COVENTRY: On Jan. 11, Summit County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated the theft of a catalytic converter from a vehicle at a South Main Street business. Deputies collected evidence and a saw from a wooded area. On Jan. 14, deputies reviewed video surveillance from a West Waterloo Road business, where two men in a pickup truck
WEST AKRON: Police investigated a theft from a Silver Street business Dec. 8 after an employee reported a check for $15,500 was stolen from the mail, the payee’s name was changed and it was forged and cashed by a Canton woman. A West Exchange Street man reported Dec. 8 two tires on his vehicle were
How a beekeeper helped Akron police find the suspect in a Lyft driver s death
How a beekeeper helped Akron police find the suspect in a Lyft driver s death
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AKRON, Ohio â A beekeeper for a dozen years, Sarah Smithers was tending to some of her honey bees around 5 p.m. Sunday when she was startled by the sound of gunshots on East Buchtel Avenue in Akron. It was like, What the hell? Smithers said. I saw a dude with a gun shooting.
What Smithers didn t realize at the time was that the gunfire killed 48-year-old Kristopher Roukey, a Lyft driver and a married father of two from Hudson.
Driver drops off shooting victim at Akron hospital, leads police on chase
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AKRON, Ohio A driver dropped off a teen gunshot victim at a hospital, then managed to escape from police after leading them on a chase.
According to police, officers patrolling downtown at about 1:35 a.m. Saturday heard gunshots in the area of East Buchtel Avenue and Maiden Lane. When they went to the area, they saw a red Dodge Durango speed off.
Police followed the Durango to Summa Health Akron City Hospital, where it dropped off an 18-year-old male who had been shot in the chest. The vehicle then sped off with police in pursuit.