Three Stations, Three Crimes

While only two of the three make our count (numbers 21 and 22), all three were worth mentioning… The first sounds particularly tragic, a man who may lose his ability to walk because our city is deteriorating… The second, two clerks, working on their normal day, find themselves assaulted… And the third, people are taking safes right off the floor…

WSYX 6: A man may be paralyzed for life after he was shot on the way to a store in Northeast Columbus. It happened on Bancroft Street last night. Police say William Dunbar was walking to the store when he stopped to talk to someone. Police say when Dunbar walked away a bullet hit him in the back. Police are now searching for the gunman.

NBC 4: UA police continued to investigate two robberies that happened within minutes of each other Monday. The first happened on Reed Road, and the second just around the corner on Henderson Road. Both happened between 11:30 a.m. and noon. And police think the same man hit both locations. The first robbery was at the Advance America Bank at 1935 W. Henderson Rd., according to police. The second robbery was at the National Cash Advance at 4740 Reed Rd., police said. Female clerks were violently assaulted during both the robberies. Anyone with information was asked to contact Upper Arlington police at 614-583-5160.

10 TV: At least two safes have been stolen from north side businesses in recent weeks, but police on Monday did not say whether or not the burglaries were connected. About a week ago, a burglar cleaned out cash registers and grabbed a safe from a Short North pizza parlor… Bill McWhorter, who lives in a different part of the city, experienced the same sort of crime. Someone busted into his home while he was away and stole his safe which held thousands of dollars.