CRIME & SAFETY
Monroe County sheriff: Deaths of two drivers caused by medical complications
MONROE — The deaths of two drivers involved in crashes in April have been found to have been caused by medical complications. Investigations by the Lucas County, Ohio, Coroner's Office have led the Monroe County Sheriff's Office to classify the crashes involving Robert A. Pfleger, 70, of Toledo and Dennis E. Allen, 69, of Beverly Hills, Florida, as medical traffic trashes, Sheriff Troy Goodnough said in a news release.
Toledo man accused of raping 11-year-old
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County Grand Jury indicted a man for alleged sex crimes against a child. The grand jury indicted Kenneth Fricker, 41, of Toledo, on five counts of Rape and two counts of Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles. Police affidavits allege he raped an 11-year-old in...
Canton man killed while walking in roadway in Monroe County crash
MONROE COUNTY, MI - A pedestrian was killed Thursday in a Monroe County crash, police said. Troopers responded to reports of a crash around 4:30 a.m., May 9 on Will Carleton Road near Port Creek Road in Ash Township 12 miles south of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, according to Michigan State Police.
Murder trial witness describes boys' beatings before they vanished
A friend who was present when two boys were beaten in a South Toledo home’s basement before their disappearances and deaths in late 2022 described those beatings in court Tuesday. Patrick Yingling, Jr.’s testimony followed that of Dr. Jeffrey Hudson, deputy Lucas County coroner, in the trial of Brent Kohlhofer, 42, and Charles Walker, 34, who are charged with two counts each of aggravated murder, murder, and kidnapping. Dr. Hudson, said the lacerations, swelling, and other blunt-force injuries he saw on the heads of Ke’Marion Wilder, 16, and Kyshawn Pittman, 15, were not enough to have caused death. He also testified that only young Wilder had injuries consistent with strangulation to include in his autopsy reports. Still, Dr. Hudson said in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, what was known of young Pittman’s death — his body having been found in a burned-out house’s basement alongside young Wilder’s — was sufficient to rule its manner a homicide even if the cause could only be narrowed to “homicide by unspecified means.”
Co-conspirator testifies in boys' kidnapping, murder trial
Cruz Garcia, 25, one of the men who played a role in the disappearance of two Toledo boys in December, 2022, took the stand Thursday to testify against Charles C. Walker, 34, and Brent A. Kohlhofer, 42, the men on trial for the aggravated murder and kidnapping of Kyshawn Pittman, 15, and Ke’Marion Wilder, 16. The boys’ bodies were found in the ruins of a burnt-out home at 3015 Chase St. on Dec. 15, 2022, 10 days after the house burned, and 12 days after they were last seen alive, on Dec. 3, 2022. While more than half a dozen people were initially charged for their roles in the boys’ disappearance, only Walker and Kohlhofer are on trial. Garcia pled guilty to two counts apiece of involuntary manslaughter and kidnapping in January. Dressed in an orange Lucas County Jail jumpsuit and shackled with leg and belly chains, the life-long Toledoan testified for more than four hours in Lucas County Common Pleas court, as to what happened in December, 2022, and the role he and others played in the boys’ disappearance.
Driver arrested after crash, police pursuit in central Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — One person was arrested in central Toledo Wednesday after a police chase that began in Rossford and ended in a crash. According to a Toledo police report, Rossford police officers initiated a pursuit with 24-year-old Sean Blue just before 5 p.m. The pursuit continued into Toledo and onto I-75 north.
Attempt to identify: Police looking for two theft suspects of U-Haul
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The Lucas County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help identify two suspects accused of stealing a U-Haul truck. The truck was initiallly rented on April 30 from the U-Haul store on the 9100 block of Angola Road near Crissey Road in Sylvania Township.
Rossford councilman pleads guilty to DUI
A member of Rossford City Council has pleaded guilty to driving drunk when he struck other vehicles and a tree in the Glenwood Road and Santus Drive area March 16. Chris Heban, 41, had been charged with driving under the influence, failure to control his vehicle, and leaving the scene of an accident. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to the drunk-driving charge in Perrysburg Municipal Court. The other two charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to 33 days in jail, 30 of which were suspended and three will be served with a driver intervention program.
Toledo man indicted on slew of identity fraud charges
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County grand jury indicted a Toledo man Wednesday for alleged identity fraud. Marcus Garmon, 23, of Toledo, is facing ten counts of identity fraud along with a possessing criminal tools charge. Police said a victim reported his passport and identifying information had been stolen...
Police: Suspect armed with knife robs south Toledo dollar store
TOLEDO, Ohio — Police are investigating a robbery that occurred at a south Toledo dollar store Tuesday morning. According to a Toledo police report, officers responded to Dollar General in 4200 block of Airport Highway just after 9:30 a.m. regarding a robbery. Police were told a suspect, armed with a knife, had threatened employees.
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