CRIME & SAFETY
24-year-old man charged with murder in Harrison shooting
HARRISON, Ohio (WXIX) - A 24-year-old man is under arrest on a murder charge after a fatal shooting in Harrison Tuesday night, court records show. Cole Hornsby was booked into the Hamilton County jail just before 1 a.m. Wednesday. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance in the...
Robber targets bank inside Greater Cincinnati Kroger
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - Police are investigating a bank robbery in Colerain Township. The robber targeted the Fifth Third bank inside the Kroger on Springdale Road at about 1 p.m. Police haven't said if they have any suspects.
Coroner IDs man shot, killed in Mt. Healthy
MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio — A manshot and killed in an apartment building on Clovernook Avenue last week has been identified. According to the Hamilton County Sherriff's Office, the man has been identified as Willie Lindsey, 53, of Cincinnati. Crews responded to the 7700 block of Clovernook Ave. for a...
Cincinnati police investigate shooting on the west side
MT. AIRY, Ohio (WKRC) - Cincinnati police are investigating a shooting on the west side. Officers were called to West North Bend Road near Colerain shortly after nine Tuesday morning. Investigators searched the lawn in front of a home and placed evidence markers there. There were also officers at a...
Driver shot and killed during reported road rage incident in Butler County
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WKRC) - A driver is dead after a shooting that stemmed from a road rage incident Tuesday night. Middletown Police say they were called to the area of Manchester Ave. and Verity Parkway for a crash just before midnight. Gunshots had also been reported. They found a vehicle...
Judge presses defendant to explain robbery that led to killing of 2 including teen girl
In a Hamilton County courtroom Monday, Jaylan Dubose heard heart-rending statements from family members of two people, including a 15-year-old girl, who were killed during a robbery in which he participated. Then Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross told Dubose that he owed it to the victims' families to explain the decisions he made the afternoon of Dec. 13, 2022. ...
Hamilton County Coroner searching for family, friends of men found dead
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is asking for help finding relatives or friends of men recently found dead. Zachary Parker, a 61-year-old, was last known to reside on Fiarmount Avenue in Cincinnati. He passed away on April 7 in his home. Preston Haynes, a 71-year-old, was last...
North College Hill police chief, command staff led by hate and intimidation, abused payroll and crime databases: officer complaints
NORTH COLLEGE HILL, Ohio (WXIX) - North College Hill’s police chief, Ryan Schrand, and a veteran lieutenant, Frank Petrocelli, have been on paid administrative leave for weeks in light of hostile work environment complaints from other officers. Now, we are getting a detailed look at what all the officers,...
Lawrenceburg police searching for 4 people suspected of vandalizing park
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (WKRC) - Police in Lawrenceburg are trying to track down some suspected vandals. Four people are suspected of damaging one of the bathrooms at Ludlow Hill Park recently. Three of the suspects are male and one is female. It's also believed that three of them could be juveniles.
Police say man stole handbags in Davenport store, punched officer in eye
An 18-year-old Cincinnati man was in custody Wednesday after police allege he stole high-end handbags then punched a Davenport Police officer in the eye, according to court documents. Brandon Hardin faces felony charges of second-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit forcible felony, and an aggravated misdemeanor of assault on persons...
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