Jeanne Destro
Rosie's Big Breakthrough
There was a party at Lock Three in Akron yesterday afternoon, celebrating Rosie the tunnel boring machine's end-of-the-line breakthrough.
Rosie's "big dig" for the city's multi-million dollar sewer project leaves behind a more than 6 thousand foot tunnel, that will hold more than 25 million gallons of stormwater and sewage during heavy rains, and control overflow into the river.
Endangered Missing Children
A statewide endangered missing child alert has been issued for four children from Lima, OH, in Allen County.
Police say they believe the children were taken by their non-custodial mother, Marianne Merritt, and her boyfriend, Charles Perkins whom they allege is abusive.
The missing children are identified as follows:
- Damara Croley: 13 years old. 5'3" tall. 180 pounds. Brown hair and blue eyes. Last seen wearing a red OSU shirt and Spiderman web pants.
- Benjamin Karl-Leland Croley: 12 years old. 5'1" tall. 120 pounds. Blond hair and blue eyes. Last seen wearing yellow smiley emoji pants.
- Patience Wilson: 9 years old. 4'5" tall. 80 pounds. Blonde hair and blue eyes. Last seen wearing a white top with dark blue or black leggings.
- Damien Wilson: 8 years old. 4'5" tall. 111 pounds. Blond hair and blue eyes. Last seen wearing a blue shirt and red / black shorts.
The suspect, Merrit, is 40 years old. She is described as 5’5” tall and weighs 210 pounds. She has red hair and green eyes.
$5,000 Reward for Bank Robber Tips
Akron police on the hunt for a couple of bank robbers who hit the PNC Bank Branch on Massillon Road in Akron on Friday, and a $5 thousand dollar reward is being offered for you help finding them.
The two men entered the bank and demanded cash. Both were wearing hoodies, and one had a bandana covering his face. Anyone with information asked to call Akron police.
More info on press release (below)
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Bank Robbery, Reward Offered
A reward of up to $5,000.00 is being offered for information leading to the
arrests and indictments of the persons responsible for the bank robbery at the
PNC, located at 181 Massillon Road in Akron.
Around 12:30pm this afternoon, the PNC Bank was robbed. The employees
reported two black males entered the bank and demanded money from each
teller. The suspect fled with an unreported amount of cash. No gun was
seen.
The first suspect is a black male, 20 – 30 years old, 6’0”, and was wearing a
white hooded sweatshirt, white bandana covering his face, and dark colored
pants. The second suspect is a black male, 20 – 30 years old, 5’08”, with
slight facial hair, and wearing sunglasses, blue hooded sweatshirt, and dark
colored pants.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Akron Police Department
Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490; or 330-375-2TIP, the FBI at 330-535-
6156, the U.S. Marshals Service at 1-866-4-WANTED; or the Summit
County Crimestoppers Inc. at 330-434-COPS. You can also text TIPSCO
with your tips to 274637 (Crimes). Callers can remain anonymous
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-24-18
This week: Can the blue light from your mobile devices cause you to get fat, have insomnia, and go blind? We'll find out.
Also....how much does social media really influence our decisions, will Google will enable censorship in China, and driverless cars that deliver groceries to right your home.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-18-18
This week, how mobile devices are both a danger—and an opportunity—for the US military, a new Facebook scam that could cost you big money, how hundreds of people lost their homes because of a computer algorithm, and new health concerns about how much time you spend staring at your screens.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-10-18
This week, an update on E-Bay’s retail revival program in Akron, Apple as the world’s first Trillion dollar company, continuing concerns about Russian interference in our elections, and a smarter way to sleep.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-3-18
This week, a new offshore wind farm in Lake Erie, 3-D printed guns, using robots to fight the opiod epidemic, and smart phone screens that won't break.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-27-18
This week, high tech agriculture—at the library, more Facebook controversy, new cyber threats, and smart phone applications that can help you stay healthy.
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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-20-18
This week, high tech tires that can tell you when they need air, how the technology that’s supposed to make your home more safe and comfortable is being weaponized for domestic violence, how and why your supposedly private emails really aren’t private at all, and how one day, we may be able to quite literally, conjure up energy out of thin air.
Chemical Plant Explosion
Nobody was hurt when when the Emerald Performance Materials chemical plant in South Akron blew up yesterday, sending smoke and flames high into the sky, and triggering the evacuation of nearby homes and businesses.
Akron Fire officials gave residents the green light to return home by about 5:30 last evening, and even though the chemical which blew up--Butadiene--is toxic, they said it was safe to return to the area, and there was no indication the fire and explosion posed a health risk.
Butadiene is used in the manufacture of rubber, and other industrial products.
No word yet, as to what caused that explosion.