THE TRUSTEES OF MIAMI TOWNSHIP IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAVE PLACED A 5.25 MILL POLICE LEVY ON THE MAY BALLOT AND SAY THIS IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN POLICE SERVICES IN MIAMI TOWNSHIP. IF THE LEVY DOES NOT PASS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF HAVING TO OUTSOURCE POLICE SERVICES WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. OF THE NINE TOWNSHIPS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THREE CONTRACT THEIR POLICE SERVICES WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF. LAST NIGHT MORE THAN 200 RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS AND DAYTON MALL BUSINESS OWNERS ATTENDED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE MIAMI TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT. THOSE SPEAKING AT THE MEETING SAID THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED EXCELLENT SERVICE AS WELL PROVIDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. DEBORAH PRESTON, MIAMI TOWNSHIP BOARD PRESIDENT SAID, “I INVITE EVERYONE TO SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE POLICE LEVY.”
IN KETTERING, SOMEONE WAS RANDOMLY SHOOTING OUT CAR WINDOWS ACCORDING TO KETTERING OFFICER RON ROBERTS. HE SAID THERE WAS NO APPARENT PATTERN TO THE BEHAVIOR. THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS REPORTS THAT WINDOWS OF ABOUT 20 VEHICLES WERE SHOT OUT BETWEEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WITH BB GUNS. ROBERTS SAID NOTHING HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM THE VEHICLES AND THERE ARE NO SUSPECTS, HOWEVER POLICE BELIEVE IT IS THE SAME PERSON OR PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE.
BEAVERCREEK POLICE SAY THEY RESPONDED TO SEVERAL CITIZEN’S REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED TO FIND INSTEAD POP BOTTLE BOMBS GOING OFF THROUGHOUT THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY SINCE MID-DECEMBER. 30-40 POP BOTTLE BOMBS WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND BEAVERCREEK POLICE SAY THEY HAVE DEALT WITH FIVE INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. CAPT. JEFF FIORITA SAID, “PRIMARILY, EACH OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE INVOLVED MULTIPLE DEVICES – ANYWHERE FROM SIX TO EIGHT DEVICES.” THE DAYON BOMB SQUAD WAS DISPATCHED TO HANDLE THE REMAINING BOMBS THAT HAD NOT BEEN DETONATED. FIORITA SAID IT IS A SERIOUS CRIME…A SECOND-DEGREE FELONY. POLICE HAVE NO SUSPECTS AND ASK THAT ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CALL ANONYMOUSLY AND LEAVE THAT INFORMATION WITH POLICE AT 937/320-7393.
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE EMPLOYEES HAD SOME EXCITEMENT YESTERDAY AFTER THEY HAD TO STAY INSIDE BRIEFLY AFTER REPORTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL JOGGING, WEARING MILITARY CLOTHING AND CARRYING WHAT APPEARED TO BE A WEAPON. BASE PERSONNEL RESPONDED AND SECURITY FORCES CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE AREA BUT WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE INITIAL REPORT. ALL EVIDENCE POINTS TO AN ERRONEOUS INITIAL REPORT AND AN ALL-CLEAR ANNOUNCEMENT WAS ISSUED AT 12:38PM.
THE YMCA OF GREATER DAYTON IS GOING TO BE SELLING ITS BEAVERCREEK FACILITY TO THE DAYTON RAIDERS SWIM CLUB. THEY SAY THEY HAVE LOST $1.1 MILLION IN RECENT YEARS AND HAD TO MAKE $600,000 IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. THE SWIM CLUB HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR A PLACE IT COULD USE MORE OFTEN THAN THE POOL AT WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY. TIM HELM, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE YMCA OF GREATER DAYTON, SAID THEY WERE PLEASED TO HAVE FOUND A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT WILL PUT THE FACILITY TO GOOD USE.
KETTERING CITY SCHOOLS HAVE WITHDRAWN ITS LEVY FROM THE MAY 7TH BALLOT BECAUSE OF AN IMPROVED FUNDING OUTLOOK IN THE NEW STATE EDUCATION BUDGET. SUPERINTEDENT JAMES SCHOENLEIN SAID KETTERING SCHOOLS COULD RECEIVE A 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN STATE FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 AND 22.45 PERCENT IN 2015. HE SAID THEY SHOULD KNOW BY JULY ABOUT HOW MUCH TOTAL THE KETTERING SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE IN THE OHIO BUDGET.
IT WILL BE CLOUDY AND COLD TONIGHT WITH LOWS DIPPING TO 27 DEGREES. IT WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME TOMORROW NIGHT. WE’LL SEE SOME SUNSHINE THURSDAY AND HIGHS WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER, RIGHT AROUND 48 DEGREES. THERE IS A 40 PERCENT POSSIBILITY OF SOME SNOW FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO 37. THE WEEKEND BRINGS COLD TEMPERATURES…HIGHS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AROUND 28 DEGREES WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT DROPPING ALL THE WAY TO 16!
TOMORROW IS VALENTINE’S DAY…HAVE YOU TOLD THOSE SPECIAL PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU LOVE THEM? NEVER PRESUME THAT THEY SHOULD KNOW…IT IS SUCH A BLESSING TO HEAR THOSE SPECIAL WORDS…SO SAY “I LOVE YOU” TO YOUR SPOUSE OR LOVED ONE, YOUR KIDS, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR LORD…AND EVEN YOUR RADIO STATION WEEC! WE ARE INDEED THANKFUL FOR EACH OF YOU WHO LISTEN, PRAY AND SUPPORT THIS MINISTRY THAT WE SHARE TOGETHER! MAY THE LORD BLESS EACH OF YOU…AND HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY TOMORROW!
