Cleveland considers eminent domain to relocate west side fire station
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland is working to relocate firefighters from Fire Station 23 on Madison Avenue to a new facility, and the city has warned it may use eminent domain to acquire the property. The mayor’s office says an upgrade would help with traffic and response times. Capital...
Police experience epidemic of concealed weapons arrests: Shaker Heights police blotter
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Carrying a concealed weapon: Lee Road. At 8:40 p.m. April 10, officers arrested a 22-year-old Bedford man for carrying a concealed weapon after observing him operate his Kia vehicle through a stop sign in the area of Lee Road and Scottsdale Boulevard. During the traffic stop,...
Suspected human remains found at home being cleaned out on Cleveland’s East Side
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office responded to a home in the 3800 block of East 142nd Street on Friday afternoon after possible human remains were found.
Parma’s school board is under fire for failing to support a female member who’s...
A soldier is overseas serving her country. Back home, her own school board is trying to take her seat. That’s the situation playing out in Parma— and Today in Ohio podcast hosts said Friday they could not understand why the school board would be so backwards in its thinking.
Two Shootings Within Minutes Of Each Other At Opposite Ends Of The City
Within 30 minutes tonight two gunfire incidents occurred, not related to each other. Around 10:30pm a call went out for an ambulance and police for a man who had shot himself in the face at the Wessex Apartment 1406 West Clifton, across from St. Peter’s Church. Police found the man able to talk, and he was transported to the Metro Health Trauma Center...
Cleveland police investigate possible human remains found at vacant east side property
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Police is investigating after possible human remains were discovered at a vacant property on the city's east side on Friday. Officers from the Fourth District were called to the 14200 block of Glendale Avenue at about 12:15 p.m. after a call of suspected human remains being found during a property cleanout, authorities said.
Fairview Park police chief issues warning after vigilante plan to ‘catch a predator’ backfires:...
Newly released police body camera video is shedding light on an unusual case involving amateur detectives conducting their own undercover investigation to identify and expose pedophiles.
Madison Village Police Department adds new police captain
Curt Svagerko has been sworn in to the newly created position of captain with the Madison Village Police Department. Svagerko recited an oath office that was administered by Village Solicitor Joseph Szeman. The ceremony took place at the April 13 Madison Village Council meeting. “I appreciate the support and the...
Pamela Hawkins to replace ex-Cuyahoga County judge Leslie Celebrezze
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Pamela Hawkins is set to fill the judge’s seat formerly held by Leslie Celebrezze, who pleaded guilty to records tampering earlier this year. Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced that he had appointed Hawkins to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division. Hawkins,...
Cleveland Cop Indicted After Alleged Elevator Flirt Becomes License-Plate Lookup
A Cleveland-area police corporal has been indicted after investigators say he pulled a nursing student's license plate from a state law-enforcement database, then used the information to call her. The case traces back to a fleeting elevator encounter last November at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, where the student says she was in the elevator with the officer for only...
