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Maumee doctor sentenced in medical brace fraud scheme
TOLEDO, Ohio — A doctor who had practiced in Maumee was sentenced Friday for a medical equipment fraud scheme that put Medicare out more than $4 million. In a press release, the Department of Justice said a federal judge sentenced 42-year-old Ankita Singh to 26 months in prison following a Feb. 29 conviction on six counts of health care fraud. Prosecutors said Singh filled thousands of prescriptions for orthotic braces beginning in 2019 for Medicare beneficiaries — all of whom were not previously her patients, nor had she ever spoken to them.
Teen indicted for role in November slaying, car fire
A juvenile charged with murder for the Nov. 9 shooting of a man whose body was found in a burning car in East Toledo was indicted Thursday. Kristaun Self, 17, was indicted for murder, aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, and felonious assault, all with firearms specifications. He was also indicted for aggravated arson, arson, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse. The Self youth was one of two people being sought by police in connection with the Nov. 9 death of Josiah Gill, 20, of Toledo’s Point Place neighborhood. Toledo firefighters found Mr. Gill’s body in the back seat of a burning car in the grass under Veterans’ Glass City Skyway bridge, near the northbound I-280 exit ramp to Front Street.
Child accidentally shoots another while playing with gun in Toledo, police say
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A child is recovering after they were accidentally shot by another child in Toledo on Wednesday. According to Toledo Police reports, two kids were in a bedroom of a home in the 3000 block of Watson in Toledo Wednesday night playing with a gun. One of the kids accidentally shot the other in the leg.
Toledo residents raise safety concerns after multiple hit-and-runs at same intersection
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Multiple hit-and-runs at the corner of Bancroft and Glenwood are raising safety concerns among people who live in that area of the Old West End. One resident is hoping something can be done. Last week, a hit-and-run driver left plenty of damage on the corner at hitting a car.
Teen indicted, to be tried as adult in homicide of Josiah Gill
TOLEDO, Ohio — A teen suspect will be tried as an adult in the homicide of 20-year-old Josiah Gill, whose body was found in a burning car beneath an east Toledo bridge in November 2023. A Lucas County grand jury indicted Kristaun Self on the following counts Thursday:. Murder.
Doctors provide conflicting analyses from toddler's autopsy during murder trial
Lucas County Coroner Thomas Blomquist and one of his office’s former deputy coroners agreed in court testimony Thursday that a 3-year-old boy’s October, 2022, death was caused by severe head and neck trauma, but they differed on whether he was a homicide victim. Dr. Blomquist, who was a deputy coroner when he performed the autopsy on Declan Hill, likened the boy’s dislocated neck ligaments to the injuries he often sees on unrestrained car occupants involved in freeway crashes and denied any possibility that or his head trauma could have been caused by a fall in his Sylvania Township home. But...
Firefighters battle heavy fire at Toledo house considered a ‘code red’ building
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo Fire and Rescue crews are battling a house fire Friday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the house fire at Boalt and Field, not far from the intersection of Broadway and Walbridge, in Toledo before 1:30 p.m. on July 19. The house was already marked as a code red building, meaning that it was not structurally sound, so firefighters won’t go inside.
Jury finds man guilty of killing toddler in Sylvania Township
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A jury reached a verdict Friday in the trial for a man accused of killing a toddler he was babysitting in Sylvania Township. Court records show a jury found Michael Kitto guilty on several felonies in the death of 3-year-old Declan Hill. The jury convicted Kitto of Aggravated Murder, Murder, Felonious Assault, and Endangering Children.
Creepy cop used police database to look up and harass women
In a viral Facebook post, Emily Hackler shares screenshots of a creepy conversation she had with a cop. She writes, "So some creep decided to follow me on my way home from Planet Fitness. "Turns out he works for the Rossford Police Department and used my plate number to figure...
Toledo police: Suspect approaches car with firearm, robs occupant
TOLEDO, Ohio — Police are investigating an armed robbery at a west Toledo gas station late Thursday. According to a Toledo police report, authorities responded to the Sunoco Gas Station in the 500 block of Reynolds Road after receiving a call regarding a robbery shortly after 10 p.m. Police...
Toledo after-hours club torn down after catching fire for second time early Thursday morning
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo after-hours club was torn down after it caught fire for the second time early Thursday morning. TFRD says the club, located in the 1400 block of Belmont Ave., caught fire around 2:30 a.m. Crews arrived on scene and immediately went defensive. According to officials,...
Toledo man indicted for fatal crash while allegedly driving drunk
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County grand jury indicted a Toledo man for allegedly hitting and killing another man while driving drunk. The grand jury indicted Steven Duckett, 63, of Toledo, on two counts of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and two counts of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence on July 16. He’s charged in a crash that killed 56-year-old David Heath, of Toledo, in 2023.
Man convicted of murdering 3-year-old in Sylvania
TOLEDO, Ohio — A Lucas County jury on Friday convicted a man of murdering a 3-year-old in October 2022. Michael Kitto was found guilty of one count each of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and endangering children for the death of Declan Hill in Sylvania, according to a press release from the Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
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