Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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A department audit uncovered Lt. Walter Cordes' alleged misuse of Sharonville's Flock camera system, leading to a felony indictment and raising questions about oversight of the city's 24-camera network.
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David A. Cohen, 34, accused of fatally shooting a coworker at Carter Lumber in Mason on July 22, was ruled incompetent to stand trial Oct. 15 after Springdale police used Flock license plate readers to arrest him on I-275 within 30 minutes of the shooting.
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Southbound I-75 will close completely at the Freeman Avenue exit from 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, for girder installation on the new Linn Street overpass bridge; ODOT is routing detour traffic via the Norwood Lateral to I-71 south.
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Hamilton County Public Health Director Dr. Stephen Feagins is urging residents to get flu shots before Halloween as cases rise across Ohio, warning that last season's surge pushed local hospitals to capacity.
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Hamilton County's Disaster Recovery Center will permanently close at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, ending in-person FEMA and SBA assistance for residents affected by August's severe storms. Online applications remain open until Dec. 1.
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Sharonville Police Lt. Walter Cordes, 48, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony after prosecutors say he used the department's Flock camera system 29 times to track a person for personal reasons over roughly 16 months.
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Pavement milling and resurfacing on East Kemper Road, Snider Road, Baen Road and Northlake Drive in Sycamore Township will reduce lanes and cause delays from Tuesday, Oct. 13, through Friday, Oct. 30.
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Hamilton County residents damaged by August 2026 storms have until Dec. 1 to apply for FEMA aid, and a Disaster Recovery Center is now open at 1701 Patricia McCollum Way in Cincinnati to help Sharonville, Springdale, Evendale and Woodlawn residents file claims.
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Four nightly ramp closures at the I-74/SR 128 interchange begin Thursday, Oct. 8, as part of a $9.58 million resurfacing project, with ODOT directing drivers to the Harrison Avenue interchange as a detour.
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Investigators suspect the fire at Twenty-Two Ultra Lounge in Springdale was arson after an accelerant-detection dog alerted at the scene, adding a second open criminal case at the Glensprings Drive bar where a shooting hospitalized one person less than 24 hours earlier.
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Hamilton County's Local Emergency Planning Committee holds its quarterly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 9 a.m. at the county's emergency management facility in Springdale, as the county navigates a federal disaster declaration and ongoing flood mitigation efforts.
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A fire broke out at the Twenty-Two Ultra Lounge in Springdale late Sunday, Oct. 4, drawing nine fire departments from two counties, less than 24 hours after a shooting at the same address left one person hospitalized.
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