Cleveland police oversight panel upholds discipline decision in first case review
In its first use of its authority to review discipline of a police officer, Cleveland’s Community Police Commission changed nothing. The commission’s first evidentiary hearing, held Monday, involved a case from 2024 in which a Cleveland police officer got a six-day suspension following an Internal Affairs...
Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office Offers $2,500 Reward for Tips on “Monday’s Most Wanted”
In a recent social media post by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, the promise of a monetary reward and a direct appeal to the community were made in an attempt to apprehend this week's "Monday's Most Wanted" individuals. The Sheriff's Office looks to marry the lightheartedness of an unassuming Monday with the...
Mom and 4-year-old daughter brutally attacked by dog in Mentor
A mother and daughter are grateful to be alive after being attacked by a dog in their neighborhood.
1 of 6 suspects guilty in murder, torture of East Cleveland woman
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - One of six suspects pleaded guilty in connection with the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Alishah Pointer, 22, in 2021. On Tuesday, Brittany Smith pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated murder and one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. The guilty plea came in the...
25-year-old man dies in Cleveland car crash
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 25-year-old man was killed in a car crash early Wednesday morning. The accident happened around 2:30 a.m. in the area of E. 110th Street and Superior Avenue. This is in the city’s Glenville neighborhood. The driver, whose name has not been released, lost control...
Police chase in Euclid that killed bystander reached speeds of 90 mph; suspect held...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A driver in a stolen SUV fled Euclid police at speeds of 90 mph before crashing into a car and killing a Cleveland man, police video released this week shows. Maurice Neil Ford, 54, died Thursday when an 18-year-old driver slammed into Ford’s Chevrolet Malibu at...
Arraignment for speeding driver accused of killing Cleveland cyclist
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man accused of going 90 MPH in a 35 MPH zone and killing a Cleveland woman who was riding her bicycle, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday. Kamarion Jordan, 20, is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, operating...
Pressure Mounts on Cuyahoga Sheriff for Independent Probe of Tasha Grant’s Restraint Death
Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel is refusing to seek independent investigations into three women’s deaths that occurred during encounters with his deputies, despite a growing call for more scrutiny from the victims’ families and advocacy organizations. Stanley Jackson, an attorney for the three families, said...
Former motel for people moving out of homelessness closes suddenly, after cash runs out...
A renovated motel on Superior Avenue that for more than 15 years has served people moving from streets or shelters to more permanent homes closed its doors this week. FrontLine Service, which staffed the building, had already planned to move people out of the space due to mounting costs, state funding cuts and aging...
Armed suspects break into Cleveland smoke shop
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Several suspects broke into a smoke shop on the city’s East side Wednesday morning. Just before 5 a.m., the suspects forced their way inside the RedEye Smoke Shop in the 11700 block of Buckeye Rd. Officers quickly arrived on scene and the suspects fled on...

















