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Portage County deputies search for missing 75-year-old who drove away from home
PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Portage County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 75-year-old man who is missing. Deputies say Wayne Schaefer drove away from his home around 1 a.m. Thursday on Brown Street in Ravenna. He is believed to be driving...
Cleveland man charged in two killings in two cities in two days
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland man is facing murder charges in two killings in different cities that took place over two days earlier this year. A Cuyahoga County grand jury last week indicted Ulando Mims Jr., 19, on aggravated murder and other charges in the Jan. 2 death of 17-year-old Tyrone Griffin in Cleveland.
Former Hudson mayor fights judge's decision to seal records for student charged with rape
A Summit County judge's order sealing the court records in a criminal case against a Hudson 18-year-old has been challenged in a suit filed this week with the Ohio Supreme Court. Former Hudson Mayor Craig Shubert filed a request Monday seeking an explanation for Judge Alison Breaux's decision to grant...
Nearly 600K suspected fentanyl pills seized in ‘major’ drug bust in Cuyahoga County
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A six-month long investigation led to one of Cuyahoga County’s largest drug and weapons seizure, said Cleveland police. On Tuesday, the Cartel Gang Narcotics & Laundering Task Force (CGNL) a multi-agency task force led by Cleveland police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, served multiple arrest warrants in Cleveland’s Second District, Third District, Fifth District, Highland Heights, and Westlake.
Solon man who stalked dental office last month is arrested again
SOLON, Ohio -- A Solon man who last month was nabbed by police for stalking his dental office was back at it again. At 5:05 p.m. May 9, it was reported that the man, 38 -- who became the subject of a protection order in late April for harassing workers at his former dental office -- had violated that order.
Suspect who fatally shot Euclid police officer died by suicide, medical examiner says
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The suspect who killed a Euclid police officer died by suicide Sunday. The office of the Cuyahoga County medical examiner revealed Tuesday that Deshawn Vaughn, 24, of Euclid fatally shot himself in the head during a standoff with authorities in Shaker Heights. The standoff took place...
Akron Walgreens robbed in the morning, suspect returns for his keys
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron officers are looking for the suspect in a Walgreens robbery that happened Wednesday morning. Police say they responded around 9:50 a.m. to the Walgreens in the 100 block of South Arlington Street regarding a robbery. The employee told police the suspect held him at knifepoint...
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