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Coroner's Office identifies body recovered from Maumee River
The Lucas County Coroner’s office has identified the body that was pulled from the Maumee River Tuesday, near the 2200 block of Front Street. While conducting training exercises in the river, the U.S. Coast Guard recovered the body of Dion Robinson, 29, of the 2400 block of Berdan Avenue. He drowned and his death has been ruled a suicide, the coroner’s office reported Wednesday. He was the individual who was seen in distress in the water on May 8 near the Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge, a mile and a half upriver from where the body was found. Around 4:38 p.m. on May 8 a caller told 9-1-1 she had seen someone in the water and they were flailing their arms in apparent distress before disappearing from her sight.
Police: 2 people stabbed during 'altercation' in east Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — Two people involved in an "altercation" in east Toledo were both stabbed and sent to the hospital Thursday afternoon. According to Toledo police, they responded to the 1100 block of Nevada Street just before 12:30 p.m. Police said the 40-year-old and 35-year-old both suffered non-life-threatening injuries...
West Toledo neighbors on edge after a deadly dog attack
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A puppy named Ace was just shy of two-years-old before getting attacked and killed by another dog in the neighborhood. His owners, asking to be kept anonymous fearing retaliation, are now facing complete heartbreak. “He just got shook and just tore him up,” said Ace’s owner....
Home owned by man convicted of kidnapping and killing Toledo teens shot up hours after verdict
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A house on Chase Street owned by one of the men convicted Thursday of kidnapping and killing two Toledo teens whose bodies were found in a burned down home was shot up later that night, police say. According to Toledo Police records, officers responded to the...
Lenawee County sheriff: Watch out for phone scams
ADRIAN — Have you been receiving lots of phone calls lately with the Caller ID showing they're from a town where you don't know anyone? Maybe your cellphone has even flagged the calls as "scam likely"? The best thing to do, Lenawee County Sheriff Troy Bevier said in a recent post on Facebook, is to let "unknown calls go to voicemail, criminals flourish by putting victims under pressure. Also, legitimate agencies DO NOT ask for gift cards...
Father and daughter dead, mother and son injured in Fulton County home explosion
Renderings of LED lights to be added to Toledo's MLK Bridge. 13 Action News viewers submitted thousands of photos of the Northern Lights that illuminated the night sky on May 10, 2024. House where woman was wrongly declared dead catches fire. Updated: May. 3, 2024 at 10:48 AM EDT. A...
Sylvania couple charged after police say they took stolen drugs while kids were home
SYLVANIA, Ohio (WTVG) - Two people are facing a series of criminal charges after police say they consumed stolen hospital drugs while children were in their care. Ryan Roberts and Kayleigh Hughes, of Sylvania, were indicted by a Lucas County Grand Jury in May 2024. Roberts is charged with two...
Shots fired at south Toledo homes Tuesday
TOLEDO, Ohio — Police are investigating an incident in which two south Toledo homes were struck by gunfire Tuesday night. According to a Toledo police report, officers responded to the 1800 block of Airport Highway after receiving a call regarding shots fired. Police arrived at the location, where they said two homes in the same block had been struck by gunfire.
Monroe police: Man on drugs threatens gardening homeowner
MONROE — Police arrested a man they described as being under the influence of drugs after he reportedly threatened to kill a woman who was working in her yard. Monroe police officers responded at 5:22 p.m. Tuesday to the 900 block of Western Avenue to a report of a man who had approached a woman who was gardening, shouted profanity and unintelligible statements, and grabbed the garden rake she was using and told her that he was...
Man pleads guilty in 2023 Toledo strangulation death
TOLEDO, Ohio — A man pleaded guilty in Lucas County Common Pleas Court Thursday to a charge involving the death of a woman in south Toledo in 2023. According to court documents, Mark Hatcher pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. A judge sentenced him to 11 to 16.5 years in prison.
Toledo man indicted on aggravated robbery, assault, abduction charges
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo man was indicted by a Lucas County grand jury on charges of aggravated robbery, assault, abduction and trafficking cocaine. According to court documents, Jesus Coronado hit another person in the face with a gun and then repeatedly hit them before taking their iPhone 14 Pro Max and a pair of Jordan brand shoes. The documents say Coronado repeatedly told the victim he would shoot him if he did not comply.
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