BEREA —
An injury accident led to the arrest of a woman who was charged with her second driving under the influence offense.
Tammy Guttenberg, 49, of Berea, was arrested Saturday after Berea police were summoned to a collision that occurred at Richmond Road and the Berea bypass.
The vehicle police allege Guttenberg was driving left the scene, but officers later found it on Elmsleigh Drive, according to a BPD news release.
The officers reported that Guttenberg was unsteady on her feet and had slurred speech. She was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol (second offense).
The release did not contain information about the condition of people involved in the collision.
Police find drug-trafficking operation
Berea police have taken out what they believe was a pill-selling operation on South Broadway.
On Feb. 12, the BPD executed a search warrant on a residence in the 200 block of South Broadway. Inside they reported finding several kinds of pills and $2,410, according to a news release from the agency.
Seventy-three pills were seized, and 47-year-old Steven Clontz was charged with first-, second- and third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
BPD looking for repeat-offender shoplifter
Berea police are looking for a man who, with an accomplice, has stolen nearly $2,000 in merchandise from Walmart.
Officers were notified Feb. 13 by Walmart employees that the same person had stolen items from the store on three separate occasions.
The security camera footage showed a man entering the store in the morning and picking out an electronic item, according to the BPD news release.
The man took the items to the lawn and garden department where he handed them off to someone who placed them inside a vehicle.
The man then left the store, got in the vehicle and drove off. During two of the thefts, the vehicle was an older model gold Chevy Lumina and on one occasion the thieves were in a newer silver Chevy Malibu, according to the BPD.
The estimated value of the items stolen is $1,767.40. Security camera photos of the suspect can be viewed on the BPD Facebook page.
Residents report thefts
A resident in the 600 block of Chestnut Street reported Monday that tools were stolen from his vehicle during the night. The estimated loss is $370.
On Feb. 10, a resident in the 70 block of Kaye Street reported that items worth $200 were stolen during the night from inside his vehicle.
Anyone with information about these cases should call the Berea Police Department at 986-8456.
Crime
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Man arrested Friday after early morning break-in
Richmond police made an arrest Friday in connection with an early morning break-in at Jack’s Cleaners on West Water Street.
Scott Hobbs, 42, of McKee, was charged with first-degree burglary, according to Richmond Police Chief Larry Brock
At 3:25 a.m., a witness reported seeing a man enter and exit the cleaners through a broken window and drive away, Brock stated in a news release. -
Grand jury indicts inmates in jail assault
Two inmates at the Madison County Detention Center were indicted Wednesday on charges related to the beating of another prisoner.
A Madison grand jury indicted 28-year-old Justin Morgan Howell and 26-year-old Lucas Wayne Shanks on charges of second-degree assault, second-degree escape and second-degree persistent felony offenders. -
Berea couple accused of chaining children into bedroom
A Berea couple was charged Wednesday after they admitted to using chains and ropes to lock four children into a room, according to Berea police.
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Passenger arrested on drug charges; driver flees
Berea police arrested 23-year-old Alaina Hammonds of Berea on drug charges after a May 8 traffic stop.
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Arrest made in theft of small safe from Madison Manor
Robert L. King, 37, was arrested May 14 and charged with second-degree burglary in connection with the April theft of a small safe at Madison Manor, according to Richmond police.
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Stabbing trial delayed until September
The trial date for a first-degree assault case has been pushed back yet again, this time because of an eight-month delay in receiving medical records.
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RPD: Woman threw wrench at man, hit back of woman’s head
An East Irvine Street woman was charged Monday with felony assault after she threw an adjustable wrench at a man but instead struck another woman in the head, according to a Richmond police report.
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Women indicted on meth-making charges
A Madison grand jury indicted two women last week on a charge of making methamphetamine in their Turpin Drive apartment.
Richmond police arrested Alison N. Sloas, 25, and Rebecca J. Henry, 38, after they received a complaint April 2 about a strong chemical odor in the neighborhood, according to an RPD news release. -
Man charged in strong-arm robbery outside Blue Moon bar
Police charged 35-year-old Ivan E. Gordon, Sizemore Drive, on Friday in connection with a strong-armed robbery outside the Blue Moon bar.
At 11:06 p.m., an officer met with a man who said he had been assaulted and robbed outside the Blue Moon bar, 525 E. Irvine St., a short time earlier. -
Four charged with illegally occupying a foreclosed home
Police arrested a number of people on burglary charges May 3 after they unlawfully took up residence in a foreclosed home, according to an RPD report.
Police developed information indicating that several people were living in a foreclosed home in in the 300 block of Bowerwood Drive. - More Crime Headlines
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