An Akron man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for multiple rape charges. 42 year-old Kevin Dasen of Newell Street was found guilty of 12 counts of rape and seven counts of sexual battery in January. The 19 year-old victim reported she had been raped by Dasen for six years. She was…
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An Akron man was found guilty of rape charges involving three young children. 32 year-old Bruce Gordon of Ardella Avenue was charged with two counts of raping a victim under the age of 13 and two counts of gross sexual imposition. The children were five, seven, and eight years old at the time. In February…
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Senator Rob Portman says the "Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act" - designed to pay for education, treatment and recovery programs to try to stop drug abuse - has a lot of bipartisan support. But as the bill starts its journey in the Senate, Portman realizes getting even well-supported legislation through…
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Over 116,000 concealed carry licenses were issued or renewed in 2015, according to local county data. The Ohio Attorney General's office report shows over 71,000 new conceal carry licenses were issued last year, and over 44,000 licenses were renewed. Summit County numbers show 1,535 new and 1,509 renewed conceal carry…
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Akron police say a disgruntled customer of a South Arlington Street appliance store decided to come back armed. They say the man argued with an employee of the appliance store about a previous purchase. After he left the store, police say the upset customer came back through the store's back…
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Akron police are dealing with an early morning shooting that left a man fighting for his life. Police say 23 year-old Carlton DA Stafford of East Crosier Street was shot in the shoulder after an argument in the 800 block of Eller Avenue around midnight, and police said earlier that…
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A toddler should survive after Canton police say her mom apparently backed over the child with a car in their driveway over the weekend. NewsChannel 5 reports that it happened at about 3 PM Sunday at the house on 19th Street Northeast. The one-and-a-half year old was taken to Canton's…
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State officials say watch out for the IRS - not the real one. A scam going around Ohio starts with someone calling saying you're in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service. But instead of telling you to contact the IRS directly, you're told to call a number to avoid being…
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An Akron fugitive is making the Most Wanted list issued by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. Police are looking for Antoine "Bird" Bennett, 31, wanted for the shooting and murder of Gabriel Rios after a fight on Valentine's Day during a North Howard Street party. Bennett is described…
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A Barberton man accused of a running a meth lab is behind bars. Thomas Harris, 43, has been charged with Illegal Manufacture of Drugs, a first-degree felony. Harris' charged worsened because he was running the meth lab next to his child's bedroom. Barberton police searched the home in the 100…
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Police are investigating a single car crash that killed two people in Copley Township on Saturday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says at around 8:30 p.m., a Nissan 300 Z was speeding north of Hametown Road. The driver lost control, traveling off the left side of the road into a…
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A man robbed a local Barberton pizza business Friday night getting away with an unknown amount of money. The Barberton Police Department says, a white male entered Nick's Pizza located at 1163 Wooster Road West, wielding a gun. The man demanded money before he fled the store. According to the department,…
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Saturday, 27 February 2016 13:03
Canton Brothers Shot, Killed in Apartment Complex Shooting
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Two brothers shot dead at a Canton apartment complex early Saturday morning. When police arrived, Christopher Trent, 42, and Allen Trent, 40, were already lying on the ground motionless near Allen's car at the Washington Townhomes in the 1600 block of 10th Street NE. The shooting happened shortly before 6:00…
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The University of Akron hosted area high school students on Friday, as they competed in the 16th Annual Bridge Building Competition. Students put their engineering skills on display for local engineering consulting firms to judge the aesthetics, or looks, of their bridge and the amount of weight it can hold.…
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