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Portage County woman who allegedly fired shots at neighbor hunter pleads no contest to charges
ATWATER, Ohio — We have an update on the story about Portage County neighbors who were at odds after video showed a woman appearing to threaten and then fire shots next door at a man who was deer hunting. Court records previously showed that Luanne Headley was facing charges...
High Bond for Alliance Woman Accused of Ramming APD Cruisers
ALLIANCE, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 31-year-old Alliance woman is jailed on $100,000 bond. She faces felonious assault and other charges for driving into two city police cruisers on Tuesday evening. Kayla Ryder reportedly had to be restrained with the use of a Taser. Police had been...
Beloit woman who was struck by train dies from injuries
SEBRING – A Beloit woman who was struck by a train earlier this month has died from her injuries. The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed that 21-year-old Allison Carter was pronounced dead at 4:25 p.m. Friday at Summa Health System Akron Campus. "She was a Valentine's Day baby," said Carter's godmother Amy Coleman-Monk,...
Salem man accused of raping child
LISBON, Ohio (WKBN) – A Salem man is facing charges, accused of raping a child. Brandon Seddon, 32, is charged with rape, a first-degree felony; sexual battery, a second-degree felony; and two counts of gross sexual imposition, third-degree felony charges. The charges follow a secret indictment filed July 10 in Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas.
Alliance woman, accused of striking police cruisers, stunned by Taser, arrested
ALLIANCE − A 31-year-old woman faces allegations that she struck two police cruisers on Tuesday, and also blocked another vehicle. Here's what went down, Alliance Police said, in a report: Around 6 p.m., in a parking lot near the police station, officers received a 911 call from a man who filed a police complaint...
Kitten gets stuck in recliner chair, bodycam video shows Alliance first responders coming to the rescue
ALLIANCE, Ohio — An Alliance woman is thanking first responders after saving her kitten, Rahmat, who was stuck inside a reclining chair. Mistura Akiaguade's nightmare started when she put the chair in its original upright position. She had no idea the kitten was underneath until she heard it let out a sound she had never heard before.
Niles man arrested after allegedly touching himself while watching young girls
A Niles man is behind bars after allegedly touching himself while watching children at a park. According to the report, officers were dispatched to Stevens Park at 11:11 a.m. on July 20 for a suspicious man who allegedly made inappropriate comments to children at the park numerous times. The suspect,...
VIDEO: Woman rams Alliance police cruiser after alleged domestic violence incident, police say
ALLIANCE, Ohio (WOIO) - A woman rammed an Alliance police car and hit another after police gave her repeated commands to exit the vehicle following an alleged domestic violence incident Tuesday. Police said a male victim came to the police station to report the alleged domestic violence incident and escape...
Austintown business victim of $40K credit card refund scheme, two charged
One woman is under arrest and police are looking for another suspect charged for allegedly using a credit card machine and the internet to steal $40,000 from an Austintown business. Thirty-six-year-old India Rodriguez of Niles was arraigned in Mahoning County Court on Wednesday on felony charges of theft and telecommunications...
Howland man accused of threatening to choke and punch girlfriend’s 6-year-old son; police arrest him
A 38-year-old Howland Township man was arrested and charged with aggravated menacing after a Niles woman reported to police that her boyfriend threatened to choke her and punch her 6-year-old son. Police reported that the two had argued on the telephone sometime Thursday, July 18 when the threats were made.
Shoplifters rob 4 dollar stores; on the loose after chase with Akron police
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police are looking for several women who are wanted for shoplifting from four dollar stores in Summit and Stark Counties earlier this month. According to police, the suspects first robbed the Family Dollar in the 500 block of Cuyahoga Falls Ave. in Akron on July 14.
Judge says prison sentence may help man convicted of 2 separate drug crimes
Judge Anthony D'Apolito told Jonathan Streb, 20, that it might seem strange that a prison sentence could be a good thing, but the judge added a prison term may help Streb turn his life around and stay out of trouble in the future.
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