter released today to the News from Special Prosecutor Kevin Talebi of Champaign County, Talebi stated he has concluded his review of charges against a Yellow Springs police officer, and found...
View ArticleNipper to return to YSPD — Prosecutor drops charges
In a letter released to the News on Tuesday from Special Prosecutor Kevin Talebi of Champaign County, Talebi stated he has concluded his review of charges against a Yellow Springs police officer, and...
View ArticleVillage Council—Concerns about police aired
Several villagers attended the June 6 Village Council meeting to express concerns about recent incidents in which they believed local police acted too aggressively. “This was an overreaction by police...
View ArticleA closer look at village police officer actions
At Council’s June 6 meeting, several villagers expressed concern over two recent instances of what they perceived as aggressive behavior by a local police officer. The officer involved in both events,...
View ArticleYellow Springs police officer terminated
Recently hired Yellow Springs Police Officer John K. Whittemore was terminated from his position on Tuesday, July 5, according to a press statement released by Village Manager Patti Bates at 5:18 p.m....
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Yellow Springs police officer is dismissed
Officer John Whittemore was dismissed from the YS Police Department Tuesday, July 5. (News archive photo by Dylan Taylor-Lehman)A newly hired police officer who sparked controversy in two recent...
View ArticleThrough the lens of race: the 911 call
JUSTICE FOR JOHN CRAWFORD? This is the first in a series of articles focused on the 2014 police shooting of John Crawford III and its aftermath. • Read the next article in this series • Read the...
View ArticleOhio leaders scrutinize policing
JUSTICE FOR JOHN CRAWFORD? This is the sixth in a series of articles focused on the 2014 police shooting of John Crawford III and its aftermath. • Read the previous article in this series • Read all...
View ArticleNew police officer joins department
The Yellow Springs Police Department has added a new officer, Allison Saurber, 22, to its fulltime ranks. Saurber comes to Yellow Springs after working for a year at the Butler County jail. Before...
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