This is the second attempt from Mayor Shammas Malik to implement a use-of-force policy review. The city will now launch a ...

Under the plan, a consultant will work alongside experts from the University of Akron's criminal justice program to help implement recommendations.

Ohio — Two suspects were arrested after one of them fired at Akron officers during an incident late Sunday night. Police say it was around 11:23 p.m. when they responded to a call for a welfare ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Police are expecting more than 100 people who want to become police officers at a hiring event this weekend. They are hosting a one-stop shop hiring event allowing ...

A 20-year-old clerk who fell asleep on the job was shot and a smoke shop robbed early Tuesday morning in Akron. According to ...

AKRON, Ohio — Akron police officers exchanged gunfire with an armed suspect late Sunday night after responding to a welfare check and hearing nearby gunshots, according to a news release from ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Akron police were called to two schools Monday after one received a bomb threat and the other was struck by gunfire. Innes Community Learning Center was evacuated after someone ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police say a two men have been arrested and a 27-year-old woman is in the hospital after a shooting overnight. It all started when Akron police say officers heard shots ...

Akron police have identified and issued a warrant for a suspect wanted in a fatal stabbing on May 10 that claimed the life of Narlon Portis, Lt. Michael Murphy said in a press release. Rosue ...

Police say one officer suffered a 'minor leg injury.' A 27-year-old woman was also injured in the initial shooting.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Police have apprehended an 11-year-old boy suspected of trashing at least 10 classrooms at an Akron school and leaving a bomb threat on a whiteboard, according to police.

A 33-year-old Akron man accused of drug trafficking was arrested May 21 after fleeing police officers and ramming his vehicle into multiple cruisers after attempting to evade a search warrant ...