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🌱 Man Arrested For 3 Bank Robberies + Officer Sued $1M
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Hi all! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through all the most important things happening locally. I'll get right to it.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 83 Low: 66.
Here are the top three stories today in Cincinnati:
- Cincinnati police arrested 60-year-old Russell Pender on Thursday in connection with three bank robberies, two on the same day. Pender was arrested after police responded to a reported bank robbery at the PNC Bank on Paxton Avenue. Pender was also arrested for a robbery earlier that day at the Fifth Third Bank on Henshaw Avenue. (WLWT Cincinnati)
- Lawyers representing Samson Jackson filed a $1 million lawsuit against Cincinnati Police Officer David Dozier, accusing the officer of tasing Jackson while he was handcuffed in the back of a cruiser in April of 2020. The lawsuit cites that the officer used excessive force and his client was traumatized and has PTSD. Jackson was being transported on a warrant for charges of felonious assault and robbery and the incident was caught on body camera video. (WLWT Cincinnati)
- A Local 12 investigation uncovered a significant pay disparity between white and Black employees in the City of Cincinnati. The city was presented with the findings in April and the disparities have apparently remained unchanged. Local 12 analyzed the list of employees who work for the city, from the highest to the lowest-paid full-time worker. Separating employees by race, the only group paid below the average of $65,700 was Black employees whose average pay is about $57,000 a year, while White employees average more than $70,000 a year. (WKRC TV Cincinnati)
Today in Cincinnati:
- Memorial Hall Presents Madcap Puppets "The Story Quest" At Memorial Hall (12:00 PM)
- Bombshells Cincinnati Nature Center At Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati (5:00 PM)
- Jazz Cabaret At Kennedy Heights Arts Center (7:30 PM)
- Buddy Guy and John Hiatt & the Goners Featuring Sonny Landreth At Taft Theatre (8:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- If you're looking for something to do this weekend, look no further than this list of things happening in Cincinnati this weekend. There's something for everyone, from air shows to Goetta festivals to big-wheel racing events. (WLWT Cincinnati)
- Aida, often called the grandest of the grand operas, will play at the Cincinnati Music Hall this Sunday, Jul. 31 at 3:00 p.m. Experience the opulence and splendor of Ancient Egypt as war rages between enemy nations and a forbidden love burns brightly. (Google)
- Cole Swindell will perform live from the field at the Great American Ball Park on Saturday, Sept. 3 as the Reds take on the Rockies. The post-game concert is part of the Ohio Lottery Post-Game Concert series. (Google)
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