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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 04:49
Video: Woman Fired Shots During Altercation in Mansfield
Written by Ryan Lang
Mansfield Police are asking the public's help finding a woman who was caught on cellphone video shooting into the air during an altercation in the city. The incident happened Sunday, June 27th, at about 3:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Bulkley Avenue. The video shows the woman firing two…
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Monday, 28 June 2021 11:49
Indians: Naylor Suffered Closed Fracture, Dislocation
Written by Ryan Lang
After suffering a gruesome injury during Sunday's game in Minnesota, Indians Outfielder Josh Naylor is expected to miss significant time. Monday, the ball club updated the status of Naylor, saying he suffered a closed fracture and dislocation of the right ankle. In the fourth inning of the game against the…
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A burglary suspect is facing multiple charges after breaking into a home in Green earlier this month. The Summit County Sheriff's Office received a report the morning of June 21st, that around 3 a.m. someone had broken into a home on South Main Street in the city. The suspect stole…
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Thursday, 24 June 2021 04:36
Stow PD Carrying the Torch for The Special Olympics
Written by Ryan Lang
The Stow Police Department is carrying the torch, raising money for the Special Olympics. On Wednesday morning, 14 members of the local police department were pounding the pavement in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics. Currently, Stow PD is the top…
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Tuesday, 22 June 2021 05:42
Down to Three Finalists After APD Candidate Bows Out
Written by Ryan Lang
The City of Akron now down to three finalists for the new Police Chief job in the city. Monday, Mayor Dan Horrigan announced on the city's Facebook page that Eric Hawkins, the current Police Chief in Albany, New York, removed himself from consideration for the job. Mayor Horrigan says Chief…
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An Akron man was arrested on drug trafficking charges after a routine traffic stop in the city yesterday. According to the report, just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers pulled over Michael Gaines, 37, for a routine traffic violation near Ruckle Road and Hampton Road. During the stop, officers found that…
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New: The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has announced one arrest in the Dragway 42 shooting in West Salem on Sunday. Now charged with felonious assault is Jonathan Paul Roman Perez from Cleveland. According to a Facebook post from the Sheriff's Office (see below), the arrest comes after investigators reviewed several…
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Tuesday, 15 June 2021 10:40
City Council Proposing Automatic Release of Police Body Cam Footage
Written by Ryan Lang
A new law proposed by City Council this week would require Akron Police to release body camera footage within seven days of a deadly force incident. The ordinance calls on police to share at least three different video angles, when available, of any such incident, and then release any…
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Thursday, 10 June 2021 09:15
Canton Schools Superintendent Clarifies Investigation and Decision Regarding McKinley Coaches
Written by Ryan Lang
Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert is setting the record straight in regard to the district's decision to fire McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley and six other assistants. In a video statement (see below), Talbert details the investigation into Wattley and the rest of his coaching staff, that began…
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The City of Akron has narrowed its search for a new Police Chief down to four candidates, none of whom are from within the department, or even the state, for that matter. Per Mayor Dan Horrigan the final four are Eric Hawkins, chief of the Albany Police Department in New…
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Tuesday, 08 June 2021 04:32
Mansfield PD Looking for "Person of Interest" in Attack on Elderly Resident
Written by Ryan Lang
Mansfield Police are circulating a photo of a man they are calling a "person of interest" related to the brual attack of an elderly woman in the city last week. The morning of Thursday, June 3rd, at about 7 a.m., someone broke into the 74-year-old victim's apartment in the…
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Friday, 04 June 2021 10:12
Summit Recognizes June 4th as Gun Violence Awareness Day
Written by Ryan Lang
Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro and County Council passing a resolution recognizing today, June 4th, as National Gun Violence Awareness day in Summit. In a release sent Friday morning, Shapiro said she hopes that federal lawmakers can pass common sense gun laws that protect innocent lives and also protect…
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Mayor Dan Horrigan and the Akron Parks Collaborative announcing the winners of the 2021 Akron Parks Challenge Thursday. Both Kerr Park in West Akron and Jewett Park in Middlebury are receiving $100,000 in grant money to improve the parks. This is the third installment of the Parks Challenge that calls…
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Wednesday, 02 June 2021 10:37
UPDATE: Orange Barrel Alert: Huge Akron Highway Project Starts Tonight
Written by Jeanne Destro
A $161 Million dollar highway construction project that will close ramps, tear up lanes, and require detours on I-76/77, and Route 8 in the Akron area for months, gets underway tonight, Friday June 4. It was supposed to start last night, but got delayed by rain. Phase One of the…
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Tuesday, 01 June 2021 09:22
Multiple Life Prison Sentences for "Worst of The Worst" Akron Murderer
Written by Jeanne Destro
Summit County Prosecutor Sheri Bevan Walsh is calling 27 year old Shaquille Anderson, "the worst of the worst", for murdering four people in Akron. Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge, Alison McCarty, sentenced Anderson to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, in connection with the deaths of…
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Thursday, 27 May 2021 12:05
Akron City Councilman Rich Swirsky Dies from Cancer
Written by Jeanne Destro
Ward One Akron City Councilman, Rich Swirsky, has died at the age of 68, from Leukemia. He stepped back from public life several months ago; relinquishing his day to day duties on City Council, while he battled the disease. A lifelong Akron resident, Rich Swirsky was elected as the Ward…
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Akron police chased down and arrested a murder suspect last night (Tuesday, May 25), in connection with the shooting death of 28 year old Cameron Murray. His body was found in the backyard of a home on 24th Street Southwest in Kenmore, on Monday. 25 year old Akron resident,…
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Akron Police are investigating the murder of an as yet unidentified 28 year old man who was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the backyard of a home in the 22 hundred block of 24th Street SW last night (Monday, May 24). It is the 23rd homicide in Akron this…
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Akron Police say an altercation between three men on an Akron Metro bus ended with a deadly shooting Tuesday evening. Just about 5 p.m., APD says officers working at the Metro RTA transit center at 631 South Broadway Street in Akron heard gunshots and responded. On their approach, they noticed…
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Tuesday, 18 May 2021 09:39
Texas Woman Missing for Years Found in Summit County, Reunited with Family
Written by Ryan Lang
A woman who had been missing since 2017 is reunited with her family after showing up in an Akron homeless shelter. The Summit County Sheriff's Office is reporting the remarkable story of a now 69-year-old woman who took a flight from Oklahoma to Ohio with a friend years ago. The…
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