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TNB
Aug 6, 2014, 10:18:46 AM8/6/14
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It took five years, but former Cincinnati police officer Julian Steele
finally began serving his prison term Monday for falsely jailing a
juvenile in a case that went to the Ohio Supreme Court.
Steele, 52, of Springfield Township, was convicted in 2009 of intimidation
and two counts of abduction for jailing a teen Steele knew committed no
crime. At trial, prosecutors said Steele did that to get sexual favors
from the teen�s mother.
�Both the victim ... and his mother were extremely traumatized by what
took place,� Special Prosecutor Daniel �Woody� Breyer said Monday.
While investigating a series of Northside street robberies in 2009, Steele
arrested the male teen at school and put him in jail. An assistant
Hamilton County prosecutor � Megan Shanahan, now a Municipal Court Judge �
became suspicious. Steele admitted he wrongly jailed the teen who sat in
jail 11 days for nothing.
�It�s disgusting that he was allowed to stay out this long,� Shanahan said
Monday. �I am so happy justice is finally being served.�
Shanahan was covering a case for another prosecutor when Steele wanted the
case presented to the grand jury in 2009.
�He told me right out of the gate that he knew the kid didn�t do
anything,� Shanahan said.
Then she saw the mother of the locked-up teen and asked what was going on.
What Shanahan heard caused her to scream at Steele.
�I said, �Under what authority do you have the right to lock up a juvenile
when you knew he did nothing wrong?��
Steele admitted he received oral sex from the woman but said it was
consensual. The same jury that convicted Steele in 2009 found him not
guilty of the sexual allegations in the case.
Steele has been on electric monitoring � wearing an electric device that
tells officials of his whereabouts � for four years as his case wound
through several appeals.
Steele, who didn�t speak at Monday�s sentencing, initially was sentenced
by then-Common Pleas Court Judge Dennis Helmick to five years in prison.
But after the case went to the Ohio Supreme Court and twice to the Court
of Appeals, a gun charge in the case was dropped, lowering Steele�s prison
sentence to four years.
That is what Common Pleas Court Judge Leslie Ghiz, who replaced the
retired Helmick, imposed Monday.
Had Steele started his sentence when initially convicted, he would have
completed it last year.
Both Breyer and Helmick said at Steele�s sentencing hearing five years ago
that the rogue cop�s actions tainted all police as well as the justice
system.
After his conviction, Steele resigned from the Cincinnati Police
Department and said he never again would try to become a police officer.
His felony conviction now ensures that because felons aren�t allowed to
carry firearms. When first arrested, Steele was a 14-year CPD veteran
making an annual base salary of about $66,000.
After he completes his prison sentence, Steele then must serve 10 years on
probation
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finally began serving his prison term Monday for falsely jailing a
juvenile in a case that went to the Ohio Supreme Court.
Steele, 52, of Springfield Township, was convicted in 2009 of intimidation
and two counts of abduction for jailing a teen Steele knew committed no
crime. At trial, prosecutors said Steele did that to get sexual favors
from the teen�s mother.
�Both the victim ... and his mother were extremely traumatized by what
took place,� Special Prosecutor Daniel �Woody� Breyer said Monday.
While investigating a series of Northside street robberies in 2009, Steele
arrested the male teen at school and put him in jail. An assistant
Hamilton County prosecutor � Megan Shanahan, now a Municipal Court Judge �
became suspicious. Steele admitted he wrongly jailed the teen who sat in
jail 11 days for nothing.
�It�s disgusting that he was allowed to stay out this long,� Shanahan said
Monday. �I am so happy justice is finally being served.�
Shanahan was covering a case for another prosecutor when Steele wanted the
case presented to the grand jury in 2009.
�He told me right out of the gate that he knew the kid didn�t do
anything,� Shanahan said.
Then she saw the mother of the locked-up teen and asked what was going on.
What Shanahan heard caused her to scream at Steele.
�I said, �Under what authority do you have the right to lock up a juvenile
when you knew he did nothing wrong?��
Steele admitted he received oral sex from the woman but said it was
consensual. The same jury that convicted Steele in 2009 found him not
guilty of the sexual allegations in the case.
Steele has been on electric monitoring � wearing an electric device that
tells officials of his whereabouts � for four years as his case wound
through several appeals.
Steele, who didn�t speak at Monday�s sentencing, initially was sentenced
by then-Common Pleas Court Judge Dennis Helmick to five years in prison.
But after the case went to the Ohio Supreme Court and twice to the Court
of Appeals, a gun charge in the case was dropped, lowering Steele�s prison
sentence to four years.
That is what Common Pleas Court Judge Leslie Ghiz, who replaced the
retired Helmick, imposed Monday.
Had Steele started his sentence when initially convicted, he would have
completed it last year.
Both Breyer and Helmick said at Steele�s sentencing hearing five years ago
that the rogue cop�s actions tainted all police as well as the justice
system.
After his conviction, Steele resigned from the Cincinnati Police
Department and said he never again would try to become a police officer.
His felony conviction now ensures that because felons aren�t allowed to
carry firearms. When first arrested, Steele was a 14-year CPD veteran
making an annual base salary of about $66,000.
After he completes his prison sentence, Steele then must serve 10 years on
probation
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TNB
Aug 6, 2014, 10:42:54 AM8/6/14
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An African American man who two Cincinnati police officers fatally shot
early Tuesday in
Walnut Hills had a record of assaulting police and resisting arrest,
officials say.
Donyale Rowe, 37, was pronounced dead at University of Cincinnati
Medical Center, Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell said at a press
conference Tuesday afternoon.
The incident started at 12:27 a.m. as a routine traffic stop in the
area of Gilbert and Dixmont avenues, according to police.
Officers pulled over a blue BMW sport utility vehicle after the driver
changed lanes without signaling, Blackwell said. The vehicle's windows
were also tinted too dark.
Police removed a woman, who was drinking a beverage and smoking a
cigarette, from the vehicle, video from the cruiser shows. She threw
her drink aside when police got her out of the car and continued to
smoke her cigarette as the officers pulled a second man out of the car.
Rowe had been in the back seat of the car and ran from officers after
they got him out, the cruiser video shows. He ran out of the camera's
line of sight, but the ensuing struggle can be heard on the tape.
"He's (expletive) got a gun!" one of the officers can be heard
shouting. "Shoot him!"
The struggle wound up on the ground, Blackwell said. At one point, the
suspect got to his feet, pulled a pistol on two officers, and the
officers fired a total of six shots. Two of those shots hit Rowe.
Rowe's body was found away from the struggle and a gun was next to his
body, Blackwell said. Police do not believe the recovered gun was ever
fired.
The officers, who both work for District 2, are Thomas Weigand, who has
been with CPD since 2003, and Mark Bode, who has worked with CPD since
2000.
Bode exceeded department standards in 2013, according to his latest
performance review obtained by The Enquirer.
Weigand received an overall rating of "meets standards" on his latest
performance review. He was once involved in a vehicle pursuit that did
not conform to department standards, the review states.
Weigand also was involved in an injury to a prisoner and a stun-gun
incident. In both of those instances he complied with department
policies, according to his review.
Weigand told investigators Rowe pointed a gun at his face and that it
even touched his cheek, Blackwell said.
"We believe at this point that the officers' actions were all in line
with training and policy and we are glad that both of our officers are
OK," Blackwell said Tuesday afternoon. "We want all of our officers to
go home to their families at the end of their shift."
Rowe "is very well-known to officers here at CPD," Blackwell said,
citing incidents in 1996 and 1999, when he resisted arrest, along with
a 2006 incident that Blackwell said was similar to Tuesday's, except
that officers were able to get him into custody after using a Taser on
him. Rowe served 40 months in prison after that 2006 incident.
"It was a violent fight," Blackwell said of Tuesday's incident. "It was
literally a fight for survival for both of those officers."
Weigand and Bode had attempted to stun Rowe with a Taser, but Blackwell
said it did not hurt. A scream can be heard on the video, but it is
unclear who is screaming.
Cincinnati police shot and killed a struggling armed suspect during an
early mormikg traffic stop about 12:30 a.m.
Both officers sustained minor scrapes and abrasions during the
struggle.
The female passenger can be seen in the cruiser video standing by the
vehicle at the start of the struggle, but she took off as soon as shots
were fired. Blackwell said she was later apprehended, and told police
Rowe had said before exiting the car that he planned to shoot the
officers.
The driver, a man who owns the SUV, was taken into custody. He was
charged with misdemeanor drug abuse and some traffic violations.
Weigand and Bode are being placed on paid administrative leave, which
is customary in these situations.
Police tape at the scene of a police shooting in Walnut Hills on
Tuesday morning.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/08/05/cincinnati-police-officer-shoots-man-killed-traffic-stop/13611479/
early Tuesday in
Walnut Hills had a record of assaulting police and resisting arrest,
officials say.
Donyale Rowe, 37, was pronounced dead at University of Cincinnati
Medical Center, Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell said at a press
conference Tuesday afternoon.
The incident started at 12:27 a.m. as a routine traffic stop in the
area of Gilbert and Dixmont avenues, according to police.
Officers pulled over a blue BMW sport utility vehicle after the driver
changed lanes without signaling, Blackwell said. The vehicle's windows
were also tinted too dark.
Police removed a woman, who was drinking a beverage and smoking a
cigarette, from the vehicle, video from the cruiser shows. She threw
her drink aside when police got her out of the car and continued to
smoke her cigarette as the officers pulled a second man out of the car.
Rowe had been in the back seat of the car and ran from officers after
they got him out, the cruiser video shows. He ran out of the camera's
line of sight, but the ensuing struggle can be heard on the tape.
"He's (expletive) got a gun!" one of the officers can be heard
shouting. "Shoot him!"
The struggle wound up on the ground, Blackwell said. At one point, the
suspect got to his feet, pulled a pistol on two officers, and the
officers fired a total of six shots. Two of those shots hit Rowe.
Rowe's body was found away from the struggle and a gun was next to his
body, Blackwell said. Police do not believe the recovered gun was ever
fired.
The officers, who both work for District 2, are Thomas Weigand, who has
been with CPD since 2003, and Mark Bode, who has worked with CPD since
2000.
Bode exceeded department standards in 2013, according to his latest
performance review obtained by The Enquirer.
Weigand received an overall rating of "meets standards" on his latest
performance review. He was once involved in a vehicle pursuit that did
not conform to department standards, the review states.
Weigand also was involved in an injury to a prisoner and a stun-gun
incident. In both of those instances he complied with department
policies, according to his review.
Weigand told investigators Rowe pointed a gun at his face and that it
even touched his cheek, Blackwell said.
"We believe at this point that the officers' actions were all in line
with training and policy and we are glad that both of our officers are
OK," Blackwell said Tuesday afternoon. "We want all of our officers to
go home to their families at the end of their shift."
Rowe "is very well-known to officers here at CPD," Blackwell said,
citing incidents in 1996 and 1999, when he resisted arrest, along with
a 2006 incident that Blackwell said was similar to Tuesday's, except
that officers were able to get him into custody after using a Taser on
him. Rowe served 40 months in prison after that 2006 incident.
"It was a violent fight," Blackwell said of Tuesday's incident. "It was
literally a fight for survival for both of those officers."
Weigand and Bode had attempted to stun Rowe with a Taser, but Blackwell
said it did not hurt. A scream can be heard on the video, but it is
unclear who is screaming.
Cincinnati police shot and killed a struggling armed suspect during an
early mormikg traffic stop about 12:30 a.m.
Both officers sustained minor scrapes and abrasions during the
struggle.
The female passenger can be seen in the cruiser video standing by the
vehicle at the start of the struggle, but she took off as soon as shots
were fired. Blackwell said she was later apprehended, and told police
Rowe had said before exiting the car that he planned to shoot the
officers.
The driver, a man who owns the SUV, was taken into custody. He was
charged with misdemeanor drug abuse and some traffic violations.
Weigand and Bode are being placed on paid administrative leave, which
is customary in these situations.
Police tape at the scene of a police shooting in Walnut Hills on
Tuesday morning.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/08/05/cincinnati-police-officer-shoots-man-killed-traffic-stop/13611479/
Bubble Butt
Aug 7, 2014, 6:06:42 PM8/7/14
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Nearly 70 percent of black children do not know how to swim
CINCINNATI Swimming programs are everywhere this time of year, but
drownings and near-drownings are also common.
WLWT News 5's Kyla Woods has an in-depth examination of why so many people
in the black community don't know how to swim.
Woods takes a frank look at the problem and offers new solutions for
families.
"I said, �What? You don't know how to swim? That's crazy!�" Wood�s
daughter, Ava Burns, said.
That was Burns response when finding out Woods didn't know how to swim.
Many of you may have heard Woods admit her inability to swim on WLWT. The
admission was her way of being held accountable.
She said the admission was like a weight off of her shoulders, and a
motivating force to learn how to swim.
Shirley Dunham, who now participates in water aerobics, learned how at the
age of 57.
"I felt so accomplished. It was something major in my life. And I think
that the fear of it should not stop you," Dunham said.
Fear isn't the only reason why people, especially in the black community,
do not swim. Another major reason is hair.
"We shake our hair, and it's not going to just shake out and turn pretty
again,� Dunham said.
Councilmember Yvette Simpson, also taking her first swim lessons this
summer, shares the same concerns.
She points out this is not something new, but it's also not something that
should not continue to hinder public safety.
"They go to the pool; mentors, moms, aunts. You see them in the pool and
they're like standing up. They're not getting their hair wet. We're all
concerned about our hair. And I think that just carries over,� Simpson
said.
Nearly 70 percent of black children do not know how to swim.
Generationally, African American ancestors didn't learn to swim because of
segregation.
Some experiences were so traumatic that even during desegregation, people
in the black community didn't want to swim.
If you trace history even further, you'll find a history lesson of
enslavement.
Those trying to break free often crossed rivers to get to freedom. Slave
owners took note and developed ways to instill fear of water in slaves.
"But they still learned how to swim under the system of enslavement. I
think now we just take certain things for granted. You take for granted
that 'Oh my child's going to learn how to swim at some point in their
life.' And they don't if you don't teach them," NKU director of black
studies Dr. Eric Jackson said.
And the trend of fear and inability continues. Children in the black
community are 40 percent more likely to drown than other children. When
will parents respond to the epidemic handicapping, and even killing, black
children?
For Woods, the time is now.
Read more:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/wlwt-investigates-why-black-people-are-less-likely-to-learn-to-swim/27363304#ixzz39kLLwxn5
CINCINNATI Swimming programs are everywhere this time of year, but
drownings and near-drownings are also common.
WLWT News 5's Kyla Woods has an in-depth examination of why so many people
in the black community don't know how to swim.
Woods takes a frank look at the problem and offers new solutions for
families.
"I said, �What? You don't know how to swim? That's crazy!�" Wood�s
daughter, Ava Burns, said.
That was Burns response when finding out Woods didn't know how to swim.
Many of you may have heard Woods admit her inability to swim on WLWT. The
admission was her way of being held accountable.
She said the admission was like a weight off of her shoulders, and a
motivating force to learn how to swim.
Shirley Dunham, who now participates in water aerobics, learned how at the
age of 57.
"I felt so accomplished. It was something major in my life. And I think
that the fear of it should not stop you," Dunham said.
Fear isn't the only reason why people, especially in the black community,
do not swim. Another major reason is hair.
"We shake our hair, and it's not going to just shake out and turn pretty
again,� Dunham said.
Councilmember Yvette Simpson, also taking her first swim lessons this
summer, shares the same concerns.
She points out this is not something new, but it's also not something that
should not continue to hinder public safety.
"They go to the pool; mentors, moms, aunts. You see them in the pool and
they're like standing up. They're not getting their hair wet. We're all
concerned about our hair. And I think that just carries over,� Simpson
said.
Nearly 70 percent of black children do not know how to swim.
Generationally, African American ancestors didn't learn to swim because of
segregation.
Some experiences were so traumatic that even during desegregation, people
in the black community didn't want to swim.
If you trace history even further, you'll find a history lesson of
enslavement.
Those trying to break free often crossed rivers to get to freedom. Slave
owners took note and developed ways to instill fear of water in slaves.
"But they still learned how to swim under the system of enslavement. I
think now we just take certain things for granted. You take for granted
that 'Oh my child's going to learn how to swim at some point in their
life.' And they don't if you don't teach them," NKU director of black
studies Dr. Eric Jackson said.
And the trend of fear and inability continues. Children in the black
community are 40 percent more likely to drown than other children. When
will parents respond to the epidemic handicapping, and even killing, black
children?
For Woods, the time is now.
Read more:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/wlwt-investigates-why-black-people-are-less-likely-to-learn-to-swim/27363304#ixzz39kLLwxn5
TNB
Sep 26, 2014, 9:39:11 PM9/26/14
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Nigger fled after victim refused to give up backpack, victim says
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Police said the victim was approached by a man at about 11 p.m. and the
robber demanded money.
The victim said no weapon was shown, but he did give the man $5 only to
have the robber demand the victim�s backpack. The victim refused to give
up his backpack and the robber fled the scene.
The robber is described as a black man, 18 to 22 years old, 5 feet 10
inches tall and 150 pounds. The victim said he was wearing a black
baseball hat, black shirt and dark pants. The victim said the robber got
into an older Toyota Camry, gold or tan in color without any hubcaps.
Police said anyone with any information in this incident should call Crime
Stoppers at 513-352-3040.
Read more:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/cincinnati-police-investigating-clifton-avenue-robbery/28275040#ixzz3ETZaiesu
Read more:
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Police said the victim was approached by a man at about 11 p.m. and the
robber demanded money.
The victim said no weapon was shown, but he did give the man $5 only to
have the robber demand the victim�s backpack. The victim refused to give
up his backpack and the robber fled the scene.
The robber is described as a black man, 18 to 22 years old, 5 feet 10
inches tall and 150 pounds. The victim said he was wearing a black
baseball hat, black shirt and dark pants. The victim said the robber got
into an older Toyota Camry, gold or tan in color without any hubcaps.
Police said anyone with any information in this incident should call Crime
Stoppers at 513-352-3040.
Read more:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/cincinnati-police-investigating-clifton-avenue-robbery/28275040#ixzz3ETZaiesu
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