SURJ NEO calls for firing of sheriff’s deputy after second fatal chase
As a member of Showing Up for Racial Justice, NorthEast Ohio chapter (SURJ NEO), I call on Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne, County Council and the county sheriff to take direct and immediate actions to address the wrongs to our community regarding the two innocent lives lost in high-speed chases by the same...
One person found dead inside home in Ohio, investigation underway
OHIO — Police discovered the body of a woman inside a Cleveland home late Thursday night. According to the Cleveland Division of Police, officers were called to the 12100 block of Angelus Avenue in the Union-Miles neighborhood around 8:50 p.m. for a welfare check. When they entered the residence, they found a woman...
Cleveland Fire honors cadet who died during training
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - During the 40th Cleveland Division of Fire graduation on Friday, the family of Cadet Symeon S. Williams Sr., who tragically passed away during training, received a badge, helmet and plaque to honor his memory. On May 16, Cleveland Fire Cadet Symeon Williams was performing physical training...
Cleveland Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison After Robbing Confidential Informant During Firearm...
A Cleveland man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for robbing an informant during a federal weapons investigation. Carl P. Lewis, 28, of Cuyahoga County, was sentenced to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty in May. U.S. District Judge Pamela A. Barker imposed the sentence, which includes five years of...
Cleveland shut them down. Now, they’re fighting back.
Play Bar & Grill filed a complaint and a motion for a temporary restraining order against the city in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday
Man foils robbery attempt by pepper spraying suspect: Cleveland Heights police blotter
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Attempted robbery: Cedar Road. At 9:05 a.m. Sept. 4, police were dispatched on a report of a possible robbery at the Shell gas station at 12404 Cedar Road. The male caller was the would-be victim. He told police that he walked into the gas station to...
Running groups implementing safety measures after jogger brutally attacked in Rocky River Reservation
The Northeast Ohio running community is shaken after a 24-year-old woman said she was brutally attacked during a run in the Rocky River Reservation.
South Euclid police forced to shoot attacking dog
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – A resident reported Sept. 1 that two pit bulls entered her backyard and attacked her dog. A responding officer spotted the loose dogs, and both began to charge at him, with one grabbing bite of his pants and bringing him to his knees. He was able to free himself with assistance from another...
East Cleveland mayor fires deputy safety director after he crossed ‘legal boundaries,’ wore ‘Chief...
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The East Cleveland mayor fired the city’s deputy safety director after he allegedly crossed the “legal boundaries” for the role. Mayor Lateek Shabazz issued the letter of termination to Deputy Safety Director Mansell Baker on Friday. Shabazz lists the following incidents as...
2 hospitalized after bar shooting on Cleveland’s East Side, authorities say
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Two people were shot outside a bar on Cleveland’s East Side early Friday, according to safety officials. Paramedics responded to Peoples Bar and Grill at 3614 E. 65th St. shortly after 1 a.m., EMS Commander Ellen Kazimer confirmed. Crews transported a 47-year-old man in serious condition...

















