CRIME & SAFETY
One woman dead after two-vehicle crash in Toledo Saturday morning, police say
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - One woman is dead after a two-vehicle car crash in Toledo Saturday morning, police say. TPD says the crash happened at the intersection of W. Central and S. Detroit Ave just before 8:00 a.m. A 67-year-old Toledo woman was traveling west on Central Ave. when she...
OSHP: Pedestrian hit by pickup truck in Monclova sustains life-threatening injuries; driver arrested
MONCLOVA, Ohio — A pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a pickup truck in Monclova Friday, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers told WTOL 11. John Miller Jr., the driver of the pickup truck, was arrested at the scene on Monclova and South...
TPD issues warrant for woman accused of attacking parent at elementary school
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Police have issued a warrant for a woman who allegedly attacked another parent at a Toledo elementary school. Toledo Police filed a Felonious Assault charge against Cassandra Valdez, accused of assaulting another parent at Leverette Elementary School in Toledo Public Schools on Tuesday. The mugshot shown here is from a previous arrest in 2014.
Rossford councilman pleads guilty to DUI
A member of Rossford City Council has pleaded guilty to driving drunk in the Glenwood Road and Santus Drive area on March 16. Chris Heban, 41, had been charged with driving under the influence, failure to control his vehicle, and leaving the scene of an accident. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to the drunk-driving charge in Perrysburg Municipal Court. The other two charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to 33 days in jail, 30 of which were suspended and three will be served with a driver intervention program.
South Toledo crash sends person to hospital with life-threatening injuries
TOLEDO, Ohio — A person had to be extricated from a car and was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in south Toledo on Saturday evening. Toledo police say a car was in the intersection at South Byrne Road and Hill Avenue around 5: 30 p.m. waiting to make a left hand.
Toledo man accused of raping 11-year-old
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County Grand Jury indicted a man for alleged sex crimes against a child. The grand jury indicted Kenneth Fricker, 41, of Toledo, on five counts of Rape and two counts of Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles. Police affidavits allege he raped an 11-year-old in...
2 injured in Hill Avenue apartment fire Saturday, TFRD says
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Two people were injured in an apartment fire of the 3000 block of Hill Avenue during a fire Saturday, officials say. According to officials, one victim was being treated by life squad for smoke inhalation and the second victim was struggling to breathe from smoke inhalation but declined treatment.
Firefighters battle blaze at west Toledo apartment building
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Fire and Rescue Department firefighters were called out to the Oak Hill Apartments in west Toledo on Saturday afternoon for a second-floor apartment fire. The fire, on Hill Avenue near Richards Road, started around 1:30 p.m. Toledo fire says fire could be seen coming out...
Co-conspirator testifies in boys' kidnapping, murder trial
Cruz Garcia, 25, one of the men who played a role in the disappearance of two Toledo boys in December, 2022, took the stand Thursday to testify against Charles C. Walker, 34, and Brent A. Kohlhofer, 42, the men on trial for the aggravated murder and kidnapping of Kyshawn Pittman, 15, and Ke’Marion Wilder, 16. The boys’ bodies were found in the ruins of a burnt-out home at 3015 Chase St. on Dec. 15, 2022, 10 days after the house burned, and 12 days after they were last seen alive, on Dec. 3, 2022. While more than half a dozen people were initially charged for their roles in the boys’ disappearance, only Walker and Kohlhofer are on trial. Garcia pled guilty to two counts apiece of involuntary manslaughter and kidnapping in January. Dressed in an orange Lucas County Jail jumpsuit and shackled with leg and belly chains, the life-long Toledoan testified for more than four hours in Lucas County Common Pleas court, as to what happened in December, 2022, and the role he and others played in the boys’ disappearance.
Victims of brutal attacks blame system for setting teen free
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A teen accused of randomly attacking several people throughout Northeast Ohio apparently has a history of these types of assaults. It’s a story 19 Investigates first broke last month. Several alleged victims of 19-year-old Serus Walters say these violent beatings should have never happened in...
69-year-old Monclova pedestrian seriously injured in Friday crash
MONCLOVA Twp., Ohio (WTVG) - A 69-year-old Monclova pedestrian was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a Dodge Ram Friday afternoon in Monclova Township. According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 69-year-old woman was standing on Monclova Road when she...
Fire reported at Holland apartment complex
HOLLAND, Ohio (WTVG) - Investigators are working to figure out what sparked a fire at a Holland apartment complex Friday. The fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. at Quail Hollow at the Lakes in the 7100 block of Quail Lakes Drive Friday morning. According to firefighters at the scene, it happened in a bathroom in a second floor apartment. No one was injured.
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