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Arrest of the 'Ghostface' suspect earns Stark County deputies, dispatchers awards
CANTON ‒ Several Stark County deputies and dispatchers are being recognized for their actions last month involving the "Scream" movie suspect. Maj. Ryan Carver, Sgt. Chane Cline, deputy Chad Carruthers, deputy Paul Brown and deputy Tiffany Adkins will receive the Office Citation Award. Dispatchers Amy Packer, Patrick Arnold, Patricia Harper-Mutlaq and Jackson Wendell will...
New details reveal how much robbers got at Fifth Third Bank forklift theft
NORTH CANTON ‒ Fifth Third Bank lost $44,826 in cash after a thief or thieves used a stolen forklift to steal an ATM machine from the bank's North Main Street branch Tuesday morning, police said. A statement issued by city police on Friday revealed the extent of the losses. The listed value of the stolen ATM was $26,000. ...
Two New Philadelphia High School students struck by vehicle Tuesday; neither injured
This story was update because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy. NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ Police will increase patrols in school zones after two New Philadelphia High School students were struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk on Tuesday morning. Neither student was injured. ...
The man behind a series of store robberies in Stark County got a long prison term
CANTON ‒ A 38-year-old man is now serving a prison term of 18 to 19.5 years for a series of armed robberies he committed at Stark County businesses. Stark County Common Pleas Judge Frank G. Forchione sentenced Patrick C. Edwards after the defendant pleaded guilty to six aggravated robbery charges on Aug. 5. The Stark County Proscutor's Office dropped misdemeanor charges of criminal damaging or endangering, obstructing official business and resisting arrest. ...
Server hurt after car crashes into Top of the Viaduct Restaurant in Massillon
(This story has been updated with new information.) MASSILLON ‒ A car drove into the Top of the Viaduct Restaurant early Tuesday afternoon, sending one woman to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, the Massillon Fire Department said. ...
Zanesville man's life sentence upheld after appeal of rape, kidnapping convictions
ZANESVILLE − 34-year-old Keith D. Hostottle Jr. of Zanesville had his life sentence upheld in a recent appeal ruling by the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals in Canton. In February 2024, Hostottle was found guilty of two counts of gross sexual imposition, third-degree felonies; one count of kidnapping and three counts of rape, all first-degree felonies, by a Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas jury. ...
Driver dies from injuries suffered in Carroll County crash
NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ A 59-year-old driver died Monday following his Oct. 8 traffic crash in Carroll County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Tuesday. James D. McClain was injured after he drove a black 2014 Hyundai Sonata left-of-center while heading south on state Route 43 north of Carry Road in Lee Township. The Hyundai overcorrected, and was hit by a gray 2021 Ford F-250 that was northbound. ...