CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Members of the Cincinnati Police Department will be honored by the Rotary Club of Cincinnati at its meeting Thursday April 19 in the Continental Room of the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel.

Rotary President Carl Kappes III will welcome Police Chief James E. Craig, who will introduce members of the Police Department to be honored for their outstanding efforts in the categories of Valor/Hero, Career Enhancement, Administrative Excellence and Superior Achievement.   Recipients of this year’s honors are Valor/Hero:  Police Officer Charles Knapp and Police Officer John Heine; Career Enhancement:  Sergeant Matthew Hammer; Administrative Excellence:  Sergeant Louise Shields; and Superior Achievement:  Lieutenant Stuart Koeppe.

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CINCINNATI (FOX19) – Cincinnati Police have added a pair of aggravated robbery charges for a man already arrested after a foot chase involving a stolen car last week.

19-year-old Maurice Council of the Villages at Roll Hill (once known as the Fay Apartments) and previously listed as living in Avondale, is charged with two counts of aggravated robbery for taking a car at gunpoint from a 5’2, 30-year-old woman on Ohio Avenue in Clifton Heights, several blocks south of U.C.

The robbery happened on the 20th, and the next night Council was one of four people police said ran away after crashing the woman’s Honda on Colerain Avenue in Northside.  Council was arrested along with three 17-year-olds from Westwood, Avondale, and Winton Hills. Police quickly caught the suspects and found a revolver in the car’s glove box.

CINCINNATI (FOX19) – The Cincinnati Police announced Wednesday that Police Chief James E. Craig will hold a “meet and greet” session Wednesday evening (March 14) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to outline the mission and function of the Chief’s Advisory Board for those who have expressed interest in serving as members. 

The Advisory Board will provide input for Chief Craig on issues and concerns, and will help to identify both short and long term goals, mobilize community resources, promote Department initiatives and enhance public safety.  Members will be drawn from all areas of community involvement, from grassroots activists to business and professional leaders. 

The Police Department says the Chief’s Advisory Board will aid in fostering meaningful and productive police/community partnerships and providing the information necessary for the Cincinnati Police Department to better serve those in our community.