Lakewood police responded after reports of shots being fired near Clifton Boulevard and Cove Avenue. Officers found a crashed car and shell casings, but no victims. Investigation is ongoing.

A child was struck in a hit-and-run at the Garfield Heights Taco Bell on Turney Road. Police are searching for the driver and seeking video and tips.

Drones helped Westlake police find a man hiding in shrubbery at the Sonesta Suites after he allegedly pointed a gun at his girlfriend and her son. Officers recovered two firearms and charged the suspect with domestic‑violence and weapons counts.

A Warren shooting left one person seriously injured and a woman was arrested, police say. Detectives have opened an active investigation and asked for tips.

Police and the county medical examiner were at an abandoned Mount Pleasant house Friday. Officers blocked part of East 142nd while investigators worked the scene.

Gareth S. Schakel, 34, was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison after admitting he produced and shared child sexual abuse material. Authorities say seized files included abuse of infants and toddlers.

A Lake County man investigators say had ties to the Aryan Brotherhood was sentenced to 27 months after agents seized multiple guns and a 3D printer, court records show.

A Lorain County jury cleared Courtney Price of fraud and grand theft after a Jan. 2024 wrong‑house police raid and disputed GoFundMe allegations. The criminal case is over, civil claims remain.

Shaker Heights Middle School was briefly placed under shelter‑in‑place after a threatening phone call. Police cleared the scene and remained on campus for the rest of the day.

Attorney General Dave Yost says nine Medicaid providers were indicted after an investigation found $181,512 in alleged improper payments, including falsified timesheets and a stolen debit card.

A Cleveland-area corporal was indicted after investigators say he used a state police database to find a nursing student's license plate and then called her.

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.