HAMILTON, OH (FOX19) - The Hamilton Police Department has arrested 30 year old Steven James Haley for the death of 4 month old James Smith. 

The Butler County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Haley with Murder and Child Endangering.  Police say the death of the infant resulted from an incident occurring on February 27, 2012.   Hamilton Police detectives worked closely with the Butler County Prosecutors office over the last month to secure this indictment  

Haley was in possession of marijuana at the time of his arrest.  He received an additional charge of possession of marijuana.   Haley is being held in the Butler County jail.  

Police aren’t saying anything more about the circumstances of the killing.

MIDDLETOWN, OH (FOX19) – The Butler County Prosecutor’s Office says scammers went to work within minutes of reports of a home invasion robbery Tuesday morning.

They report that an elderly woman in who lives in Oxford received a call from a purported home security company right after the incident being reported by the media.  The caller claimed that due to the recent home invasion in Middletown, she should consider investing in a home security system for her protection. 

The woman was advised to press 1 if interested, and was then subjected to a variety of questions designed to obtain her personal identifying information.  The prosecutor’s office says that she fortunately hung up and reported the call.

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MIDDLETOWN, OH (FOX19) - A 5-year Safety Issue is due to expire at the end of 2012 in the City of Middletown. Since this income tax of ¼% was passed by voters it has raised approximately $2.5 million each year, even with the lower economy. The Police and Fire departments have a total cost of nearly $20 Million per year, almost 2/3 of the city’s budget. While the Safety Issue income is a small percentage of the total cost, the city considers it a vital part of the annual budget.

Council has several options to be considered. Should the issue be on the ballot as a special election in August or wait until November? The issue expires at the end of December. Should it be a renewable issue or made permanent, meaning there would be no repeating campaigns in future years?