Man found shot on Akron front porch Saturday indentifed as Roger L. Smith
The man found shot on the front porch of a West Hill home early Saturday has been identified at Roger L. Smith, the Summit County Medical Examiner’s office said.Smith, 33, had no fixed address a the...
View ArticleMan who exchanged gunfire with Akron police Sunday killed when officer’s...
A 54-year-old Akron man who exchanged gunfire with Akron police Sunday was killed when a bullet from one of the officer’s weapons hit him in the chest, the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office...
View ArticleAkron flimflam alert: Two men target elderly Firestone Park couple at home,...
Two men used an old scam to gain access to an unlocked safe inside the home of an elderly couple in Firestone Park, Akron police said. According to police, the incident unfolded like this:A man knocked...
View ArticleSpecial delivery: New Ford Fusions from Mexico delivered to Northeast Ohio...
RAVENNA: A curious mechanic at a local Ford dealership stumbled across a clue that led investigators to more than $1 million worth of marijuana stuffed into new cars being delivered here from Mexico,...
View ArticleAuthorities identify two teens killed in crash with Akron firetruck: One girl...
Authorities have identified two teens who were killed Friday when an SUV they were riding in collided with an Akron firetruck.Briyana Hayes, 15, and Lashae Johnson, 16, died from their injuries after...
View ArticleGet out of jail, collect free Narcan: Stark County sheriff distributing 75...
CANTON — The Stark County Sheriff’s Office has started distributing Narcan to inmates at risk of overdosing on opioids upon their release from jail, the sheriff’s department said in a release...
View ArticleThree steal pain meds in Kenmore
A woman stood as lookout Monday as two men jumped behind a pharmacy counter at a Kenmore Rite Aid and stole pain medications, Akron police said. The incident happened about 9:30 a.m.Witnesses described...
View ArticleHey, Medina Township: Bullets hit your house? Zing by your head while you...
MEDINA TWP.: Police want to know who has been firing bullets into the Morning Song development.Between Saturday and Monday, some residents discovered holes in vinyl siding. Another resident found a...
View ArticleCold case heats up: Akron police Thursday will announce arrest in 2015 pizza...
Akron police in 2015 suspected the masked robber who shot and killed a 21-year-old college student at a North Hill pizza shop might have been a woman. Thursday, more than 1 1/2 years after Zak Husein...
View ArticlePatience, humility and soul searching: Zak Husein’s brother reflects on life...
Sixteen security cameras now watch over the North Hill pizza shop where Zak Husein was shot and killed in December 2015.New LED lighting brightens the darkness there after nightfall.And Husein’s oldest...
View ArticleSeveral thefts and acts of vandalism reported Thursday in several Akron-area...
Seven vehicles parked in six different Summit Metro Parks areas had their windows smashed, and purses were taken Thursday. At least one incident happened early in the morning, before 8 a.m.“Don’t make...
View ArticleAkron teen sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for shooting death of...
A 19-year-old Akron man is guaranteed to spend almost as long in prison as he’s been alive.Fred Taylor was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with possible of parole after 18 years for the shooting...
View ArticleToday is last full day for Ronald Phillips who is set to be executed...
Barring a last-minute stay, convicted child rapist and murderer Ronald Phillips will die by lethal injection Wednesday in southern Ohio after being on death row for 24 years.Phillips, 43, of Akron, was...
View ArticleHinckley woman reunites with pen pal from France after decades of corresponding
On Monday afternoon, a muddled mix of French and English chatter drifted through Carol Buchanan’s house in Bath.In her 35 years as a French teacher in Brecksville schools, Buchanan saw many friendships...
View ArticleBad aim or threatening message? Multiple shots miss man in East Akron, but...
Akron police say a 26-year-old man sitting in a vehicle walked away unhurt after a man opened fire on him just before noon Monday.The shooting happened in the 800 block of McKinley Avenue in East...
View ArticleDing-dong, it’s not Avon calling: Akron man answers doorbell, watches driver...
Akron police said they are investigating a shot fired on West Crosier Street early this morning that was witnessed by a man after answering a doorbell. This incident, which happened not far from Summit...
View ArticleDeadly warning: Elephant tranquilizer makes its way back to Northeast Ohio...
CLEVELAND: Carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer that led to soaring numbers of overdoses and deaths last summer in Akron, has reappeared in Northeast Ohio. And this time, officials say, it’s disguised...
View ArticleDespite carfentalnil scare in Cuyahoga County, Summit County’s overdoses...
Carfentanil discovered in Cuyahoga County this week likely hasn’t made its way south Greater Akron, at least not yet. The number of Summit County residents who turned up at hospital emergency rooms...
View ArticleBullets fly: Akron police seek public’s help solving two unrelated shootings...
Akron police are investigating two unrelated shootings that took place on Thursday.The first occurred about 3 p.m. at a house in the 1100 block of Edison Avenue near Summit Lake in South...
View ArticleTriple shooting: Two men, woman shot at new Akron hookah nightclub in South...
People spilled onto South Main Street about midnight Friday as gunshots erupted outside a new hookah bar a couple of blocks south of I-77/I-76, Akron police said.Bullets hit three people at Deja Vu...
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