CRIME & SAFETY
Cleveland toddler died from starvation, extreme dehydration after mother’s fatal overdose, records show
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland man with a lengthy criminal history has been indicted in connection with the December 2023 deaths of a mother and her young son. Tony Williams, 48, is charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter, heroin trafficking, and corrupting another with drugs. According to the...
Police look to identify driver involved in fatal hit-skip crash on Cleveland’s West Side
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Authorities are seeking to identify the driver of a pickup truck involved in a fatal hit-skip crash on Tuesday. A 45-year-old man was struck at 10:30 p.m. by a white, two-door pickup truck as he crossed the street at Scranton Road and Kinkel Avenue. The driver of the pickup drove away after the incident, said Sgt. Wilfredo Diaz, a spokesman for Cleveland police.
Feds arrest Cleveland man accused of killing fellow passenger in car
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Federal agents on Tuesday arrested an 18-year-old Cleveland man accused of murder. Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force apprehended Arshawn Thomas, who was wanted by Cleveland police on murder charges. Authorities say Thomas fatally shot Theodore Broadus, 18, of Cleveland, on July 14.
Cleveland gang member sentenced to 15 years in prison for supplying drugs to rival gang
CLEVELAND, Ohio— A member of the Loyal Always street gang was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison for supplying fentanyl pills and other drugs to dealers, including a member of a rival gang. Devin Long, 23, supplied painkillers, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine to three other drug dealers,...
Cleveland man charged in two fentanyl overdose deaths in one week
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland man is accused of selling fentanyl to two men who died from using the drug during a one-week span. Kendale Ware, 23, was charged Wednesday in federal court in Cleveland with three counts of drug trafficking and two sentencing enhancements for causing the death of two people in November 2022.
Child hit by vehicle in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - According to Cleveland Police, a male approximately 9 years old was struck by a vehicle on the city’s East Side. The accident happened in the 10000 of Olivet Avenue around 830pm. The child was taken to an area hospital in an unknown condition. Police are...
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