SAFETY

Archived SafetyNet messages for 2008

Issued 09-12-2008
Ref: IBOLD Road closure September 16 and 17

Ibold Road will be closed Tuesday, September 16, 2008, through Wednesday, September 17, 2008, weather permitting, from 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, for the replacement of culvert pipes.

The road will be closed at 646 and 587 Ibold Road. Local traffic will be maintained up to either side of the construction site. All through traffic will be blocked during the construction hours.

Questions about this project should be directed to the Miami Township Service Department at 248-3728.

Issued : 09-05 -2008
Ref: Update for Redbird Road Closure Up-Date

Beginning at 9:00 AM on Monday, September 8, 2008, Red Bird Road will be closed at two separate times for approximately one half hour each. The closure will take place near 1031 Red Bird Road, a new cellular telephone tower site. The first closure will be from approximately 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM. The road will be re-opened to allow traffic to pass. The second closure will be from approximately 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM. Any questions should be directed to WireNet, Inc. at 513-774-7759

See map for location details.
 

Issued 09-02-2008
Ref: Road Closure Update - Dry Run Rd. & Sugar Camp Rd.

Sugar Camp Road will be closed at 5399 Sugar Camp Road on Monday, September 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. for right-of-way maintenance.

Local traffic will be maintained up to either side of 5399 Sugar Camp Road. All through traffic will be blocked during this time. Emergency access for police, fire and EMS services will be maintained. Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road or Dry Run Road should be used as alternate routes.

Dry Run Road will be closed during business hours for culvert pipe replacement work from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for approximately two weeks beginning on Wednesday, September 3, 2008.

Construction will begin near the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and progress northward each day. The roadway will be re-opened to traffic each afternoon at 4:00 p.m.

Local traffic will be maintained up to either side of the construction site. All through traffic will be blocked during the construction hours. Emergency access for police, fire and EMS services will be maintained. Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road or Sugar Camp Road should be used as alternate routes.

If you have any questions, please direct them to the Miami Township Service Department at 248-3728.

Issued 08-26-2008
Ref: Road Closure Update - Dry Run Rd. & Sugar Camp Rd.

Dry Run Road has reopened. It was temporarily closed due to a failed pipe between 5517 & 5494 Dry Run Road. Please anticipate additional closures on this road in a couple of weeks for scheduled projects. More information will follow as the projects approach.

Sugar Camp Road has reopened. The road was closed during working hours for the replacement of culvert pipes.

If you have any questions, please direct them to the Miami Township Service Department at 248-3728.

Issued 08-22 -2008
Ref: Redbird Road Closure

Beginning at 9: 00 am on Thursday, August 28, 2008, Red Bird Road will be closed for approximately one and one half hours. The closure will take place near 1031 Red Bird Rd, a new cellular telephone tower site. If this causes any transportation issues please contact WireNet at (513) 774-7759 or (513) 608-0171, and arrangements will be made to transport you beyond the constructions site. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call.

Issued 08-21-2008
Ref: BOLO, Be On the Look Out for Possible Thieves, Two men posing as salesmen

We have had two reports in the last two days of two men gaining entrance to homes while posing as salesmen. They claim to be selling floor products or carpeting and have twice managed to persuade the homeowners to allow them inside. One man keeps the homeowner distracted while the other wanders around, apparently looking for valuables.

The suspects are described as two white males, one younger than the other, possibly 20 - 30 years old, and the second is possibly 40 - 50 years old. They were driving a small pickup truck with an amber light on top. There was a sign on the side of the truck door that said Environmental or Environmentall.

Never allow a stranger in your home, particularly someone you have not invited there. Salesmen are prohibited form going door to door in the Township without a Solicitor permit. Ask to see it. If they don’t show it, lock the door and call police. If you have any contact with these men, or have already had contact, call the Miami Township Police dispatch center at 732-2231 and ask that a police officer be sent to your home to speak to you.

Don’t be a Victim. Be Safe!

Issued August 1, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Ref: Immediate closure of Dry Run Road

See attached map for closure location.

Dry Run Road will be closed immediately due to a failed pipe effective
today, Friday, August 1, 2008, at 3:00 PM. At this time, there is no
estimated time period for this closure.

The road will be closed at 5517 Dry Run Road when driving from State Route
131 and at 5494 Dry Run Road when driving from State Route 50.

Local traffic will be maintained up to either side of the construction site.
Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road should be used as an alternate route.

Questions about the project or its daily progress should be directed to the
Miami Township Service Department at 248-3728.

Issued July 18, 2008
Ref: Daily Road Closure on Sugarcamp Road Beginning Monday 7/21/08

Sugarcamp Road will be closed for construction work from 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for four weeks beginning on Monday July 21, 2008.
Local traffic will be maintained up to either side of the construction site. All through traffic will be blocked during the construction hours.
Emergency access for police, fire and EMS services will be maintained.
The work is a culvert replacement project. It will begin near the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and progress northward each day.
The roadway will be re-opened to traffic each afternoon at 3:00 p.m.
Questions about the project or its daily progress should be directed to the Miami Township Service department at 248-3728.

Issued July 18, 2008
Ref: Day-Time Burglaries

There has been four day-time burglaries of residences in Miami Township in the past ten days. We have been able to identify a suspect in at least one of our day-time burglaries. We had a day-time burglary in Miami Trails on 7/17/08 at around 1100 hours. The suspect’s vehicle was a bright red Ford Mustang with a black convertible top. The Mustang was the newest body style probably a 2007 or 2008. The vehicle was driven by a white female, medium build, with long dark hair (hair hung to the middle of her back). There was also a male sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle. Neighboring jurisdictions also have numerous open day-time burglary cases.

If anyone recalls seeing this vehicle please call us at 248-3721 and ask for Detective Bullock.

If you see one like it in your neighborhood,

1) try to get a license plate number, and

2) call the dispatch center at 732-2231 and ask that an officer be sent to investigate.

Issued 06/10/2008
Ref: Burglar Alarm Response Policy

We received a call today from a homeowner who experienced a burglar alarm at her residence while she was at work.
Her alarm company, Brinks, attempted to contact her, and when they could not reach her they called a neighbor who was on the contact list.
The neighbor asked if the police were responding to the alarm. The Brinks representative told her no, that they police would not respond until they had spoken with an authorized key holder for the residence. The Miami Township Police were never notified of this alarm. The neighbor called the homeowner and told her about this. The homeowner called Brinks and was given the same story. The homeowner asked that the notification process be change for her residence to allow police to be dispatched immediately. The Brinks representative said she would have to see if the local alarm permit rules would let her do that.

Miami Township does not have an alarm permit process. We respond to all alarms when notified.

Approximately 90% of the alarms to which we respond will not have a key holder available to meet with us.
Approximately 99% of all alarms we receive are false alarms.
We are a service oriented department and we respond anyway. You would not expect anything less.

If you have any questions about this, please contact us or discuss it with your alarm company.

Issued 5-5 -2008
Ref: Klondyke Road Closure

Klondyke Road in Miami Township will be closed at the address of 930 for two days on Monday May 12th through Tuesday May 13th, weather permitting. The closure is for culvert pipe and landslide repairs. See attached map for detour information.
MAP

Issued 4-24-2008
Ref: Price Road Closure

The Clermont County Highway Department will be closing Price Road on Monday, May 5 through Tuesday, May 6. The closure is for a culvert pipe replacement at Hobbyhorse. Hobbyhorse will be accessible from the North side of Price Road. This is a daytime only closure from 7 AM until 5 PM.

Issued : April 23, 2008
Ref: Solicitation ALERT

We have been notified that unidentified persons are calling citizens in the community asking for donations to a “Drug Awareness” program.
The reports say that the person sounds very authentic and that you can hear what sounds like a police radio in the background.
When asked for a call back phone number, the person hangs up.

We are not soliciting donations from anyone for a Drug Awareness program or any other program.

When asked for a donation to any group, always ask for an address and a phone number of the organization, ask if the person is a hired solicitor and what percent of the donation goes to the program and to the soliciting company, ask for time to think about your answer, and never be afraid to say no.

If you think that you have been misled by a solicitor or you feel that you have received undue pressure from a solicitor, please contact us at the police department.

Issued 3-18 -2008
Ref: BRANCH HILL GUINEA PIKE ROAD CLOSURE CANCELLATION

The closure scheduled for 3/24/08 - 3/28/08, for the above-referenced road, has been canceled do to a gas main conflict. The engineer's office will reschedule the culvert replacement when the gas main has been relocated.

Issued 3-12-2008
Ref:  Branchhill Guinea Pike Road Closure March 24/28

Beginning Monday, March 24, 2008 and ending Friday, March 28, Branchhill Guinea Pike will be closed for a culvert replacement by the Clermont County Engineers office.

The location is just north of 6221 Branch Hill Guinea Pike (between Bridalpath Lane and Cook/Weber Road). See attached map.

The recommended detour will be posted at the time of closure.