February 27, 2008
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Central Toledo man charged with assault and burglary
An arrest warrant was issued yesterday for a central Toledo man accused of breaking into the home of a woman with whom he has two children and assaulting her, authorities said.
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February 26, 2008
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Bowling Green man arrested for impersonating police officer
BOWLING GREEN — Police arrested a local man Monday night after he allegedly presented himself as a police officer and detained and questioned three women outside a downtown bar.
February 26, 2008
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Fired Wood County deputy accused of favoring an inmate
BOWLING GREEN - A 19-year veteran Wood County sheriff's deputy was fired yesterday after being accused of showing favoritism to and having an improper relationship with an inmate in the jail where she was a supervisor.
February 26, 2008
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Hillsdale police hunt bank robber
HILLSDALE - Police were searching for a middle-age white male who yesterday robbed the Monarch Community Bank branch, 1 West Carleton Rd., of an undisclosed amount of cash.
February 24, 2008
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53 arrested in drug raids at 26 city addresses
In a three-day drug sweep at 26 Toledo addresses, police arrested 53 people and confiscated an estimated $111,000 worth of cocaine and crack cocaine, narcotics detectives said yesterday.
February 22, 2008
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Detective honored on street of slaying
Standing on a sidewalk along North Ontario Street last night, Michael Dressel stared at a wreath a few feet away.
February 22, 2008
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Driver in fatal Jerusalem Township collision almost 4 times more drunk than legal
Albert Michalak III was almost four times more intoxicated than legally allowed when his pickup went nearly head on into an oncoming pickup last month on State Rt. 2 in Lucas County's Jerusalem Township, toxicology tests show.
February 22, 2008
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Man accused in assault facing new sex charge
A Rwandan national charged with assaulting a woman in the University of Toledo library faces an additional sexual assault charge in a separate incident.
February 22, 2008
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East Toledo man held in 2 holdups
An East Toledo man was arrested yesterday and charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, police said.
February 22, 2008
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Toledoan cleared in shooting, assault
A Toledo man charged in a July 4 shooting that injured one man and a May 18 assault on a woman was exonerated of the charges yesterday after a two-day trial in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.
February 22, 2008
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Police
Alleged robber arrested in Monroe Township
MONROE — A Toledo man was arrested yesterday in Monroe Township on warrants from Toledo charging him with aggravated robbery, grand theft auto, and drug offenses, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department.
February 21, 2008
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Mother, sister of man linked to Dressel shooting charged
Toledo police yesterday arrested three people on drug-related charges, including the mother and sister of Sherman Powell, the man with Robert Jobe before the youth shot and killed Detective Keith Dressel a year ago today.
February 21, 2008
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Police warn of counterfeit checks from Liberty Tax
Toledo police have issued a warning about and are looking for suspects believed to be involved in a scheme to cash counterfeit checks from Liberty Tax Service.
February 21, 2008
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Woman's vehicle stolen at gunpoint on Broadway
A woman who is five months pregnant is "OK, but very rattled," after her vehicle was stolen at gunpoint about noon yesterday at the Aurora Gonzalez Community Center, 1949 Broadway, said Michele Toth, the center's chief executive officer.
February 20, 2008
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Fugitive arrested in '04 fatal robbery in North Toledo
Four years after Misada Shalan was shot to death during a robbery at a convenience store in North Toledo, federal agents have arrested a man being sought for the killing.
February 18, 2008
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2 officials at Lucas County Juvenile Detention Center quit
Two high-ranking officials at the Lucas County Juvenile Detention Center accused of sexual harassment by a detention officer resigned before an internal investigation into those accusations was completed.
February 18, 2008
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Man robs South Toledo store, gets cash, single condom
A man brandishing a black semiautomatic pistol ordered a clerk at the BV Mart convenience store on Airport Highway to give him all the money and a single condom late Saturday night, a Toledo police report said.
February 18, 2008
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Lima police thwart escape bids by man wanted in Milwaukee
LIMA, Ohio - A man wanted on a robbery charge in Milwaukee was arrested in Lima yesterday despite making multiple attempts to escape local authorities.
February 18, 2008
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Repeat robber suspected in hold-up at AutoZone
A man who showed a gun and said, “You know why I am here,” robbed the AutoZone automotive supply shop at 601 North Reynolds Rd. of an undisclosed amount of money late Saturday, Toledo police said.
February 16, 2008
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Ohio Senate candidate in custody in Wood County
BOWLING GREEN — John F. Schulte, a Republican running for the Ohio Senate’s 2nd District in the March 4 primary, turned himself in yesterday after a warrant was issued charging him with violating the terms of his bond.
February 16, 2008
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Police
Leads sought on burglary at Findlay Boy Scout office
FINDLAY - Information is being sought through the Findlay/Hancock County Crime Stoppers program about a burglary Jan. 29 at the Boy Scouts of America office in Findlay.
February 16, 2008
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Suspect, 18, arraigned in south end break-in
An 18-year-old man accused of breaking into a house in Toledo's south end on Thursday, shooting at the man who lives there, and later threatening to shoot a woman if she didn't relinquish her car keys was arraigned yesterday in Toledo Municipal Court.
February 16, 2008
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Police
Rusty's Tavern arsonist is wanted
Toledo police are seeking information through Crime Stopper about an arson fire Jan. 14 that destroyed Rusty's Tavern on the city's east side.
February 14, 2008
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Man faces assault, vandal charges
An arrest warrant was issued yesterday for a West Toledo man who police said was standing in the middle of the 4200 block of Monroe Street Tuesday night, wearing only a T-shirt, and hitting vehicles with a shovel handle as they drove by.
February 14, 2008
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8th-grader charged in Leverette gun case
A 15-year-old boy was arrested yesterday for taking an unloaded gun to Leverette Middle School on Tuesday, authorities said .
February 14, 2008
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Toledo man who led police on chase held
The man who led police on a chase Monday through portions of East Toledo was being held last night in the Lucas County jail in lieu of a $35,000 bond, authorities said.
February 13, 2008
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Girl, 13, alerts police that her dad is driving drunk
MONROE — A Hamtramck, Mich., man arrested Monday on I-75 after his 13-year-old daughter told 911 dispatchers he was driving drunk was arraigned yesterday in Monroe County District Court.
February 13, 2008
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Toledo man charged with domestic violence
A central Toledo man convicted of domestic violence twice before was arraigned yesterday in Toledo Municipal Court on charges he beat his live-in girlfriend, police said.
February 13, 2008
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Toledo man arraigned in Feb. 8 rape of woman
A central Toledo man who authorities said sexually assaulted a woman was arraigned yesterday in Toledo Municipal Court following his arrest Monday.
February 11, 2008
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Police chase semi cab, arrest father and son
BOWLING GREEN — A father and son were in the Wood County jail yesterday after leading authorities on a 20-mile pursuit in a semi tractor as the father, described as suicidal, vowed to ram any police cruiser that got in his way and said he would not be taken alive, authorities said.
February 11, 2008
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Concealed-carry renewal time returns for many
The four-year renewal is approaching for Ohioans who received a license to carry a concealed weapon when the concealed-carry law took effect in April, 2004, sheriff’s offices remind license-holders.
February 10, 2008
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2 men in jail after leading authorities on 20-mile chase
A father and son are in the Wood County Jail after leading authorities on a 20-mile pursuit in a semi tractor as the father, described as suicidal, threatened not to be taken alove and vowed to ram any police cruiser that got in his way, authorities said.
February 9, 2008
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Bryan man accused of possessing child porn
At least a dozen Williams County girls may have been victimized by a Bryan man who's facing a federal charge for possessing child pornography, authorities said yesterday.
February 8, 2008
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Expert says no blood in ex-officer's truck
CANTON - Investigators in the death of a pregnant woman found no blood in her bedroom or on the truck that authorities said was used to dispose of her body by the former police officer accused in her killing, experts testified yesterday.
February 8, 2008
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Burglary suspect subdued after Taser jolts
A West Toledo man who authorities said broke into a house and forced a woman and her son into a bedroom and later was subdued with a Taser was arraigned yesterday in Toledo Municipal Court.
February 8, 2008
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Toledo man is charged in child sex case
Maumee police yesterday arrested a South Toledo man on charges that he sexually assaulted a girl and had child pornography.
February 6, 2008
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Man burns wife, takes own life in Monroe County
LUNA PIER, Mich. - Teresia Thompson was afraid of her estranged husband, but she reluctantly said yes yesterday when Robert Thompson asked her and their 14-year-old son to join him for breakfast.
February 6, 2008
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Toledo woman attacked walking in North Toledo
A 39-year-old South Toledo woman was seriously hurt when someone cut her throat Monday night as she walked to a friend’s house, police said.
February 6, 2008
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Toledo gun seizures up 17 percent over 2 years
Toledo police seized 955 firearms in 2007, an increase over the two previous years, the department announced yesterday.
February 6, 2008
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Stranded boater in Maumee River cited for reckless operation
A 26-year-old man who was stranded yesterday on a Maumee River island near Orleans Park in Perrysburg was charged with inducing panic and for reckless operation of his boat, authorities said.
February 6, 2008
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Wood County to update sex-offender software
BOWLING GREEN — To comply with new regulations regarding sex offender reporting and notification requirements, sheriff’s offices across Ohio are updating software used to keep information about convicted sex offenders living in their counties current.
February 5, 2008
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Man dies after setting himself and wife on fire in Monroe County
LUNA PIER — Authorities said a 33-year-old man died Tuesday after he lit himself and his estranged wife on fire while they sat in their parked SUV near a home on Rauch Road in LaSalle Township.
February 5, 2008
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Bowling Green police seek help on bogus $100 bill
BOWLING GREEN - Police are seeking information about an incident last week during which a man was accused of passing a counterfeit $100 bill at a local restaurant.
February 5, 2008
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Driver reports early morning robbery on U.S. 6
BOWLING GREEN - A Sandusky man told Wood County sheriff's deputies that he was robbed Sunday while working on his disabled vehicle on U.S. 6 just east of State Rt. 199 east of Bowling Green.
February 5, 2008
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Findlay man who shot himself ID'd
FINDLAY - City police yesterday identified a man who apparently shot himself to death in his home Thursday after a long telephone conversation with an emergency negotiator.
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