Man says officer saved him from vicious attack outside Galleria
CLEVELAND– A victim attacked outside the Galleria Monday morning, says he believes a Cuyahoga County Protective Services Division officer saved him and his fiancée. “The officer shielded us,” said the...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls officer injured in crash released from rehab and heading home
CUYAHOGA FALLS – An officer seriously injured last month, after a fleeing suspect slammed into his cruiser, is finally going home. Cuyahoga Falls Police Chief Jack Davis, said Officer Ted Davis, was...
View ArticleEx-Brown Reggie Rucker sentenced to 21 months in prison for charity theft
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former Cleveland Brown Reggie Rucker has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for using charitable donations to pay his gambling debts. He was also ordered to pay $110,841 in...
View ArticleOff-duty Cleveland police officer killed in motorcycle accident
CLEVELAND – An off-duty Cleveland police officer was killed following a motorcycle accident on Wednesday. Sources tell the Fox 8 I-Team that the officer was riding a motorcycle when they were struck...
View Article14-year-old accused of killing father, family says girl is ‘hero who saved...
WARREN, Ohio– A 14-year-old girl is behind bars, facing aggravated murder charges for killing her father, but her family says she did it to protect her mother and her family. “She is my hero; I wasn’t...
View ArticleFamily of man allegedly killed by 14-year-old daughter say claims are untrue:...
CLEVELAND – Strong reaction from the family of a man police say was murdered by his 14-year-old daughter. “This had nothing to do with abuse,” said James Blount, brother of Jonathan Meadows. Police say...
View ArticleFamily of woman who died in Cleveland police custody launches awareness campaign
CLEVELAND – Family and friends of a woman who died in Cleveland police custody in 2014, say she was on the ground handcuffed and held in a prone position for 14 minutes before EMS was called. And they...
View ArticleMan accused of trying to kill Cuyahoga Falls officer appears in court
CUYAHOGA FALLS – A 46-year-old Akron man was in court Monday to face charges that he tried to kill a Cuyahoga Falls police officer July 23. Donald Watson Jr., was video arraigned in Stow Municipal...
View ArticleAkron’s police officer of the year charged with OVI
RAVENNA- Last years’s Akron police officer of year now finds herself with some legal issues. Lt. Kris Beitzel, the department’s 2015 Officer of the Year, is facing charges of OVI and improperly...
View ArticleHit list targeting law enforcement officers found in Ottawa County
PORT CLINTON – A cryptic hit list targeting law enforcement officers has police officials in two Ohio counties on high alert. The list was found at Graytown Park Sunday evening . “Right at the very top...
View Article‘I thank God, my family and the Cuyahoga Falls community,’ officer injured by...
CUYAHOGA FALLS- Using his crutches to support himself, Cuyahoga Falls officer Ted Davis got out of his SUV Wednesday and took a deep breath as he stood in the parking lot of the Cuyahoga Falls police...
View ArticleProsecutors trying to determine if teen accused of killing father will be...
WARREN – A defense attorney says a teenage girl accused of killing her father is “terrified” she will never walk free again. Atty. Ian Friedman, who represents Bresha Meadows, says his client lived in...
View Article11 suspects face 74 charges in smash-and-grab case following raids
CLEVELAND– The FOX 8 I TEAM is tracking a series of early-morning police raids on Cleveland’s east side believed to be tied to recent smash and grabs of ATMs at stores and other crimes throughout...
View ArticleCharges dismissed against three East Cleveland men in 1995 murder case
CLEVELAND – More than two decades later, three East Cleveland men are finally walking free. Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson and Laurese Glover spent about 19 years in prison until their release last...
View ArticleSuspect killed in deputy-involved shooting identified
ROME, Ohio — Law enforcement sources confirm to the Fox 8 I-Team that a man was killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Ashtabula County. The Ashtabula County Coroner’s office has identified the man as...
View Article‘I thought they were going to kill me’: East Cleveland man tells FOX 8 I-Team...
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio– A man is telling his story first to the Fox 8 I-Team after he says police took him to a park and beat him. “They beat me and choked me,” said Jesse Nickerson of East Cleveland, as...
View ArticleCharges dropped against man allegedly assaulted by 2 East Cleveland officers
CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday dismissed criminal charges filed against a man who says two East Cleveland officers beat him so badly he had to be taken to the...
View ArticleWoman murdered in East Cleveland, suspect in custody
EAST CLEVELAND – Police and state agents are on the scene investigating a homicide in East Cleveland. Police tell FOX 8 News a man is in custody. The name of the female victim is not being released...
View Article$20K reward for info in Cleveland abduction, Elyria attempted abduction
CLEVELAND– The FBI is looking at the possibility that a social media link may have played a role in the case of a young girl’s abduction from her west side home in May and an attempted abduction in...
View ArticleWanted sex offender living in woods behind North Ridgeville elementary school
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio– A sexual predator was arrested on Monday after police say they found him living behind a North Ridgeville elementary school. Earl Eddington, 52, was wanted for violating his...
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