Richmond Heights woman files false stolen auto report to cover up for fleeing boyfriend
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- As soon as officers stopped a vehicle around 12:30 a.m. Dec. 6 for not having taillights, it took off at a high rate of speed. Officers pursued it for a short while but stopped as it entered Willoughby Hills. Later that morning, the vehicle was reported...
Woman’s ex appears suddenly in her house, causes a ruckus: Cleveland Heights police blotter
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Domestic violence: Eloise Drive. At 10:30 p.m. Dec. 3, a woman, 47, reported that she was in a second-floor room at her house with her daughter when her former boyfriend, 52, appeared in the room. She told the man that he had to leave, but he...
Man shot in attempted robbery at Ohio City gas station
Cleveland police are investigating after a man was shot in a reported attempted robbery at an Ohio City neighborhood gas station Wednesday evening.
Woman startled by stalker, her ex-boyfriend, in her vehicle’s back seat as she leaves...
BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Menacing by stalking: Richmond Road. At 7:40 a.m. Dec. 7, police were called to Ahuja Medical Center, 3999 Richmond Road, where a woman who works at the hospital reported that, the night before, her former boyfriend showed up at her workplace and had her paged. The woman...
East Cleveland Police sergeant fired for inappropriate conduct, unlawful service for nearly 2 decades
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Mayor Lateek R. Shabazz today announced the termination of Sergeant Todd Carroscia from the East Cleveland Police Department. The firing came after an investigation led to extensive findings of fraud, falsification, insubordination, and unlawful service over nearly two decades, according...
Machine Gun Kelly donates $250K for skate park on Cleveland’s East Side
Cleveland-bred rapper Machine Gun Kelly is pitching in a quarter of a million dollars to fund a skate park on the city's Southeast Side. The investment from MGK, whose real name is Colson Baker, will help make the $1.3 million project a reality. The city sees the facility, located at Luke Easter Park, as not only...
City of Cleveland activates warming centers with brutal cold approaching
CLEVELAND — Ohio is getting a jumpstart on winter. Through the weekend, highs will drop with wind chills dipping into the negatives, according to Spectrum News 1 meteorologists. To help residents get out of the cold, the City of Cleveland is activating its warming centers through Monday. Here are...
Water department truck gets stuck in sinkhole in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — A water department truck fell into a sinkhole Thursday evening around West 28th Street and Chatham Avenue while working on a main leak, according to Cleveland Fire Lt. Mike Norman. Norman said the truck fell into the hole and broke the gas line. There were no reports...
Woman with CCW permit arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot up Cleveland Heights house
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A woman who has a concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit apparently believed that the permit allowed her to use her gun to make threats. At 9:25 p.m. Dec. 6, police were dispatched to a home on Goodnor Road where a woman was reported to have brandished a gun in front of the house before...
Report questioned racial disparity in Cleveland driving stops, arrests | Reporters Roundtable
A new assessment from the federal monitor overseeing Cleveland's implementation of the consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice found that police stop Black drivers disproportionately more than drivers of other races. The city has been under the federally mandated consent decree for a decade after being...

















