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27 Jan The Human Race presents RED The Human Race, Dayton's own professional theatre company, presents RED, the 2010 Tony winner for Best Play. Modern artist Ma…

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28 Jan The Human Race presents RED The Human Race, Dayton's own professional theatre company, presents RED, the 2010 Tony winner for Best Play. Modern artist Ma…

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27 Jan Jersey Boys Event: Jersey BoysVenue: Schuster Performing Arts CenterStart: 1/27/2012 8:00:00 PMCategory: THEATRE MUSICAL / PLAY…

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'Iconic' hearse that carried body of JFK auctioned in Piqua

Authorities said an "iconic" hearse went up for auction on Thursday in Miami County.

The 1964 Cadillac hearse was used to transport the body of John F. Kennedy  and his wife after he was shot and killed from a Dallas hospital to an airport, where it was loaded onto Air Force One.

Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.

The hearse was manufactured by Miller-Meteor, which was based in Piqua. The vehicle was sold at an auction for $176,000 to a Boulder, Co., car collector and real estate dealer.

Miller-Meteor began manufacturing hearses and ambulances ion 1913 and remained a vital business in Piqua into the 1970s.

_{Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:06:40 -0500}

Police seek 'armed and dangerous' robbery suspect

Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a man they say is responsible for a felony burglary and bank robbery in December.

Authorities say that Christopher P. Yaeger, 34, entered a Shelby County home Nov. 29 and took jewelry and a firearm. On Dec. 9, he robbed the Huntington Bank in Bellfountaine and has been on the run since, according to authorities.

He is described as armed and dangerous.

Yaeger is a white male, about 5'8'', 180 pounds, and has brown hair and green eyes. He was last known to have a goatee and a mustache.

The Huntington Bank has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to his capture.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Yaeger is asked to call the Shelby County Sheriff's Office at 937-498-1111. Callers can remain anonymous if desired.

_{Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:46:15 -0500}

3 women indicted in scheme to steal identities

 Three Dayton women are accused of stealing the identities of more than 30 people, most of them mentally disabled, then filing fraudulent income tax returns claiming about $170,000 in refunds between March 2008 and March 2009, according to federal authorities.

Karen T. Taylor, 50, Laquanna R. Bradshaw, 30, and Tiffany L. Cole, 26, were indicted Jan. 11, though those indictments were sealed until Wednesday.

All three have been arrested, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Carter M. Stewart said Friday. Taylor and Bradshaw were arrested Wednesday and released on bond following an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz. Cole is currently incarcerated on unrelated forgery charges and will appear before a magistrate judge in early February, Stewart said.

“IRS Criminal Investigation has made investigating refund fraud and identity theft a top priority,” said Darryl Williams, Special Agent in Charge for the IRS’ Cincinnati Field Office. He added that these crimes were “even more heinous” because the defendants targeted “mentally impaired individuals.”

Williams said his office was investigating several similar schemes, and news of the indictments followed the sentencing Thursday of Rickie S. Rutledge, 55, of Dayton, to 32 months imprisonment in a separate tax fraud scheme that involved preparing false returns in the names of other taxpayers. Rutledge was also ordered to pay $81,000 in restitution to the IRS. His co-conspirator, Donna Dunn, was sentenced to five years of probation in August.

Taylor was employed as an office cleaner and allegedly obtained the personal identifying information while performing her cleaning duties, Stewart said. He did not identify the company.

Bradshaw and Cole filed false income tax returns on others’ names using the information supplied by Taylor. Those returns reported significant income from work the victims allegedly performed as household help, though no W-2 forms were filed with the returns. Those returns also contained fictitious dependents in order to qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, Stewart said.

The refunds were deposited into bank accounts controlled by the defendants, who then withdrew the money and spent it for their own personal benefit, Stewart said.

All three defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy to obtain false claims for income tax refunds. In addition: — Taylor is charged with six counts of willfully filing false claims and six counts of identity theft. — Bradshaw is charged with four counts of willfully filing false claims and one count of identity theft. — Cole is charged with six counts of willfully filing false claims and five counts of identity theft.

The conspiracy counts are punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The other charges are punishable by up to five years in prison. All of the counts are also punishable by a fine of up to $250,000.

Stewart said that people who suspect they may have been the victims of identity theft should immediately contact the IRS, either through the website at irs.gov or at 1-800-908-4490.

_{Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:36:07 -0500}

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