CLEVELAND - The family of a 22-year-old who went to a concert in downtown Cleveland five years ago and never came out alive are continuing to seek answers.

"We want to know what happened and we won't give up," said Dick Wrenn, one of the private investigators hired by the family of Cory Barron to look into the case.

The family is now working with Lamar Advertising to place six digital billboards in the downtown Cleveland area. The billboards will go up sometime in the next few days.

Wrenn said they are hoping someone who has information on Cory's death will notice the billboard and call investigators.

"We want to get answers for the family," Wrenn said.

Cory went to a concert at Progressive Field with his family July 18, 2014. His body was found several days later in a landfill.

Police say the 6’2” Barron went down a 2 ft. by 2 ft. garbage chute at Progressive Field and died.

Wrenn and his fellow IRG investigators say Barron had bruises on his head and ribs that happened prior to his death. They believe someone assaulted him and then put his body down a garbage chute.

The family is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person responsible for Barron's death.

Anyone with information is asked to call (440) 333-6602 or email info@irgglobal.com.

Continuing coverage, here.

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio--  A jury came back with a not guilty verdict Friday evening in the trial of a Cleveland police supervisor. They had to decide whether or not the Cleveland police sergeant violated the law during a 2012 police chase.

The prosecution in the case against Cleveland Police Sgt. Patricia Coleman rested Wednesday and the defense presented their side on Friday before closing arguments.

Attorney Kevin Spellacy, who represents Coleman, had asked the judge to dismiss the case stating none of the 16 witnesses the prosecution presented said Coleman did anything wrong.

East Cleveland Judge William Dawson disagreed and ruled against the dismissal.

Coleman had faced a charge of dereliction of duty in connection with the chase that ended in East Cleveland with two unarmed suspects being killed. There were nearly 100 police officers involved in the chase.

Coleman is not one of the officers who fired shots at the suspects.

Spellacy also brought up that Hemmons dismissed three of the supervisors charges after they agreed to make a $2,500 donation to the East Cleveland law enforcement trust fund.

“It’s extortion,” Spellacy said.

Hemmons declined to comment on the matter.

**Continuing coverage**

WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio -The FOX 8 I-TEAM has learned the man accused of stabbing, duct taping and setting two women on fire is in police custody.

Police sources say the two women were found at the Willoughby Hills Towers on Chardon Rd. after 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The victims were taken to the hospital both in serious condition.

Three children had been taken from the apartment. They have since been located safely at a relative's home.

Later Sunday, evening police told the I-TEAM that the suspect turned himself in at the Cleveland Police Department.

HURON, Ohio -- The search for a missing swimmer at Nickel Plate Beach in Huron will resume Monday morning.

According to Huron police, a 29-year-old Brittany Young, of Vermilion, was swimming at the beach Sunday and went missing.

Coast Guard officials say she was last seen by the line of buoys. There were 3 to 5 foot waves on the water and 15- 20 mph winds at the time of the incident.

Rescue operations were under way with personnel from Huron Police Department, Huron Fire, the Coast Guard and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Huron police say the search is being suspended for the night because of deteriorating conditions and a storm possibility.  Shore beach walks and water based searches will resume Monday at daylight as long as weather conditions permit.

The Sandusky Register provided FOX 8 with a photo from the scene.

This is the second water rescue at Nickel Plate Beach in two weeks.

This is a developing story.  FOX 8 will provide more details as they become available.

Editor's Note: Officials originally told FOX 8 that the woman was with her husband and 3 kids. We have since been told there were no children involved in the incident.  Officials originally reported the woman as 23 years old, which was incorrect.  This story has been corrected to reflect her actual age.

WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio -- A man accused of trying to kill the mother of his children and her sister is now in police custody.

According to the Willoughby Hills Police Department, 27-year-old Allen Crawford turned himself in on Sunday night.

Earlier in the day, he reportedly broke into their apartment armed with a gun and tied them up, stabbed them and set them on fire.

He then grabbed his three children and fled from the scene.

One of the victims was able to call 911 for help.

She and the other woman were taken to the hospital where they are being treated for stab wounds and burns. Their current conditions are unknown.

Police said Crawford dropped off the children unharmed at his parents’ house before surrendering to Cleveland police.

WILLOUGHBY HILLS , Ohio --  The FOX 8 I-Team has learned the man accused of stabbing and setting two women on fire called 911 shortly after the crime and confessed.

The I-Team obtained the 911 call through a public record's request.

On the call, the suspect, Allen Crawford, tells the dispatcher he wants to surrender.

"I lost my control; I shouldn't have done it," Crawford can be heard telling a dispatcher. "They are laying on the floor."

Willoughby Hills Police Chief Chris Collins says the two women were found at the Willoughby Hills Towers on Chardon Rd. after 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The victims were taken to the hospital.

One victim called 911 and was struggling to talk. She told a dispatcher she and her sister were set on fire and needed help. Police say the one victim was the mother of Crawford's children and the suspect took the three children from the apartment.

When Crawford called 911, he told police he brought the three kids to his parents' home in Cleveland. The children were not injured.

Willoughby Hills Detective Jamie Onion says police are continuing to investigate the case and do not know the motive for the crime.

Police say one victim is in stable condition while the other remains critical.

Crawford appeared in court Monday and is being held without bond. He is due back in court July 31.

Continuing coverage.

LORAIN, Ohio– A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to shooting a woman while she sat in her car during her lunch break.

Christian Martinez entered the plea Tuesday in the courtroom of Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge John Miraldi.

North Ridgeville police said Martinez shot Jacqueline Dienes, of Avon, on Jan. 4, 2018.

Dienes told FoOX 8 she was in the parking lot at Bender Road and Taylor Industrial Parkway when Martinez came up to her car. She said she did not know him.

Dienes was shot several times and seriously injured. She has spent the last several months recovering from her injuries.

“As I’ve learned today of Christian Martinez pleading guilty to attempted murder charges and to felonious assaults I am very grateful,” Dienes said.

“Grateful for my life and to everybody that has been involved. As I still continue through the healing processes from nerve damage, my mind, and my soul, I will never forget what he has done to me and my family.”

Sentencing is set for Sept. 9.

Continuing coverage of this story here

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio-- Detectives are searching for three teenagers wanted in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old boy.

Takim Brown was shot around 9 p.m. on July 15 as he stood on a sidewalk outside of a store near the intersection of Mayfield and Eddington roads in Cleveland Heights.

"We have issued warrants for three juveniles that we believe are responsible," said Cleveland Heights Capt. Chris Britton.

Britton and Cleveland Heights Police Chief Annette Mecklenburg said they are not releasing the names of the three suspects since they are juveniles.

They are hoping that anyone at the scene or anyone who knows where the suspects are located will call police. The suspects range in age from 15 to 17.

"This is a violent crime, we have a murder victim who was 17. We want the suspects arrested as soon as possible," the chief said.

Jazmine McFarland, who lives near the scene of the shooting, said she too wants those responsible to be behind bars.

"I heard the shot, but at first we thought it was a fire cracker," McFarland said. "I then saw him fall on the ground so I ran over and started CPR."

The victim was taken to the hospital, but died a short time later.

Capt. Richard McIntosh , of the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department Crime Stoppers, said they are offering reward money for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those responsible.

Anyone with information is asked to call Cleveland Heights detectives or Crime Stoppers at 216-252-7463.

EUCLID, Ohio-- Euclid police officials released video of a June 26 arrest of a woman after some local ministers raised concerns over her treatment.

Police Chief Scott Meyer said he believes his officers acted properly and used "considerable restraint" when arresting Shawnte Lewis.

The ministers want to meet with the mayor to discuss the incident, and the chief said he too is willing to meet with them and show them the video.

"We have dash camera video, security video, and body camera video," Meyer said.

The chief said the officers were finishing a traffic stop when Lewis stopped her car in the middle of the road, rolled down her window and yelled at them.

"Stop being a ******* pig," the woman can be heard saying on dash camera video. When the officer asked what she meant, she repeated her statement and added, " You are harassing a kid."

The officers told her she was impeding traffic and they were going to charge her. She left and officers chased her for a short time.

"The officers called off the chase, but her vehicle was found a short time later in a parking lot," said Lt. Mitch Houser.

The woman's husband came to the scene and she eventually walked out of the building.

"No that's her," one officer can be heard saying on security video from the building.

Police said the woman then punched one officer in the face.

"She also bit one in the hand and spit at another officer," Houser said.

Lewis was indicted on several charges, including assault and failure to comply.

The chief said the officers did use a taser on the woman and physical force.

"She bit one of the officer's hands and that officer punched her to get her to quit biting him," the chief said .

Lewis is due back in court next week to face the charges.

One of the ministers involved, Pastor Aaron Phillips, tells FOX 8 he is "appalled" by the video and believes the officers were not justified in their actions.

"I am outraged," Phillips said. "They are trying to justify what they did. She had every right to voice her opinion. We are in trauma and tired of being harassed by police."

Phillips said he and the other ministers want to meet with the mayor within 10 days and would also like an outside agency to investigate the case.

CLEVELAND – A 55-year-old former Cleveland patrolman entered guilty pleas Wednesday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court to several charges, including unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. 

Sentencing for Mario Lozada is set for next month. 

He was  arrested by Garfield Heights police in November after he was found to be in a vehicle with a 15-year-old girl and a gun. He was a Cleveland patrol officer at that time.

Officials say he retired a short time after his November arrest.

A police report from November states, Lozada was pulled over on a traffic violation after an officer saw the dark-colored SUV he was driving go through Jack C. Donovan Park, which closes at dark. The vehicle was stopped a short time later for a traffic violation.

When Garfield police pulled over the vehicle, the officer noticed a firearm in the back-seat of the SUV and ordered both parties to keep their hands visible.

The 15-year-old first told police that Lozada was her step-father, who had been in a relationship with her mother for three years. Lozada also told officers he met the girl because he had been in a relationship with her mother. However, the girl’s mother was called to the scene and said she did not know him and never met him.

Garfield officers found his Cleveland police uniform shirt and badge in the rear of the vehicle.

Continuing coverage, here.

EUCLID – Police are investigating a drive by shooting that happened early Thursday and sent a mother and her son to the hospital.

Police say it happened in the 1700 block of East 238.  Someone fired about seven shots into the home around 2:30 A.M.

A 41-year-old woman had a “grazed” wound to her head, according to police. Her 12-year-old son had grazed wounds to both knees.  They were both taken to the hospital.

No arrests have been made but detectives are investigating.

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Cleveland Heights police have arrested the teen accused of shooting and killing a 17-year-old.

Takim Brown was shot around 9 p.m. on July 15 as he stood on a sidewalk outside of a store near the intersection of Mayfield and Eddington roads in Cleveland Heights.

The victim was taken to the hospital, but died a short time later.

Police had issued three warrants for juveniles they believed were responsible for the murder.

Thursday afternoon police arrested a 15-year-old at a house in Garfield Heights.  He allegedly shot and killed Brown.

Cleveland Heights police are still searching for the two other suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to call Cleveland Heights detectives or Crime Stoppers at 216-252-7463.

**Watch a past report in the video above**

Continuing coverage, here.

Editor's note: Officials originally told FOX 8 the 15-year-old was arrested at a Cleveland home. This story has been corrected to reflect that he was arrested in Garfield Heights.

HURON, Ohio - Officials have located the body of a woman who went missing in Lake Erie Sunday.

Huron Police Chief Bob Lippert tells Fox 8 at that at 11:01 a.m. Thursday dispatchers received a 911 call from a landscaper reporting a body on the rocks of the Lake Erie shoreline in the 1100 block of By the Shores Drive.

Huron police and firefighters responded. The body was identified as Brittany Young, 29.

Erie County Coroner Brian Baxter ordered an autopsy, and the body was transported to Foster Funeral Home by Fosters where the body will be held until transported to the Lucas County Coroners Office for autopsy, Lippert said.

Brittany’s family was notified of the discovery.

“This is a terrible tragedy and we extend our deepest sympathies to Brittany’s family and friends,” said Lippert.

Earlier this week, her family and residents demanded changes because the drowning Sunday was the second in two weeks. They  suggested adding life guards, roping off a shallow designated swimming area, a warning flag system and real-time monitoring equipment.

Earlier this week, City Manager Andrew White said the beach would remained closed indefinitely until the problem and solutions have been thoroughly researched. They'd already begun discussing safety improvements before Sunday's tragedy.

More stories on Nickel Plate Beach here

SANDUSKY, Ohio-- Tourists hoping to have a nice weekend in Sandusky woke up Saturday morning to find their vehicles damaged.

Security video at the Baymont Inn on Cleveland Road shows the alleged suspects: two boys. One boy appears to be drawing something on the vehicles.

"Some had Xs drawn on them, another had a male body part drawn on the trunk," said Sgt. Kevin Youskievicz. "These were deep marks. It's going to cost a lot to repair."

Reports state the two may also be responsible for breaking windows at a nearby house with rocks.

Officers are now trying to identify the boys so they can contact the parents.

"We believe the boys were staying at the hotel and also live out of state," Youkievicz said. "Their parents are responsible and we hope to find them so they can help pay restitution."

SANDUSKY, Ohio-- The FOX 8 I-Team obtained Sandusky police body camera video that shows what an officer saw when police arrived at a home on Maple Avenue after a teen accidentally shot himself in the leg Saturday evening.

"Please help him," the mother can be heard saying on the body camera video.

Officer Darian Cook, one of the first on scene, saw the boy's condition and knew he had to act quickly.

"We need a tourniquet," Cook said, as he ran to his vehicle. The boy's mother applied pressure to the wound when Cook ran to his car.

When Cook couldn't find a tourniquet, he grabbed a dog leash that was in the back of his car.

"He placed that on the boy's leg to stop the bleeding until firefighters and EMS arrived," said Sgt. Kevin Youskievicz.

The boy was taken to the hospital. His mother told detectives Monday that the boy remains hospitalized but is expected to recover.

Police Chief John Orzech says he believes his officer's quick actions helped save the teenager's life.

"Without Officer Cook's quick actions this could have been very tragic," the chief said.

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio - The FOX 8 I-Team has learned Garfield Heights Municipal Court Judge Jennifer Weiler will have a new hearing in Nancy Segula's case.

The 79-year-old Garfield Heights woman was sentenced to 10 days in jail after ignoring multiple warnings and citations for feeding stray cats for several years.

In Garfield Heights, it is illegal to feed stray dogs and cats under ordinance 505.23.

Judge Weiler told the FOX 8 I-Team the magistrate heard Segula's case last week because she was off.

She said she will have another hearing so she can hear from all sides.

The hearing has been scheduled for 11 a.m. August 6.

The magistrate ordered her to jail for contempt of court. Garfield Heights officials said Segula was ordered several times to quit feeding the cats but continued.

Bonnie Hackett, Garfield Heights animal warden, tells FOX 8 she has tried working with Segula for four years.

"We have had numerous complaints from neighbors," Hackett said. "This started in 2015. The neighbors have called us asking for help. It becomes a health issue for neighbors. There are numerous cats. I have caught 22 cats already in that area. I am aware of 10 to 12 that are still over there now."

Hackett said the cats that were trapped were taken to a rescue, given medical care, and put up for adoption.

Amy Beichler, executive director of PAWS Ohio, says her organization is going to help take care of the issue.

Beichler said she will go to Segula's home and help trap the cats and kittens that are there now.

Beichler added she is working with Stautzenberger College, Brecksville campus, and they will provide medical care for the cats. Once the cats receive their shots and are spayed or neutered they will be put up for adoption.

Segula said she felt bad for the cats, so she fed them. She said she now wants them gone so they can possibly get adopted and get good homes.

She is hoping the judge will give her another sentence, besides jail, after the next hearing.

"The thought of going to jail scares me so bad," Segula said.

BRUNSWICK, Ohio-- State and federal agents raided several massage parlors in Northeast Ohio. It was first reported by the FOX 8 News I-Team.

The raids started early Wednesday morning as part of the two-year investigation into illegal commercial sex. Seven people were indicted on counts of promoting prostitution.

“We will not turn a blind eye to criminal enterprises, such as this one,” said Major Gary Allen, OIU commander. “We will continue to work with our partners to hold those accountable for their roles in commercial sex businesses.”

Only a FOX 8 I-Team camera was rolling as agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit, Secret Service and Ohio State Highway Patrol raided a massage parlor in Brunswick.

Search warrants were executed at the following locations:

•JC Relaxing, Inc., also known as Relax Massage, 3321 Center Road, Brunswick
•Hua Nan Massage (formerly SJ Relax, Inc.), 4004 Milan Road, Unit A, Perkins Township
•Robust Asian Massage, LLC, 16360 Pearl Road, Strongsville
•SC Relax, Inc., 14403 Pearl Road, Strongsville
•Sunny H. Reflex, Inc., 7914 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights
•Relax, Inc., 1211 West Main Street, Kent
•Lucky Jade, LLC., 2747 Medina Road, Medina
•Ming Relax, Inc., 4000 Oberlin Avenue, Unit 2, Lorain
•Bamboo Relaxing Massage, Inc., 2522 Cleveland Road, Unit A; Wooster
•W&D Relax, Inc.,1523 Lexington Avenue, Unit A, Mansfield
•Sun GR Reflect, Inc., 17456 Lorain Avenue, Unit A, Cleveland
•Sun GR Reflect, Inc., 26761 Royalton Road, Columbia Station
•Posh Massage, Inc., 37300 Detroit Road, Avon
•1299 Old Eagle Drive #M5, Brunswick
•1287 Old Eagle Drive # 109, Brunswick
•411 Plymouth Court, Brunswick.

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio -- The FOX 8 I-Team uncovered two more cases of people suddenly faced with guns in the Rocky River Reservation, the same park where two people were recently found shot to death.

Cleveland Metroparks police reports show that in the latest incidents, one woman said she had been robbed at gunpoint and another woman said someone in a car flashed a gun.

This comes to light while there’s no justice yet for the murders of Kate Brown and Carnell Sledge. They were found shot and left dead in the quiet Rocky River Reservation.

Now, the I-Team uncovered more mystery in that same park.

According to reports, on July 23 a woman told investigators that two men came from behind and robbed her. One “pointed the muzzle of a pistol” to her head. She said both men wore gloves and one also wore a ski mask.

Meantime, a worker at the same park and his mother said someone pulled a gun on them on July 24.  The worker’s mother said she was driving and another driver flagged her down. She then saw a passenger holding a “silver object…believed to be a pistol…in an upright position.” She says she then sped away.

Metroparks police and an FBI Task Force followed up on the case of the woman robbed at gunpoint. At first, they called the incident “of concern” noting it “could be relevant to our open homicide case.”

But now a Metroparks spokesperson said there’s no information, at this point, to show a connection to the unsolved homicides.

We also noticed the two new cases were not reported as soon as they happened.

In one case, the victim said she was afraid to report it because of a domestic situation.

Meanwhile, the worker's mother said she did not initially report their case  because she didn’t have much of a description of the people in the car.

Continuing coverage, here.

CLEVELAND - The FOX 8 I-TEAM has uncovered new evidence showing how long your recycling in the City of Cleveland has ended up dumped with regular trash in a landfill.  What’s happening became a crisis hidden from taxpayers until the I-TEAM started exposing it earlier this summer. Now we can show you when the city’s recycling program first broke down.

City sanitation crews continued picking up curbside recycling this week, just like they have before.  This continued even though city officials admit and documents show that most, if not all, of the city's recycling, ends up in the landfill.

"We're spending millions of dollars allegedly on a recycling program that's not happening," Councilman Mike Polensek told the FOX 8 I-TEAM.

In June the FOX 8 I-TEAM revealed that city records show up to 95% of your recycling in Cleveland gets thrown in with the trash; this being done by city sanitation crews.

Now, through a public records request, the I-TEAM has obtained documents showing that since June 2018 very little recycling from the city has been recycled.

"Let's figure out how we fix this thing," Polensek said. "It's critical. We are spending millions of dollars allegedly on a recycling program that isn't happening."

City officials said that most of the recycling is contaminated. A sanitation supervisor told the I-TEAM if a load of recycling has any garbage mixed with it when it comes in from the street, it goes to the trash.

"I just can't believe that 90% of the recycling from Cleveland is contaminated. That just doesn't make sense," said Angelo Lisak, who owns Mel's Cafe in Tremont. "We work hard to recycle and for what?"

Mayor Frank Jackson previously told the I-TEAM that the program is not working. He says they are looking at hiring a consultant to study the problem and make changes to improve it.

The I-TEAM has asked when the consultant will be hired but we have not yet heard back. Several residents, including Lisak, say they want answers.

"I keep calling and asking," Lisak said. "No one calls back. No one cares."

Continuing coverage, here.

NEWBURGH HEIGHTS, Ohio-- A man with several drunken driving arrests and more than 25 license suspension was arrested this weekend on another OVI charge.

Michael Siggers, 40, of Cleveland, was arrested after leading a Newburgh Heights police officer on a chase and a foot pursuit.

Newburgh Heights Police Chief John Majoy said the chase happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

"The officer was on Washington Park Boulevard when he saw the vehicle pass him at a high rate of speed," the chief told FOX 8.

The officer pulled Siggers over, but moments after the stop, he took off.

The officer chased him, but Siggers crashed on Chard Avenue. He hit a utility pole and then took off running.

"The officer did a great job," Majoy said. "He chased him and was able to deploy his taser to get him to stop."

Siggers was arrested and is facing several charges, including OVI and resisting arrest.