State trooper under investigation for disorderly conduct, child endangering
BEDFORD – An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper told the Fox 8 I-Team he is innocent of three misdemeanor charges. Trooper Erick Billups appeared in Bedford Municipal Court Thursday to face charges of...
View ArticleKidnapping survivor Gina DeJesus taking part in walk to help end human...
CLEVELAND - Working to end human trafficking is the passion of many in northeast Ohio, including kidnapping survivor Gina DeJesus. DeJesus, and her aunt, Sylvia Colon, plan to take part in the...
View ArticleCleveland police provide update on recent homicides
CLEVELAND– Police concerned about the escalating violence spoke about this week’s eight homicides during a news conference on Friday. Richard Mcintosh, of the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department Crime...
View ArticleFather of Mansfield fugitive says son reached out to him
MANSFIELD, Ohio-- The father of a 26-year-old federal fugitive spoke to the FOX 8 I -Team and says his son reached out to him Friday. “I saw he was active on Facebook so I sent him a message,” said...
View ArticleI-Team: Authorities capture fugitive accused of threatening President
MANSFIELD, Ohio– Authorities captured the man accused of making threats against President Donald Trump on Friday, sources told the FOX 8 I-Team. The U.S. Marshals have been researching for 26-year-old...
View ArticleI-Team: Cleveland police investigating home invasion in same neighborhood...
CLEVELAND — The FOX 8 I-Team has learned Cleveland police are investigating another home invasion in the same neighborhood where last week a home invasion left a 94-year-old woman dead and her...
View ArticleSandusky police officer arrested on OVI and felony charges
ERIE COUNTY, Ohio – The FOX 8 I-Team has found a veteran police officer facing felony and misdemeanor charges, after being arrested Sunday night for allegedly driving drunk. Sandusky Police Officer...
View ArticleMan arrested on 16th OVI, was just released from prison 9 months ago
ERIE COUNTY- A Huron man, who was released from prison in December after serving four years in prison for a felony level OVI, has been arrested on his 16th drunk driving charge. Patrick Kennelly, 51,...
View ArticleCleveland man confesses to 20-year-old murder, leads investigators to body
CLEVELAND-- A Cleveland man is facing charges after he called officers to his home back in August, and said he killed a prostitute about 20 years ago. Michael Thompson, 64, said he buried her body and...
View ArticleToxicology reports child homicide victim tested positive for fentanyl and...
CLEVELAND – A 4-year-old homicide victim tested positive for several illegal drugs, including fentanyl, according to preliminary autopsy reports examined by the Fox 8 I-Team. The I-Team reviewed the...
View ArticleBody cam video shows Cleveland Heights officers arriving to shooting scene...
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio– A 36-year-old Cleveland Heights man died shortly after being shot Sunday evening. Police say Khalil Woods was shot and found inside a home in the 1600 block of Coventry around...
View ArticleCleveland police say shooting in Ohio City started with a fight between 2 men
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland police are investigating the shooting of three people Monday night on W 25th and Lorain in Ohio City. Police say two men and one woman are the victims of gunshot wounds....
View ArticleTwo arrested in Perkins Township home invasion
PERKINS TOWNSHIP, Ohio-- Police arrested two men after an early-morning home invasion in Perkins Township on Tuesday. Assistant Police Chief Vince Donald said the home invasion took place around 2:40...
View ArticleSandusky officer suspended after arrested in OVI charge
SANDUSKY – The FOX 8 I-TEAM has found a veteran police officer has been suspended following his arrest on felony and misdemeanor charges. Sandusky Police Officer Kenneth Gautschi Jr. was stopped on Fox...
View ArticleTwo more employees of Pilot Flying J sentenced to prison
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.- Former Pilot Flying J employees were sentenced to prison Thursday after being convicted on federal charges stemming from what prosecutors say was a scheme to defraud trucking...
View ArticlePolice officer who shot Tamir Rice hired as part-time officer in southeastern...
CLEVELAND — The officer who shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014 has been hired as a part-time police officer in southeastern Ohio. The village of Bellaire confirmed to the Wheeling...
View ArticlePolice, family seek answers in death of man gunned down at memorial event
CLEVELAND - Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County and a grieving family are turning to the FOX 8 I-Team for help in solving the murder of a young father, who was gunned down while attending a memorial for...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating two bodies found in burning car in East Cleveland...
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio-- Authorities are investigating the two bodies found inside a burning car in East Cleveland as homicides. The discovery was made Wednesday morning at Savannah and Manhattan...
View ArticleMom searching for driver she says struck teen with special needs
LAKEWOOD - A 17-year-old boy was injured Monday after a car struck him on his scooter and then fled. Evan Giovanis, of Lakewood, said he was riding his scooter home around 6:45 Monday evening when a...
View ArticleMarshals arrest convicted sex offender accused of breaking into schools
CLEVELAND - The man out on bond after pleading guilty to several charges of burglary and theft for breaking into schools was arrested by Marshals on Friday on new charges. Jon Titter, 38, was wanted...
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