Editor’s Note: The video above is previous coverage on Geoffrey Parker’s arrest. UPDATE: The Akron Police Department says Parker has resigned from the department. WARREN, Ohio (WJW ...
AKRON, Ohio — Police in Akron are investigating after a man was found dead by officers who were responding to a call for a possible fight. According to a release from Akron police, officers were ...
AKRON, Ohio – Akron Mayor Shammas Malik says he is committed to a review and revision of the police department’s use-of-force policy following criticism of how the city handled the aftermath ...
AKRON, Ohio — An Akron man who was found guilty of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend's mother has been sentenced to life in prison. A Summit County jury last month convicted Antonio Miller ...
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A 25-year-old is dead after a shooting in Akron Friday night. According to Akron Police, officers were called to the 1100 block of Keys Place just before 10:30 p.m. for a ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Six people were charged Thursday in a drug ring that shipped fentanyl pills from Arizona to Akron. A federal grand jury handed up an indictment against two people from Arizona ...
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron community group is calling for the resignation of Akron Police Chief Brian Harding in a press conference Monday afternoon. According to the press release, Freedom ...
will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said Monday. A grand jury declined to indict the officers last year, but Walker's family accused the officers in a ...
AKRON — A family is settling a wrongful death lawsuit against Ohio police who fired 94 bullets at a Black man during a chase two years ago. Jayland Walker’s family and the city of Akron ...
When: Akron Borough Council meeting, Oct. 28. What happened: Council voted to open its annual budget for public inspection. The $3.73 million spending package is up 2.63% from 2024’s $3.64 ...
Akron is exposed to yet another glaring example of pitiful policing tactics – an unnecessary, excessive use of force (this time on a minor, student of color at Firestone high school) – on the part of ...
AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Akron police are investigating the circumstances that led to a man’s shooting death Friday night. According to a press release from the Akron Police Department, officers responded ...