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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

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Police are searching for a suspect caught by surveillance cameras stealing a dog and driving away with it, according to a police department Facebook post. Police say a dog named Bella ran away from her house on the 5600 block of Denison Avenue on March 26.

Suspect wanted for stealing a dog in Cleveland, police say

Euclid, OH

EUCLID, Ohio (WOIO) - The Euclid police officer found guilty of two misdemeanors in August 2022 was sentenced in the Euclid Municipal Court Friday. Euclid Police officer Michael Amiott previously was assigned to non-enforcement and administrative duties until further notice, according to previous reports. Amiott was convicted in 2022 of...

Euclid officer sentenced following conviction for assault, civil rights violation

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) -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’

Canton, OH

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Canton police are looking for help locating a suspect they say is responsible for the shooting of a pregnant woman. Police say Charles Edward Turner III fired several rounds at a vehicle in the 500 block of Shorb Avenue around 6:40 a.m. March 27. The woman...

Canton police looking for help locating suspect in shooting of pregnant woman

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

Akron, OH

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

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

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

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

South Euclid, OH

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A bullet lands in a child’s car seat, after dozens of rounds are fired by two people in a stolen white Jeep as the vehicle travels through a heavily congested intersection in South Euclid. Detectives said the crime happened back on March 8, around 5:00...

South Euclid duo fire shots on busy street, cause bullet to land in child’s car seat

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Police officials are looking for the duo responsible for stealing a car in Cleveland this week. Police said the theft occurred in the 4700 block of Detroit Avenue on March 27. This is in the city’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. Police said the thieves stole a...

Police: Duo wanted for stealing car from Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway 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

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

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Two former East Cleveland police officers convicted of accepting bribes in the summer of 2018 were scheduled to be sentenced in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Thursday; however, it was continued until April 6. As part of the plea agreement, Von Harris, 53, and...

Sentencing continued for 2 former East Cleveland cops convicted of accepting bribes

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland police need the public’s help searching for a missing and endangered 64-year-old man who went missing Friday night. Police say, Robert Burton Jr., 64, went missing after he left the St. Augustine Health Campus located at 3801 Detriot Ave., around 7 p.m. A...

Police: missing, endangered 64-year-old Cleveland man last seen March 31

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 17-year-old boy wanted for shooting a Cleveland police officer on March 14 in the city’s Central neighborhood. Cleveland Police Detective Mark Bahrijczuk , 28, was recently released from MetroHealth Medical Center and is recovering at...

Cleveland police issue warrant for 17-year-old boy accused of shooting officer (body camera video)

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

Willoughby, OH

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (WOIO) - The 69-year-old hall monitor at Willoughby South High School who was attacked by a student, may have suffered a traumatic brain injury, according to Lake County attorney Richard Perez. Willoughby police said Ke’Shaun Howard, 18, pushed the staff member at the entrance of the boy’s restroom...

Hall monitor attacked at a Willoughby high school may have a traumatic brain injury, officials say

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

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

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$500K bond for Elyria woman accused of shooting husband

ELYRIA, Ohio (WOIO) - The 66-year-old Elyria woman accused of shooting her husband in the head at their home, pleaded...

$500K bond for Elyria woman accused of shooting husband

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