New officer joins Yellow Springs Police Department
There’s a new officer in town, a new addition to the Yellow Springs Police Department who will add to a force that recently has been down three officers. Officer Allison Saurber, 22, arrived about a...
View ArticleThird sergeant to be hired by Yellow Springs Police
The Yellow Springs Police Department will be adding a new sergeant to its ranks, drawn from the officers currently on the force. Eligible officers are able to begin the application process this month,...
View ArticleNew Year’s celebration turns ugly with police actions
Updated: 5:10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 More than 100 people gathered at the First Baptist Church from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. today to express their distress and ask questions regarding the interactions between...
View ArticlePolice chief resigns
At a special Council meeting Tuesday night attended by several hundred villagers, Police Chief Dave Hale resigned his position in the aftermath of police actions that created chaos and distress for...
View ArticleVillage manager heading police department; replacement sought and...
In the wake of Yellow Springs Police Chief David Hale’s resignation, Village manager Patti Bates is currently overseeing the police department, “in charge of overall operations,” with aims to appoint...
View ArticlePeaceful ball drop turns ugly
View article “YSPD chief resigns; villagers demand better policing” The annual New Year’s Ball Drop began like any other. People began drifting into the intersection of Short Street and Xenia Avenue,...
View ArticleInterim chief update
In a press release Wednesday evening, Village Manager Patti Bates stated that the Village has been in touch with Craig King of the Ohio Chiefs of Police to obtain names of retired chiefs who live in...
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Man, woman found dead at East Enon Road duplex identified
Update: 3 p.m. Jan. 16 William “Skip” Brown (from bahnsengallery.com)The Montgomery and Greene County Coroner’s offices have both released the names of the man and woman who were found dead yesterday...
View ArticleSheriff seeks help from community in double murder
Click here to read the reports about the shooting incident. The Greene County Sheriff’s department is looking for information from villagers to help solve the murders of Skip Brown and Sherri...
View ArticlePress conference provides few updates
Investigators held a press conference in Xenia this afternoon in order to provide an update on the investigation into the murders of William “Skip” Brown and Sherri Mendenhall, who were found deceased...
View ArticleCarlson named interim chief
Village Manager Patti Bates announced late Monday, Jan. 23, that current Yellow Springs Police Officer Brian Carlson has been named the interim police chief of Yellow Springs. Carlson was one of two...
View ArticleTwo suspects arrested in deaths of Brown, Mendenhall
Update @ Wednesday, Jan. 25, 4 p.m. The suspects were arraigned at 1:30 p.m. at Xenia Municipal Court. Both are being held on $750,000 bonds. — At a press conference today, Jan. 25, Greene County...
View ArticleA closer look at taser use
PEOPLE AND POLICE This is the first article in a new series examining police policy, practice and relationship to the community. What role do tasers play in local policing? What role should they play?...
View ArticleDouble homicide shocks village
The Yellow Springs community faced the most difficult of tragedies beginning on Sunday afternoon, when two local residents were discovered at a duplex located at 4444 East Enon Road, dead of apparent...
View ArticleA beloved villager is lost
Skip Brown was a larger-than-life kind of guy. He had a big voice and a big laugh and even the horn on his pickup truck was louder than most. Bryan Cady, who got to know Skip in the past few years,...
View ArticleAttorneys for David Carlson finish case review
Attorneys for David Carlson, charged with a felony following the aftermath of the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop, recently stated that they have completed their investigation into the case and the...
View ArticleTwo arrested in double homicide
At a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m., Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer announced the arrest of Dustin M. Merrick on two counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of William...
View ArticleYellow Springs Police Department’s Carlson named as interim chief
There’s a new — but friendly and familiar — face in the police chief’s office at 100 Dayton St. Yellow Springs Police Officer Brian Carlson has been named interim police chief of Yellow Springs,...
View ArticleNew details in double murder case
The two brothers arrested last week in connection with the murders of William “Skip” Brown and Sherri Mendenhall have been identified as family members of one of the victims. Greene County Sheriff...
View ArticleWhat sort of policing do we want?
PEOPLE AND POLICE This is the second article in a new series examining police policy, practice and relationship to the community. Years ago, when John Grote was a local police officer working under...
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