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A Warren County grand jury has indicted three New Orleans men, accusing them of using stolen credit numbers to purchase gift cards from Wal-Mart stores in Franklin, Lebanon and Mason.

The alleged crimes happened Dec. 18-20.

Darrin Barra, 20, Ronald B. Washington, 21, and Tevin T. Young, 22, face various charges including forgery and receiving stolen property that are felonies.

Washington was also indicted one first-degree misdemeanor count each of theft and misuse of credit cards. The indictments were announced Monday.

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Tags: Tags: crime, mason, new orleans, stolen credit cards, theft, walmart

Bowdeya Tweh reports:

Walmart says it has installed solar panels on the rooftops of 12 Ohio Walmart and Sam’s Club stores – adding to the retailer’s distinction as the nation’s largest onsite green power generator.

The installations include stores in Fairfax, Franklin, Mason, Middletown, Milford, Loveland, Xenia and two in Cincinnati.

Installations of solar panels will add 6 million kilowatt hours of generation production, which is enough energy to power more than 820 homes. The electricity generated is expected to supply between 5 to 20 percent of each store’s overall electricity use.

Each solar power system has enough panels to cover 11 football fields.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership rated Walmart as the largest onsite green power generator in the nation. Walmart said its goal is to be powered 100 percent by renewable energy.

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Tags: Tags: business, energy, green, mason, ohio, solar, solar panels, solar power system, walmart

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is seeking these three suspects in connection with a credit card theft that occurred at Kings Island on June 17, 2012. Photo/Crimestoppers

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating three suspects wanted for credit card theft.

Police say that on June 17 the three suspects stole credit cards from a guest at Kings Island’s Soak City water park. The cards were then used to purchase more than $2,000 of items at Wal-Mart stores in Deerfield Township and Florence.

The suspects include two white men and one white woman, all captured on store surveillance videos.

One male suspect is shown wearing khaki shorts, a green T-shirt and a black ball cap.

The other is pictured wearing black shorts, a blue T-shirt with the words “Kings Island” on the chest and a light-colored jacket with hood.

The woman appears wearing light-colored pants, a long-sleeve blue shirt and appears to have brown hair pulled back in a pony tail.

Those with information are asked to call Warren County Sheriff’s Detective Jerry Niffenegger at 513-701-1807 or Crimestoppers at 513-352-3040. All calls can be made anonymously and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.

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Tags: Tags: credit card, crimestoppers, kings island, soak city water park, theft, wal-mart, walmart, warren county sheriff's office