Student Athletes of the Week: Calvin Alexander & Savannah Bunn: Ellet High School
Written by Aaron ColemanThis week our 1590 WAKR Male Student Athlete of the Week is Calvin Alexander, a senior football player from Ellet High School.
Streetsboro Police are looking for Jason Nicholas James, who they say has scammed multiple people and businesses out of a lot of money.
James was previously arrested and charged for operating a ponzi scheme in North Carolina back in 2014, but has made his way to Northeast Ohio.
The department says that he's passed at least $18,000 worth of bad checks in Streetsboro alone, and has done so in Summit, Stark, and Cuyahoga Counties too.
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The Streetsboro Police Department currently has two active warrants for Jason Nicholas James, a 47 year old man who uses a former home in Brunswick or abandoned buildings as his address. James has been charged or is the suspect in multiple thefts (Forgery or Passing Bad Checks) across northeast Ohio where he uses fraudulent identification and checks to make purchases from unsuspecting businesses.
James was previously arrested in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2014 as part of a 9 million dollar Ponzi scheme and was charged with defrauding at least one victim of $300,000.
Business owners and employees need to be aware of his friendly con-artist tactics because he appears genuine, confident and out-going while he is presenting fake identification and checks to make large purchases. As pictured above, he will smile and shake your hand with one hand while he is giving you a bad check with the other. Streetsboro businesses alone are out over $18,000.
A public records check for James shows current or past activity in Summit, Cuyahoga, Portage and Stark Counties and there are likely others.
Streetsboro Police Department would like to thank our social media followers for helping to identify James and our news partners for continuing to spread the information to save other businesses, both large and small, from being victimized by James’ slick tactics.
Two More Pizza Delivery Drivers Robbed in Akron
Written by Ryan LangAkron Police are investigating two robberies of pizza delivery drivers within an hour and just a few miles of one another Sunday night into Monday morning.
A Dominos driver was robbed of cash by two suspects, one who had a gun, along Power Street around 11:40 Sunday night.
About 50 minutes later, at 12:30 a.m., three men robbed the second driver on Huber street.
The latest incidents make 8 total pizza delivery drivers that have been robbed in Akron in the past three months.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-6-19 Featured
Written by Jeanne DestroThis week, we're spotlighting local company that can help you make your own tech invention dreams come true. We'll also hear about some new advances in artificial intelligence, the new Tesla Cybertruck, and a NASA mission to Antarctica.
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Written by Tony MazurStudent Athletes of the Week: Amiyah Stallings and Ronnell “Tae” Perie: Buchtel High School
Written by Aaron ColemanThis week our 1590 WAKR Female Student Athlete of the Week is Amiyah Stallings, a junior basketball player from Buchtel High School.
Ohio State Defensive End Chase Young has been named the Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year.
In spite of missing two games due to suspension, Young notched 38 total tackles and 16.5 sacks, which is a school record.
In other Ohio State Football news, head coach Ryan Day, in his first year at the helm, was named the Big 10 Coach of the Year, sharing the honor with Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck.
Shockingly, that's the first time a Buckeyes head coach has won the honor since Earl Bruce did it 40 years ago.
The Buckeyes, meanwhile, remain number 1 in the College Football Playoff Committee rankings that were released on Tuesday night. There was no change in the top rankings over last week as LSU, Clemson, and Georgia round out the top 4.
Ohio State takes on Wisconsin Saturday night in the Big 10 Championship Game that's being hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. and you can hear it all on 1590 WAKR and 93.5 FM.