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  • Hilliard closes schools after student stabbed at bus stop

    Hilliard closes schools after student stabbed at bus stop

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    HILLIARD, Ohio — The Hilliard City School District canceled classes for four schools Monday after a student reportedly stabbed another student at a bus stop, according to the district.


    Crossing, Scioto Darby, Beacon, and JW Reason Schools were closed Monday.

    All other schools were placed on a “Level One Lockdown” as a precaution.

    All after-school activities, including community events, will continue as planned.

    No other information has been released at this time.

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  • Arrest made in Euclid shooting that killed 1 teen, wounded 4

    Arrest made in Euclid shooting that killed 1 teen, wounded 4

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    EUCLID, Ohio — A 15-year-old suspect has been arrested in a shooting that killed another teenager and wounded four others near an Ohio high school campus

    Police identified Sincere Rowdy, 17, as the teenager who died from his injuries.

    Euclid police arrested the suspect, a 15-year-old boy, without incident on Saturday night. The suspect is in custody at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center.

    What You Need To Know

    • Five teenagers were shot Friday night in Euclid, and one has died due to his injuries, according to the Euclid Police Department

    • Police said the shootings occurred off campus at 10:15 p.m., about an hour after a Euclid High School football game, on Nicholas Avenue around East 222nd Street

    • The victims are all boys and range in age from 16- to 17-years-old

    • The suspect is in custody at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center

    Police said the shootings occurred off campus at 10:15 p.m., about an hour after a Euclid High School football game, on Nicholas Avenue around East 222nd Street. They said in a press release that police had been in the area at the time of the shootings for crowd control after the game.

    The victims are all boys ranging in age from 16- to 17-years-old. They were taken to local hospitals, and police said the four injured are expected to survive. Authorities said the names of the survivors would not be released.

    “We ask that you keep all of the families and friends forever affected by this horrible tragedy in your thoughts and prayers,” police said in a statement.

    The Euclid City School District said on a social media site that the victims included some Euclid students and some teenagers from other local schools. The post said Rowdy wasn’t enrolled in the city’s schools but “we mourn the loss of a young life and extend our deepest condolences to the family and community.”

    Counselors are to be available at each school beginning Tuesday, officials said.

    Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact the EPD Detective Bureau at 216-289-8505.

    The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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  • Victim in possible kidnapping found safe

    Victim in possible kidnapping found safe

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    CLEVELAND — After investigating a possible kidnapping, the Cleveland Division of Police have found the victim, Jessica Taylor, safe, according to CPD.

    CPD was responding to a shots fired call on Sunday after an unknown male fired shots in the air. The unknown male then approached Taylor, who was sitting in a vehicle. The suspect then struck the victim with their hands and forced their way into the vehicle. The vehicle then fled the scene eastbound on Maywood Avenue.

    Jessica Taylor (Courtesy of the Cleveland Division of Police)

    The suspect was described as “tall white male, bald head, dressed in black.” 

    The vehicle is a white 2012 Cadillac SUV, model SRX, Ohio license plate KCW1797.

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  • Former Columbus Zoo purchasing agent pleads guilty

    Former Columbus Zoo purchasing agent pleads guilty

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    DELAWARE, Ohio — Former Columbus Zoo purchasing agent Tracy Murnane has pleaded guilty to six felonies and two misdemeanors, and is obligated to pay $90,000 in restitution the zoo, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

    What You Need To Know

    • Former Columbus Zoo purchasing agent Tracy Murnane has pleaded guilty to six felonies and two misdemeanors

    • Murnane, who was charged in a bill of information filed on May 23, will be sentenced on Sept. 23 at 11 a.m.

    • Fingerhut and two other former zoo executives were indicted in September 2023 on charges of stealing more than $2.29 million in public funds for their own benefit

    Murnane, 65, of Westerville, has pleaded guilty to the following in Delaware County Common Pleas Court:

    • One count of grand theft (F4)
    • One count of complicity in the commission of an offense (F4)
    • Two counts of forgery (F4)
    • One count of telecommunications fraud (F5)
    • One count of filing incomplete, false and fraudulent tax returns (F5)
    • Two counts of certificate of title (unclassified misdemeanors)

    Murnane, who was charged in a bill of information filed on May 23, will be sentenced on Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. 

    Last week, Marketing Director Pete Fingerhut pleaded guilty to 16 felonies and is ordered to pay $675,572.65 in restitution.

    Fingerhut and two other former zoo executives were indicted in September 2023 on charges of stealing more than $2.29 million in public funds for their own benefit. 

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