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18-year-old man slain in Cleveland, medical examiner says
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Police are investigating the slaying of an 18-year-old man Friday on the city’s East Side. Gary Lamar Dancy Jr. of Cleveland was fatally shot about 9:20 p.m. in the 16000 block of Talford Avenue, according to police and the office of the Cuyahoga County medical examiner.
FBI probe of Cleveland gang leads to arrest on federal gun charges
CLEVELAND, Ohio — FBI agents arrested a man on gun charges amid an investigation into a gang that operates on Cleveland’s West Side. Jamar Colegrove, 32, is believed to be a member of the Bellaire Boys, who operate near West 130th Street in Cleveland’s Bellaire-Puritas neighborhood, according to court records.
Convicted of involuntary manslaughter, South Euclid man on the run again
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This week’s Cuyahoga’s Most Wanted features a South Euclid man who is on the run from authorities again, after being convicted and serving time for involuntary manslaughter. According to Crime Stopper of Cuyahoga County, Tyrese Thomas pleaded guilty in 2022 to being one of two...
Officer who shot Tamir Rice dead in Cleveland resigns from new police job in West Virginia
Timothy Loehmann, the former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot Black 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, kicking off nationwide protests, resigned from a small town West Virginia police department, according to local officials. “As of July 1, 2024, Timothy Loehmann has resigned his position and is no longer an employee,” according to a statement to NBC News from White Sulpher Springs mayor Kathy Glover, adding that she wouldn’t comment further on a personnel matter.The Independent has contacted Loehmann for comment.City Council member Thomas Taylor told Cleveland.com the decision was “due to the public outcry” around the hiring of Loehmann,...
Cleveland FBI, Behavioral Analysis Unit release guidelines on dangerous changes in behavior in others
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - FBI Cleveland and the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit released guidelines for people to take notice when friends, family, classmates, and coworkers show signs they may be on a “pathway to violence.”. The FBI released this guidance based on research done on targeted violence and...
Cleveland fugitive wanted for supplying drugs in fatal overdose, US Marshals say
SENECA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland man accused of supplying drugs in a deadly overdose is on the run, the U.S. Marshals confirmed, and a reward is out for information leading to his arrest. The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force said 43-year-old Michael Toney was charged with involuntary...
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