Judge refuses to accept guilty plea from teacher
ASHLAND, Ohio (WJW) -- A former art teacher tried to enter guilty pleas to charges that he used a cellphone to look up the skirts of girls, but a municipal court judge said no. Robert Altenburger, a...
View ArticleMan whose failed suicide attempt caused deadly crash sentenced to life in prison
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) - A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of causing a deadly crash. Michael Davis, 40, was sentenced Monday in Lake County Common Pleas...
View ArticleCleveland Heights police searching for man wanted for attempted murder
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW)- Police are asking for your help in finding a man wanted for attempted murder. A warrant for Tyrell Jackson has been issued in connection to an incident that took place...
View ArticleCustomer who threw hot coffee on McDonald’s worker gets prison time
CLEVELAND (WJW) --A man caught on video throwing hot coffee at a McDonald's worker has been sentenced to prison. Joseph DeLuca was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday in Cuyahoga County Common...
View ArticleEuclid High School to reopen Wednesday after it was determined there was ‘no...
EUCLID, Ohio (WJW) -- Euclid School Resource Officer Steve Shubert confirmed to the FOX 8 I-Team that police have interviewed the teen believed to have made a threat that led to the closing of Euclid...
View Article‘They are heartbroken; they are angry’: Attorney says family of man shot by...
CARROLLTON, Ohio (WJW) – An attorney representing the family of a man shot and killed by a Carroll County Sheriff deputy last month is questioning why the shooting took place. Attorney Jeremy Tor, of...
View ArticleDeputies struggle to corral 200-pound pig on the loose in Erie County yard
ERIE COUNTY, Ohio (WJW)-- Erie County Sheriff deputies were called to a home Tuesday afternoon after a homeowner found a large farm animal in the front yard. “There is a giant pig outside my back...
View Article‘It’s traumatizing’: Man arrested after pulling out gun during road rage...
RAVENNA, Ohio (WJW) – A 68-year-old man is free on a $10,000 bond after police said he pointed a gun at two men during an alleged road rage incident. Police said Harold Oblinger was caught on cell...
View ArticleEastlake police say man who stole cruiser taken into custody: ‘Thief of...
EASTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) -- A man was taken into custody after he stole a police cruiser Thursday, Eastlake police said. Sources first told the FOX 8 I-Team an inmate stole the cruiser, which was later...
View ArticleFOX 8 I-Team: Employee stabbed to death at Sandusky Golden Corral, suspect on...
SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) - Perkins Township police are investigating the deadly stabbing of a Golden Corral employee. It happened on Sunday at around 9 p.m. Police sources tell the FOX 8 I-Team a fight...
View ArticleFormer art teacher pleads guilty to voyeurism
ASHLAND, Ohio (WJW) - A former art teacher entered guilty pleas to charges that he used a cellphone to look up the skirts of girls. Robert Altenburger, a former Hillsdale Local Schools teacher,...
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Two charged in fatal stabbing at Sandusky Golden Corral
SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) — Police identified the employee who was stabbed to death at a Golden Corral in Sandusky. Cevin Stanley, 32, of Sandusky, died during the incident that happened around 9 p.m. at...
View ArticleMansfield trooper under investigation for missing drugs
MANSFIELD, Ohio (WJW) – The FOX 8 I-Team has learned a state trooper from the Mansfield post is under investigation after drugs seized in a traffic stop came up missing. According to Ohio State Highway...
View ArticleAuthorities need your help to catch home burglary suspects in several local...
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (WJW)-- Police in several local communities have been responding to home burglaries and believe multiple groups are responsible for the break-ins. “Over the past two months the Lake...
View ArticleCleveland Heights police searching for home day care shooting suspects;...
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) – Cleveland Heights police are asking for the community's help in finding those responsible for firing gunshots into a home daycare. The shooting happened around 5:30...
View ArticlePolice arrest man for attempted abduction, other charges; say there could be...
SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW)– A 28-year-old Sandusky man has been arrested on several charges, including attempted abduction, after police say he is accused of inappropriately touching one victim and...
View ArticleTrumbull County prison inmates work with nonprofit to build bikes for foster...
WARREN, Ohio (WJW) – While it’s far from the North Pole, the Trumbull Correctional Institution became Santa’s workshop Thursday morning. Dozens of inmates and guards worked to assemble more than 150...
View ArticleGood Samaritan, Erie County Sheriff deputies, and police help rescue pregnant...
VERMILION - A pregnant woman, who crashed into a pond Wednesday evening, was rescued thanks to a Good Samaritan, Erie County Sheriff deputies, and Vermilion police and fire officials. The crash...
View ArticleI-TEAM: Sandusky police investigating shooting that killed 21-year-old man
SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) -- Detectives are investigating a double shooting that claimed the life of a 21-year-old man. Sandusky Police Sgt. Kevin Youskievicz told the I-TEAM the shooting happened in an...
View ArticleI-TEAM: 8-year-old shot, killed by 13-year-old relative at home in Perkins...
PERKINS TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) -- Police are investigating the shooting death of an 8-year-old child. Police say the child was shot in a home in 5000 block of Memphis Avenue at 3:56 p.m. Saturday. The...
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