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Streetsboro, OH

STREETSBORO, Ohio (WOIO) - A fourth Streetsboro High School student recently came forward to report a case of sextortion, according to Streetsboro police. Police said the student told their mother immediately and made a report with Streetsboro police. Officials announced a Mental Health and Safety Forum will be held at...

Streetsboro police: 4th student reports incident of sextortion

Painesville, OH

PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - A suspect, believed to be armed, barricaded himself inside a home on Liberty Street near East South Street on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Painesville police were apparently involved in a chase with the suspect around 2 p.m., when he entered the home and refused to come outside.

Painesville police: Standoff ends peacefully after suspect assaults girlfriend

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A second man convicted in connection with a human trafficking incident at a Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) station in April 2022 was scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas; however, it was continued until April 19. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor...

Sentencing continued for man convicted of human trafficking at Cleveland RTA station

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland carjacking suspect crashed into a fence on Lee Road following a pursuit with police Tuesday night. CPD said they pursued the vehicle for about 15 minutes before it crashed at Lee and South Miles Roads around 820pm. The suspect was taken to University Hospital...

Cleveland carjacking suspect pursuit ends in crash

Canton, OH

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - The widow of a Canton man who was gunned down by police after firing celebratory shots has refiled a$1 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city and officers involved. Marquetta Williams and the family of James Williams filed the lawsuit Tuesday alleging that officers responded with...

Widow of Canton man gunned down by police refiles $1M wrongful death lawsuit

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police said a robbery suspect threatened employees at a BP Gas Station on the city’s West side. According to police, the man was trying to steal multiple items when he was confronted by employees. He then made a gesture to his back and threatened...

Robbery suspect threatens employees at Cleveland gas station

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 47-year-old Cleveland man was convicted of multiple break-ins in various cities. Stephen Beltowski pleaded guilty in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas to:. 10 breaking and entering charges. Five theft charges. One aggravated theft charge. Three misdemeanor theft charges. One weapon under disability charge. Judge...

Cleveland man convicted of multiple break-ins in various cities

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - There were three fatal shootings in less than 24 hours in Cleveland, according to a police department press release. On March 24, officers arrived at East 123rd Street around 6:30 a.m. for a man shot, police say. Police say that the man was found with a...

3 murders happened in less than 24 hours in Cleveland, police say

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 16-year-old girl was last seen on March 16, Cleveland police say. Cierra Farmer was last seen in the area of West 130th Street and Lorain Avenue, according to police. Farmer has black hair and brown eyes, officials say. Police say Farmer was last seen wearing...

Cleveland teen missing since March 16, police say

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police are investigating after a body was found by an excavating crew Monday afternoon. According to officials, workers at Boyas Excavating in the 11000 block of Rockside Rd. in Valley View made the discovery in debris taken from a construction site on Cleveland’s West Side.

Body of woman found in debris removed from Cleveland demolition site

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police are looking for a suspect who broke into a home in the city’s Edgewater neighborhood earlier this year. According to police, the crime happened in the area of W. 115th Street and Edgewater Drive on Jan. 24. Once inside, he stole a number...

Cleveland police search for burglar in city’s Edgewater neighborhood

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - On March 28, 2013, a Cleveland mother and grandmother were brutally murdered. 45-year-old Christine Malone’s body was dumped in a field. Malone’s case is still cold. In a five-month period from December 2012 to May 2013, there were three other women murdered and all...

Families of 4 women murdered a decade ago continue to push for justice

Tennessee State

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Neighborhood teachers are once again asking themselves serious questions on safety after a Tennessee shooting took the lives of 3 adults and 3 children. “As long as we don’t address the issue of gun violence, we’re going to see this everywhere,” said Shari Obrenski, president of...

Cleveland teachers share thoughts on safety and demand action after Nashville shooting

Akron, OH

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Back in December, we told you about a dangerous intersection in Akron. Neighbor say it has caused countless accidents, and the city of Akron has done nothing to make it safer since our story aired. “They’re supposed to be responsible for our safety,” said Ron Coffman,...

Crashes continue at dangerous Akron intersection: ‘How many times is it going to happen?’

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

Mayfield Heights, OH

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A construction worker was injured Tuesday morning while working on an apartment building. Mayfield Heights firefighters said the construction company was performing repair work on the brick veneer at the Hamilton House Apartments in the 200 block of Chatham Way. According to firefighters, while the...

Construction worker injured in Mayfield Heights

Lorain, OH

LORAIN, Ohio (WOIO) - The Lorain Police Department needs the public’s help locating a 41-year-old Lorain man who has been missing since Friday. Police say, Robert Mills, 41, was last seen Friday on the south side of Lorain. Officials say that Mills’s family has not had contact with him...

41-year-old Lorain man missing since Friday, police say

Euclid, OH

EUCLID, Ohio (WOIO) - Six accidents in Euclid left one man dead and one child injured Tuesday afternoon. Police said the accidents occurred on I-90 eastbound and Lakeland Boulevard. According to the most recent update at 4:49 p.m., one lane on Lakeland has been re-opened and two lanes on I-90...

Euclid accidents leave 1 dead, 1 injured

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 51-year-old Parma Heights man is under arrest for allegedly shooting a woman in the head on Cleveland’s West side last week. Yuri Kornik is currently charged with felonious assault. Cleveland police said Kornik shot Britney Napier, 27, on March 25 near W. 23rd Street...

Cleveland woman fights for life after being shot in the head

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron City Council will vote on a candidate to fill the remaining seat for the citizen’s police oversight board. Councilmembers will meet Thursday at 2pm. The deadline for the position was Wednesday at noon. Councilwoman Tara Mosley said the committee received three applicants for...

Akron City Council voting on police oversight board candidate, Thursday

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A car crashed into an EMS vehicle in Cleveland early Monday morning. 19 News cameras were on the scene of the crash, which happened at around 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Euclid Avenue. Officials confirmed the EMS crew was...

Cleveland police investigating crash involving EMS vehicle

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is asking for help in looking a fugitive wanted for escape. According to the U.S. Marshals, Travon Williams is known to frequent the Cleveland area. Williams, 42, is a described as a Black male, standing 5 feet 8 inches...

U.S. Marshals offer reward for information on escaped fugitive from Cleveland

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Police in Akron seized a stolen gun and drugs from a car during a traffic stop Saturday. Lt. Michael Miller said the March 25 traffic stop occurred near Exchange Street and Water Street at around 1 a.m. Miller said officers detected a strong odor of marijuana...

Police: Stolen gun, drugs seized during Akron traffic stop

Willoughby, OH

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (WOIO) - Police officials on Monday said the Willoughby 53-year-old previously listed as missing was found dead. Officials previously said 53-year-old Craig Eisele was last seen during the evening of March 23. Willoughby police officials said foul play is not suspected at this time. Officials confirmed the Lake...

Police: Willoughby man missing since March 23 found dead

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A two-car accident in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland has sent one woman to the hospital. Cleveland EMS confirmed. The accident happened early Tuesday morning. The accident happened at East 79th Street and Linwood Avenue. Cleveland EMS confirmed the transport of one woman to University Hospitals...

2-car accident in Hough neighborhood sends one to hospital

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police said two drivers hit a pedestrian back-to-back early Saturday morning and then fled the scene. The victim has serious injuries, according to officers, and is being treated at University Hospitals. The hit-skips happened around 2:30 a.m. on East 55th Street near Linwood Avenue in...

Cleveland pedestrian left for dead after 2 cars hit him back-to-back

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Cleveland Police lost nearly 390 officers over two years, struggle to recruit new ones

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Police Department lost about 200 officers last year, from retirements to resignations. It’s a record CPD didn’t set out to...

Cleveland Police lost nearly 390 officers over two years, struggle to recruit new ones

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