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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police said a group of robbers attacked a 77-year-old man earlier this month to steal his lottery winnings. According to investigators, the incident happened in broad daylight on March 3 in the area of East 128th Street and Eddy Road. The suspects targeted the man...

Robbers attack 77-year-old man, steal lottery winnings, Cleveland police say

Parma, OH

PARMA, Ohio (WOIO) - A 22-year-old Cleveland man who led police on a car chase Tuesday afternoon in a stolen car is being charged with Failure to Comply Flee or Elude, Parma police say. Police said around 4:17 p.m., a Parma officer tried to pull over the red Ford Fusion...

Bodycam video from Parma police chase in stolen car released, suspect charged

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Police announced with great sadness that retired K-9 Recon passed away after a long battle with kidney disease. Recon celebrated his 12th birthday on March 15, less than a week before crossing the Rainbow Bridge on March 21. APD said Recon served the community in...

Retired Akron Police K-9 Recon, who served for 9 years, dies

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Three suspects were arrested Thursday morning after a car chase involving Shaker Heights police. The suspects were apparently in a stolen Hyundai Sonata. According to police, a BOLO “be on (the) look-out” for was issued for the vehicle and Shaker Heights police officers spotted it in...

Several in custody after Shaker Heights chase ends in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 40-year-old Cleveland woman was found shot to death on a sidewalk in the city’s East side Tuesday afternoon. Cleveland police said the victim was located around 1 p.m. in the area of Hawthorne Court and Ashland Road. This is in the city’s Central neighborhood.

40-year-old woman murdered in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood

Euclid, OH

EUCLID, Ohio (WOIO) - Euclid Police asked the community on March 23 to help find missing 16-year-old Tarahja Nicole Hitchcock. She may be in the Akron or Cleveland area, according to police. Police did not provide a description of Hitchcock or state where she was last seen or when. Call...

16-year-old Euclid girl reported missing

East Cleveland, OH

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - East Cleveland police said detectives are currently investigating a fatal shooting. According to police, a man was shot Wednesday afternoon in the 1700 block of Page Avenue. Shortly after, police reported the man succumbed to his injuries. No further details were released.

Man fatally shot in East Cleveland, police say

Berea, OH

BEREA, Ohio (WOIO) - Berea police are looking to the public to help identify two suspects of an attempted carjacking that took place early Monday morning. According to officials, the two women they are searching for attempted to steal the car of a 42-year-old woman from the Speedway at 880 North Rocky River Drive in Berea.

Berea police search for 2 suspects of attempted carjacking

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Interest in becoming an Akron police officer appears to be slightly down this year, compared to applications submitted prior to the police shooting death of Jayland Walker. According the Akron Law Department, the city received 738 applications from prospective police officers in 2022. Last year’s job...

New data shows drop in Akron police officer applications after shooting of Jayland Walker

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police say two victims were carjacked at gunpoint by three masked men around 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. The thirty-year-old victims were pulling into the parking lot at Lucky Corner in the 1300 block of West Waterloo Road when the three men approached their car, police said.

2 people carjacked at gunpoint in Akron parking lot

Garfield Heights, OH

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County is now offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the suspect involved in a shooting at a Garfield Heights bar earlier this month. According to Garfield Heights police, the shooting happened...

Crime Stoppers offers reward for tips in shooting at Garfield Heights bar

Warrensville Heights, OH

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -The Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department issued a warrant for the arrest of a Warrensville Heights man who is facing multiple charges, including 19 counts of rape for allegedly having sex with minors. Michael Johns Jr. is accused of having sex with two minors, one of whom...

Wanted: Warrensville Heights man facing 19 counts of allegedly raping minors and recording the crimes

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Two trailers carrying about $25,000 worth of lawn equipment were stolen from Brookpark Storage, Cleveland Police confirmed, and detectives need help finding who’s responsible. The theft happened at 6750 Brookpark Rd. on Feb. 28, according to police. Surveillance video captured what appears to be a...

2 trailers with $25,000 worth of lawn equipment stolen from Brookpark Storage, Cleveland Police say

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - It was a terrifying close call for an EMS crew and a 95-year-old patient back in February when someone shot at an ambulance on the east side of Cleveland. If paramedics hadn’t been in the back of the truck, they could have been hit. 19...

Cleveland police bodycam video shows close call for EMS crew inside ambulance struck by bullet

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - Police are looking for the suspect involved in a shooting at a bar earlier this month. According to Garfield Heights police, the shooting happened at the Showcase Bar on Turney Road on March 11. Police said the suspect is the male in the dark coat...

Man wanted for shooting at Garfield Heights bar

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Bratenahl police are part of the search for a suspect who brandished a gun at a Cleveland police officer from a stolen Kia. Bratenahl police received a report that a car was stolen in front of Cleveland police officers early Wednesday morning in the area of Superior Avenue and East 105th Street, the report says.

Suspect in stolen Kia points gun at Cleveland officers

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police are investigating after a woman was shot on the city’s East side Wednesday evening. Police were called to the 3900 block of E. 147th Street around 11:30 p.m. This is in the city’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. EMS transported the victim to a...

Woman shot in Cleveland’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Jan Lash lives with the guilt of not being there when her best friend, Aliza Sherman, was brutally murdered in broad daylight outside of her divorce attorney’s office building in downtown Cleveland. The 53-year-old Cleveland Clinic nurse and mother of four was killed on March...

10 years later, is Aliza Sherman’s murder any closer to being solved?

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The skeletal remains of a decomposing body was found in an abandoned home on Cleveland’s East Side, police confirmed. Cleveland Police said officers were sent to the house in the 4120 block of East 112th Street at approximately 9:49 p.m. on March 20. An anonymous...

Skeletal remains found in abandoned Cleveland house, police say

Willoughby, OH

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Willoughby South High School student is charged with assaulting a 69-year-old hall monitor. Willoughby police said Ke’Shaun Howard, 18, pushed the staff member at the entrance of the boy’s restroom on March 20, causing a concussion and a laceration to the back of the head.

Willoughby student accused of assaulting 69-year-old staff member

Maple Heights, OH

MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A car chase in Maple Heights early Thursday morning ended in a three car accident, sending all three drivers to the hospital, police say. Maple Heights police say they were involved in a pursuit of a gray Jeep Cherokee that had committed multiple violations. The...

Maple Heights police chase ends in 3-car accident

Westlake, OH

WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - An irate Taco Bell customer smashed a screen on the drive-thru speaker, punched the drive-thru window and threatened employees when told he could not order a grilled breakfast potato burrito, Westlake police said. According to officers, the 28-year-old Cleveland man went through the drive-thru on Columbia...

Man damages Westlake Taco Bell when he can’t order grilled breakfast potato burrito, police say

Green, OH

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 32-year-old woman who was driving drunk when she crashed into a condo in Green, killing a man, had a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit, Summit County Sheriff deputies said. According to Summit County Sheriff Inspector Bill Holland, Hallie Maczko’s...

Driver accused of killing man in Green, was more than 4x the legal limit, Summit County Sheriff deputies say

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A stabbing in Glenville has sent one person to the hospital. Cleveland EMS was able to confirm that the man was transported in stable condition. Cleveland Crime Scene Investigators are on scene at the house in the 10,000 block of Helena Avenue. Cleveland EMS was unable...

Glenville stabbing calls in Cleveland Crime Scene Investigators

EUCLID, Ohio (WOIO) - Euclid police are looking for man they say used a stolen credit card to buy gas, food and other items. The credit card was reported lost at a Euclid convenience store on Lake Shore Boulevard, according to police. Officials say the stolen card was used by...

Euclid police: man uses stolen credit card for shopping spree

Twinsburg, OH

TWINSBURG TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - An elderly man and woman were rescued from a Twinsburg Township house fire Thursday. The Twinsburg Fire Department was called to the fire on Marwell Boulevard in Twinsburg Township around 6:20 pm. When firefighters arrived on the scene heavy smoke was coming from the house...

2 elderly people rescued from Twinsburg Township house fire

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland firefighters and Cleveland Public Power crews are on the scene of a fire underneath a major downtown intersection. According to officials, the fire began in the area of East 9th Street and Chester Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. One manhole popped up under pressure and...

Cleveland intersection blocked due to underground fire

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Police: 31-year-old man arrested in connection to Akron shooting

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Police arrested a 31-year-old man in connection to a Wednesday night shooting. Akron police Lt. Michael Miller said the Feb. 1...

Police: 31-year-old man arrested in connection to Akron shooting

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