Articles About Yellow Springs Police Department :: Page 10

• Nipper to return to YSPD — Prosecutor drops charges

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 12, 2016

  

  A special prosecutorstated he has concluded his review of charges against a Yellow Springs police officer, and found a lack of evidence to move forward.

• New police officer joins YSPD

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanApril 28, 2016

  

  Officer John Whittemore arrived at the YSPD from West Carrollton a little over three weeks ago.

• HRC focus on women’s safety

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 17, 2016

  

  If a woman’s instinct says she’s unsafe in a situation, she should trust that feeling, according to two public safety experts at last Thursday’s Human Relations Commission, or HRC, meeting.

• Yellow Springs Village Council plans policing talk

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 16, 2015

  

  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.

• Yellow Springs Police survey results—A desire for community engagement

  By Megan BachmanMay 28, 2015

  

  Three-quarters of respondents in a survey on police and the Village said they would like the police to engage with the community more often, including by patrolling more on bicycle and foot instead of in their cruisers and visiting schools to speak with students.

• Yellow Springs police flush by comparison

  By Lauren HeatonMay 14, 2015

  

  Policing is unique to each community, and each police department is designed around its own community’s population, budget, crime trends, minimum manning levels and sometimes a detailed work-load analysis. But comparing Yellow Springs police to police in comparable towns highlights some similarities and some differences between departments.

• Mostly warnings on YSPD late shift

  By Lauren HeatonApril 9, 2015

  

  During a ride-along with this reporter last Friday evening, Village police displayed an eagerness to explain their process and offer the perspective of an on-duty officer.

• Police explain the status quo

  By Lauren HeatonApril 2, 2015

  

  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 SWAT team when appropriate to ensure the village’s safety during violent and potentially harmful situations. The size of the department […]

• Balancing a low crime rate with high policing costs

  By Megan BachmanMarch 26, 2015

  

  While last year there were 28 murders in the City of Dayton and more than 1,200 violent crimes there, violence in Yellow Springs has barely been an issue, with an average of about three violent incidents each year for the last seven.

• Police-village relationship a work in progress

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 12, 2015

  

  Last fall the Village Human Relations Commission held its first police-community forum, where residents gave input on the role of the police chief. On March 19 a second forum will focus on the Village’s involvement with the Greene County ACE Task Force on drugs and new policies.