A 27-year-old homeless man was arrested Sunday after residents found him inside their Westlake home. After his discovery, Christopher Monjot ran out with $1,300 worth of jewelry. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, officers followed fresh footprints through the yards of at least 16 homes …
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Former bassist sentenced to seven years
Bassist and music producer Richard Finch, a former member of KC and the Sunshine Band, has been sentenced in Ohio to seven years in prison for sex charges involving teen boys. Finch entered pleas of no contest in Licking County Common Pleas Court on Monday.† …
70 -year-old woman robbed by a clown
Jacqueline Cutright of Akron, Ohio was robbed as she was sitting on the toilet.† According to AOL News, 22-year-old Cory Buckley broke into Cutright’s basement window and ransacked the house. Buckley, who dressed as a clown as a disguise for this robbery, demanded Oxycontin and …
Man sentenced for hitting teen with a car
According to The Cleveland Plain Dealer, a Richmond Heights man was ordered to spend the next three years in prison for driving into a teen he believed stole his son’s bicycle. The man, Julius Lyles III, pleaded guilty last month to felonious assault.† The day …
Massive fire destroys playground
A fire destroyed a playground for special needs children at Bexley park in South Euclid, Ohio on Monday night.† According to the Plain Dealer, nearby residents reported seeing flames around 7 p.m.†† Flames that burned all of the playground equipment and rubberized playing area reached …
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Obama and Common stop in Cleveland Common, the Grammy-winning hip-hop artist, will join President Barack Obama and Ohio Democrats at a get-out-and-vote rally on Sunday at Cleveland State University, according to the Democratic National Committee. The Plain Dealer reported that the appearance in Cleveland is …