Cleveland, OH
Bedford Heights man caught driving murdered Cleveland police officer’s car sentenced to 3 years in prison
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The 28-year-old Bedford Heights man arrested driving murdered Cleveland Police Officer Shane Bartek’s stolen automotive pleaded responsible Thursday in entrance of Cuyahoga County Court docket of Frequent Pleas Decide John Russo.
Anthony Butler Jr. was convicted of unauthorized use of a motorcar, failure to conform, receiving stolen property and obstructing official enterprise.
Butler was then sentenced to 3 years in jail.
Officer Bartek, 25, was shot and killed throughout a carjacking on Dec. 31, 2021 within the car parking zone of an house constructing at 4320 Rocky River Drive in Cleveland whereas he was off-duty.
Cleveland police mentioned Tamara McLoyd, 18, of Garfield Heights, approached Officer Bartek within the car parking zone with a gun, a wrestle ensued and Officer Bartek was shot twice.
McLoyd then allegedly fled in Officer Bartek’s automotive.
A number of hours later, Officer Bartek’s stolen car was noticed by police and after a multi-jurisdictional police pursuit, the car was recovered in Euclid and Butler was taken into custody.
McLoyd has pleaded not responsible to the costs of aggravated homicide, homicide, aggravated theft, felonious assault on a police officer, grand theft, petty theft and having weapons below incapacity.
She can also be charged in reference to a number of unrelated aggravated robberies.
She stays held on a $5 million bond on the Cuyahoga County Justice Middle and her trial is scheduled to start on July 25.
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Cleveland, OH
FBI Cleveland special agent in charge appointed to officer training commission
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed FBI Cleveland Special Agent in Charge Greg Nelsen to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission.
“I am honored to serve as the newest member of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and help to uphold and improve law enforcement training in Ohio,” Nelsen said in a press release.
He has been with the FBI for more than 23 years. He had also been the deputy assistant director at the FBI Criminal Justice Information Service Division’s Operational Programs Branch. Before joining the FBI, he had been a police officer.
“The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission improves Ohio peace officers’ professional capabilities through the careful oversight of law enforcement training within the state,” the release reads. “The commission has also been given the same responsibility regarding private security, local corrections, jail personnel, bailiffs, and public defender investigators.”
The governor appoints the commission members “with the advice and consent of the Ohio Senate” for a three-year term. They can make recommendations related to officer training to the Attorney General.
Cleveland, OH
Teen shot on Edgewater Beach in serious condition; 20+ shots reported
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A teenager was hit with gunfire on Edgewater Beach Saturday evening after a reported 20 to 30 shots were heard in the area.
According to Cleveland Dispatch, police were called to the scene near the Edgewater Beach House around 9 p.m.
Cleveland Metroparks Police are handling the investigation.
According to Cleveland EMS, the 18-year-old was grazed in his back and was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
19 News reached out to Cleveland Metroparks for more information and they released the following statement:
19 News crews on scene counted over a dozen police markers. Police are still searching the area for shell casings.
19 News is on the scene and will continue to update this developing story.
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Cleveland, OH
Man charged in Cleveland wrong-way crash that killed 1, injured 2
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday announced the indictment of a man accused of killing one person and injuring three others.
Cleveland EMS dispatchers say the crash occurred at 1:02 a.m. on I-71 near the W. 150th Street exit.
24-year-old Marco Castro faces charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated vehicular assault, vehicular assault and OVI, according to Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said 58-year-old Vertica Lemaitre, of Oak Harbor, died at the scene.
The crash also left a 32-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man injured. Castro was also injured in the crash.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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