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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. ...
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. ...
Six charged in Arizona-to-Akron fentanyl pipeline, authorities say
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Six people were charged Thursday in a drug ring that shipped fentanyl pills from Arizona to Akron. A federal grand jury handed up an indictment against two people from Arizona and four people from Akron who are accused of selling the drugs in Northeast Ohio. Sedale...
Ohio officers seize 18 lbs of cocaine and fentanyl, 5 firearms, 8 vehicles, and $175,000 after a drug search at houses and a storage unit, Multiple arrested
Ohio officers say they have seized over 18 lbs of cocaine and fentanyl, five firearms, eight vehicles, and $175,000 after a drug search at multiple homes and a storage unit, leading to multiple arrests. The Jefferson County, Ohio Drug Task Force says they had four narcotics search warrants done at homes in Steubenville, Ohio on […]
Robbers use forklift to steal ATM from North Canton bank
NORTH CANTON ‒ Robbers used a stolen forklift early Tuesday morning to steal an ATM from the Fifth Third Bank on North Main Street, police said. The forklift was stolen from the construction site of the Wendy's Restaurant in the 200 block of Applegrove Street NW, authorities said. ...
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. ...