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Cleveland man charged in two killings in two cities in two days
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland man is facing murder charges in two killings in different cities that took place over two days earlier this year. A Cuyahoga County grand jury last week indicted Ulando Mims Jr., 19, on aggravated murder and other charges in the Jan. 2 death of 17-year-old Tyrone Griffin in Cleveland.
Caught on camera: Garfield Heights man’s home shot up twice in 2 months
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - For the second time in two months, a Garfield Heights man’s home was shot at in the middle of the night. “It’s cowardly,” said the victim, Joseph Burrier. “You’re gonna hide in the dark and pull a trigger. I don’t even know who you are, so if you’re trying to send a message, how’s that message gonna land?”
US Marshals arrest 18-year-old woman for Cleveland homicide
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The U.S. Marshals confirmed the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested 18-year-old Leonai Johnson, who was wanted for aggravated murder by the Cleveland Division of Police. The Cleveland Division of Police said Third District officers were sent to the 2400 block of Central Avenue on...
Nearly 600K suspected fentanyl pills seized in ‘major’ drug bust in Cuyahoga County
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A six-month long investigation led to one of Cuyahoga County’s largest drug and weapons seizure, said Cleveland police. On Tuesday, the Cartel Gang Narcotics & Laundering Task Force (CGNL) a multi-agency task force led by Cleveland police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, served multiple arrest warrants in Cleveland’s Second District, Third District, Fifth District, Highland Heights, and Westlake.
Cleveland woman wanted by 4 different agencies
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This week’s Cuyahoga’s Most Wanted features a Cleveland woman who has warrants for her arrest with four different agencies in Northeast Ohio. According to Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County, Mauricia Burton pleaded guilty in May to discharging a firearm at or near a prohibited premise and domestic violence.
Officer's death leaves colleagues grieving
CLEVELAND — Euclid Police Detective Steve Shubert is used to the different phone calls he gets throughout the day, but the call he received on Saturday after his colleague Jacob Derbin was killed was unlike any other call he's gotten before. “When you look and see the phone number...
Vigil held in memory of Ofc. Jacob Derbin in Cuyahoga Heights
CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - Family, friends and peers gathered Thursday to honor Jacob Derwin, 23, at the Cuyahoga Heights High School football field. Derbin was murdered in the line of duty Saturday, May 11. He was ambushed, shot and killed while responding to a domestic call. “He was able...
Thief grabs employee’s keys from Cleveland business, then steals her car
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man stole an employee’s car from a business on the city’s West side, after grabbing her car keys off the counter. Cleveland police said the theft happened around 1:45 p.m. at a business in the area of W. 128th Street and Lorain Avenue.
Cleveland felon sentenced to 8 years in prison for peddling meth, fentanyl with gang members
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A convicted Cleveland drug dealer was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for peddling 2 pounds of methamphetamine and hundreds of fentanyl pills in a span of weeks. The sentencing marked the seventh drug conviction that Isiah Crenshaw, 35, has faced since 2008. U.S. District...
Cleveland mom, dad plead guilty in death of baby boy
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland mom and dad pleaded guilty in connection with the death of their 27-day-old baby boy. Deondre Hairston died at MetroHealth Medical Center on July 4, 2023. Hairston’s mom, Diamond Caldwell, pleaded guilty to endangering children, obstructing justice. She will be sentenced on June 10....
Driver indicted in hit-and-run death of man who had collapsed in Cleveland street
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted a Cleveland man on charges that accuse him of failing to stop after he ran over a man who had collapsed in the street. Michael Compton got out of his car and inspected his driver side after hitting and dragging...
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