Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
A helmetless motorcyclist was airlifted by Air Care with a serious head injury after a high-velocity crash on southbound I-275 near the Route 28 interchange in Milford on Sunday, Aug. 23, according to emergency radio traffic monitored by the Clermont Guardian.
Public Safety
A Warren County grand jury indicted two Loveland residents on felony drug charges Aug. 21, with one also facing four OVI counts. Both are scheduled for arraignment Sept. 11.
Public Safety
Central Joint Fire and EMS crews rescued two kayakers stranded on a mid-river island in the Little Miami River near Miamiville on Sunday, Aug. 23, clearing the scene in about 30 minutes with no injuries reported.
Public Safety
A new OKI Regional Council of Governments study finds pedestrians and cyclists face far deadlier crash outcomes, with speed and poor lighting as top risk factors, as Loveland and Milford students head back to school along arterial roads.
Public Safety
A Clermont County grand jury indicted urologist Michael Blaise Rousseau, 63, on felony rape, sexual battery and gross sexual imposition charges after he admitted to sex acts with a developmentally disabled patient at The Urology Group in Union Township near Milford; he was scheduled for arraignment Aug. 14 in Common Pleas Court after posting $1 million bond.
Public Safety
Loveland-Symmes Fire Department Assistant Chief Bruce Hawk received the Garry Briese IAFC Safety Performance Award at the Fire-Rescue International conference in Kansas City, along with his Chief Fire Officer designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence.
Public Safety
Multiple Clermont County roads remain blocked by fallen trees and downed utility poles as of Friday, Aug. 14, three days after severe storms knocked out power to 40,000 customers, with Milford's Garfield Avenue and Loveland-area McMann Road among local closures still unconfirmed as reopened.
Public Safety
The Loveland-Symmes Fire Department's Task Force One swift water rescue team deployed to Perry County on Aug. 12 and saved several lives during flooding that displaced 200 residents and killed one person after Gov. DeWine declared a state of emergency.
Public Safety
Hamilton County Auditor Jessica E. Miranda warns Symmes Township homeowners that AI-generated videos advertising a fake "Federal Senior Homeowner Tax Review Request" form are fraudulent, and explains the real Homestead Exemption eligibility requirements.
Public Safety
Milford closed two sections of Garfield Avenue on Wednesday after trees fell on electrical wires during Tuesday's storms, with brush pickup running through Thursday and the city directing residents to the Milford OTG app for real-time updates.
Public Safety
Severe thunderstorms knocked out power to about 40,000 Duke Energy customers across Clermont County on Tuesday, Aug. 11, with full restoration expected to take 24-plus hours. McMann Road near Loveland was closed due to low-hanging wires, and the Milford Community Fire Department warned residents to stay away from downed lines.
Public Safety
Milford firefighters joined a multi-department mutual aid response to a working fire at a strip mall on Eastgate Boulevard in Union Township on Tuesday, Aug. 11, with no injuries reported and the cause still under investigation.
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