Family Asks for Privacy After Lap Dance Accident
CLEVELAND– A long-time friend of 22-year-old Lauren Block says friends, along with family, are praying for her quick recovery. The Richmond Heights woman was reportedly on the second floor of...
View ArticleRTA Releases Video Showing Deadly Police Pursuit
CLEVELAND, Ohio — New video has been released of the deadly Nov. 29 police chase in Cleveland, and it appears at least 50 cruisers were involved in the pursuit. The video captured by Regional Transit...
View ArticleCouncil Grills Cleveland Police Over Chase
CLEVELAND — Six weeks after the November 29th Cleveland police chase and officer-involved shooting, officials say they still don’t know the number of officers that took part in the pursuit. Cleveland...
View ArticleI-Team: Sleepy Officers Face Possible Discipline
CLEVELAND — Shortly after police officials saw Fox 8′s I-Team investigation showing two Cleveland officers spending hours sitting in a dark parking lot, they began an internal investigation. We have...
View ArticleI-Team: Officers Punished After Investigation
CLEVELAND– Six months off without pay. That is the punishment handed down to two Cleveland city police officers that the Fox 8 I-Team caught on camera last October and November sitting for hours in a...
View ArticleGirl Shocked by Power Line; Family Sues
CLEVELAND — Just a few days after the city was hit with remnants of Hurricane Sandy, 12-year-old Gasia Thomas and her sister were walking near their home on East 130th Street when a downed power wire...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dog Rescued From Ice in Trumbull County
BRISTOL, Trumbull Co. — Several agencies in Trumbull County Friday sprang into action to save a dog trapped on the ice. Sheriff’s Deputy Dario Poledica captured the rescue on his cell phone. Trumbull...
View ArticleNumber of Officers Revealed in Deadly Chase
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — It appears that more than 60 Cleveland police officers were involved in a November chase and police involved shooting. Cleveland police officials say that 61 is the “approximate...
View ArticleDeadly Chase Suspects Tested Positive for Drugs
CLEVELAND– Both suspects in the November 29 chase and police involved shooting had drugs in their system at the time of incident, according to Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner reports. The reports...
View ArticleOfficer Facing Fallout Over Downed Power Line
CLEVELAND– Officer Gary Stiegelmeyer and union officials said very little as they entered the office of Cleveland Public Safety Director Martin Flask Thursday afternoon. Stiegelmeyer is facing a...
View ArticleDeadly Chase Investigation Update Tuesday
CLEVELAND– The FOX 8 I-Team has learned that state agents are almost finished with their investigation of the November 29 Cleveland police chase and police-involved shooting. Ohio Attorney General Mike...
View ArticleI-Team: Chief Latest Suspect in Corruption Scandal
MORELAND HILLS, Ohio — Moreland Hills Chief Of Police Thomas Flauto is the latest suspect in the county corruption scandal that first rocked Cuyahoga County back in 2008. That was the year when...
View ArticleOfficer Suspended after Girl Hurt by Power Line
CLEVELAND– A Cleveland police officer has been suspended for 20 days without pay for his actions when asked to check a downed power line last fall. Officer Gary Stiegelmeyer received the discipline...
View ArticleChief McGrath Defends System After Chase Findings
CLEVELAND– Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath spent part of his day Wednesday in front of city council’s safety committee, where several council members are now weighing in on the findings from...
View ArticleI-Team: Deadly Chase Texts Revealed
CLEVELAND– Cleveland Patrol Officer Jim Hummel, one of dozens of police officers who took part in the November 29 Cleveland police chase, reached out to fellow law enforcement officers immediately...
View ArticleSynthetic Marijuana Bust at Local Store
ASHTABULA– State agents and Ashtabula and Trumbull County sheriff deputies raided the Blue Dragon store inside the Ashtabula Towne Square Mall Friday morning. Agents say they have information that...
View ArticleNew Video Reconstructs Police Chase
CLEVELAND — As the investigation continues into the November 29 Cleveland police chase and police-involved shooting, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has released additional video from that night....
View ArticleTVs Removed from Cleveland Police Stations
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland city police officers no longer have TV privileges inside their district headquarters. According to police officers and union officials, the televisions inside all the...
View ArticlePolice Crack ’97 Murder Cold Case in Ashtabula
ASHTABULA, Ohio — Six arrest warrants relating to the Feb. 9, 1997 Ashtabula murder of Ronald “Maceo” Hull were issued Tuesday. Hull was found dead from gunshot wounds in the area of 1017 W. 38th St....
View ArticleArea Ministers Call for Fair Review of Chase
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Several area ministers are calling for a fair and unbiased investigation of the November 29 police chase and police involved shooting. Clergy from several area churches met Tuesday...
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