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Update: The Jackson Township Police Department posted an update to their Facebook page this morning saying that Thomas has been located and is home safe.
No further details have been released.
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The Jackson Township Police Department is asking for your help finding missing Thomas M. Barbee (pictured), who they say may have run away from home.
Thomas, 14, was last seen in the area of Hills & Dales and Deer Trace Avenue Northwest.
He is listed as about five feet, seven inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to please call the Jackson Township Police at 330.832.1553.
Update: Mansfield Police say that they have located missing six-year-old Zane Clay and his uncle Timothy Lee Whitt.
No other details have been posted yet.
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Mansfield police asking for your help finding a couple of missing persons.
They are 44 year old Timothy Lee Whitt, and his six year old nephew, Zane Clay. Clay's mother told police the two left on a scheduled outing yesterday, but never returned home.
See details below from Mansfield police.
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The Mansfield Division of Police is currently attempting to locate Timothy Lee Whitt (W/M/44) and his 6 year old nephew, Zane Clay, who left with Mr. Whitt yesterday morning. Mr. Whitt picked up his nephew, Zane (W/M/6) onWednesday 01/29/2020 to spend time with him. Both were last seen leaving 117 Pleasant Avenue at approximately 9AM that morning.
Zane's mother became concerned when they had not returned to her home, later that evening, as expected. Mr. Whitt has picked his nephew up from the residence many times in the past. However, Zane’s mother became concerned as Mr. Whitt has always had Zane home on time. She has no way to contact Mr. Whitt (who is transient) and has not heard anything from them since they left which has alarmed her. She contacted Mansfield Police at approximately 8:32PM that evening to report both of them missing.
Timothy Whitt: 44 YOA, W/M 5’6” and 180lbs. with Brown Hair and Blue
Eyes. Last seen wearing a Tan Carhartt Jacket with Blue Jeans
Zane Clay: 6 YOA, W/M 3’5” tall and 48lbs. with Reddish Hair and Blue
Eyes. Last seen wearing a Black and grey coat (same one in left photo) and a
Red T-shirt with Mario on it as well as Black Sweat Pants and Black and
Blue Snow Boots.
Anyone with information is asked to call Mansfield police:
(419) 522-1234.
Akron Police are investigating a robbery and attempted robbery they say are connected.
Both incidents happened in the same area along Fourth Avenue Monday and both involved pizza delivery drivers.
According to the APD report, a Domino's Pizza delivery driver flagged down an officer at about noon Monday in the 1100 block of 4th Avenue. The victim told police that he drove up to a vacant home and tried to call the number on the order ticket. While making that call, the victim says he was approached by two men, one of whom pulled a gun demanding his money and the food.
That driver described the suspects as two black males between 16 and 18-years-old.
The second incident was an attempted robbery at the same location around 7 p.m., but this time a driver for Papa John's pulled out his own gun when he was approached by three black males who came from behind the vacant home.
Police say no shots were fired and that the suspects, who the victim says were between 15 and 18-years-old, took off running.
Anyone with information is asked to call Akron Police.
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Student Athletes of the Week: Mogadore HS Hope Murphy and Lukas Swartz
Written by Aaron ColemanThis week our 1590 WAKR Female Student Athlete of the Week is Hope Murphy, a senior basketball player from Mogadore High School.
Hope says that these past four years have been great.
“I really enjoy it,” she said. “It’s great to be able to have great relationships with people in your classes.”
Her coach Jen Ritch says that she is what you want in a student athlete.
“She is a leader by example and always takes time to help others. I am extremely proud of the young woman she has become over the past four years of her high school career.”
As a three sport athlete, she plays basketball in addition to running track and cross country.
She is also the president of the National Honor Society among other activities and clubs.
As of now, she is undecided on where she will attend school in the fall of 2020, but she plans to major in education.
Our next Male Student Athlete from Mogadore High School is senior Lukas Swartz.
He says having grown up in a basketball family with his dad as the head coach and his uncle also coaching in the area, it helped him understand the game in a new way.
“They give me a lot of advice and they have a great way of guiding us.”
Coach Russ Swartz has this to say about the four year letterman who also happens to be his son:
“In addition to his many awards, records, and accomplishments on the basketball floor he has been involved with and successful in school related activities,” he said.
“He has consistently been on the honor and merit rolls carrying a grade point average of over a 3.5. He has also been a member of our Principal's Advisory Council (PAC) and also our Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) group. “
He is currently undecided on where he will attend college at this time.
We wish Hope and Lukas the best in all of their future endeavors.
The Summit County Medical Examiner has identified Wednesday's homicide victim who was shot at Eastland and Bethany Avenues Wednesday as 27-year-old Tiffany Rhea from Akron.
According to the Akron Police report, Rhea and an unidentified suspect got into a a verbal altercation near the intersection of Eastland Avenue and Bethany Avenue.
Rhea got out of the passenger's seat of her boyfriend's car, the argument escalated, and then the suspect pulled a gun, firing several shots before fleeing the scene. It is unclear whether the suspect was on foot or in another vehicle; it was only reported that they left in an "unknown direction."
Police responded to the area of the shooting at about 4:15 p.m. Upon arrival, police noticed several shell casings and blood, but the victim was not there. They are reporting that the Rhea's boyfriend, who has not been named, took her to Akron City Hospital where she later died.
The cause of death is listed as a gunshot wound the the torso.
Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the shooting to come forward.