The Summit County Sheriff’s Office named Michael Sues in its Warrant Wednesday bulletin and urged residents to get alerts through the department’s mobile app. Tips are being sought by detectives.

Cleveland crews fought two back-to-back fires Wednesday, including a vacant Lakeview Road school blaze that caused roughly $100,000 in damage. No injuries were reported.

A 15‑year‑old was arrested in Akron after a road‑rage shooting on the SR‑8 ramp left his 17‑year‑old brother dead, police say.

Middleburg Heights has banned registered sex offenders and people convicted of violent offenses from most city parks and rec facilities. Critics say the move could prompt legal challenges.

A Cleveland man wanted on federal money-laundering and drug charges was arrested in Rincón, Puerto Rico after about a decade on the run. U.S. Marshals say he’ll be returned to northern Ohio to face two federal cases.

A nearly seven-hour barricade on West 18th Street ended early Wednesday with a Lorain man in custody and a handgun seized.

Postal inspectors and METRICH detectives say they intercepted a parcel with roughly 2 kilograms of pills that tested positive for meth, and a Monroe Township man was arrested. Bond was set at $1 million.

A Warren woman told police a man followed her while bar-hopping and forced her cousin from their car at gunpoint before beating her. The suspect fled and the vehicle was towed.

Strongsville approved a tighter set of rules Feb. 17, 2026 requiring city licenses, brighter rooms, customer logs and misdemeanor penalties after 2025 raids. The move follows multi‑agency enforcement that targeted suspected illicit parlors last August.

An early‑morning fire at 15409 Euclid Ave in East Cleveland kept crews at the scene for about 90 minutes. Officials say no civilians or firefighters were hurt.

An elderly dog was abandoned outside the Ashtabula County shelter and later euthanized after vets found severe injuries. The shelter is seeking tips to identify who left her.

A 36-year-old East Canton man died after his SUV struck a utility pole and overturned on Berger Street NE. Troopers say alcohol may have been a factor.

A Summit County judge sentenced Cornelius Rogers to 20–25 years after he pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping a housekeeper at the Red Roof Inn. Surveillance footage and medical exams helped prosecutors build the case.