Another Good Day for the Good Guys

NBC 4: An OSU student’s 911 call helped Columbus police catch two robbery suspects. The two male suspects—whom police said could be connected to other recent campus crimes—entered the residence of several college-age males in the 400 block of East 15th Avenue, according to a police report. Suspects Ajani Ware, 23, and Brandon Crowder, 21, allegedly broke into the campus-area home at about 10:30 p.m. Monday. Crowder had a handgun and ordered all of the residents to the ground, according to the report. The victims were bound and their heads were covered as Ware and Crowder ransacked the home, police said. The victims also were threatened repeatedly during the ordeal. The police report from CPD listed five male as victims. One of the victims used his cell phone to call 911. Responding officers surprised the suspects as they were taking property to the van and made apprehensions after a short foot chase, according to CPD. CPD said Monday’s home invasion was similar to the other campus-area home invasion-robberies that occurred on East Avenue Monday, March 9, and Waldeck Avenue and East 20th Avenue Saturday, March 14. Ware and Crowder both were charged with aggravated robbery.

NBC 4: Fire officials announced the arrest Tuesday of a teenage fugitive suspected in connection with a series of arson fires on the city’s south side. Fire investigators arrested 12-year-old Ryan Parsley at his home on the south side at about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday… He was taken into custody for questioning in connection with two south side fires—one on Barthman Avenue on Jan. 11 and another on Innis Avenue on Jan. 22. Parsley was on the run after escaping from a juvenile facility on Pierce Drive on March 21.