Tuesday, 11 September 2018 05:12
Update: Cuyahoga Co. Children Safe, Mom in Custody
Written by Ryan Lang
Update: The Amber Alert issued by the Cleveland Police Department for two missing Cleveland children has been canceled and the children are reportedly safe. The kids' mother is in custody, reports say. -- An Amber Alert has been issued by the Cleveland Police Department statewide. Information as of: September 11,…
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Akron Police have arrested 35-year-old Jordan DeHaven for killing his girlfriend. According to the report, Amy Rowan, 41, was reported missing by her mother, whom she lived with on Darrow Road, Friday evening around 6:30. Initially, after APD had contacted DeHaven, he denied knowing anything about it. Later Friday, around…
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This year marks the 55th annual Summit County Metro Parks Fall Hiking Spree, and with that marks the longest running event of its kind in the U.S. "We have about 12,000 or more complete the spree each year," Lindsey Smith, Marketing and Public Relations Manager for the Parks system tells…
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In a joint press release on Friday, the Cordray and DeWine campaigns announced a three-debate schedule leading up to the November Election. The schedule is as follows: Wednesday, September 19 at the University of Dayton; Monday, October 1 at Marietta College; and finally Monday, October 8, at Cleveland State University. …
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Another bank robbery in the Akron area....this one, yesterday--at the Ohio Savings Bank branch on Macedonia Commons Boulevard, in Macedonia. Witnesses and victims describe the bank robber as a black male in his forties or fifties, approximately 5'10", between 170-190 pounds. He wore dark clothing and had a covering on…
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A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrests and indictments of suspects in two recent robberies at PNC Banks here in Akron...one, at 181 massillon Road August 24, and the other, at 1546 West Market Street, On August 31. Police believe they may have been committed by…
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Deputies from Portage County and Geauga County Sheriff's Offices, along with Ohio BCI, were searching the property of a Hiram man, in connection to a missing persons case from the early 90's. According to the Record Courier, the warrant was executed at the property of Glenn Roger Shoemaker, on Winchell…
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Wednesday, 05 September 2018 11:47
Akron's Primary Move in the Hands of the Voters
Written by Ryan Lang
Akron voters will decide in November whether or not the city's primary election will be held in September, as it has been, or move to May, as the Mayor's Office is proposing. City Council held a special meeting Tuesday, approving the ballot measure, after the Board of Elections verified more than…
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Wednesday, 05 September 2018 05:16
Missing Adult Alert Issued Out of Youngstown
Written by Ryan Lang
A Missing Adult Alert has been issued by the Youngstown Police Department statewide. Information as of: September 4, 2018 at 9:24 PM Be on the lookout for a missing adult. On September 4, 2018 at 8:50 PM, Mr. Placko left his residence and failed to return. The incident took…
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Stark County Sheriff's investigators, along with Canton's Metro Crash Team are investigating a fatal crash involving a bicycle Monday morning in Plain Township. According to the press release (see below), Mark Esposito of North Canton was riding his bike along Wener Church Road around 8:40 Monday morning, and was hit by…
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Tuesday, 04 September 2018 11:11
UA Campus Safety Warning After Shooting, Robbery
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(University of Akron) City of Akron and University of Akron police are asking for any information you may have related to two incidents that occurred between 3:15 and 4:15 a.m. today behind businesses in the 400 block of East Exchange Street. In the first incident, a victim was reported to have been…
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A local mom and pop "drugstore" next to Summa Akron City Hospital is closed for the foreseeable future after a raid by Akron Police Narcotics agents earlier this week. The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that police seized marijuana, edibles, CBD oil, cocaine, and a handgun during the raid at…
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(Portman Press) *On Thursday*, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) participated in an opioid roundtable discussion hosted by Hope Village Recovery Center with the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County. (MHRB). Following the roundtable, Portman toured the Recovery Center. As a result of Portman’s bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery…
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The Summit County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at Brandywine Country Club along Peninsula Road Wednesday morning. According to the report, at about 5:19 a.m. Wednesday, a Village of Peninsula Police Officer responded to the Country Club to a call of property damage. When he arrived, the officer was…
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