Middleburg Heights police catch 2 wanted people in the most embarrassing way possible
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A wanted Cleveland man, 35, and a wanted Middleburg Heights woman, 28, were arrested May 30 after police found them having intimate relations inside a pickup truck parked in a driveway. A driver had called police at about 3 p.m. and said a Chevrolet Silverado was...
Quick-thinking officer and bank employee keep resident from being scammed: Parma Heights Police Blotter
Fraud, Church Drive: On May 6, a Church Drive called police about a fraud report. An arriving officer talked to the woman, who said while making an online purchase, an unknown person accessed her computer and attempted to transfer money out of her checking account. The prompt action by the...
Cleveland Cops Go All In on Face Scans, Defense Lawyers Hit the Panic Button
Across Cleveland and its suburbs, police are increasingly leaning on commercial facial-recognition tools to move investigations along at high speed, from street-level homicide work to suburban shoplifting cases. The tech has already collided with the courts: a Cuyahoga County judge last winter tossed out a search after
Cleveland firefighters rescue 6 animals from Slavic Village house fire
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland firefighters were called out to a house fire in Slavic Village Friday afternoon. Cleveland EMS rescued and treated six animals after a house fire in the 4100 block of E. 59th St. The fire started around 2 p.m. and the family wasn’t home at the...
Cleveland police: 92 guns, $450K in drug proceeds seized during citywide crime reduction initiative
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Police says a citywide crime reduction initiative launched this spring has resulted in more than 90 felony arrests, the seizure of 92 firearms and the recovery of large quantities of narcotics in its first seven weeks. Police on Friday released updated results from...
Damaging winds, hail possible as storms return to Northeast Ohio Saturday
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio will get one more dry day Friday before thunderstorms return Saturday, bringing the potential for severe weather during the afternoon and evening. Friday will feel more summerlike as warmer air and humidity build across the region, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland.
Garfield Heights closes Debelak Park after shooting, planned teen takeover
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Debelak Park in Garfield Heights is now closed permanently after city leaders say safety concerns at the park became too serious to ignore. The decision came after a shooting at the park and a flyer circulating on social media about a planned “teen takeover” there.
Orange parents warned of liability as e-bike use grows on village trails
ORANGE, Ohio -- Mayor Judson Kline recently spoke about the challenges the village faces with the increased use of electric bicycles. “These devices are finding themselves onto our village trails more regularly, and I’ve had recent contacts from residents who’ve been involved with e-bike collisions,” he said at the Jun
Sober friendship ends after one woman gets drunk and attacks the other at South...
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- A woman reported May 29 that her drunken roommate attacked her at her Piermont Road home because she suspected that she was going to evict her. She said that she had allowed the woman to move in about a month earlier after they met at a sober living facility.
Garfield Heights police say they will have ‘zero tolerance’ for takeovers
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - Police issued a warning on social media Friday, that said they will have “zero tolerance” for takeovers. According to the post, “takeover” flyers and plans have been circulating that involve several locations in Garfield Heights. Police said participants will be given...

















