TNB: TNB Leads To Promise Of Crime Crackdown
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Kevin Leary, 23, was shot Friday at Dorchester and Young in Mt. Auburn.
Some of the bullets sailed into an elderly woman's home, and it's not the
first time.
"This is the first shoot in," said Leeada Williams. "It went through the
window, it shattered the window."
Leeada Williams has lived in her Mt. Auburn since 1964. The grandmother of
10 likes to sit on her porch and enjoy the neighborhood, but these days
she's taking a risk.
"All the time," said Williams. "Pow, pow, pow! About five shots. But I
done got to where I don't go to my bedroom window anymore."
Three bullets have sailed into Mrs. Williams' home in three years.
"It hit my shade, chipped off some of my ceiling fan, and went in the
wall. The hole is still in my wall."
The most recent shot was last Friday. Kevin Leary, 23, was gunned down at
Dorchester and Young in broad daylight.
"Up there on that street, you see a lot of young people and hear a lot of
noise," said Christine Weathers, Mt. Auburn resident. "Things going on
fighting and shooting up there."
"This is one of the areas that has been identified as a problematic area
by our law enforcement community," said Cecil Thomas, Cincinnati City
Council.
Councilman Cecil Thomas says three nuisance properties are to blame for an
increase in crime.
"We're talking drugs and we're talking just the nuisance of so many young
people congregating in one spot and claiming the area as their territory."
Thomas is asking for stepped up patrols and looking to the city's code
enforcement team to crack down on the homeowners. And, residents say the
city needs to get rid of illegal guns.
Williams asked, "isn't there a way that we can take these guns away from
them?"
Thomas says three houses that he didn't want to identify are examples of
what happens in "absentee landlord" situations. He says the nuisance
properties are owned by older people, but the owners have allowed teens
and young adults to turn the houses into havens for crime.
Police have not made any arrests in the murder of Kevin Leary.
If you can help in that case, call CrimeStoppers at (513) 352-3040.
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A rash of two dozen burglaries have neighbors on edge.
They began in January in North Avondale, but are growing in frequency.
And police want to know if they're connected to similar crimes in Amberley
Village, Paddock Hills and on the Xavier campus.
With its gaslights and stone mansions, North Avondale is one of the city's
most breathtaking neighborhoods. But, a bold burglar has moved in
recently, and doesn't appear to be ready to move out anytime soon.
Local 12 was there for a gathering of nervous North Avondale neighbors
Thursday night. They have questions for police.
A pattern of night after night, a burglar coming into homes through doors,
windows, even breaking into homes with security alarms.
He's taking purses and laptop computers, getting into 23 homes in all on
streets like Avondale, Rose Hill and Clinton Springs.
Here's the scary part:
"Everyone has been home at this point," said Sergeant Dominic Gulliford,
Cincinnati Police. "Everyone has been home."
One woman found him looking for items in her bedroom.That's what's
worrying people.
Michael Smith's parents live in North Avondale. He doesn't want them
having to confront a burglar in their own home.
"If you can be killed on your front porch at midnight coming home, you
don't want to confront somebody," said Smith. "Who knows what could
happen. I'm not a small guy, but I don't want my mother, who is
5'3," confronting a burglar."
Police told residents catching this guy is a priority, they'll have extra
patrols out looking for him.
The burglar is described as an African American man in his early
20's. He's about 6'0" with a medium, athletic build.
If you have any information that can help police, call CrimeStoppers at
(513) 352-3040.
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robbing and shooting of a man, and then dumping him out on the
street. It's a story you saw first on WCPO.com.
19-year-old Chaz Henry of Cincinnati was arrested yesterday on three
counts. They are assault, abduction, and aggravated robbery. All are
felonies.
It's alleged that Henry set up the victim, Philip Barnet, to be the
victim. Henry was allegedly informed that Barnet had money. He was
riding in a van with Henry's co-defendants, when Henry entered the van
with a handgun.
Police say once the van turned down a side street, Henry shot Barnet, then
demanded he give up his money if he didn't want to be shot again.
Barnet then gave up his money but not before he was dumped in the street
as the van drove off, police say.
The incident happened on October 7th, 2007 on Shadybrook Drive.
Previously arrested are Corey Cravens and Bobbie Edwards according to
Springfield Township Police. Both are facing felony assault and robbery
charges. Edwards is also facing an abduction charge.
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