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Many of the victims are children: Over a single four-month period, six kids under age 16 were killed in Akron. Author: Rachel Polansky (WKYC) Updated: 11:40 PM EST January 5, 2021
AKRON, Ohio It was a hot summer day when one Akron mother got the call she d never forget. I got the call from his girlfriend he [had] been involved in a shooting, Carita Mollica recalled.
Mollica s 18-year-old son, Davierre Hale, had been shot six times. He was in his car, on the way to pick up his own young son. One of the bullets hit him in his back and lacerated his heart valve, Mollica said. They couldn t keep blood flowing to his heart.
Man steals small front-end loader, tries to break into ATM, Akron police say
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
Akron police say this man is a suspect in the theft of a Bobcat skid-steer, which was then used in an attempt to break into an ATM. (Akron Police)
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AKRON, Ohio A man stole a small Bobcat front-end loader, then used it in an attempt to break into an ATM at a bank in the Firestone Park neighborhood, police say.
The incident occurred at Citizen’s Bank on the 1100 block of East Waterloo Road at about 6:15 a.m. Friday, according to police. The ATM was damaged but police did not say if any money was taken.
Akron Police search for breaking and entering suspect believed to be behind numerous incidents Akron Police search for breaking and entering suspect believed to be behind numerous incidents (Source: Akron Police) By Rachel Vadaj | December 31, 2020 at 5:20 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 5:20 PM
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Police are asking the community to come forward with identifying the suspect believed to be responsible for numerous break-ins, including Akron Art Works.
Police said the suspect broke into Akron Art Works on 1684 Merriman Road around 6 a.m. on Dec. 24.
While nothing was taken from this location, police said items were stolen in the numerous other break-ins in the same neighborhood.
19-year-old man gunned down in Akron leaves neighbors fearful
19-year-old man gunned down in Akron leaves neighbors fearful By Ronnie Duncan | December 31, 2020 at 7:41 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 7:41 PM
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Some areas off Copley Road in Akron are starting to give many in the neighborhood bad vibes.
“I normally won’t even drive down Copley Road because there is always something going on and shooting or something,” said longtime Akron resident Sally Williams.
Her reaction is just part of the frustration that many in Akron are experiencing after hearing about the shooting death of a 19-year-old just minutes before the last day of 2020.