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AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police officials are looking for the individual responsible for breaking into a storage area last week. Police said the break-in occurred on March 24 inside a fenced storage area on Sweitzer Avenue. Officials said the suspect, a man, rummaged through through several cars that were...

Police: 1 wanted for breaking into storage area in Akron

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Neighbors in Akron who live near a dangerous intersection are feeling a glimmer of hope. After waiting years for a solution, they’re finally seeing some safety changes. “It’s the best thing that’s happened in the last ten years,” said Joseph Tyuluman-Luciano, who lives on Gorge...

19 Troubleshooters get results for neighbors in Akron living near dangerous intersection

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -In December of 2022, Cleveland 19′s “Cuyahoga’s Most Wanted,” in connection with Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County, featured Layton Smith who was on the run facing attempted murder charges. After being arrested Wednesday, Smith appeared in court today to enter a not guilty...

Cleveland man pleads not guilty for 2022 attempted murder

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - About $10,000 worth of tools were stolen from a white work van in the parking lot of Gabe’s Diner, Cleveland Police confirmed, and detectives need help finding the thief. The theft happened at 2044 Broadview Rd. between 7-7:45 a.m. on March 25, according to police.

Stolen truck may be involved in theft of $10,000 worth of tools, Cleveland Police say

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The family of the Akron 18-year-old shot to death earlier this month are demanding justice for their family member. Police previously said the 18-year-old was found unresponsive in a parking lot in the 1000 block of Lover’s Lane around 11:20 a.m. on March 13. Officials...

Family of slain Akron 18-year-old demands justice

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man broke into St. Mark Lutheran Church and stole gift cards, Cleveland Police confirmed, and detectives need help identifying the suspect. The suspect forced open a window to the church at 4464 Pearl Rd. and took the gift cards at 4:25 a.m. on March 21, according to police.

Suspect breaks into Cleveland church, steals gift cards, police say

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Police Department says, Brandon Gibbs has been located. Police say, Brandon Gibbs, 10, ran away and was last seen running towards Woodland Avenue from East 59th Street. He is described as 5-foot-5-inches tall, medium-weight build, with shoulder-length black dreads, and brown eyes. He was...

Cleveland 10-year-old boy has been located, police say

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A driver struck a parked car Wednesday night, causing the car to rollover. The accident happened on the 3400 block of West 88th Street late Wednesday. Cleveland EMS was unable to confirm a transport early Thursday morning. Cleveland police could not confirm any information on the...

Driver strikes parked car, causes rollover in Cleveland’s West Boulevard neighborhood

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A high school band trailer stolen last weekend, was recovered in Alliance. According to Akron police, the suspect drove to Ellet High School around 8 a.m. Sunday, March 26. backed his truck up to the trailer and spent about 15 minutes hooking up the trailer hitch before driving away.

Akron police find stolen high school band trailer

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police said a driver hit a pedestrian Thursday afternoon and then fled the scene. According to police, the hit-skip happened around 5 p.m. on Simon Avenue between Ansel Road and East 79th Street. Emergency crews took the victim from the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood to University...

Cleveland police search for driver after pedestrian injured in hit-skip

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A school bus was involved in a crash on I-90 westbound Thursday morning. According to officials, the accident happened around 9 a.m. between E. 55th Street and Dead Man’s Curve. Firefighters said the crash involved the bus and three other vehicles. It is not known...

School bus involved in crash on I-90 in Cleveland

Garfield Heights, OH

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted a 32-year-old man accused of a murder in Garfield Heights in September 2022. Travis Hicks was on the run for about five months, before being arrested at a Ford Drive apartment in Cleveland by members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in March.

Grand jury indicts Garfield Heights murder suspect

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - One person died after an early-morning police chase Friday led to a crash in Garfield Heights. Maple Heights police officials said officers were performing a traffic stop on a car that contained two people following reports of a shooting shortly after 3 a.m. Officials said...

1 dead after police chase leads to crash in Garfield Heights

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted a 61-year-old Euclid man for a Feb. 22 police chase that ended in a crash which critically injured a baby girl. Daryl Brown was indicted on six charges of aggravated vehicular assault, failure to comply with the order of a...

Euclid man indicted for police chase that critically injured baby

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland firefighters battled a house fire on the city’s west side Wednesday night. Crews were called to the house located in the 3100 block of West 90th around 740pm. The fire was contained to the attic, according to Cleveland fire. All occupants of the home...

Firefighters extinguish blaze at home on Cleveland’s West Side

Lakewood, OH

LAKEWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) - According to Lakewood police the 76-year-old woman who walked away from her residence Thursday morning has been found safe. Police said Hoa Lam left her home around 8 am and did not return.

76-year-old woman Lakewood woman found safe

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland Police asked the community to help find missing 16-year-old Ky’rayah Brown. Brown was described by police as 5′8″ tall, 120 pounds, with black hair in a bob cut, and brown eyes. Police said she was last seen at Garret Morgan High School...

Missing 16-year-old Cleveland girl last seen March 27

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A 20-year-old Cleveland man was arrested by Shaker Heights police after a stolen car chase, according to police. Around 7:13 p.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of Kemper Road to investigate a report of a man attempting to break into vehicles. Police said they...

20-year-old Cleveland man arrested after stolen car chase

Atlanta, GA

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Anthony Brown is with the Cleveland School District and Men of Color Academics CMSD. He helped arrange a visit by students from Morehouse College in Atlanta to come to Cleveland to talk with the next generation of young Black males who they want to attend a Historical Black College or University or HBCU. The men baord a bus and rode for 12 hours to get her. Their impact was immediately felt when they talked with CMSD students who are just a few years younger than themselves.

A bus load of Morehouse Men come to Cleveland to inspire Black male youth

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - It’s not just a problem in Northeast Ohio, it’s an issue nationwide. The unfortunate truth is that Cleveland still ranks as one of the most dangerous cities in the country for gun violence. But as local officials continue their efforts to stop the violence,...

Gun violence: How Cleveland police are working to solve the city’s never-ending problem

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police said an armed robber threatened a man Wednesday during a meetup to purchase an item off Facebook. The 31-year-old victim told officers he contacted a young man on Facebook to buy an Xbox. When the victim and suspect got together, police said the suspect...

Akron police: Facebook transaction for Xbox turns into armed robbery

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This week’s Cuyahoga’s Most Wanted featured a Brooklyn man wanted by the sheriff’s department on domestic violence charges where he allegedly held his victim against their will. According to Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County Oscar Osorio, also known as Oscar Ruidiaz, attacked his victim...

Wanted: Brooklyn man allegedly told kidnap victim they would ‘die together’

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Volunteers cleaned up an abandoned and blighted property, known for crime and drug abuse, in Slavic Village, Friday. Ward 12 Cleveland City Councilmember Rebecca Maurer, Neighborhood Pets, University Settlement, and Slavic Village Development partnered for the cleanup. The house is located at East 65th and Sebert.

Volunteers cleanup blighted Slavic Village property to stop crime and help neighbors

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - It’s a second chance at life for human trafficking survivors. We’re profiling a unique program in Cleveland that is giving survivors hope and turning their lives around. The Human Trafficking Specialized Docket at Cleveland Municipal Court is not your average court experience. The specialized...

Unconventional court program in Cleveland gives human trafficking survivors a 2nd chance

East Cleveland, OH

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The man who murdered a 28-year-old East Cleveland woman in 2021 was sentenced Thursday to 26 years in prison by Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Brendan Sheehan. Lexx Meeks, 28, pleaded guilty last month to involuntary manslaughter, felonious assault ad having weapons under disability.

26 years in prison for man convicted of murdering woman, dumping her body in East Cleveland field

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted a 40-year-old Parma woman for a February vehicular assault outside a Cleveland bar that severely injured a Strongsville hairdresser. Megan Delaney was indicted on the charges of aggravated vehicular assault, vehicular assault and not stopping after an accident. Cleveland police...

Grand jury indicts Parma woman accused of running over another woman

Cuyahoga County, OH

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -In December of 2022, Cleveland 19′s “Cuyahoga’s Most Wanted,” in connection with Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County, featured Layton Smith who was on the run facing attempted murder charges. Thanks to a tip, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Warrant Unit was finally able to...

2 men shot in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood

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