CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Several charges have been brought against a Chillicothe man for allegedly distributing child pornography. Detectives in Chillicothe arrested Tommy Ellis, 18, on August 10. The Guardian obtained court records showing Ellis faces nearly a dozen felony counts, including five counts of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a juvenile, five counts of felony child […]
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Motorcycle crash shuts down South Court Street in Circleville
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — EMS along with Circleville Police responded to the area of South Court Street on reports of a motorcycle crash. The accident occurred around 8:30 a.m., officials say. According to initial reports, the motorcycle had flipped several times, throwing the rider from the bike. Police say South Court Street from McDonald’s to Crites […]
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Motorcycle stolen from the owner’s backyard
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — In Chillicothe, a man reported that someone stole his motorcycle right out of his backyard. Police say the theft occurred at a house on Scioto Street. When officers arrived at the home on Wednesday, they met with the owner. He told police the motorcycle had been parked in his backyard around 9:30 […]
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Chillicothe Police officer cited for crashing into parked cars
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — An officer with the Chillicothe Police Department has been charged with failing to control his cruiser after he crashed into parked cars earlier this month. The Guardian obtained video of the officer speeding over railroad tracks on Second Street earlier this month. In the home security camera video, the cruiser does not […]
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Serial mailbox thief sentenced to prison
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio – An Athens County man will spend the next several years in prison for stealing hundreds of items from mailboxes throughout the county, authorities said. Thursday, 27-year-old Dalton Spangler pled guilty to engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. According to court records, Judge Patrick Lang added additional time for multiple probation […]
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Wanted fugitive from Maryland located by police in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —- Chillicothe Police arrested a man who was on the run from authorities in Maryland. Cameron Neal Burke, 27, was arrested Tuesday after Ross County Probation Officers went to a house to do a standard home check. Burke’s name was entered into the police database and that’s when they learned he was a […]
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Man tries to hijack a trash truck in Ross Co.
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — An attempted hijacking of a trash truck occurred in Ross County, authorities say. The incident happened Wednesday morning along Debord Road. A call to 9-1-1 dispatch said that someone was trying to steal a Rumpke trash truck, according to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived on the scene and met […]
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One killed on route 50 in Vinton County
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio — A fatal accident on route 50 has claimed the life of a Vinton County resident. Ohio Highway Patrol reports that Samuel Hatley, 62, was driving his 2003 Cadillac CTS eastbound along route 50. According to troopers, Hatley veered off the right side of the highway, struck a ditch, and overturned. According […]
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Car thieves taken down at gun point in Circleville
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Two people were arrested in a stolen car while in a drive through on Wednesday in Circleville. It happened at Little Bear Drive Thru on Harrison Street off Court Street just before 5 p.m. Officers from second shift swarmed the car inside the venue, blocking it in both directions. Two people were […]
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Unioto Superintendent breaks silence on sexual assaults, dodges parental questions
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Superintendent of Union-Scioto School District has released a statement to the local news about allegations of sexual assault in his district. It’s what he didn’t say that has many parents even more upset, or rather, who he didn’t say it to. “We find the published reports of a potential incident […]