New Year’s Eve investigation not yet complete
At a specially called Village Council meeting to hear the results of the independent investigation of the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop incident between local police and villagers, David Williamson, the...
View ArticleMurder case advances to grand jury
The brothers charged with the Jan. 15 murders of William “Skip” Brown and Sherri Mendenhall appeared at a preliminary hearing at the Xenia Municipal Court on Thursday. Dustin Merrick is being charged...
View ArticleVillage Council—Interim police chief is sworn in
Interim Police Chief Brian Carlson was sworn in to his new job at Village Council’s Feb. 6 meeting, amidst statements of support from both Council and community members. Carlson took the oath from...
View ArticlePolice seek help on sign vandalism
Yellow Springs police are seeking information on the recent vandalism of 27 stop signs in the village. In most cases, the words “Stop Trump” and “RZR” were painted on the signs, with most located on...
View ArticleWho’s who at the Yellow Springs PD
PEOPLE AND POLICE This is the third article in a new series examining police policy, practice and relationship to the community. In an interview with this newspaper in 2011, Yellow Springs Police...
View ArticlePolice created ‘volatile’ situation on New Year’s Eve, report concludes
The independent investigation of actions of local police and citizens following the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop downtown holds the police responsible for creating a “volatile and unsafe situation.”...
View ArticleHow are our local police officers trained?
PEOPLE AND POLICE This is the fourth article in a new series examining police policy, practice and relationship to the community. Beginning in April, villagers may see an Antioch College student or a...
View ArticleYouth engaging in police issue
At the beginning of this year, Yellow Springs High School teacher Kevin Lydy was steering his government class to a hands-on focus on state government. As part of meeting Ohio state standards to engage...
View ArticleMerrick brothers indicted— Death sentence a possibility
A Greene County Grand Jury has returned indictments of aggravated murder, murder, aggravated burglary, felonious assault and tampering with evidence against the two brothers charged with the killings...
View ArticleDavid Carlson receives reduced sentence for New Year’s Eve charges
David Carlson appeared in the Xenia Municipal Court Friday, April 14, for sentencing for the charges stemming from his involvement in the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop incident in Yellow Springs. He was...
View ArticleWatch out for scam calls in Yellow Springs
Yellow Springers are being targeted by scam calls asking for donations to local police-oriented causes, Police Chief Brian Carlson said today, April 19. However, the calls are bogus, and he’s advising...
View ArticleDavid Carlson’s charges from New Years incident reduced
Last Friday, April 14, David Carlson pled guilty to three counts of disorderly conduct for charges stemming from the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop incident in Yellow Springs. The charges were misdemeanors,...
View ArticleCommunities rethink how to police
PEOPLE AND POLICE This is the seventh and final article in a series examining local police policy, practice and relationship to the community. Read all the articles in this series at...
View ArticleVillage Council— New policing guidelines discussed
Local policing was in the spotlight at Village Council’s April 17 meeting. Council members discussed proposed new guidelines for Village policing, the potential need to slow down or prioritize policy...
View ArticleHawley leaves Yellow Springs police
Village Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing Village Manager Patti Bates to terminate the Village’s employment agreement with Officer RJ Hawley at Council’s May 1 meeting. Hawley was...
View ArticleQ&A forum scheduled for YSPD police chief candidates
As part of the ongoing selection process for the permanent Chief of Police position, the public is invited to attend an open forum featuring a question and answer session with all candidates for the...
View ArticleLots of questions at police chief forum
How would you have handled the New Year’s Eve incident, had you been chief of Yellow Springs police? This was one of many questions posed on Tuesday, May 30, to the three candidates for the position of...
View ArticleCarlson named new police chief
At Village Council’s June 5 meeting, Interim Police Chief Brian Carlson was named the new police chief of Yellow Springs. “It’s been a long and involved process,” said Village Manager Patti Bates, who...
View ArticleAttorney General’s office seeks numbers from scam “IRS phone calls
The Yellow Springs Police Department has issued a warning about a spate of reported scam “IRS” phone calls asking for immediate payment and threatening legal action if it is not remitted. The office of...
View ArticleAlleged killers’ rights were violated, attorneys state
Judges in the upcoming murder trial of the alleged killers of Yellow Springs roofer Skip Brown and his friend and neighbor Sherri Mendenhall must first decide whether critical evidence should be...
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