Local Crime
AREA CRIME: Body found along Stark County road; foul play suspected
DGKN staff report CANTON TWP., Stark County A passerby saw a body along the road just before 9 p.m. May 10 and contacted authorities. The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is treating the case as a homicide. Stark County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to Hardington Ave NE near 12th St NE, East Canton, to investigate…
Read MorePedestrian killed in hit-skip crash in Ashland County; troopers ask for public’s assistance
State troopers are asking the public’s assistance in locating a hit-skip vehicle involved in a crash Tuesday night along U.S. 42 in Milton Township, Ashland County. The Ashland Post is investigating the fatal crash involving a pedestrian at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday. The Patrol’s Wooster Dispatch Center received a call about what was initially believed to…
Read MoreOrrville police officer awaits trial on OVI charge; placed on paid administrative leave
DGKN staff report WOOSTER An Orrville police officer is awaiting a jury trial after pleading not guilty Monday to charges including driving under the influence of alcohol over the weekend. According to a Wooster police report, Douglas S. Miller, 37, of Orrville, was traveling eastbound in a 2014 Chevrolet along E Bowman Street in Wooster…
Read MoreOHIO CRIME NEWS: Uniontown man sentenced for attempting to engage in sexual conduct with minor
DGKN staff report A Uniontown man was sentenced March 7 for more than 12 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to coercion or enticement of a minor. Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Bradley Willem Beun, 42, of Uniontown, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sara…
Read MoreOHIO CRIME NEWS: Leader of Youngstown area drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to 12 years in prison
Korey K. Moody, 36, of Youngstown, Ohio, was sentenced last last month by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent to 12 years in prison after Moody pleaded guilty to leading a drug trafficking conspiracy that sought to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, fentanyl analogues and methamphetamine, according to a Feb. 25 news release from…
Read MoreOrrville police seek man who opened window, tried to lure children
DGKN staff report ORRVILLE A mother of two young children told police that a man opened a window of a residence Wednesday evening in the 100 block of W Chestnut Street and tried to get one of her children to climb out of the window. Orrville police officers were dispatched at about 8:15 p.m. and…
Read MoreU.S. Marshals arrest Wooster man accused of assaulting news reporter
Dayton, Ohio U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott and Wayne County Sheriff Travis Hutchinson announce the arrest of wanted fugitive Benjamin Dagley, 54. Dagley was wanted by the Gulfport Police Department in Mississippi for assault and the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department for a probation violation. It is alleged that on Aug. 30, Dagley confronted MSNBC News Reporter…
Read MoreDalton police involved in recovering missing youth
DGKN staff report AKRON Operation Safe Space, a joint operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Akron Police Department has led to the location and/or recovery of 23 missing or high-risk juveniles from the Akron area, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service. The operation, which began Aug. 9, and…
Read MoreArrest warrants issued for Wooster man accused of assaulting NBC reporter
DGKN staff report Police remain on the lookout for a Wooster man caught on live camera assaulting NBC reporter Shaquille Brewster Aug. 30 while the reporter was covering Hurricane Ida in Gulfport, Mississippi. Video shared online shows a man parking his pickup truck in the background while Brewster updates viewers about the hurricane’s impact and…
Read MoreOrrville PD seeks public’s help in stolen firearms case
DGKN staff report ORRVILLE Several firearms were stolen from Ace Hardware on Saturday and police are asking for the public to contact them with any information. Orrville Police responded just after midnight Saturday to a security alarm at Ace Hardware, 1400 W High St. Upon arrival officers discovered a severely damaged overhead door at the…
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