STARK COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Louisville Police say an African-American student is dealing with a pattern of what looks like racist acts. “The allegation is that somebody removed four or five lug nuts from the vehicle that was driven by the victim.” 18 year old Joshua Rouse, a Stark County student, had been getting racist […]
One way for The Weinstein Company to get around that pesky R-rating the Motion Picture Association of America ratings board slapped on "Bully"? Release the new film without any rating. "Bully" will arrive in theaters on Friday with the unusual moniker of "unrated." That means the theater owners themselves will have the choice of screening the film or not.
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Wednesday, Cleveland's Public Safety Committee tried to wrap their heads around sick leave abuse at the Cleveland Fire Department. Council members got a memo that points out seven key issues that the latest audit of the fire department discovered. 19 Action News was first to break the story of internal abuse months ago.
LORAIN, Ohio – A 52-year-old northeast Ohio woman is facing charges after deputies say she harassed 911 dispatchers over the phone. On Monday, a deputy stopped at Marlene Thomas’s home after her brother claimed she was harassing him over the phone. The deputy said she needed to stop or she’d be arrested. “At that point […]
CLEVELAND – The search for a Cleveland man suspected of running a dogfighting operation is over. Collin Rand Jr. turned himself in to Cleveland authorities Tuesday morning. Last week, police uncovered a dogfighting ring at a home in the 700 block of E. 91st St. Officers raided the house on Thursday, confiscating 16 puppies, mostly […]
CANTON, Ohio - A Canton police office who was caught on camera making death threats, yelling and screaming at people he pulled over during traffic stops faces a disciplinary hearing Thursday at 1 p.m. at Canton City Hall. Officer Daniel Harless could lose his job at the hearing, according to Canton Police Chief Dean McKimm. An internal affairs investigation concluded that Harless violated three department rules and regulations during three traffic stops where he was caught on camera berating citizens Investigators say Harless violated rules related to deportment, cooperation with the public and treatment of persons in custody.
Jerry Sandusky was arrested again on Wednesday after two new alleged victims came forward with detailed allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated by the former Penn State football coach. Over the weeks since Sandusky’s initial arrest, there has been a consistent stream of new accustations and revelations pertaining to the alleged crimes. Meanwhile, Sandusky has twice […]
AVON LAKE, Ohio – Authorities in Avon Lake said a physical fight landed a mother and her baby in the hospital, and ended with the child’s father being charged. Dispatchers got a frantic call around 9 p.m. Monday about a baby injured and bleeding from his head. When officers arrived to the Vinewood address, they […]
(WOIO) – New developments in a horrible case of patient abuse. Former Metro Nurses Aide Virgen Caraballo pleaded guilty to seven counts of abusing an elderly woman in her care. 78 year-old Esther Piskor is shown on video getting tossed around like a rag doll by Metro Nurses Aides at their Prentiss Center Nursing Home. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The President of St. Ignatius High School released recent letters to alumni addressing complaints of sexual abuse stemming from the 1950’s and 1970’s. Rev. William Murphy S. J. says St. Ignatius collected 33 complaints which were then sent to Chicago- Detroit Province of the Jesuits for further investigation and follow-up. Some […]
HOLMES COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – The FBI has charged seven members of the Amish community with federal hate crime charges for attacks against their fellow Amish. The criminal complaint charges Samuel Mullet Sr., Johnny S. Mullet, Daniel S. Mullet, Levi F. Miller, Eli M. Miller and Emanuel Schrock, all of Bergholz, Ohio; and Lester S. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A new internal audit shows the Cleveland Fire Department is over budget on more than $1 million in overtime alone and city leaders have found more firefighters barely working but getting paid full salary and benefits. Last night 19 Action News revealed firefighter Calvin Robinson worked only 12 days in 2 1/2 years. The […]