CRIME & SAFETY
Young father murdered in Akron. suspect remains on the looseeeeee
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Police continue to investigate the murder of a 20-year-old man from earlier this month and now 19 News has learned the victim was going to be a father soon. Alex Ford was fatally shot on April 24 in the 1900 block of Newton Street around 4:15...
Springfield Twp. Police looking for suspect, trying to ID 2 men in gas station robbery
SPRINGFIELD TWP., Ohio (WOIO) - Police are looking for two men and a suspect after money was taken from a gas station register Sunday. Springfield Township Police say they issued a warrant for Alex Michael Williams, 39, from Akron for a theft at Spee-D-Foods, a gas and convenience store, on Gilcrest Road near I-76.
'I was waiting for him to come home': Sister of Goodyear Heights homicide victim among 911 callers
The sister of a 20-year-old Akron man who was found fatally shot last week in front of a Goodyear Heights apartment complex was among several people who called 911 to report the shooting. "I think he's dead. He's not breathing," she could be heard crying in the call. In 911 calls released by Akron...
Parkgoers describe masked gunman, Summit County SWAT after manhunt; Shelter-in-place lifted
UNIONTOWN, Ohio (WOIO) - Authorities in Stark County issued a shelter-in-place order for their residents Saturday afternoon. The Uniontown Police Department on Saturday advised everyone in the area of Uniontown Community Park, Apollo Street, and Moonglo Street to stay inside and lock the doors. UPD says a white man with...
Akron man, 3 codefendants sentenced to prison for shooting death of Damarcus Hartwell
An 18-year-old Akron man was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2022 New Year's Eve shooting death of Damarcus Hartwell. Verdict: Jurors return mixed verdict against Cameron Jones in New Year's Eve slaying ...
'This guy should have been removed': Akron officer who shot teen faced past discipline
Akron officers swarmed an SUV that was suspected of having fled from police in the early morning hours of Dec. 18, 2021. “Put your hands up!” an officer told the male passenger. “Put your [expletive] hands up!” ...
'We were in a haze': Akron father reflects on losing son in road rage shooting, mother and now daughter
George Jensen Sr. doesn't want to say he is used to family trauma, but the last year has been a whirlwind for him and his family. The Akron man lost one son in an untimely death that he didn't know about until reading about it on Facebook. Then a few months later, he lost his mother, who had been in hospice.
Stark County attorney who swindled clients sentenced to prison
A former Canton-area attorney was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to stealing from his clients, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Stark County Sheriff George T. Maier announced recently. “Robbing elderly clients behind their backs is a disgraceful betrayal of trust that warrants stiff...
Drug charge dropped against 20-year-old found with missing 14-year-old Erie girl in Ohio
A Lawrence County man found at an Ohio park with a 14-year-old Erie girl who was reported missing and possibly endangered earlier this month is no longer facing a drug charge. A fifth-degree felony count of possession of a controlled substance that the Ohio State Highway Patrol filed against New Castle resident John R. Wolfe, 20, on April 17 was dismissed in Portage County, Ohio, court on Friday, according to court records. Wolfe was fined $25 in the case, according to the records.
'A calling from birth.' Meet Evan Hill, the Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year
Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper Evan M. Hill, who serves with the Canton post, was awarded and recognized earlier this year as the 2023 Ohio State Highway Patrol State Trooper of the Year. “I reside in Stark County where I am privileged to serve the same community in which I...
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