Bodycam footage and a Parma court hearing have put a former Brooklyn police sergeant under renewed scrutiny. The woman has hired an attorney and criminal charges are pending.

A DNA match tied Chaning Biaggio Rhodes to a 2013 downtown Cleveland bar rape. He faces two felony rape charges and is due back in court April 27.

A Summit County man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say his infant daughter was found with severe injuries at a Springfield Township motel. Sentencing is scheduled for April 21.

Tyson’s family filed a $13M federal lawsuit alleging Canton officers knelt on his neck and delayed medical care after his April 2024 arrest. The complaint opens a civil front while criminal charges move forward.

Portage County deputies say a Windham man was arrested after a mailed package with roughly 140 grams of pressed meth was intercepted, federal indictments followed.

Police say officers found a loaded handgun and about 15 grams of suspected cocaine in a Mercedes with a 9-month-old inside. Both adults were arrested and the child was released to a co-worker.

Federal prosecutors say a Romanian ring planted skimmers that drained nearly 1,000 SNAP accounts across Ohio and California, and most suspects have been arrested. A raid uncovered a workshop of skimmer parts.

A Summit County jury convicted Rasheed Lagway in the October 2025 death of his wife, Kristina Smith. Sentencing is set for May 14.

A multi‑agency TRACE team in Stark County says it has seized more than $1 million and returned about $300,000 to crypto scam victims while lawmakers push limits on kiosks. Local detectives say tracing tech and quick reporting are crucial.

A police pursuit in Cleveland ended Thursday when a fleeing vehicle crashed into a building, local TV video shows.

Akron will pay $24,000 to settle a federal civil-rights suit after an officer punched a passenger during a June 2024 traffic stop.

A 19‑year‑old was pronounced dead after a single‑vehicle crash on Finefrock Road SW on Tuesday. Investigators say the wreck happened before sunrise and remains under investigation.

Fairview Park police say a civilian-run predator sting at a Lorain Road bar complicated an investigation and led prosecutors to decline charges. Police warn residents not to stage confrontations for social-media content.