North Royalton teen who disappeared during Medina skating trip found safe in...
MEDINA TWP.: A North Royalton girl who went missing during a roller skating trip to Medina has been found safe.Medina Township officers found Alyssa Cunningham, 17, on Saturday just after midnight...
View ArticleRichfield woman found dead Friday had a gunshot wound to the head, but...
By Amanda GarrettBeacon Journal staff writerRICHFIELD: Officials have not yet released the name of a 43-year-old woman found dead in her Harold Drive home Friday afternoon with a gunshot wound to her...
View ArticleUpdate: Cuyahoga Falls police identify officer seriously injured after police...
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A Cuyahoga Falls police officer was seriously injured early Saturday morning in what may have been an attack on police.The department identified the officer on its Facebook page Sunday...
View ArticleAkron man pleads guilty in shooting death of acquaintance during robbery attempt
An Akron man has pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter following the shooting death of an acquaintance during an attempted robbery in August 2015.Terry Tart, 38, of Doty Drive, pleaded...
View ArticleWoman shot early Thursday at Akron apartment
A 19-year-old woman had non-life threatening injuries after accidentally being shot early Thursday morning at 1122 Ericcson Ave. in Akron.Akron police said the woman and three males were playing with a...
View ArticleWarrants issued for Portage County break-in suspects
A Ravenna man turned himself in Thursday morning after the Portage County sheriff’s office issued arrest warrants for him and an Akron man on suspicion of breaking into a Suffield Township barn earlier...
View ArticleFive teens charged in arson of Green’s historic one-room schoolhouse
Five teens have been arrested in connection with the arson fire Tuesday that destroyed Green’s historic one-room Lichtenwalter Schoolhouse.The Summit County Sheriff’s office announced the arrests...
View ArticleWoman dies following home invasion early Thursday in Akron
A 55-year-old woman died following a home invasion and robbery early Thursday morning in a Brittain Road apartment, Akron police reported.It’s unclear whether Melody Tomey, 55, of Cuyahoga Falls, died...
View ArticleAkron man charged with heroin possession in New Franklin arrest
New Franklin Police said on Tuesday they found suspected heroin and a syringe on an Akron man after they stopped his vehicle Friday night in the 1100 block of West Comet Road.The driver, Danny W....
View ArticleODOT video captures moments after I-77 van shooting
The Ohio Department of Transportation has released traffic cam video showing the moments after a van was shot on Interstate 77 near the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier this week, Beacon Journal news...
View ArticleAkron walloped with another round of heroin; eight dead from suspected overdoses
Someone selling a new batch of heroin likely laced with fentanyl has caused another spike in Akron overdoses and deaths that began Thursday.The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating...
View ArticleTwo bodies found in abduction rescue
An Ohio police chief says two bodies were found in a house where a woman was rescued after an abduction.Ashland chief David Marcelli said a suspect in the Tuesday abduction was in custody and being...
View ArticleUA, Kent State campus police reiterate commitment to safety after OSU attack
The car-and-knife attack Monday on Ohio State’s campus has prompted moments of reflection across campuses and a look at safety measures. The University of Akron and Kent State University have officers...
View ArticleBond set for man charged with leading police on 1-77 chase and crashing into...
A 24-year-old Maple Heights man was in Akron Municipal Court on Friday on charges related to a high-speed chase Thursday on Interstate 77.Michael Hodge, 24, is charged with fleeing and eluding,...
View ArticleFormer teacher assistant at Christian school in Akron charged with sending...
A former teacher’s assistant at Emmanuel Christian Academy in Akron is charged with sending nude photographs of himself via social media last year to five juvenile girls.Chanc A. Baylor, 23, of Bristol...
View ArticleTwo men indicted on charges of selling drug that caused fatal overdose
Two Orrville men were indicted Wednesday on charges of selling fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose, law enforcement officials said.Kenneth L. Johnson, 44, and Joseph N. Carpenter, 33, were...
View ArticleAlexa, call 9-1-1: Akron police investigate potentially fowl crime
Alexa, how do you deep fry a turkey? Akron police say someone stole an Amazon Echo and a turkey deep fryer from West Akron garage some time last week. Also reported missing from the Cordova Avenue...
View ArticleAkron police investigate burglaries in North Hill, Ellet
Akron police are seeking the public’s help finding thieves who apparently are hungry. The first break-in happened just after 10 p.m. Monday. Officers responded to a fire alarm at the North Hill branch...
View ArticleWednesday morning shooting leaves Akron man dead
An early morning shooting Wednesday northeast of downtown left a 32-year-old man dead and police searching for a suspect.According to Akron police, this is what happened:A man from Noah Avenue was...
View ArticleDriver checkpoints Friday in Akron turn up impaired drivers, police say
Two driver sobriety checkpoints Friday in Akron nabbed people who shouldn’t be behind the wheel, the Summit County OVI Task Force said.According to the task force: Nearly 500 vehicles passed through...
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