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Colorado Mom Faces Consequences After Leaving 5-year-old Daughter's Remains in Fireplace
Just a few days after an Ohio mother admitted to killing their 3-year-old child, a mother in Colorado was sentenced for the same thing. On Wednesday, Alexus Nelson, 28, was sentenced to 84 years in prison for the 2023 murder of her 5-year-old daughter, Maha Li Hobbs. She pleaded guilty to the charges of second-degree murder (48 years), tampering with a deceased body (24 years), and attempting to influence a public servant (12 years), per the press release from the Colorado Judicial Branch.
Police officer driving Mayor Bibb broke emergency response policy, says chief
According to a statement by Cleveland Police Chief Annie Todd, the officer driving Mayor Justin Bibb during Thursday's crash activated his lights outside of the emergency response driving policy.
Man accused in two Cleveland murders found guilty
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cuyahoga County grand jury found the man accused in two separate Cleveland murders guilty. According to Cleveland police, Malik Blackwell fatally shot Timothy Nash, 61, on Jan. 23, 2023. Nash was found dead on E. 61st Street. And, on April 7, 2023, police said Blackwell...
Prosecutors drop case against Cleveland man who spent time in prison for shooting that his brother confessed to committing
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County prosecutors on Thursday dropped all charges against a man whose 2011 attempted murder conviction was overturned after his brother confessed multiple times to the shooting. Octavius Williams will not face a second trial after spending eight years in prison for the shooting. Williams, now 31,...
50-year-old man shot on Cleveland’s East side: police
MEDINA, Ohio (WOIO) - A 50-year-old man was shot early Sunday morning on Cleveland’s East side, Cleveland police confirmed. Police said the man was shot in the area of East 50th Street and Fleet Avenue around 5 a.m. The man was shot in the hand and the leg, according...
Cleveland man robbed at gunpoint while pumping gas at Brook Park Shell station
BROOK PARK, Ohio -- A Cleveland man, 32, was robbed at gunpoint at about 3:15 p.m. May 4 while pumping gas at Shell, 13030 Brookpark Road. The victim said a boy approached him and demanded the keys to his 2006 Toyota Corolla. The victim hesitated, then heard a voice behind...
Four brazen female suspects face possible CHPD robbery charges after stealing, threatening store employees
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Police have identified the owners of two getaway cars who carried from a store four brazen female thieves, who threatened store staff as they fled. At 12:35 p.m. June 9, police were dispatched to Dollar General, 3070 Mayfield Road, on a report of four female suspects stealing items and threatening four store staff members with physical harm.
Downtown Cleveland shooting suspects indicted for murder by grand jury
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted three men for a deadly shooting that killed two people and injured two others in Downtown Cleveland late last month. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office said on May 26, around 3 a.m., 27-year-old Mark Hardy, 23-year-old Kenneth Patterson, along...
Family hospitalized while getting their pool ready for summer
Five people in Ohio were reportedly injured Thursday from a chemical reaction while getting their swimming pool ready for the summer season. The homeowner in the Cleveland suburb of Eastlake was prepping chlorine inside a home for their backyard pool when the chemical reaction occurred, the Eastlake Fire Department said, News 5 Cleveland reported. I take my son to the pool so I don’t have to give him a bath — haters say it’s gross Three adults and two children were taken to a hospital in stable condition, authorities said. The incident is under investigation. Each year, thousands of Americans are injured by the widely-used chemicals designed to...
Armed man crashes Dodge into semi-truck, leads Brook Park police on foot chase
BROOK PARK, Ohio -- An armed Cleveland man, 20, was arrested at about midnight May 31 after he drove away from a police traffic stop, caused a crash, then ran from his car. Police had noticed the man’s black Dodge traveling south on Smith Road near Brookpark Road. They checked the license plate number and learned that the plate belonged to a white Hyundai.
Northeast Ohio summer festivals face a growing wave of violence, as officials seek to rein in youths
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ten youths were arrested and a gun was recovered at St. Clare Community Days in Lyndhurst after fights broke out during the church’s festival last week. At St. Gabriel’s Summer Fest in Concord Township on Saturday, four people were charged when an unruly crowd overwhelmed Lake County sheriff’s deputies.
Juvenile suspect identified after woman’s car has its window smashed, steering column peeled: University Heights police blotter
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Driver not distracted by expired plates, warrant: Orange Police Blotter
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