CRIME & SAFETY
19-year-old Stark County man killed in motorcycle crash; victim identified
A 19-year-old man from Beach City in Stark County has lost his life in a two-vehicle crash in Holmes County, according to Holmes County Sheriff Tim Zimmerly. The fatal incident occurred around 5:18 p.m. Wednesday on State Route 515 at the intersection of County Road 168 in Walnut Creek Township.
Investigators identify man found dead in burning Canton house
CANTON ‒ The Stark County Coroner's Office has identified the body of a man found dead in a burning house Wednesday as Frank Campbell, 66, of 200 Lincoln Ave. NW, the location where the fire occurred. An autopsy is pending to determine the cause and manner of death. A ruling may not be made for a month or more, said Tamara "Tammy" Wilkes, forensic investigator. ...
K9 sniffs out drugs during traffic stop in Akron, 34-year-old woman arrested
A 34-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with three counts of possession of drugs and illegal use of drug paraphernalia, according to the Akron Police Department. An officer was in the process of conducting a traffic stop at around 2:25 p.m. at the intersection of Banks and Williams Street when they...
Stark County man gets federal prison term for helping his father cheat IRS
Christopher Karasarides gets prison time for helping his father cheat IRS. Man from North Canton area sentenced to serve a year and a day. Son helped his father hide $239,000 in cash in safety deposit box. A 33-year-old man from the North Canton area was sentenced Tuesday to one year...
Akron woman gets life sentence for Canton man's murder in 2023
CANTON ‒ A 28-year-old woman could spend the rest of her life in prison for killing a man who lived in the city's southwest section. On Wednesday, Stark County Common Pleas Judge Natalie R. Haupt gave Chabrijuana J. Glenn a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 23 years for fatally shooting...
Watch live: News conference on the death of Frank Tyson in Canton
The Stark County NAACP, Greater Stark County Urban League, and the family and legal team for Frank Tyson are holding a news conference today in Canton to discuss the death of Tyson, who died April 18 while being arrested by Canton police officers. Watch the video live above or by...
Two dead, one a Mansfield woman, after five-vehicle crash on I-71 Wednesday night
BELLVILLE – The Mansfield post of the Highway Patrol is investigating a five-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Wednesday at 10:49 p.m. on Interstate 71 near in Perry Township. in Richland County, killing two people, including a Mansfield woman and a Fairlawn man in two separate vehicles. Shawna E. Smith, 60, of Mansfield, the...
More than 400 grams of meth seized in Summit County raid
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Summit County SWAT team and detectives with the New Franklin Police Department executed a search warrant at a home Wednesday morning, following a “lengthy” investigation. New Franklin police said the officers seized 410 grams of Methamphetamine, dozens of prescription pills, and over...
South Side Neighborhood Watch
BARBERTON: Police were called to a Fifth Street Southeast home April 23 for a report of an argument. A woman at first told police that no one else was home and there was no argument. Officers found a man in the shower who is trespassed from the property. The man was found with a glass meth pipe and was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespassing.
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