Man impersonates Summit County Sheriffâs Office deputy, demands money in lieu of arrest Man impersonates Summit County Sheriffâs Office deputy, demands money in lieu of arrest (Source: Pixabay) By Avery Williams | December 18, 2020 at 11:23 AM EST - Updated December 18 at 11:23 AM
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police are warning of a recent scam they fear is targeting residents.
Police said a male scammer called his victim claiming to be a Summit County Sheriffâs Office deputy. The Summit County Sheriffâs Office non-emergency phone number was the number listed on caller ID.
The scammer said he needed money or the victim would be arrested, according to an Akron Police Department Facebook post.
Ex-Zappos CEO threw raging parties in Utah. In Connecticut, he had plans to rehab.
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1of11FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2013, file photo, Tony Hsieh speaks during a Grand Rapids Economic Club luncheon in Grand Rapids, Mich. Hsieh, the retired CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos, left no will before he died as a result of injuries sustained during a house fire last month in Connecticut, court documents said Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020.Photo: Cory Morse / Associated Press
2of11LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 28: A tribute to tech entrepreneur Tony Hsieh is displayed on the Fremont Street Experience attraction s Viva Vision screen on November 28, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos.com, known for his role in the revitalization of downtown Las Vegas, died on November 27, 2020, at age 46.Photo: Bryan Steffy / Getty Images
Exhumations can help uncover long-buried secrets. So why are so few done in Ohio?
Exhumations are a rarely used tool, with most Ohio counties reporting doing none in the past decade.
Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, Akron Beacon Journal
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When Mike Metcalf learned police were exhuming the body of his sister whose death was ruled a suicide in 1985 he thought, “Why?”
Margaret Purk s family always suspected her husband had a hand in her death, but a coroner s ruling had closed the case. How could her remains change anyone s mind 26 years later?
They did, and Scott Purk is now in prison for her murder.
Ex-Zappos CEO threw raging parties in Utah. In Connecticut, he had plans to rehab.
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1of11FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2013, file photo, Tony Hsieh speaks during a Grand Rapids Economic Club luncheon in Grand Rapids, Mich. Hsieh, the retired CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos, left no will before he died as a result of injuries sustained during a house fire last month in Connecticut, court documents said Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020.Photo: Cory Morse / Associated Press
2of11LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 28: A tribute to tech entrepreneur Tony Hsieh is displayed on the Fremont Street Experience attraction s Viva Vision screen on November 28, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos.com, known for his role in the revitalization of downtown Las Vegas, died on November 27, 2020, at age 46.Photo: Bryan Steffy / Getty Images
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PARK CITY A 22-year-old North Carolina man died while trying to hold his breath underwater in a hotel swimming pool, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were called about 9:45 p.m. Monday to the Westgate Park City Resort, 3000 Canyons Resort Drive, on a possible drowning. They arrived to learn a 22-year-old man from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, had been with three friends at the hotel.
“The group had been consuming alcohol throughout the day. The 22-year-old told his friends he was going to do underwater breathing training in the pool and attempt to hold his breath longer than he had before,” according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.