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Cops & Courts

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Rittman sees rash of Fourth of July overdoses

Published on July 16, 2019

RITTMAN — A cluster of drug overdoses, some near-fatal, were responded to earlier this month by Rittman police and other village safety forces. Police Chief Ray Arcuri said the two-day streak around the Fourth of July holiday marked the most →

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3 county men arrested in child sex sting during All-Star weekend

Published on July 12, 2019

Two successful human trafficking stings during the MLB All-Star weekend netted multiple arrests including several men from Medina County now facing felony charges in connection with attempts to solicit sex from minors. “Operation Triple →

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Wild day at the office gets Wadsworth bailiff on A&E show

Published on July 5, 2019

A not-so-normal day on the job for a Wadsworth Municipal Court bailiff will be the subject of an episode of A&E Network’s “Court Cam,” a new show premiering this fall. →

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Medina County sheriff: Man hanged self in jail

Published on July 3, 2019

MEDINA — A 31-year-old Norton man hung himself in Medina County Jail on Monday. Brian Bradley-Smith hung himself from his bunk bed using a towel, Medina County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ken Baca said. He was found by a jail deputy at →

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Man allegedly breaks into Castle Noel, cars in Medina

Published on July 2, 2019

MEDINA — Castle Noel, touted as America’s largest yearround indoor Christmas entertainment attraction, was broken into Sunday evening. Shawn Bazan, 35, of the 800 block of Lafayette Road, Medina, has been charged with breaking-and- →

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Man gets 15 years for fatal stabbing in Brunswick

Published on June 28, 2019

MEDINA — Bawi Thang will serve 15 years in prison for the stabbing death of his roommate in their Brunswick apartment last year after a Monday hearing in Medina County Common Pleas Court. Thang, 35, pleaded guilty on June 17 to voluntary →

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U.S. Marshal Service warns of phone scam

Published on June 21, 2019

The U.S. Marshals Service is warning the public about phone scams and urging anyone potentially affected to alert the Federal Trade Commission. A news release states that people getting phone calls warning of an impending fine for failing to report →

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Retired Medina County Sheriff's Office K-9 dies

Published on June 18, 2019

MEDINA — A retired Medina County Sheriff’s Office K-9, Hero, died over the weekend. The police dog, 14, served the sheriff’s office for 10 years before he retired in 2015. During his decade of service, the German shepherd made →

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Parking enforcement upgraded in Medina

Published on June 14, 2019

MEDINA — Medina police will soon turn their chalk into dust to fall in line with laws on enforcing parking violations. Police departments are no longer allowed to draw chalk lines on vehicle tires to find parking violators. The 6th District →

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Hearing off for Medina man charged with posing as missing child

Published on June 13, 2019

CINCINNATI — A pretrial hearing has been canceled for the 24-year-old man charged with impersonating a long-missing child. A court notice was posted Thursday morning, a few hours ahead of what had been scheduled as the final pretrial hearing →

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Reach out and arrest someone: Detectives led to suspect when his phone is found at break-in scene

Published on June 13, 2019

MEDINA — Smartphones are good at tracking movements, but for one man a cell phone may have tracked him so well it could lead him straight to jail. Medina County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a 26-year-old Rittman man on one count →

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Burned body identified in Chatham Township

Published on June 5, 2019

CHATHAM TWP. — Authorities have identified the person found burned in a car near Garver Road on May 21 as a 48-year-old Bellevue man. Medina County Coroner Dr. Lisa Deranek confirmed Wednesday that Daniel R. Mack, of the 4000 block of →

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Elected officials, alumni extol effectiveness of drug courts

Published on May 30, 2019

MEDINA — Current and former members of local drug courts said Wednesday that the supervised programs designed to help bring addicts past the grips of substance abuse are nothing short of lifesaving. Many of them credit the drug courts, run by →

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A lesson for Juvenile Detention Center: Follow through on promises

Published on May 24, 2019

MEDINA — The Medina County Juvenile Detention Center will become a pilot case for a new curriculum starting today. The center has adopted a social movement called “because I said I would,” which is dedicated to the betterment of →

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Rittman sees rash of Fourth of July overdoses

3 county men arrested in child sex sting during All-Star weekend

Wild day at the office gets Wadsworth bailiff on A&E show

Medina County sheriff: Man hanged self in jail

Man allegedly breaks into Castle Noel, cars in Medina

Man gets 15 years for fatal stabbing in Brunswick

U.S. Marshal Service warns of phone scam

Retired Medina County Sheriff's Office K-9 dies

Parking enforcement upgraded in Medina

Hearing off for Medina man charged with posing as missing child

Reach out and arrest someone: Detectives led to suspect when his phone is found at break-in scene

Burned body identified in Chatham Township

Elected officials, alumni extol effectiveness of drug courts

A lesson for Juvenile Detention Center: Follow through on promises

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