Crime

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Police are responding to a report of the shooting of two persons in the 1200 block of East 186th Street.  Full story »

An Arizona man was indicted Friday on suspicion of sexually molesting minors while a youth pastor in Parma.  Full story »

A Parma man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having images of child pornography on his computer.  Full story »

East Cleveland detectives are looking into the three unsolved murders from 20 years ago to see if they might be linked to suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell, who lived in the city at the time .  Full story »

The program is being planned for those affected directly or indirectly by the Anthony Sowell case. Attendees will learn about available resources from Rape Crisis Center staffers specializing in justice system advocacy, counseling and education. Full story »

Suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's bond is set at $5 million.  Full story »

Jonah Harden, 36, of Cleveland, was indicted today on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of drunken driving in connection with a crash that killed two people and injured four others.  Full story »

A fourth body from the house of suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's house has been identified 43-year-old Nancy Cobbs of Cleveland. Full story »

An Akron man was arrested Thursday by the Summit County Sheriff's Department as part of an investigation into the theft of seven vehicles from Fred Martin Motors over the past few weeks Full story »

Damien Gantz was indicted today in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on charges of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery in the shooting death of Terry Fitten at an ATM in East Cleveland. Full story »

The Euclid Municipal Court has linked up with the Ohio Courts Network, which allows it to share data on criminal history reviews, warrant and protection orders and other services. Full story »

Michael Greenlief was so desperate to escape from police that were trying to arrest him that he jumped more than 25 feet into the swirling Black River Wednesday morning.  Full story »

A 57-year-old Akron man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attacking his roommate with a machete. Full story »

A 2005 evaluation of suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell determined there was a low likelihood that Sowell would sexually assault women again.  Full story »

Authorities have identified a third woman found dead at Anthony Sowell's home as Tishana Culver, 31, who lived down the street from Sowell on Imperial Avenue.  Full story »