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Febuary 21, 2013 - Millersville PD's TOP DOG!1794 viewsâ€œI would just like to keep everyone informed about Pito. Pito is the K9 dog that was given to us by The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation. Since Pito has been on the street, he has made nine â€˜smallâ€™ hits on drugs and one very large one on Tuesday night. Pito has only been on the streets for about two months since training. As the Chief of Police, I canâ€™t thank The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation enough for all they have done for us. Please thank Mr. Roethlisberger for us, and for helping those who help others.â€ - Chief Ronnie Williams, Millersville Police Department, in an email to the website.

â€œItâ€™s been a great experience working with him.â€ â€“ Officer Hurst, about his new partner.

That one â€œvery largeâ€ hit that Chief Williams referenced in his email was the subject of a story from the WKRN-Channel 2 News in Nashville on February 21, 2013:

The K9 donated by football star Ben Roethlisbergerâ€™s foundation last year is now trained and on the streets, helping the Millersville Police Department sniff out crime.

Pito, the 2-year-old German Shepherd, helped officer George Hurst with what seemed like a normal traffic stop on Interstate 65 Tuesday night.

Hurst pulled over a rental car that had no rear lights and discovered the driver had no license.

Pito sniffed around the car and alerted on something at the driverâ€™s door.

The driver then admitted to having marijuana in possession.

When Hurst led Pito around the rest of the car, he alerted once again at the trunk.

Officer Hurst then discovered $30,500 in cash hidden under a tire.

Police believe the cash was a part of a drug deal that was either about to go down or had just been completed, but the driver and passenger of the rental vehicle said they did not know where it came from.

Since it was not claimed, the cash was confiscated and will now go into the Millersville drug fund to help buy new equipment.

Feb 22, 2013

February 18, 2013 - Thumbs up from Ben5610 viewsFor Irish Pro Golfer and friend Mark Murphy, who sent Ben his "Big Break Ireland" bag after the two met in June, 2012 while playing in Rocco Mediate's charity golf tournament.

You can see a photo of Ben and Mark from the tourney here:

http://bigben7.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=-84&pos=22Feb 18, 2013

February, 20139166 viewsRemote control? Check!
Binky? Check!
Golf Channel? Check!

"Watching a little golf on TV with my dad!" -- Benjamin, Jr.Feb 18, 2013

February, 20138561 views"Taking over grandpa's chair all by myself!! Now where's the remote control and my binky?" -- Benjamin, Jr.Feb 18, 2013

February, 20138255 views"Can I be any cuter if I tried?" -- Benjamin, Jr.Feb 18, 2013

February, 20138199 viewsPracticing for my debut on American Idol some day:

"I'm too sexy for my shirt...too sexy for my shirt!!!" -- Benjamin, Jr.Feb 18, 2013

February, 2013 - Benjamin, Jr.8187 views"Remote control? Check!
Binky? Check!
Golf Channel? Check!

Watching a little golf on TV with my dad!"

Feb 15, 2013

February, 2013 - Benjamin, Jr.8839 views"Taking over grandpa's chair all by myself!! Now where's the remote control and my binky?"Feb 15, 2013

February, 2013 - Benjamin, Jr.8610 views"Can I be any cuter if I tried?"

Feb 15, 2013

February, 2013 - Benjamin, Jr.8499 viewsPracticing for my debut on American Idol some day:

"I'm too sexy for my shirt...too sexy for my shirt!!!"Feb 15, 2013

February 9, 2013 - Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Weekend851 viewsBengals fan and MU alum Dan Plettner not only had the opportunity to attend the Hall of Fame Induction Dinner last Saturday, but also the opportunity to meet and chat with Big Ben.

He was kind enough to share his story with us:

I had a splendid experience at Ben Roethlisbergerâ€™s Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Saturday evening. Ben was inducted alongside his posthumous coach, Terry Hoeppner. Benâ€™s emotions and words were a great tribute to Coach Hoeppner.

I had brought a football for which I frankly am still working toward a decent historical knowledge. I went up to Ben shortly before dinner and told him I had something I thought he might like to see. He smiled immediately as he saw the Redhawks logo on the ballâ€™s finish and then he began examining the ball pretty closely.

I am still uncertain whether the football was actually used in practice and/or gamesâ€¦ and whether it was definitively ever touched by Ben in 2003, but I loved the ball 10 times more the moment Ben remarked about the ball to the effect, â€œthis ball has a lot of history.â€ Another former player at the event informed that the ball was a new model/style in â€™03.

I enjoyed a normal conversation with â€œBig Benâ€ and he seemed to find my challenge of being a proud Miami alum simultaneous with being a Bengals fan pretty humorous. After talking, when I informed him that Iâ€™d be honored if he choose to sign the ball he graciously reached for my pen and took his time to choose a place to autograph it. After thanking him, I felt like a little kid and discretely walked the football around the perimeter of the room (rather than taking a direct route back to my table) so as not to â€œopen the floodgatesâ€ for others to approach and ask for his autograph just before the dinner commenced.

Later, listening to the speeches from Ben (which truely honored Terry Hoeppner) and Terryâ€™s wife really fully made me appreciate my good fortune for observing a special night in the history at Miami University.

It also helped me to appreciate Ben on a level different from what Iâ€™ve seen during his playing career. Ben showcased humor as a nice compliment to heartfelt emotions, even joking about a fictitious â€œBrianâ€ who had been accidentally introduced (instead of Ben).

Ben, if you ever happen to read this: thank you for helping me to cherish your contribution to Miami University Athletics.

Best Always,
Dan PlettnerFeb 13, 2013

February 9, 2013 - Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Weekend675 viewsBen poses with Cary Feltman, Justin Shigley, and Ian Sterner outside after the Induction Dinner in Oxford, OH.

Cary and his friends attended the Dinner and he had this to share about Ben's speech during the evening:

"It was very respectful of Coach 'Hep' and about how he was the reason he went to Miami University. [Talked] about the players that paved the way for him and the players that were to follow. He cracked some jokes about taking so long to graduate. Also before he stood up to do his speech, the lady that was announcing the players and giving a brief of their accomplishments before they would come up accidentally called him Brian Roethlisberger. So when he walked up to the podium he says, 'Sorry, Brian couldn't make it tonight, so I'm filling in for him.' He had the room laughing pretty good." -- Cary

*Thank you so much Cary!!Feb 13, 2013

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