Akron Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who stole a vehicle with kids inside it from an Akron store. Investigators say it happened outside the Dollar General store in the 500 block of e. Exchange Street on Monday. The vehicle and the children were recovered on Spicer Street, but the…
Stow man sentenced for selling bogus body armor
A 70 year old Stow man was sentenced this week for selling bogus body armor. Vall Iliev was sentenced to 63 months in jail, and also will have to pay approximately $5.2 million in restitution. He is accused of working with a Chinese broker and manufacturers to make a cheap version of body armor, then…
School cell phone policy
Listen up parents of school age children. Beginning next school year, cell phone use will be banned. Senate Bill 58, sponsored by State Senator Jane Timken, was recently signed into law as part of the state budget. It’s goal: reduce distractions, curb cyberbullying, and keep students focused on daily instruction. The law prohibits students from…
Tornado confirmed in Medina County
The National Weather service confirmed an EF-0 tornado in Western Medina County Monday afternoon. At 3:57pm, a tornado last 2 minutes in Chatham and Lafayette Townships caused tree damage along its path with multiple trees snapped. The National Weather Service says it caused minor roof damage to several homes and damaged an unoccupied small barn.…
Shooting outside Akron school
5 people, ranging in age from 14 to 20 were shot on Monday morning in the parking lot of Mason CLC on East Exchange Street, during a large gathering. Akron police say, the 5 were all transported to the hospital with what are being reported as non-life threatening injuries. In addition to the gunfire, more…
1 dead, 3 injured in accident on Route 21
Authorities are investigating a fatal crash in Norton. Police say it happened Saturday night around 7:15pm on State Route 21 near Reimer Road overpass. According to a press release, a Jeep overturned and collided with another vehicle. The driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead at the scene and all 3 people inside the car…
1 dead in shooting in Tallmadge
An investigation is underway in Tallmadge after a deadly shooting. It happened around 11am yesterday in the 500 block of Cynthia Lane, when a 911 caller said they had shot their father and he was not breathing. When police arrived on scene they arrested the suspect. The victim was taken to the hospital where they…
Arrests in fatal shooting of 15 year old
Akron Police have announced 3 arrests in connection with the deadly shooting of a 15 year old boy. Akron officers assisted by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, carried out a coordinated operation on Wednesday to arrest the suspects. The 3 individuals, 18 year old Jaiden Trone, and 2 juveniles, ages 14 and 15,…
Face lift at Akron-Canton Airport
Upgrades are on the way to Akron-Canton Airport thanks to a $250,000 state grant. The funding will help build a new access road as part of a $30 million west-side hangar project, to add a 1200 square-foot hangar to meet the growing demand for private and corporate flights. Officials say it will boost revenue and…
Akron man found dead in hotel room
Brimfield Police are investigating the death of a 26 year old Akron man who was found dead in a hotel room. Around 6:40 last Friday night, officers were dispatched to the Super 8 Hotel on Edson Road for reports of a deceased male in one of the rooms. On scene, they found a man underneath…
Kent man sentenced for fatal crash
A 51 year old Kent man convicted of killing one man and injured another in a drunken driving crash last year was sentenced yesterday to up to 13 and a half years in prison. Authorities say, Albert DiTomaso drove his car while intoxicated into the back of a Spectrum service truck in January of 2024,…
Man injured after homemade explosive detonates
One person was hospitalized after a homemade explosive detonated while they were building it, according to the Springfield Township Police department. Saturday afternoon, both police and fire were called to Frank’s Mobile Home Park, off canton Road, in Springfield Township for a report of an explosion in one of the homes. Upon arrival, they located…
Fatal hit-skip
Akron police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle used in a fatal hit-skip. according to a press release, police responded to a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle in the area of West South street and the Ohio & Erie Canal way Path Crosswalk at Lake Shore Boulevard. When police arrived,…
6 killed in plane crash
6 people were killed in a plane crash Sunday morning. Officials say the plane went down shortly after takeoff just about 2 miles from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Trumbull County. The twin-engine Cessna 441 was carrying 2 crew members and 4 passengers. The names have not been released. The cause of the crash is…
Boy found dead in hot car
The Mansfield Police Department is investigating after a young boy died Thursday. According to the police department , officers responded to a medical emergency in the 100 block of Wood Street around 3:15pm. When they arrived they found the 5 year old boy unconscious in a car. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital,…