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CRIME & SAFETY
Caught on camera: Reckless driving, crash, gun threat erupts at Cleveland car meet
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - As summer approaches and car enthusiasts gather for ‘car meets’, there’s a fine line separates showcasing rides and reckless driving. 19 Investigates exposes the dangers of illegal stunts at these events, with exclusive footage from a recent incident on Cleveland’s East Side.
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...
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.
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...
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....
Mentor man convicted of killing girlfriend’s puppy, going back to jail
MENTOR, Ohio (WOIO) - The Mentor man who pleaded guilty in December 2021 to killing his girlfriend’s dog was back in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday for a probation violation. Judge Michael Shaughnessy sentenced Phil Savelli to 60 days in jail. According to a spokesperson with...
Trial for Cleveland man charged with 2 separate homicides begins Monday
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The jury trial in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas for the Cleveland man who faces charges for two separate murders is set to begin Monday. 23-year-old Malik Blackwell is charged with the homicides, both of which occurred within the span of four months. According...
Delinquent: Eric, 15, was bound over for violent crimes, while another 15-year-old facing near-identical charges remained in the juvenile system
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Eric still hears the screams. At 13, he was accustomed to violence, a victim of physical and sexual abuse who’d been removed from his mother’s house several times by the county. But his grandmother’s shrieks that day linger in his brain. Eric’s father...
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