Cleveland man charged with armed robbery of postal worker in Ohio City, check fraud
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland man robbed a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier at gunpoint and stole a blue-box key that he used to steal checks across East Side suburbs, according to federal investigators. Je’Vion Tolliver-Maddox, 21, cashed at least five forged checks after stealing checks from blue boxes,...
South Euclid police cite owner of plowing business for allowing man to plow with...
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Officers checked on a plow truck clearing snow in the former CVS parking lot Dec. 10 without a valid permit displayed and found the driver to have no license or any identification. The Painesville man, 19, gave different names during the investigation. He later admitted that...
Cleveland salt mine works year-round to keep Ohio roads safe
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Road safety across Ohio begins 1,800 feet below Lake Erie at Cleveland’s Cargill salt mine near Whiskey Island. 19 News made the journey under ground to Cleveland’s Cargill salt time. Superintendent of production Andrew Staker describes the operation as a “mini-city” where about 250...
Ex-Cleveland kingpin, motorcycle gang leader, gets 10 years for laundering drug money
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Mayfield Heights man once considered a drug kingpin and leader of a motorcycle gang in Cleveland was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for laundering drug money. Michael Frost, 54, delivered hundreds of thousands of dollars to an undercover DEA agent posing as a...
Judge denies Householder bid to dismiss state trial, sets June 8 start
A Cleveland court has scheduled a June trial date for state charges against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder alleging misuse of campaign funds and ethics violations. The trial in the House Bill 6-related case, in which Householder faces 10 felony charges, is set for June 8, according to Cuyahoga County...
Cleveland Fire Department Investigates Suspected Natural Gas Explosion in Garden Valley
Cleveland's local fire department is currently engaged in a meticulous investigation following a recent blast and resulting blaze that ravaged the area known as Garden Valley. A social media statement from the Cleveland Fire Department revealed that while the incident is suspected to have been triggered by a natural...
North Olmsted Police Officer dies from medical emergency
Tony Smerk, a beloved father, youth pastor, Army veteran and police officer, died Wednesday from a medical emergency, according to the North Olmsted Police Department.
Woman makes spectacle of herself during visit to Beachwood Place mall to seek refunds
BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- A customer created a scene while leaving one mall store after being turned down for a refund and then, instead of leaving as police instructed, she marched over to a second mall store where she again caused a loud commotion when not allowed to make a return.
Semi-truck rips down power lines in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood for 4th time since...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The city of Cleveland is looking into why wires are dangling from West 25th Street in Ohio City. Sam McNulty, owner of Nano Brew, says trucks are ripping through wires at the intersection of 25th Street and Bridge Avenue. “4 times that cable has gone down,”...
Report says CLE officer who shot, killed Tamir Rice hired by WV departments
The former Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has been hired by two different West Virginia police departments, according to a nonprofit news organization.
