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Akron, OH

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

Cleveland, OH

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland Police asked the community to help find missing and endangered 14-year-old Khalani Kane, who was last seen on March 23. Kane was described by police as 5′4″ tall, 135 pounds, with short red hair, and brown eyes. Police said she was last seen...

Missing 14-year-old Cleveland girl found

Wickliffe, OH

WICKLIFFE, Ohio (WOIO) - A detective spotting a stolen car in a hotel parking lot led to finding stolen items in the suspect’s room, Wickliffe Police confirmed. A Wickliffe Police detective saw a suspicious car at a hotel parking lot, investigated, and learned it was reported stolen by Eastlake Police, said WPD.

Stolen car at Wickliffe hotel led to finding stolen items in suspect’s room, police say

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) - 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

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

Canton, OH

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The 36-year-old victim of an attempted homicide this week died on Friday. Chief John Gabbard previously said the March 22 shooting that led to the arrest of a man and a woman. When Canton officers arrived at the residence around 3:10 p.m., the victim was...

Police: Man dies 2 days after being shot in Canton

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

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

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

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Canton police arrested a man and a woman for a shooting Wednesday afternoon at a home in the 800 block of Rowland Ave. N.E. When Canton officers arrived at the residence around 3:10 p.m., the victim was found unresponsive on the driveway. Police said Melvin...

Man, woman arrested for attempted homicide in Canton

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

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) - 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

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) - 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

Elyria, OH

ELYRIA, Ohio (WOIO) - Lorain County Common Please Judge James Miraldi on Thursday sentenced a man after he pleaded guilty to a 2021 murder. Elyria Police Capt. William Pelko said officers found the victim, 20-year-old Yadiel Torres, shot dead in the head on the sidewalk in the 350 block of Broad Street around 2:20 a.m. on Sept. 3, 2021, according to previous reports.

Lorain man sentenced after pleading guilty to 2021 murder

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

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

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 33-year-old Cleveland man dies after being shot at his apartment on the city’s West side. According to Cleveland police, Darren Daniels was involved in a verbal altercation with a suspect at his apartment in the 2600 block of Loop Dr. around 10 p.m. on March 22.

Cleveland man dies after shooting on city’s West side

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

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

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

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?

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

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80-year-old Akron woman shoved to the ground during purse snatching

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - An 80-year-old Akron woman was pushed to the ground during a purse snatching over the weekend in what Akron police are...

80-year-old Akron woman shoved to the ground during purse snatching

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