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Officers find 6 baby opossums while serving search warrant in Dayton
Some officers made an unusual discovery while serving a search warrant in Dayton. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] They found six baby opossums, according to a social media post. Dayton Police also posted photos on its Facebook page. Two opossums wanted to spend some extra time with one officer. TRENDING STORIES: 3 new businesses coming to Huber Heights; Neighbors 'feel good' about continued development 1 dead after shooting near Fairborn apartment complex Invasive stinging insect that could cause death spotted in Ohio Dayton Police stated it is illegal for anyone to own animals from the wild. 'Any injured, orphaned, or abandoned animals must be brought to a permitted wildlife rehabilitator for rehabilitation,' the department said. 'Caring for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife beyond the time necessary to transport the animal to a permitted rehabilitator is against the law.' The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is now caring the opossums. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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31-05-2025
- General
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Man pulled over after driving through active school zone while on his phone
A man was pulled over in Dayton after he drove through an active school zone while on his phone. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] A Sergeant with the Dayton Police Department pulled over a man after he spotted him driving in an active school zone while on his phone, according to a video on the department's YouTube. TRENDING STORIES: Local spa accused of operating as brothel; 2 arrested Ohio contractor allegedly abandons concrete jobs, costing clients nearly $70,000 4 houses catch fire near Indian Lake, 2 a complete loss There were students present in the school zone when the traffic stop occurred, according to the video. The man was on his phone while also not wearing a seatbelt. He was cited for both offenses, according to the video. 'You're actually in an active school zone with school flashing lights and children leaving school while you were on the cell phone, so that enhances that even more,' the Sergeant exlpained in the video. 'It doesn't enhance the penalty, per se, just the seriousness of the violation.' [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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27-05-2025
- Politics
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‘I hope they don't do this again;' Crews continue to tear down barricades from NATO in Dayton
City crews are working on getting Downtown Dayton back to normal after the NATO parliamentary assembly. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] >>PHOTOS:Crews begin NATO tear down; removing fences, barricades News Center 7's Xavier Hershovitz is LIVE in Downtown Dayton as crews continue to make progress tearing down miles of NATO fencing this morning on News Center 7 Daybreak from 4:25 a.m. until 7 a.m. TRENDING STORIES: Deputy shot, killed while responding to domestic call in Ohio 'We heard a big boom;' Man says plane flying low moments before crashing in Ohio Police investigating reports of person shot in Dayton As previously reported by News Center 7, the Dayton Police Department announced that the roads closed due to the NATO are back open Monday night. They said on social media Monday night that Monument Avenue is back open. 'Work is continuing and progressing to open additional roads downtown as fencing and barriers are being removed,' the department said. Our news crew was there Monday night when the fences were torn down at Riverscape MetroPark and Monument Avenue. Some people are glad things are back to normal. 'I hope they don't do this to us again because it was just too big of an inconvenience,' said Christine Pollard. Crews continue to work on removing the fencing around Downtown Dayton. Courthouse Square will be their last stop. We will update this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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27-05-2025
- Politics
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‘Too big of an inconvenience;' Community glad NATO Village fencing is coming down, roads reopening
Downtown Dayton residents say they're happy that the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has come to an end. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, Dayton police said crews are working to tear down 14,000 feet of fencing and 6,000 feet of concrete barriers that served as temporary security for the NATO Village. TRENDING STORIES: Kettering Health continues to restore services almost week after cyberattack 4 hospitalized after crash involving police officer in Dayton 'Sick individual;' Police arrest man for taking photos of children during Memorial Day parade The tear down process will require 'coordination among multiple vendors and city personnel,' according to police. Crews started taking down the fencing at Riverscape Metropark Monday afternoon, and have since reopened Monument Avenue. >>RELATED: Fences, barricades surrounding NATO Village coming down They still have several streets to reopen and fencing to tear down. 'I hope they don't do this to us again,' Christine Pollard said. Pollard lives in the Biltmore Towers on Main Street. The building was inside the secure NATO Village. 'I had to come out the front of the building and go across to the north main bridge and around that river just to get to the store,' Pollard said. She said she's glad the NATO Assembly is over. 'It was just too big of an inconvenience,' Pollard said. News Center 7 will continue to follow this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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27-05-2025
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UPDATE: 4 hospitalized after crash involving police officer in Dayton
Four people are in the hospital after a crash involving a Dayton police officer Monday night, according to Dayton Police Department Sergeant Zachary Banks. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The two-car crash occurred at the intersection of Troy Street and Keifer Street around 8:20 p.m. TRENDING STORIES: 'Sick individual;' Police arrest man for taking photos of children during Memorial Day parade 12-year-old shot in face while cleaning house, family says Wholesale retailer gets into pizza delivery business The officer was driving south on Troy Street responding to a call at the time of the crash, according to Banks. The cruiser's lights and sirens were not activated. Banks said witnesses on scene told him a silver car involved pulled out in front of the cruiser. Two adults and a baby were inside this car at the time. The adults were hospitalized with serious injuries and the baby was taken to Dayton Children's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Banks. The officer was also hospitalized with minor injuries. Banks said everyone involved in this crash is expected to be okay. Video from the scene shows two cars, including a marked police cruiser, with damage. The crash remains under investigation. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
