Former Akron Police Captain Douglas Prade, who was convicted of murder almost 30 years ago, was denied parole Friday, according to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

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The Ohio Parole Board has rejected the release of former Akron police captain Doug Prade, who was convicted in the 1997 ...

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 ...

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 Public School’s Buchtel CLC was struck by gunfire over the weekend, police confirmed. This was not the only incident involving APS this week. The school resource ...

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 ...

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 ...

Akron police are looking for two males involved in an armed robbery on April 21. At about 1:50 p.m., officers responded to an armed robbery at PNC Bank located at 676 East Wilbeth Road.