CLEVELAND — Slavic Village leaders are offering an extremely Cleveland-y promotion to help clean up the neighborhood: take down a “We buy homes for cash” sign and get a free ice cream cone from Daisy’s. Signs from these companies litter street poles and benches around town, and neighbors say not only do they look junky, […]
COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) – What would you do if you found a large amount of money? Would you keep it or turn it over to police? One Columbus family faced that dilemma when they found $14,000. The Bowers family was driving down the street when they spotted a bag laying in the road and turned […]
The popular pizza chain was happy to receive the money back, and has rewarded the bartender with free pizza for a year. Hiding nearly $1,300 in cash in a box marked “chicken wings” might seem like a great way to safely get money to the bank, but only if you don’t accidentally deliver it to […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Indians are making major moves. The Tribe acquired INF Chris Johnson from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Of Michael Bourn, Of Nick Swisher and cash. Johnson, 30, owns a career batting average of .280 (693-2478) with 139 doubles, 10 triples, 57 home runs and 308 RBI across seven Major League […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The Akron Police Department has joined forces with numerous entities to significantly crackdown on, and deter, violent crimes in the area. The on-going collaboration of The Akron Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Summit County […]
An elderly woman calls North Olmsted Police, after she believes an envelope with $500 in cash is stolen from her purse. This happened at the Drug Mart at 24485 Lorain Road on January 31st. The woman told the Officers she came to the store to drop off a prescription, pay a bill and buy some food. She had taken out $40 to pay her bill at the customer service window and continued shopping. When she got to the check-out, she noticed the envelope was gone.
CLEVELAND – A police chase in Cleveland involving a bank robbery suspect and a child in the car ended in a crash on the city’s west side Friday afternoon. The car police were chasing crashed into a utility police near West 110 th and Lake Avenue at about 1:10 p.m. Police dispatchers said at least […]
WADSWORTH, Ohio – Police in Wadsworth need your help identifying this woman, who they said picked up an envelope full of cash that was dropped by another customer and walked away. Authorities said the incident happened on Dec. 2 during the evening hours. They said a customer dropped the cash-filled envelope at the High Street […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A former CMHA Building Inspector Supervisor who received cash in exchange for passing inspections for residences was sentenced to prison on Monday. Frank Isaac was sentenced to serve two years in prison. The Office of the Inspector General from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office conducted […]
MACEDONIA, OH (WOIO) – The cash-strapped Nordonia Hills School District is spending more money on legal fees. The superintendent is now taking the case of the fired bus driver to the Ohio Supreme Court. Bus driver Tina Haynal complaining in 2005 that she was targeted for dismissal by Nordonia Hills officials, specifically superintendent J. Wayne […]
Got trouble finding the right bills? There may be a solution for that late-night purchase. Glow-in-the-dark cash.