CRIME & SAFETY
Cleveland toddler died from starvation, extreme dehydration after mother’s fatal overdose, records show
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland man with a lengthy criminal history has been indicted in connection with the December 2023 deaths of a mother and her young son. Tony Williams, 48, is charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter, heroin trafficking, and corrupting another with drugs. According to the...
Wanted: Cleveland man accused of attempted murder for pushing victim out of a car and running them over
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This week’s Cuyahoga’s Most Wanted features a Cleveland man accused of attempted murder for pushing a victim out of his car and then running them over. According to Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County, on New Year’s Day of this year, police were called to a...
Clothing store employee used fake receipts to get cash for bogus returns: Euclid Police Blotter
EUCLID, Ohio – Here is the Euclid police blotter for April 8 through April 14. The loss prevention manager of a clothing store reported April 11 that when it investigated an unusual number of returns at the store it discovered an employee had been stealing cash. The employee was...
Grand jury re-indicts Cleveland woman accused of killing man by running him over with her car
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A grand jury re-indicted a Cleveland woman who is accused of killing a man by running him over with her car and then leaving him pinned underneath the vehicle. Shaniqua Menefee’s jury trial was scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 17; however, the case was dismissed...
Feds arrest Cleveland man accused of killing fellow passenger in car
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Federal agents on Tuesday arrested an 18-year-old Cleveland man accused of murder. Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force apprehended Arshawn Thomas, who was wanted by Cleveland police on murder charges. Authorities say Thomas fatally shot Theodore Broadus, 18, of Cleveland, on July 14.
Cleveland murder suspect arrested by U.S. Marshals
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested 18-year-old Arshawn Thomas Tuesday. Thomas was wanted by the Cleveland Police for murder. According to police, Thomas and three others were riding in a car together when the victim, 18-year-old Theodore Broadus, was shot and killed....
Child hit by vehicle in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - According to Cleveland Police, a male approximately 9 years old was struck by a vehicle on the city’s East Side. The accident happened in the 10000 of Olivet Avenue around 830pm. The child was taken to an area hospital in an unknown condition. Police are...
Cleveland gang member sentenced to 15 years in prison for supplying drugs to rival gang
CLEVELAND, Ohio— A member of the Loyal Always street gang was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison for supplying fentanyl pills and other drugs to dealers, including a member of a rival gang. Devin Long, 23, supplied painkillers, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine to three other drug dealers,...
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