HAMILTON, OH (FOX19)- A Hamilton man has been arrested after a weeklong crime spree in Butler County.

The crime spree started
on May 11 when a woman came out of her bedroom to find her
purse and vehicle had been stolen. Wright's vehicle was later
recovered.

Warrants were issued for the arrest of Steven Flanary. 

On Thursday, May 14, a man was contacted when someone, later identified as Steven Flanary, was
writing checks on the man's account. The checks were stolen from the man's home. 

Flanary struck again on
May 17 when a man awoke to find his vehicle and credit
cards had been stolen by Flanary. Flanary used the credit cards to make several
purchases. Detectives and Warrants Deputies tracked Flanary throughout the day
on Friday and took him into custody as he pulled into a parking lot in Ross,
driving the stolen vehicle.

BUTLER COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds is taking an innovative approach to the 2014 countywide real estate reappraisal by bringing most of the work in-house and using industry-specific software to streamline the process. In so doing, the Auditor’s Office is saving a substantial amount of money and just earned an international award.

Tyler Technologies recently presented the Auditor’s Office the 2013 Tyler Public Sector Excellence Award for its integrated use of Tyler’s CLT Appraisal Services and Tyler Verify desktop review software in the 2014 property revaluation. As a winner, the office received an all-expense-paid trip to the Tyler Connect 2013 User Conference April 28-May 1 in Boston. Tyler’s client base includes more than 11,000 local government offices in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom.

MIDDLETOWN, OH (FOX19)- Dozens of volunteers in Middletown are giving back to a deserving single mother in need of a break.

"It's way beyond anything I could've ever imagined in a million years," said Elizabeth Edwards, who saw her new home for the first time on Sunday.

Thanks to some generous donations and hardworking volunteers, Elizabeth and her two boys, Logan and Leeland, have a brand new home in Middletown.

"We've always been in a place where they've had to share.  This will be good for them to have their separate space.  They have everything, like Leeland and the Bengals.  That's his thing, and Logan and UK," added Edwards.