Police blotter — March 10
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Hillman Road man, 19; a Miles Avenue man, 22; and a Stephens Avenue man, 35, were charged with breaking and entering and possession of criminal tools. Police said officers...
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This year, the Beacon Journal will explore the ripple effects of crime on people in the community, from the city to the suburbs. This story is the first in the series.
View ArticlePolice blotter — March 17
Summit CountyAkronArrestsAn East Brookside Avenue man, 20, was charged with burglary. Police said the man forced his way into a home and took items.A Crescent Drive man, 21, was charged with carrying a...
View ArticlePolice blotter — March 24
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Chalker Street man, 47, was charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery after he allegedly entered a woman’s home, held a knife to her neck and demanded money....
View ArticleFour from Akron charged with illegally obtaining federal education money
Four Akron residents have been indicted on charges they used fake GED certifications to enroll in college and obtain more than $104,000 in federal financial aid. Lori A. Martin, 46; Raheem J. Martin,...
View ArticlePolice blotter — April 7
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA North Howard Street woman, 50, and a Thorpe Street man, 33, were charged with theft, receiving stolen property, misuse of credit cards and carrying a concealed weapon. The...
View ArticlePolice blotter — April 14
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Youngstown man, 37, was charged with aggravated burglary, kidnapping, felonious assault and disrupting public service. Police said he assaulted a woman in the parking lot of...
View ArticlePolice blotter — April 14
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Youngstown man, 37, was charged with aggravated burglary, kidnapping, felonious assault and disrupting public service. Police said he assaulted a woman in the parking lot of...
View ArticlePolice blotter — April 28
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Hartford Avenue woman, 52, was charged with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and possession of an open container. An RTA driver notified officers that a woman...
View ArticlePolice blotter — May 5
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Sunsetview Drive man, 18, was charged with aggravated robbery after he allegedly pulled a gun on a Herman Avenue resident and demanded money. While fleeing, he fired several...
View ArticlePolice blotter — May 12
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Duane Avenue man, 33, was charged with felonious assault and aggravated burglary after he allegedly assaulted a man, knocking him unconscious and breaking his jaw.A Hart...
View ArticlePolice blotter — May 19
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Leo Street man, 28, was charged with willful fleeing, resisting arrest, child endangering, driving under the influence and obstructing official business after a crash at...
View ArticlePolice blotter — May 26
Summit CountyAkronEditor’s note: Since the hacking incident, media access to Akron’s online arrest records has been temporarily taken down. Just two arrests were posted prior to the police department’s...
View ArticlePolice blotter — June 2
Summit CountyEditor’s note: Since the hacking incident, media access to Akron’s online arrest records has been temporarily taken down.BarbertonArrestsA Peerless Avenue man was jailed on charges of...
View ArticlePolice blotter — June 9
Summit CountyEditor’s note: Since the Akron hacking incident, media access to online arrest records has been temporarily taken down. Just two arrests were posted before the police department’s media...
View ArticlePolice blotter — June 16
Summit CountyEditor’s note: Since the Akron hacking incident, media access to online arrest records has been temporarily taken down.BarbertonArrestA man, 25, was charged with telecommunications...
View ArticlePolice blotter — June 23
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Penfield Avenue, man, 33, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a dangerous ordnance, tampering with evidence, having weapons under disability and...
View ArticlePolice blotter — June 30
Summit CountyAkronArrestsAn East Exchange Street man, 49, was charged with felonious assault after he allegedly assaulted another man and fractured his eye socket.An East Waterloo Road man, 22, and a...
View ArticleOhio prison works to reduce inmate assaults
COLUMBUS: Inmate-on-inmate assaults nearly doubled in two years at a north-central Ohio prison, higher than the statewide average, according to a new report that also notes an increase in disturbances...
View ArticlePolice blotter — July 7
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Robert Street woman, 23, was charged with theft. Police said the woman was employed by Walgreen’s when confronted by loss prevention workers and a store manager following an...
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