CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – An attempted kidnapping on Cleveland’s west side early Wednesday morning. It happened at 7:30AM in the 3600 block of Denison Avenue. The 15-year-old victim was walking on Denison when an unknown man driving a dark navy blue van tried to force the victim into the van. “I was walking to school […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland jail guard has been suspended, accused of sleeping on the job and allowing a prisoner to take off. The guard, Constance Hefeford, was suspended 20 working days, or one month without pay. The prisoner she let escape, Erin Eckroad who was wanted for drug charges, is still on the […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A west side woman escaped an arson fire thanks to some quick thinking neighbors and a pet. The fire started around 2:00 AM at a home on W. 41st and Hyde. Neighbors heard Judy Schmidt’s dog barking, saw her home in flames and pounded on the door to wake her up. Thanks to those […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Police in Cleveland looking for the prisoner who escaped lock-up late Tuesday evening. Officer say Marcellus Cole escaped from the Nancy McDonnel Community Based Correctional Facility on Croton Avenue around 11:30PM Tuesday. Cole had been arrested for a probation violation on an attempted robbery charge. He lives on East 73rd Street. […]