Richmond Heights
CRIME & SAFETY
Man fails at carjacking attempts in Dollar Tree parking lot: Richmond Heights Police Blotter
A man was trying to carjack others in the Dollar Tree parking lot June 16. Responding officers located the man at a nearby bus stop and discovered that he was experiencing a mental health episode. Paramedics subsequently took him to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Nobody was injured and...
Video shows man climbing the old lift bridge in Cleveland's Flats West Bank before being taken into police custody: VERIFY
CLEVELAND — A video being shared on social media appears to show a man climbing up the old lift bridge in the Flats West Bank in Cleveland. The post has been shared on the @imfromcleveland account on TikTok as a repost of someone else's video. TikTok is just one of the places this is being shared.
16-Year-Old Damarion Tackett Wanted for Skipping Court on Alleged Murder, Robbery Charges
16-year-old suspect Damarion Tackett, charged in connection with the death of the beloved “Watermelon Man,” is on the run after missing a bond hearing on Friday. John Materna, 76, was shot during a robbery last year while selling watermelons at the corner of Homer Street and Wayne Avenue in Highland Heights. He died two weeks later.
‘Shelter in place’ lifted in Moreland Hills
Moreland Hills, Ohio (WOIO) - A shelter-in-place warning has been lifted in Moreland Hills, for residents in the area of North Strawberry and South Strawberry Lanes, according to police. Police said a distraught male called 911 around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday stating he wanted to harm himself. 911 operators were able...
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