Woman suspected of killing 3-year-old boy pleading not guilty by reason of insanity
***Watch previous coverage above*** CLEVELAND (WJW) – Bionca Ellis now says she is not guilty by reason of insanity as she faces charges for stabbing and killing an innocent child in a North Olmsted parking lot in 2024. Her attorneys, Fernando Mack and Carlos Johnson, filed a motion in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas...
Council member wants safeguards, says deadly deputy chases occurred too much
New surveillance video shows the moment a car being chased by Cuyahoga County deputies slams into a mother of two, killing her.
Same deputy involved in two chases that ended in fatal crashes
Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel still isn’t talking, just days after a second innocent bystander was killed in a chase by his Downtown Safety Patrol.
Fatal Domestic Incident Among Four Police Calls in Northfield Village
Northfield Village Police responded to four incidents between August 13-18, including a fatal domestic violence case and multiple weapons confiscations. The most serious incident occurred August 13 on Vorderman Road when officers responded to reports of a male holding a gun to a female’s head. Upon investigation, the...
Man charged for death of innocent woman who was killed during Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s...
CLEVELAND, Ohio - A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted 24-year-old Jaymone Whitaker II for a car crash that killed an innocent woman and injured several others on Monday during a pursuit with Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Deputies. 37-year-old Sharday Denise Elder was killed when she was hit by Whitaker’s car...
17-year-old shot, killed in Cleveland’s Central District
Cleveland Police are investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy dead Friday night in Cleveland's Central District.
Paddleboarder drowns at Headlands Beach
A 27-year-old woman who was paddleboarding at Headlands Beach over the weekend has died after drowning.
Doctors doubt accused Cleveland cop killer can be restored to competency
CLEVELAND, Ohio - De’Lawnte Hardy’s doctors fear they cannot restore his mental competency to stand trial within the time frame allotted by state law, a judge said Tuesday. Hardy, 26, is charged with killing Cleveland police officer Jamieson Ritter as the officer attempted to serve a warrant on...
Suspended driver falls asleep at gas station while waiting for Tinder date: Richmond Heights...
Officers checked on an occupied vehicle parked at Gas N’ Go at 2:15 a.m. Aug. 16 and found a man sleeping in the driver’s seat. When he woke, he said that he had been waiting to meet a woman from Tinder but fell asleep. Due to his license...
East Cleveland taking extra security measures ahead of Shaw High School reunion
Proud alumni of Shaw High School in East Cleveland look forward to the long Labor Day weekend when they gather for four days of events at the annual Shaw High School reunion.
