Police Section :: Page 25

• Police investigate burglaries

  By Lauren HeatonMay 2, 2013

  Last Friday morning, April 19, the Yellow Springs Police Department issued a Hyper Reach alert to all village residents, informing villagers of a rash of burglaries that have occurred in the village with increasing frequency over the past four months.

• Yellow Springs police announce rash of burglaries

  By Lauren HeatonApril 19, 2013

  

  The Yellow Springs Police Department urged villagers to lock their windows and doors after a series of local burglaries that have taken place within the past week and a half.

• The pros and cons of local dispatch

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 4, 2013

  One evening when Teresa Newsome was on duty as dispatcher at the Yellow Springs Police Department, she received a call from a worried villager. The woman’s elderly husband, who had some dementia, had taken a walk and, after several hours, not returned. Newsome knew both the woman and her husband, and she dispatched a police officer to look for the man.

• Village Council— Dispatch on chopping block

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 28, 2013

  How important is it to villagers to have local police dispatchers? Village Council members want to hear from the community.

  “We need to hear from citizens how valued our current system is. Is money more important?” said Council member Rick Walkey at Council’s March 18 ­meeting.

• Police views on gun control vary— Many officers for background checks

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 14, 2013

  On Jan. 28 five young men between the ages of 19 and 23 entered a home on Victoria Avenue in Fairborn to purchase marijuana. During the transaction, one of the visitors threatened the residents with a weapon and attempted to rob them. Instead, the resident pulled out his own gun and shot two of the visitors, injuring one and killing the other, Ta’Vaun Fambrough, a 19-year-old Central State University freshman.

• New police officer resigns

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 17, 2013

  After nine months on the job, Yellow Springs police officer Jeff Kimpan resigned on Dec. 19 from his position with the force. His resignation was effective immediately.

• Chief Pettiford— Building on what’s worked

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  When Yellow Springs Police Chief Anthony Pettiford was growing up in the village, the town was a place where everyone seemed to know everyone else. The town felt very safe, and an important part of that safety was the presence of the local police.

• Police help keep kids warm

  By Megan BachmanNovember 22, 2012

  Next week, Yellow Springs police officers will take a group of local youth to the Mall at Fairfield Commons to buy them coats, hats, gloves and shoes.

• Pettiford new police chief

  By YS News StaffNovember 15, 2012

  When village resident Tony Pettiford takes over as Yellow Springs police chief on Nov. 19, he will bring a deep knowledge of the community he has called home for 51 years, which he says will serve him well in his effort to keep Yellow Springs safe.

• Village names new police chief

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 31, 2012

  

  The Village chose local resident Anthony Pettiford to be the new Yellow Springs police chief.