CRIME & SAFETY
Euclid 2-year-old shoots himself, dies: Police
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Euclid 2-year-old is dead after shooting himself, according to investigators. Euclid Police Cpt. Mitch Houser says the shooting happened shortly after midnight at a home in the 800 block of E. 236th Street on May 5. Houser says officers on the scene determined the child...
Man found fatally shot in Cleveland: Police
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man was found shot to death in Cleveland early Monday morning, according to investigators. Cleveland Division of Police Sgt. Wilfredo Diaz says officers found the man, approximately 27, in the 10900 block of Superior Avenue at approximately 2 a.m. The victim has not been identified.
Woman picks the wrong fake identity to give Westlake Police
Westlake, Ohio (WOIO) - A Lorain woman picked the wrong fake name to give to Westlake Police on a traffic stop early Thursday morning. Police said around 2 a.m. an officer stopped a vehicle on I-90 at Columbia Road for equipment and moving violations. The woman driving said she did...
Ohio to pay $1.1 million to man wrongfully imprisoned 35 years for 1987 Cleveland killing
COLUMBUS, Ohio—A state board on Monday approved a $1.1 million payment to a New York man who wrongfully spent more than 35 years in prison for a 1987 Cleveland murder. Dwayne Brooks, 58, was released from prison last year after a Cuyahoga County judge held that police and prosecutors withheld police reports and witness statements from Brooks’ attorneys supporting their client’s contention that he wasn’t involved with the ambush killing of 35-year-old Clinton Arnold at Luke Easter Park in August 1987.
‘Reckless’: Cleveland Police Pursued Carjacking Suspect In High Speed Chase That Fatally Struck Teen Girl Walking to the Library. Now, the City Must Pay Her Family $4.8M.
In a tragic incident involving a 13-year-old girl who was struck and killed during a police chase, the city of Cleveland, Ohio, has agreed to […] ‘Reckless’: Cleveland Police Pursued Carjacking Suspect In High Speed Chase That Fatally Struck Teen Girl Walking to the Library. Now, the City Must Pay Her Family $4.8M.
Residents tried to rescue Lakewood man from house fire by sawing through garage door
LAKEWOOD - Residents of a house cut a hole in their garage door to rescue a man trapped inside while a fire blazed early Saturday morning, authorities said. Just before 1:30 a.m., emergency personnel were dispatched to a working house fire at 419 Joe Parker Road, according to Gregory Staffordsmith, spokesperson for the Lakewood Police Department.
Child, 3, critically injured in Southeast DC shooting
A 3-year-old child was shot in the Garfield Heights neighborhood in Southeast D.C. Friday evening. The child was taken to a nearby firehouse on Irving Street SE and flown to a hospital in critical condition. Homicide detectives were called to the scene in the area of Hartford Street SE between...
Family of 13-Year-Old Fatally Struck By A Vehicle Fleeing From Cops Secures Historic $4.8 Million Settlement
In a significant legal triumph, the family of Tamia Chappman has reached a groundbreaking $4.8 million settlement with the city of Cleveland,… The post Family of 13-Year-Old Fatally Struck By A Vehicle Fleeing From Cops Secures Historic $4.8 Million Settlement appeared first on Shine My Crown.
Man charged with fourth OVI after found asleep in vehicle on I-271
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A caller reported at 3:15 a.m. April 26 that a vehicle was stopped on the side of the Interstate-271 southbound lanes and had possibly struck a barrier in the median. Responding officers found the driver and female passenger both asleep. When the occupants awoke, they both...
I-Team: Questions surround Cleveland Community Police Commission ‘mixer’
The FOX 8 I-TEAM has found questions surrounding a meet and greet “mixer” scheduled by the Cleveland Community Police Commission, including a snag in getting permission to hold the event inside City Hall.
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