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16-year-old shot in south Toledo, police say
TOLEDO, Ohio — A 16-year-old has been hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting in south Toledo Friday night, police told WTOL 11. A Toledo police sergeant at the scene on Stebbins Street and Prouty Avenue, in a neighborhood between the Anthony Wayne Trail and Broadway Street, said one person has been detained for questioning.
Police: Suspect shoved drugs up his rectum, had ‘full-on meltdown’
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Police allege that a suspect arrested on August 15 wounded himself, after allegedly placing narcotics in his rectum to evade arrest. According to the Toledo Police report, Deontae Brown, 26, was spotted selling drugs at the intersection of Bancroft and Franklin Thursday afternoon. He allegedly got...
1 dead after shooting at ProMedica facility
Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica has temporarily closed its physician offices in Adrian, Mich., following an incident involving a self-inflicted shooting on Aug. 14, a spokesperson for the system confirmed to Becker's. Police responded to the Grace Christman Medical Building, a part of ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital, around 10:52 a.m....
Arrest made in deadly Turnpike crash
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — One person has been arrested in connection with Thursday's deadly Turnpike crashes, an Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesperson confirmed Friday. According to court records, 24-year-old Istam Naimov, of Philadelphia, was arrested by the Ohio State Highway Patrol Thursday at approximately 6:24 a.m. He was booked at the Lucas County jail shortly after 3 p.m. on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide; vehicular manslaughter: negligently. This charge, a second-degree misdemeanor, was filed in Maumee Municipal Court.
Suspect 'faked a seizure' and injured law enforcement during arrest, Toledo police claim
TOLEDO, Ohio — One suspect is in custody after allegedly injuring himself and officers during a narcotics arrest Thursday. In a report, Toledo police said they spotted 26-year-old Deontae Brown selling narcotics at the corner of Franklin Avenue and Bancroft Street around 3:30 p.m. Police said Brown jumped into a vehicle and fled; officers then initiated a traffic stop at a parking lot near Detroit Avenue and Monroe Street.
Toledo Police seek information on man missing for over a year
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo Police are asking the public for information to help find a person who has been missing for over a year. TPD said Wednesday that Matthew T. Genson, 30, has been missing since June 2023. He is described as 5′6″, 135 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Man accused in hit-skip that killed Toledo bicyclist enters plea of not guilty
TOLEDO, Ohio — A Temperance man entered a plea of not guilty to several charges in a deadly hit-skip crash that happened late July in west Toledo. Kenneth Pegler, 55, was arraigned Thursday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, two counts of failure to stop after an accident and one count of operating a vehicle while under the influence. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Person riding electric scooter struck in north Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — A person riding an electric scooter was hospitalized with serious injuries after a driver did not stop at a posted yield sign and struck them Wednesday afternoon, according to the Toledo Police Department. Police in a press release Wednesday night described the 42-year-old victim's condition as...
Man shot in Toledo Wednesday afternoon, police say
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A man is recovering after he suffered a gunshot wound in Toledo. Toledo Police records say a 42-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting just before 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. Officers responded to a Shot Spotter alert in the 1300 block of N. Erie on August...
Toledo woman gets car back more than a year after mechanic holds it hostage | 11 Investigates
TOLEDO, Ohio — Since January, 11 Investigates has been working to get a Toledo woman's car back. Brianna Saldivar first reached out to our team desperate to get her car out of 5 G's Auto Recycling in west Toledo. It had been there since July 2023 after a crash.
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