Page 2 of published Courts & Safety news and community updates from Ohio Tri Cities, covering 34 articles in total.
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A semi-truck rollover crash Tuesday afternoon in Clark County prompted a medical helicopter response. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 3:45 p.m. in the 13000 block of State Route 41. A trooper said…
WFMJ reported that the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office received $65,675.74 from the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. The money will support visible traffic enforcement in selected county areas, targeting impaired and distracted driving,…
A Clark County Common Pleas Court item dated Sept. 28, 2026, lists three foreclosure matters and 11 paired entries. The foreclosure case numbers are 26CV0926, 26CV0927 and 26CV0928. The paired entries include names, ages, communities…
John Bartos III, 43, of Boardman was arrested Saturday on five counts of theft, passing bad checks and having control of a vehicle while under the influence, per WFMJ. A July fugitive warrant followed a felony theft charge alleging he…
Day three of Caleb Flynn's murder trial in Miami County ended Monday. Flynn is accused of killing his wife, Ashley, in their Tipp City home in February. A BCI special agent testified he believed the scene was a homicide staged as a…
A Montgomery County grand jury indicted Sterling Shrout, Brandon Crute and Jay Mount on dozens of charges, including grand theft, receiving stolen property and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. A prosecutor's spokesperson says…
Cleveland police officer Jourdan Hernandez was arrested Monday and accused of communicating with an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old, Chief Dorothy Todd said. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office charged him with two counts…
Shane E. Westerfeld, 51, of Mansfield, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The court also ordered 10 years of supervised release and $11,000 in restitution. He pleaded guilty in May to child…
Logan Stanford, 28, of Shelby, received a 78-month federal prison sentence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. He pleaded guilty in June to three counts each of cyberstalking and threatening interstate communications. Three years of…
Albert's Fresh Market in Grafton, Ohio, has set aside space and received a $100,000 village grant to add a pharmacy after the village's only drug store, a Rite Aid, closed. Owner Ralph Pence says at least 40 potential tenants have…
On September 14, a breaking-and-entering investigation in Bucyrus escalated into a police pursuit, resulting in injuries to a K9 officer and two others. The suspect escaped initially but was later apprehended.
State and local agencies in northwest Ohio logged crashes, citations, and arrests around Sept. 7-15, 2026. A two-vehicle collision at Ohio 65 and Ohio 18 sent a Deshler driver to a Bowling Green hospital with suspected injuries; she was…