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After Massive Weekend Street Takeovers Cause Havoc, Cleveland Police Create Task Force to Address Issue

“Me and my citizens are pissed. This isn’t just a one-time, one-off occasion. What are we actually doing?” said Council President Blaine Griffin

by Mark Oprea October 3, 2024July 17, 2025

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An Interracial Ohio Couple Claimed a 2019 House Explosion Was a Hate Crime. The Feds Now Say It Was a Hoax

Angela Frase has been indicted for mail fraud

by Mark Oprea October 1, 2024June 30, 2025

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After One Year of Cuyahoga County’s Downtown Safety Patrol Unit, Is the City Center Safer?

The unit was created amid a summer crime wave last year and low Cleveland police staffing levels

by Mark Oprea September 20, 2024June 25, 2025

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Hollie Strano Says She Was Fired From WKYC for ‘Sharing Recovery Journey Publicly’

“I believe the actions of WKYC and Tegna demonstrate the stigma surrounding addiction,” she wrote

by Mark Oprea September 2, 2024July 24, 2025

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ATM Stolen From Huntington Branch in Buckeye That Bank Had Sought to Close Due to Crime

“Everyone carries a gun here,” one nearby shop owner said

by Mark Oprea April 18, 2024July 11, 2025

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Chagrin Falls Resident Arrested, Alleged to Be Diddy’s “Drug Mule”

Brendan Paul, 25, was arrested this week in Miami amid a federal investigation into the rapper

by Mark Oprea March 28, 2024July 21, 2025

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More Burglaries Reported at Four Cleveland Public Library Branches Over the Holidays

The Paystation Bandit apparently struck again at Hough, Fleet, South and Broadway

by Mark Oprea January 4, 2024July 17, 2025

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Cleveland Public Library Branch Pay Stations Robbed In String of Late-Night Break-Ins

One man has been hitting CPL’s cash machines since at least early August

by Mark Oprea October 16, 2023January 28, 2025

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New Cleveland Curfew Laws Go Into Effect After Council Passes Stricter Penalties For Parents

“You want to have kids? Be responsible for them”

by Mark Oprea October 3, 2023June 11, 2025

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Council Public Safety Meeting Puts Pressure on Police Staffing, Bibb’s Anti-Crime Program Amid Wave of Summer Offenses

“The anger and frustration in our community is palpable”

by Mark Oprea August 3, 2023July 9, 2024

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Tension Erupts Between Council and Mayor’s Office in Wake of Warehouse District Mass Shooting

“It sounds to me like somebody’s butthurt,” councilman Brian Kazy said after Bibb no-showed a council meeting

by Mark Oprea July 17, 2023July 22, 2025

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Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne to Propose Garfield Heights Site for New County Jail

Citing its central location and development-ready ground, Ronayne hopes approval by council will put an end to the lengthy debate on where to build the new jail

by Mark Oprea June 14, 2023January 26, 2025