Police Section :: Page 12

• Village Council— New policing guidelines discussed

  By Audrey HackettApril 27, 2017

  

  Local policing was in the spotlight at Village Council’s April 17 meeting. Council members discussed proposed new guidelines for Village policing, as well as next steps in the Village’s search for a permanent police chief. In addition, a new full-time police officer, Mariah England, was sworn into the local department.

• Communities rethink how to police

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Three examples of communities rethinking policing may provide an opportunity for villagers to consider and discuss different options for how “people and police” can engage with each other.

• David Carlson’s charges from New Years incident reduced

  By Dylan Taylor-Lehman

  

  Last Friday, April 14, David Carlson’s charges stemming from the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop incident in Yellow Springs were reduced to misdemeanors, from the original fifth-degree felony.

• Watch out for scam calls in Yellow Springs

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 19, 2017

  

  Yellow Springs residents are being targeted by scam calls from people claiming to raise money for local police-oriented causes. However, the calls are bogus.

• David Carlson receives reduced sentence for New Year’s Eve charges

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanApril 14, 2017

  

  David Carlson received reduced sentencing April 15 for charges stemming from his involvement in the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop incident in Yellow Springs.

• Merrick brothers indicted— Death sentence a possibility

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 13, 2017

  

  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 of two local residents on Jan. 15.

• Youth engaging in police issue

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 16, 2017

  

  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.

• How are our local police officers trained?

  By Audrey HackettMarch 9, 2017

  

  Beginning in April, villagers may see an Antioch College student or a local resident taking a walk around town beside a Yellow Springs police officer. But look closely. The man or woman in blue is the one being escorted.

• Police created ‘volatile’ situation on New Year’s Eve, report concludes

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 4, 2017

  

  The independent investigation of police and citizens following the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop incident holds local police responsible for creating a ’volatile and unsafe situation.’

• Police seek help on sign vandalism

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 23, 2017

  

  Yellow Springs police seek information on the recent vandalization of 27 local stop signs.