Service dog saves owner from house fire
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio – Bella is not even two years old yet, but the service dog is already being called a hero. “She definitely saved my life, no doubt about that at all,” said Tony Damato. Damato, a...
View ArticlePolice looking for suspect who fired dozens of shots at Newburgh Heights home
NEWBURGH HEIGHTS, Ohio- Police are searching for a suspect who fired two dozen shots in a Newburgh Heights home this weekend. Neighbors living near the 52nd Street home were frantic when they called...
View ArticleChardon Middle School football team makes dreams come true for teammate
CHARDON -Chardon Middle School Football Coach Doug Robinson can’t help but smile when he watches the video of Wednesday’s game. It’s not because his team won. It’s because of one touchdown, made by one...
View ArticleCustomer at car dealership shot two Willoughby Hills officers, police say
WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio — Willoughby Hills police say two of its officers were injured during a shooting at a car dealership on Thursday. Police Chief Christopher J. Collins says around 2 p.m.,...
View ArticleFormer Ashtabula sheriff deputy sentenced for assault
ASHTABULA, Ohio – A former Ashtabula sheriff deputy was sentenced Friday morning after being convicted of several charges including assault. He received 90 days in jail and three-years probation....
View ArticleArrest made in murder of woman in Cuyahoga Falls
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — An arrest was made in the murder of a woman in Cuyahoga Falls. Marcus Coker, 35, who was involved in a chase with Akron police, has now been arrested in the stabbing death of...
View ArticleI-Team: authorities search home of car dealership shooting suspect
WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio- Local and state law enforcement officials searched a home of the man suspected of shooting and wounding two Willoughby Hills police officers. The Fox 8 I-Team learned...
View ArticleI-Team: Police sources say one person dead in Twinsburg homicide
TWINSBURG, Ohio — The Twinsburg Police Department is investigating a homicide on Darrow Road, police sources told the FOX 8 I-Team on Sunday. Multiple police vehicles are outside of a home near the...
View ArticleAkron police investigating police-involved shooting of 2 men
AKRON — The Fox 8 I-Team has learned that police and state agents in Akron are investigating an early morning police-involved shooting . At 2:20 a.m. officers who were assigned to the downtown Akron...
View ArticleOfficers shot at Willoughby Hills car dealership home from hospital
WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio– Two police officers, who were shot Thursday, have both been released from the hospital. Detectives with the department confirmed to the Fox 8 I-Team that both officers are now...
View ArticleCustomer runs to help Willoughby Hills officers seconds after shots fired
WILLOUGHBY HILLS – Dana Walling says when he took his car into the shop last Thursday he never thought he would be dodging bullets. “I was in shock basically,” Walling told the Fox 8 I-Team. He said he...
View ArticleMan serving prison time ID’d as suspect in North Ridgeville murder
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio– Authorities named a suspect on Tuesday in the murder of a North Ridgeville man. Family and employees reported 60-year-old Harold Litten missing on April 18. His van was also...
View ArticleMantua police chief: Crestwood football incident doesn’t appear to be criminal
MANTUA, Ohio — The Crestwood High School football team will be sitting out another game, as police and school officials continue to investigate an alleged incident. But Mantua Police Chief H.W. Buchert...
View ArticleBody cam video shows scene when Uniontown officer was shot four times
UNIONTOWN, Ohio– Sgt. David White says he doesn’t need to watch the video from his police-issued body camera to help remember the details of July 9. It was the night he was shot four times. “It plays...
View ArticleCleveland officer accused of assaulting, then arresting woman on false charge
CLEVELAND — The FOX 8 I TEAM has learned a Cleveland police officer has been arrested on a warrant saying he “assaulted” a woman and “had her arrested” and taken to jail on a “false charge.” The...
View ArticleAuthorities in two counties investigate break-ins at Amish-owned businesses
FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio– Holmes County Sheriff’s deputies say normally the area near County Road is peaceful and quiet. Lately, however, they have received several calls of break-ins of Amish businesses....
View ArticleConneaut police investigating death of 1-year-old girl; coroner says ‘foul...
CONNEAUT, Ohio — The Fox 8 I-Team has learned that police and agents with the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation are investigating a death in Conneaut. The Ashtabula County Coroner’s Office says...
View ArticleHigh school football resumes at Crestwood Local School District
MANTUA – The Crestwood High School football program is no longer under suspension. The superintendent released a statement Monday saying the investigation is over. He declined to give specifics as to
View ArticleNorton councilman apologizes for ‘white trash festival’ remark
NORTON – Councilman Dennis Pierson says he regrets a comment he made to a Norton police dispatcher last month, when he called due to residents’ concerns on Easton Road. “I regret what I said, it...
View ArticleSandusky police: armed robber caught on camera
SANDUSKY, Ohio – Police are searching for a man who robbed two employees at Mama B’s Pizza at gun point Sunday evening. A security camera at the business shows the suspect, who is wearing a mask....
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