Police Beat
Attempted pick up of young girl, dead body, vehicle fire and more

On Oct. 3 a juvenile girl was walking home from school in the 800 block of Washington Ave. when an unknown male pulled up beside her and said “Does a pretty little girl want a ride home?” She shook her head no and said no, backing up from the roadway. She picked up a stick and kept walking. The suspect was driving a red sport utility vehicle, possibly like a Toyota 4-Runner. It looked newer with rounded sides. The suspect was a white male, mid 40’s, blonde hair on the sides and the top bald. He was wearing a blue shirt and large sun glasses. The suspect left the area southbound on Washington Avenue. No potential witnesses remembered seeing the driver stop and speak with the victim. The victim’s mother was advised to contact police with any other information.

On Sept. 26 police were dispatched to Greenville High School on a missing student. Another student had advised the missing student was planning to run away to New York or California. He reportedly was meeting a friend at Taco Bell. Police were able to take him into custody there and transported back to the high school. The juvenile’s parents were called. Police searched the student’s backpack and found three bottles of alcoholic beverages. The student admitted to drinking alcohol the previous day, also that he had taken the alcohol and the backpack from Walmart. The juvenile was transported to Juvenile Court where he was issued three citations: Unruly Child, Underage Possession of Alcohol and Theft.

On Oct. 1 police were responded to a missing juvenile. He spoke with the complainant, her sister. She said the juvenile had gotten into an argument with her brother. She then said she was going outside to watch her younger sister, and left the area. Police obtained a description and located her, but when she saw the police she started to run. Police eventually caught her and took her to Greenville Police Department. She told police she left because she wanted to clear her head after getting into a fight with her brother. She also said she ran because one of the friends she was with told her to. The juvenile was cited for being unruly and for resisting.

DEAD BODY

On Oct. 6 police were dispatched to 300 Front St. regarding a dead body. A witness was sitting on the steps to the residence and advised the deceased was inside in the apartment on the east side of the structure. The deceased, Brandon Hampton, was found sitting on the couch with his head down. Greenville Township Rescue entered and confirmed the death at 9:45 p.m. The witness advised Hampton had gotten off work and met some friends at a local bar. After the bar closed they went to Hampton’s residence and continued drinking. The witness further stated when he left, Hampton was “drunk to the point of passing out.” He tried making contact with Hampton by phone all day but was unable to, went to the apartment where he discovered him. He asked his brother to call 911. The coroner investigator and GPD detectives responded to the scene.

DUI (DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

On Oct. 3 police were dispatched to the Greenville Police Department parking lot in reference to a possible OVI (Operating a Vehicle under the Influence). GPD Chief of Police Dennis Butts observed a vehicle driven by Bambi Gibson pull into a GPD parking space, travel over a parking block and strike a 30-minute parking sign, damaging it. He further observed Gibson reverse back over the parking block. The driver put the vehicle into drive and drove forward over the parking block. She reversed again, driving over the parking block. She drove forward again, striking the parking block but not driving over it. Chief Butts made contact with the driver and observed her to have “slurred speech and slow uncoordinated actions.” A second police officer conducted a field sobriety test to which she did poorly. Gibson admitted to consuming prescription medication for depression and was placed under arrest for OVI. She submitted to a breath test, which showed .000 BAC. A urine sample was taken with her consent and sent to Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab for testing. Gibson was advised she could be charged with OVI, depending on the result of the test, and released to her daughter.

DRIVING PAST STOPPED SCHOOL BUS

On Oct. 3 police were dispatched to the Greenville Police Department regarding a vehicle driving past a school bus while it was dropping off a student. The bus driver, Laura Price, stated she was at 1102 N. Broadway with lights activated and stop sign out. She witnessed a white van drive past the school bus traveling southbound. She provided the vehicle’s license number and described her as an older female with white hair. The vehicle belonged to Rebecca Saylor. Saylor admitted passing the bus and the lights were activated but it had not yet come to a stop and the sign was not yet out. Based upon the witness statement, Saylor was cited for failure to stop for a school bus.

VEHICLE FIRE

On Oct. 3 police assisted Greenville Fire Department in the alley behind 217 E. Fifth St. for a vehicle fire. At the time of response, the fire was extinguished but police were advised earlier it had been fully engulfed. The vehicle, a Ford Explorer, belonged to Dylan Julian of 217 1/2 E. Fifth St. Also damaged was a Buick Park Avenue owned by Robert Miller and his daughter Pamela. A witness advised having seen approximately 10 white males, all approximately 20 years of age. Their faces were not visible. The witness said they were pacing around in the alley but were no longer there after the fire started. The fire is being investigated as possible arson by Assistant Fire Chief McDermitt.

ASSAULT

On Sept. 29 police were dispatched to 156 Royal Oaks for a female that arrived at the residence of Steve Gruber with a severe injury and bleeding from her face. Greenville Township Rescue was attending to the victim. She was badly injured, bleeding from her face with her left eye being completely swollen. She was incoherent when asked questions. The victim was transported to Wayne ER for treatment where police continued interviewing her. According to the report the victim said she had gone to the house of Ryan Snyder to watch the OSU football game. Three females arrived, one of whom was arguing with the victim. An individual at the party took the victim outside and was talking to her. The victim then remembered getting up from the ground, making a comment about the girls after which one of them knocked her down again and began hitting her several times. Snyder told police he had asked her to leave because she had gotten drunk and was trying to start fights. He said she had used a racial slur. The victim provided the names of the girls, who will be contacted and interviewed.

ARREST WARRANT

On Oct. 3 police were dispatched to Wayne ER on an assault complaint by Kyllian Mcnutt. At that time police learned through Dispatch there was an active warrant out of Miami County Sheriff’s Office for Failure to Appear for Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Mcnutt was transported to Darke County Jail.

Published courtesy of The Early Bird