Local Crime
FBI releases age-progression image of 29-year-old reported missing in 2007 at age 14 in Cleveland
CLEVELAND An age-progression photo of a 29-year-old who was reported missing in July 2007 at the age of 14 from Cleveland has been released. Special Agent in Charge Gregory Nelsen of the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cleveland Division of Police Chief Wayne Drummond, and the National Center for Missing…
Read MoreCrime author gathering info on unsolved case through billboards in Wayne, Holmes counties
DGKN staff report Travelers along U.S. 30 and other busy roadways in Wayne and Holmes counties may have noticed billboards this winter asking questions: “What really happened to Amish mother Ida Stutzman in 1977?” and “What really happened to Little Boy Blue’s mother?” One query stands out in yellow against a black background above a…
Read MoreHendricks hangs up his badge: Dalton makes nice finish to long career for local cop
DALTON Senior Patrolman Ken Hendricks, who is retiring at the end of this month from the Dalton Police Department after a lengthy career in law enforcement, had a few brushes with the law when he was growing up in Massillon. Not what you may think – they were all positive encounters. In the sixth grade…
Read MoreCleveland man charged with carjacking, illegally entering airport runway, and damaging radar facility
DGKN staff report CLEVELAND – A Cleveland man was charged Dec. 22 in a six-count indictment with intentionally damaging a Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) radar facility, carjacking two vehicles, and using one to breach a gate and illegally enter the Hopkins airport runway, according to a news release. Isaac Woolley, 26, was officially charged…
Read MoreCRIME NEWS: Eight men from Orrville, Massillon, Canton, Louisville, Dover face drug trafficking charges
Eight men, including three from Orrville, were charged in a three-count indictment with operating a drug trafficking organization that distributed kilogram quantities of cocaine throughout Wayne, Stark and Tuscarawas counties and elsewhere in Ohio, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office – Northern District of Ohio. Named in the indictment are Arnuflo…
Read MoreDGKN ON SCENE: Pickup truck knocks down utility pole Sept. 4
PHOTOS BY HEATHER IMMLER | DGKN This utility pole just outside of the Dalton village limits was knocked down over Labor Day weekend as a result of being struck by a pickup truck. No injuries were reported, according to Ohio Highway Patrol. DGKN staff report SUGAR CREEK TWP. No injuries reported after a pickup truck…
Read MoreHartville man dies in head-on crash; suspect arrested after fleeing
PAINT TWP. Alcohol is suspected in a two-vehicle fatal crash Aug. 18 along state Route 241. A Hartville man died in the head-on collision and the driver of the other vehicle fled from the crash scene before being taken into custody about two hours later. The Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating the two-vehicle crash that…
Read MoreMan posing as funeral home director found guilty
TOLEDO A Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge found Shawnte Hardin guilty of multiple felony charges for providing funeral services without a license. In total, Hardin was found guilty on 31 charges: One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1) Three counts of tampering with records (F3) Two counts of telecommunications fraud (F5)…
Read MoreHuron County barn fire that injured firefighter ruled arson
TOWNSEND TOWNSHIP, Ohio A barn fire in Townsend Township (Huron County) that injured a firefighter has been ruled arson by the Division of State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigation Bureau. Investigators are seeking tips from the public to help identify those responsible. On Tuesday, Aug. 2 at approximately 11:33 p.m., the Townsend Township Fire Department was dispatched…
Read MoreWEEKLY ROUNDUP: Child lost in corn field located
Reports have been obtained from local law enforcement agencies: A 3-year-old child was found safe at the edge of a corn field about half an hour after law enforcement were called to assist in the search. Wayne County sheriff’s deputies responded 3:15 p.m. July 25 to the 600 block of N West Lebanon Road and…
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