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Thief steals resident’s vehicle by entering home to find keys: Highland Heights Police Blotter
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Wanted: Cleveland man accused of attempted murder for pushing victim out of a car and running them over
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This week’s Cuyahoga’s Most Wanted features a Cleveland man accused of attempted murder for pushing a victim out of his car and then running them over. According to Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County, on New Year’s Day of this year, police were called to a...
Clothing store employee used fake receipts to get cash for bogus returns: Euclid Police Blotter
EUCLID, Ohio – Here is the Euclid police blotter for April 8 through April 14. The loss prevention manager of a clothing store reported April 11 that when it investigated an unusual number of returns at the store it discovered an employee had been stealing cash. The employee was...
Rite Aid to close 13 more stores, including 3 in Ohio: See which stores are shuttering
CLEVELAND — As Rite Aid continues to make its way through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, court filings reveal that 13 more stores are set to close, including three in Ohio. According to documents filed on April 16 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the following Ohio Rite Aid stores...
12 indicted in Northern Panhandle drug trafficking case -- two from Ohio Valley
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — Twelve people from Ohio and West Virginia – including two from the Ohio Valley – are facing federal drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. The other 10 individuals are from the Greater Cleveland area. The cases were investigated by multi-jurisdictional drug...
Wife convicted of possession for marijuana hidden in husband’s duffel bag gets new trial
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- An appeals court on Thursday tossed the felony drug conviction of a Garfield Heights woman whose husband had more than 8 ounces of marijuana in a duffel bag in their basement. Cuyahoga County prosecutors put forth no evidence that Gwenetta Smith knew about the drugs that police...
Cleveland toddler died from starvation, extreme dehydration after mother’s fatal overdose, records show
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland man with a lengthy criminal history has been indicted in connection with the December 2023 deaths of a mother and her young son. Tony Williams, 48, is charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter, heroin trafficking, and corrupting another with drugs. According to the...
Drunken hairstylist takes a bite out of her client
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The owner of Salon 1 Loges, 26915 Chardon Road, reported April 10 that a lessee of one of the suites was highly intoxicated and refusing to leave. Officers responded to the salon and learned that the hairstylist had been in an argument with a male client, who had already left the business and was not identified.
Grand jury re-indicts Cleveland woman accused of killing man by running him over with her car
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A grand jury re-indicted a Cleveland woman who is accused of killing a man by running him over with her car and then leaving him pinned underneath the vehicle. Shaniqua Menefee’s jury trial was scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 17; however, the case was dismissed...
Notice ‘We Buy Houses’ signs in Cleveland? Free ice cream rewarded for wrangling them up
You’ve probably noticed signs reading “We buy houses,” posted on utility poles in Cleveland. Cleveland City Council member Kris Harsh has noticed them too. The Ward 13 representative said these signs are predatory in nature and is sick of seeing them around Cleveland.
Child hit by vehicle in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - According to Cleveland Police, a male approximately 9 years old was struck by a vehicle on the city’s East Side. The accident happened in the 10000 of Olivet Avenue around 830pm. The child was taken to an area hospital in an unknown condition. Police are...
Progressive is officially putting its former main headquarters on the market
MAYFIELD, Ohio — Progressive is moving ahead with its office consolidation plan and will officially list its former main headquarters in Mayfield for sale or lease. The insurance company announced in July that it would close its main headquarters on Wilson Mills Road, moving its headquarters to what it calls its second campus on North Commons Boulevard, still in Mayfield.
Walmart shoplifter is also meth trafficker: Brooklyn Police Blotter
On March 24, a Walmart loss prevention officer called police after observing two customers attempting to steal merchandise from the Brookpark Road store. An arriving officer located the female suspects, who were attempting to steal items valued at more than $40. During the investigation, police discovered that one of the...
Vandals attempt to steal ATM from Huntington Bank on Buckeye Road
CLEVELAND — Vandals hit the ATM at the Huntington Bank branch on Buckeye Road and tried to take the machine, instead damaging it extensively, according to police. The branch has been temporarily closed due to an increase in violent crime and the ATM was the only thing left open.
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