CRIME & SAFETY
Streetsboro man pleads guilty to raping young girl
A Streetsboro man pleaded guilty to raping a young girl a month after he declined to accept a plea deal in Portage County Common Pleas Court. Scott A. Boerio, 47, pleaded guilty May 2 to two counts of felony rape and a single count of felony gross sexual imposition. As part of a plea deal, according to court documents, the rape charges were both amended to require a life sentence, but with the possibility of parole after as little as 10 years. The gross sexual imposition charge comes with a sentence of up to five years.
Exclusive footage leaked to 19 Investigates appears to support claim made in Twinsburg police lawsuit
TWINSBURG, Ohio (WOIO) - New developments have emerged in the lawsuit filed against the Twinsburg Police Department by three officers, two of whom have been fired since our initial report. The city vehemently denied allegations of excessive force and record tampering made in the lawsuit. However, 19 Investigates’ Gabby Hart...
Kent middle school student with ‘to kill list’ charged, police say
KENT, Ohio (WOIO) - A Kent middle school student with a “to kill list” was charged and taken into custody, police confirmed. KPD said officers were sent to Stanton Middle School at 1175 Hudson Rd. on April 25 for the reported school threat. Ofc. Poe, who was the...
Akron police fire officer who shot 15-year-old, charges dropped against teen
The Akron Police Department announced the firing of the officer who shot 15-year-old Tavion Koonce Williams in April, citing two prior use-of-force incidents as the reason. Also today, Akron prosecutors asked Linda Teodosio, the juvenile court judge, to drop a misdemeanor facsimile firearm charge against the teenager. The charge could be brought back depending on the conclusion of the investigation of the incident by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Akron man pleads guilty to killing Veronica Bell, gets 15 to 20½ years in prison
Months after Dakinga York shot and killed her sister Veronica Bell, 45, the pain of her loss is still fresh in Angela Bell's mind. "You took her from her only child," she said. "You cheated my sister out of years of her life." ...
Jeffrey Miller died at Kent State in 1970. His brother shares memories
It has been more than half a century since the National Guard opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio, killing four and wounding nine others. The brother of Jeffrey Miller, one of the four students fatally shot, attended a remembrance on the campus this weekend.
Richfield police investigating overturned truck on I-77
RICHFIELD, Ohio (WOIO) - Richfield police are investigating a Tuesday morning crash that closed I-77 southbound. Police Chief Michael Swanson says officers responded to a partially-overturned tractor-trailer around 9:30 a.m. The accident happened at mile marker 143 just before the Wheatley Road exit, police say. I-77 south is closed at...
Resident reports $400 worth of fraud charges on debit card: Gates Mills Police Blotter
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Letters: Questions about officer’s shooting of teen holding toy gun
Regarding the Akron police officer’s shooting of a youth who was holding a fake gun ... Did the father know his son had such a “toy gun”? Did the mother know her son had such a “toy gun”? Did the friends of the 15-year-old boy know he had a “toy guy”?
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