Cincinnati Police District 3 investigators are asking the public to help identify individuals connected to a robbery in the 900 block of Wells Street. Detectives are asking anyone who recognizes the individuals, or who has information about the offense, to come forward.
The appeal was posted Friday by the Cincinnati Police Department
, which asked anyone with information to contact Detective Turner directly at 513-263-8307. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can also call Crime Stoppers Greater Cincinnati; callers may receive compensation.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office
. Tipsters are assigned unique code numbers so they can claim a reward without revealing their identity.
East Price Hill is a community where 63% of households rent their homes, per Niche.
District 3's Reach Across the West Side
District 3 serves 18 West Side neighborhoods, including East Price Hill, operating out of headquarters at 2300 Ferguson Road with a dedicated Investigative Unit responsible for district-wide case follow-up and crime scene processing, the City of Cincinnati notes. That footprint grew in late 2023, when the city consolidated its police patrol districts from five down to four, dissolving District 5 and folding additional West Side communities into District 3's territory, Hoodline previously reported in its coverage of a Metro bus theft investigation.
Before District 3's Ferguson Road headquarters opened in 2015, the district operated out of a historic 1908 station house at 3201 Warsaw Avenue in East Price Hill, a building now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and originally built to accommodate mounted horse patrols, according to Wikipedia. The district's current home is a Net-Zero Energy facility, a marked shift from its century-old predecessor.
Crime Trends
Crime has been described as stabilizing after an uptick, according to WKRC.
Robbery investigations like the one on Wells Street can hinge on witnesses, surveillance footage and tips from residents willing to share what they know.
What Suspects Could Face if Identified
If the individuals sought in the Wells Street case are identified and charged, Ohio law lays out a range of potential felony exposure. Under Ohio Revised Code Section 2911.02, robbery is charged as a third-degree felony punishable by one to five years in prison, or as a second-degree felony carrying two to eight years and fines up to $10,000 when physical force or harm is threatened, according to VanHo Law. If a deadly weapon were involved, the charge could escalate further to aggravated robbery under a separate statute, a first-degree felony.
Hoodline has reported on a South Cumminsville robbery hunt on Elmore Street in September.
