LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, BUTLER COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol  really wanted to know who was breaking into snack machines at a rest area.

That's why they hid a video camera in a pop machine at the rest stop on southbound 75 south of State Route 63.

They quickly got some pictures to look at.  On Sunday September 26th, two men broke into the same machine the camera was placed in.  They pulled out some kind of lug wrench and smashed their way into the area where the dollar bills were stored, scoring 10 or 20 bucks and a free photo session.

The Patrol says one of the men has an oversized ring on his right ring finger, a pierced left ear, and was wearing a Mixed Martial Arts shirt with the phrase "Ecko Unlimited."

The are asking people to call Crimestoppers at 352-2040 or Post #31, Cincinnati Operations, of the State Highway Patrol, 513 777-6312.  Trooper Steve Duteil is the lead investigator.  An alternate contact is Ser

WEST CHESTER, OH (FOX19) - The group promoting the upcoming Lakota school levy will hold the second of a pair of forums on the levy on Tuesday, October 12th.

The meeting will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the West Chester Public Library, which is at 9363 Centre Pointe Drive in the Union Centre area.

The meeting is sponsored by The Committee for Lakota's Future (website), which is promoting the levy. They say it's needed because of cuts in state funding, even in the face of more children with families moving into the district, and point out that Lakota already spends much less per student than Cincinnati Public Schools, Princeton, and Sycamore, and about ten per cent less than Mason, which also has a levy for November, while spending more than Fairfield.

There is organized opposition to the levy.

WEST CHESTER, OH (FOX19) - The group promoting the upcoming Lakota school levy will hold forums on Wednesday October 6th, and on the following Tuesday, October 12th.

The Wednesday meeting will be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the West Chester Public Library, which is at 9363 Centre Pointe Drive in the Union Centre area.   The second forum will also be at the library, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.