MIDDLETOWN.....

Police reports: Woman caught using heroin in UDF restroom
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By Rick McCrabb
Middletown Division of Police
Jan. 7
A Middletown woman, Kheryllyn Tew, 26, of Columbia Avenue, was charged with drug abuse/heroin and possession of drug abuse/instruments after she was found to be doing drugs in the United Dairy Farmers restroom, 101 N. Verity Parkway. When police arrived, they knocked on the restroom door twice, and announced their presence. In the restroom, officers saw syringes and a small, torn baggie on the sink and on the sink was a black substance, which appeared to be black heroin. Police found four syringes in her purse. She was trespassed off the property.

Jan. 8
A woman who lives in the 4600 block of Freedom Court told police that several possible bounty hunters are harassing her. She told police that the man she used to date was charged with driving with intoxicated and he skipped bail. She said three men in black tactical vests with badges around their necks knocked on her door looking for her former boyfriend. She allowed them to search her residence. The three men returned later with guns visible. They never told the woman what agency they represented. When Middletown police dispatch called the number the man left with the resident, the officer said he worked for U.S. Inmate Services. Police told the agent if he was going to issue a warrant in the city, the police department should be notified first.
Several shots were reported fired in the 1300 block of Hood Avenue. Police found one .380 shell casing lying in the middle of the road. Police were unable to find any damage done by the bullets.
A large portion of the metal roof that covers a picnic area at the Robert “Sonny” Hill Community Center, 800 Lafayette Ave., was reported missing. There were tire tracks in the snow, but there was no real tread design visible because some of the snow had melted.
Two air conditioner units in the 600 block of North Verity Parkway were damaged. Someone had tried to remove the units.
A jewelry box, three rings from the Ohio High School Athletic Association, a gold wedding band and several watches were stolen from a residence in the 1300 block of Park Drive. The woman said she was gone for about one hour, 45 minutes. There was no sign of forced entry.
A Middletown man, Jacob Sallie, 20, of Baltimore Street, was arrested for his warrant through Columbus Police Department for statutory rape in the 300 block of Baltimore Street. When police arrived, there were three subjects in the house: Zachary Chadwell, Shawn Chadwell and Sallie. Police found marijuana in the residence and drug paraphernalia. Shawn Chadwell was charged with criminal summons for permitting drug use.

Jan. 9
Several power tools, two Bostich nail guns and a circular saw, all valued at $700, were reported stolen from the back of a pickup truck that was parked in the 2900 block of Plymouth Avenue.


OR MASON.....

With $10M expansion, local company plans to add high-tech jobs

Intelligrated’s newly expanded headquarters on Innovation Way in Mason.
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Intelligrated’s new 122,000-square-foot addition allows the company’s headquarters to accommodate an ongoing increase in engineering and research and development staffing.
By Eric Schwartzberg
Staff Writer
MASON — A Mason company marked the grand opening Wednesday of its $10 million, 122,000-square-foot expansion.
With a combined area of 262,000 square feet, Intelligrated’s headquarters at at 7901 Innovation Way will accommodate an ongoing increase in engineering, research and development staffing.

TWO CITIES, A FEW MILES APART, GOING IN TOTALLY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AS TO PROSPERITY.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR CITY LEADERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO GO THE ROUTE TAKEN INDICATED BY THE POLICE BRIEFS ABOVE AND NOT THE ONE INDICATED BY WHAT IS OCCURING IN MASON? WHY WOULD THEY INVITE THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE TO TOWN THROUGH THEIR GHETTO PROGRAMS THEY HAVE CREATED?

over the hill wrote: It might be a better assessment if we also read the "police breifs"for Mason. I know Judith could come up with all our wonderful things that are happening downtown.

Do you think that Judith could come up with a single company that has invested TEN MILLION PRIVATE dollars in our wonderful, happening downtown???

I've benn touting JOBS for years now but it falls on deaf ears. If you want to get ride of sec8 vouchers the way to do it is to reduce the need. We would not need them if we had JOBS.JMO

over the hill wrote: I've benn touting JOBS for years now but it falls on deaf ears. If you want to get ride of sec8 vouchers the way to do it is to reduce the need. We would not need them if we had JOBS.JMO

EXACTLY!!!  With that I will agree!!!

It's a simple concept, and one that even the folks at City Hall should be able to comprehend...but they just can't seem to "get it".

"the thing is mid town has nothing any major company wants any part of, the east end is never going to get anywhere,"

But bumper, Judy Gilleland said the entryway out by I-75 is complete and as such, ready to invite the masses to the city.

Does anyone really think the entryway to the city is complete? Does anyone think it looks inviting? If you were taking the ramps from either direction on I-75, would you be impressed with the current situation? Is there anything that looks appealing to you, especially on the east side of the bridge? How much money and time has this city put into the entryway to the city as opposed to the "7 miles to the west, out of the way" downtown area? Wrong priorities once again city people. By the way, what ever happened to the Kohler water feature and landscaping out that way? Wasn't that on the table at one time? And what about the old Lenny Robinson Putt-Putt golf building and the old Cronin car dealership land?

You have to ask yourself, what does Middletown have to offer a million dollar company? Answer is: nothing compared other communities nearby. Middletown has high crime. Middletown has a high poverty rate. Middletown has little to no qualified work force. Middletown is in need of 2000-3000 jobs with a pay range of 2-3 x the state minimum wage. With the cities focus on downtown and loading up that area with 10-20 coffee shops, your result will continue to be low paying jobg and a high poverty rate. If the east end ever begins to develope again, you will see those jobs flee to cities up and down I-75. Cities which have a higher number of that have college degrees and can do more than just flip burgers. In the job category, Middletown is it's own worst enemy and has been for the last ten years and will continue that way for the next decade plus. As far as the jobs Middletown needs you never expect them to materalize in a city such as This.

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