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Residents urge Hamilton County to appeal Evendale report after Feb. 7 incident
Summary
Several Lincoln Heights residents told the Hamilton County commissioners on June 26 that an Evendale investigation cleared armed visitors who frightened residents on Feb. 7 and asked the county to review and appeal that report and adopt changes to law-enforcement transportation and school‑proximity practices.
Speakers during the public-comment period at the Hamilton County Commissioners' June 26 meeting pressed county leaders to review and appeal a Village of Evendale investigative report about an incident on Feb. 7 that residents said involved armed visitors and threatening conduct in Lincoln Heights.
The request for review and a more robust county response came from several residents. Eric Ruffin asked the board to “enter” proposed changes into the record and suggested new rules for officers transporting people and for avoiding moving people within 1,000 feet of school property. He told commissioners the Evendale and county investigations so far “appear that no corrective measures have been implemented to prevent similar incidents from happening again.”
Why it matters: speakers said the episode left neighborhood residents afraid and seeking formal remedies,…
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