Akron Police are looking for 33-year-old Marcus Brooks, who is wanted on a Domestic Violence charge.
According to the APD report, a 25-year-old woman walked into the station about 3:30 Sunday morning, crying, bleeding from her head, and her right eye swollen and bruised. She reported that Brooks, who is her live-in boyfriend assaulted her during an argument, and then grabbed a pistol and threatened to shoot her. After she begged him not to shoot her, the victim told police Brooks hit her with the butt of the
The victim was able to get out of the house and then went right to the police. Brooks, meanwhile, left the house in the victim's car; a dark blue 2005 Nissan Maxima. He's listed as a 6 foot, 260 pound black male.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490; 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.
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Written by Tony MazurAn 18-year-old Brunswick High School student is under arrest after reportedly making online threats against the school.
Tyler Hrouda was arrested Monday at a local business along Pearl Road, after Brunswick Police were made aware of the threat. They contacted the school, who with the help of a resource officer and staff, were able to identify Hrouda.
Hrouda has been charged with making a false report, and in a Facebook post from the Brunswick Police Department, detectives reportedly did recover a firearm during their investigation.
The nature of the threat was not made public.
Mansfield Senior High School was locked down early Tuesday morning after reports of a student with a gun on campus.
Mansfield Police were called to campus and, with the help of a school resource officer, were able to identify the suspect student. They detained him, but did not find a gun, until another student informed Police that the student had the gun off campus and kicked it under a trailer when he saw Police.
Police later found the gun, that turned out to be an Airsoft pistol, but looked like a real gun.
The student was arrested, though it is unclear exactly what the charges are at this point.
The lockdown was lifted at Mansfield Sr. High just before 8 a.m. and classes resumed as normal.
Mansfield City Schools Superintendent Brian Garverick notfied parents of students at Mansfield Sr. High, and while school remains in session, parents were allowed to pick up their children if they felt the need to.
Scams are everywhere these days; from your inbox to your front door.
With that in mind, and as part of Consumer Protection Week, the Summit County Office of Consumer Affairs is holding a "How to Spot and Stop a Scam" seminar on Tuesday, March 6th, from 11 a.m. to noon, at the Shaw JCC of Akron, at 750 White Pond Drive.
The free seminar will teach Summit County residents ways to protect themselves, and their families, from common scams that continue to make the rounds in and around Akron. "(We'll) highlight certain consumer-related scams that have been going on in the area, and common sense ways to avoid such scams," said Chris Verich, Deputy Director of the Summit County Office of Consumer Affairs.
Anyone is welcome, and Verich urges those planning on attending can RSVP at consumeraffairs.summitoh.net.
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APD: Young Girl Abducted, Dropped Off Unharmed
Written by Ryan LangAkron Police are looking for a suspect who abducted an 11-year-old girl in the city's East Neighborhood Tuesday afternoon and then let her go unharmed.
The victim's mother says the girl was walking home from David Hill Elementary School on East Archwood Avenue about 2:35 p.m. According to reports, the suspect grabbed the girl from behind, covering her mouth, and threw her in the passenger side of his van.
The victim says the man who took her was yelling at her for screaming so loudly and then he dropped her off not long after - along South Arlington near East Wilbeth Road.
The suspect is described as a white male in his 30's, wearing a navy blue shirt and black shorts. He's said to have been driving a black cargo van with no windows on the sides and possibly tinted windows on the front and back. Anyone with info is asked to call Akron Police.
Akron Police are looking for anyone that may have witnessed a shooting along Hamlin Street Tuesday afternoon to come forward.
According to the press release, two young women, 22-years-old and 19-years-old, were sitting in a car along with a 7-year-old girl, in the 800 block of Hamlin Street in Akron on Tuesday afternoon. At about 4:45 p.m., gunshots were fired from a passing vehicle, hitting all three of the victims inside the car. Two of the three suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while the third is reportedly in serious condition. Akron Police did not specify which of the victims was in serious.
There is no description of the suspect or suspects at this time, so APD Detectives are looking for witnesses to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to call APD at 330-375-2490.