Articles About police matters

• New police reforms aired

  By Megan BachmanJuly 2, 2020

  

  Body cameras worn by every Ohio police officer. Psychological evaluations of those who hope to become an officer. More training in implicit bias and de-escalation. Requiring officers to report on another officer’s misconduct. Those are a few proposed law enforcement reforms Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced at a press briefing last week in response to national outrage after high-profile killings of Black people by police in recent weeks.

• Police reform at the YSPD— What’s done, what’s next?

  By Megan BachmanJune 24, 2020

  

  Amid national calls for policing reform following the most recent wave of killings of Black people by police officers, villagers are once again raising their voices for change in the Yellow Springs Police Department.

• Citizens review police actions

  By Megan BachmanNovember 28, 2019

  

  An ad hoc citizen committee is reviewing a disciplinary matter involving two officers of the Yellow Springs Police Department.

• 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.

• News survey— Village police elicit mixed responses

  By Megan BachmanMay 21, 2015

  

  Some villagers fear for their own safety because they believe the Yellow Springs Police Department unfairly targets them. Others believe the police force is so professional and respectful that any critique of the force is unjustified.

• 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.

• Some note change in policing style

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 30, 2015

  

  Late one evening last month, a local couple was celebrating their anniversary with friends at the Gulch.

• 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.

• 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.

• Need for drug task force in village eyed

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 19, 2015

  

  Ten years after first signing on with A.C.E. drug task force, Yellow Springs remains an active partner. However, the involvement of local police in the drug task force has become a topic of controversy.