A kidnapping, a SWAT standoff, teargas, and a suspect arrested while hiding under a pile of clothes.

That's what went down in Akron Sunday afternoon, starting at around 4:00 PM when a 29 year old mother callied police to report  that her 5 year old son, Carson Eckel, had been abducted by his non-custodial father from her home on Barbara Avenue. This happened, she said, after the three of them got together for a visit, during which 31 year old Sean Eckels allegedly threw punches at her and ran off with the boy.

Akron Police then issued an Amber Alert, and a SWAT team was dispatched to look for the missing child, who was eventually released unharmed by his father from a residence on Sylvan Avenue, and reunited with his mother at about 11:20 PM. 

However, police say 11:45PM, they had to call the SWAT team back, because Eckels had barricaded himself inside the home and refused to come out. After he wouldn't surrender, despite efforts to de-escalate the situation; police say they deployed "chemical irritants" at 1:00AM, went inside, and arrested Eckels, who they say had been hiding under a pile of clothing.

Now, he's in the Summit County Jail, charged with Kidnapping, Abduction, and Domestic Violence.

Gas prices have continued to drop nationwide over the past week, despite concerns about potential disruptions from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East.

Global oil prices have stabilized at a little over $90 dollars per barrel so far today, and Gasbuddy.com reports the price of a gallon of gas dropped in Akron by 13 point 1 cents over the past week to an average of $3.02.

Nationwide, the average price per gallon for gasoline is down by 11.3 cents per gallon, at $3.55, and the average price of diesel dropped by 6.8 cents per gallon to $4.41.

Patrick DeHaan, Gasbuddy.comhead of Petroleum Analysis, says "The downward momentum has indeed gained steam, with the national average declining over the last week with again virtually every village, town, city, region and state seeing gasoline prices fall - with the added bonus that diesel prices have also declined. While the price of oil jumped some 5% last week, I remain steadfast that additional declines are coming to gasoline prices the way the situation stands now, but remain cautious that this depends on actions that are not foreseeable, mainly the conflict in the Middle East."

In addition, he says be believes that "For now, the national average is likely to soon fall to its lowest level in six months. Some areas of the Great Lakes could see a price cycle in the next few weeks, which is typical after long declines as stations often pass along the drops there faster than anywhere else. I believe the national average still has some 15-35 cents of declining to do the way things stand now."

A fire early Sunday Morning caused extensive damage to the historical Heritage House in Stow’s Silver Springs Park. 

President of Stow Historical Society Bryan Menke tells the Akron Beacon Journal that the second floor of the house is a complete loss, collapsing into the first floor,  and that many documents, books, and artifacts were destroyed. 

The Heritage House was originally built in 1849 and was an original stagecoach stop on Graham and Fishcreek roads before being moved to the park and renovated in the 1970s.

Menke says they hope they’ll be able to save the basement and first floor of the structure and rebuild the second floor. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. She recapped her State of the County Address and talked about making the county smart and saving money for residents.