A heavy police presence descended on the intersection of Werk Road and South Road in Mack Saturday afternoon, leaving one person hospitalized and another in custody. The response unfolded in a residential pocket of Green Township, just steps from Our Lady of the Visitation School.
Cincinnati Police Department officials reported that one person was hospitalized and another was taken into custody following the incident, according to FOX19, whose crew was on scene working to learn more. The station has not yet detailed what led up to the incident, the condition of the hospitalized person, or the specific charges, if any, facing the individual in custody. It also remains unclear which agency — Green Township Police or the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office — has taken primary jurisdiction over the investigation.
The intersection sits directly adjacent to Our Lady of the Visitation School, where carpool dismissal procedures are formally coordinated with Green Township police, according to the school. Mack itself is an unincorporated community within Green Township, a suburban stretch with a median household income exceeding $109,000 and more than 11,000 residents, per Wikipedia.
A Busy Force Covering a Sprawling Township
Green Township is the most populous township in Hamilton County and the second-most populous in Ohio, spanning roughly 29 square miles with a 2020 census population of 60,424, according to Wikipedia. The Green Township Police Department employs 63 full-time sworn officers out of headquarters at 6200 Harrison Avenue and maintains specialized units including K-9, traffic crash reconstruction, and a spot on a regional SWAT team, per the National Testing Network…