Cleveland, OH
Cleveland mom claims teens who pointed a gun at her son were denied admission to juvie
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A Cleveland mother is furious after she says a group of teens tried to steal her car and pointed a gun at her child.
She claims Garfield Heights police arrested them following a police pursuit less than an hour later, but the juveniles were released to their parents almost immediately.
“I just wish the juvenile system would step up and do something because this is just insane at this point,” the Cleveland mother, who wants to remain anonymous for safety reasons, said.
Garfield Heights police body camera video shows the tense moments six kids were arrested driving a stolen Kia. Police chased them into Cleveland Sunday afternoon.
A Cleveland mother claims the same teens pointed a gun at her 12-year-old son and tried to carjack her family about 45 minutes earlier. The whole thing was captured on her surveillance camera.
She says the kids didn’t actually shoot. The loud bangs in the video were the sounds of her panicked preteen son slamming the door.
“He came running he’s like, ‘I’ll pop it. I’ll pop it, I swear on on my Granny, I’ll pop it’ and then they hurried up and they jumped in the car and then they flew off,” the mom said.
The mom said she was able to get a photo of their license plate and called police right away. She says police quickly confirmed the Kia was stolen.
“Probably within like five minutes, there was like 10 Cleveland cop cars, and in the process of us giving our statement, you could hear on the radio that they were actually in pursuit of chasing them at that time,” the mother recalled.
Garfield Heights police arrested the six juveniles on E. 65th Street.
The case is now in Cleveland police’s hands, and they have not confirmed if these are the same suspects, but this mother says her son went to the Garfield Heights police station and identified them.
“He really just tells me he doesn’t want to go out the house, and he just doesn’t want to play outside in your front yard,” said the mother. “So, and then, as you hear in the video, you hear them laughing, like, how is that funny that you pointed a gun at a 12-year-old?”
Garfield Heights police say all six teens are suspects in seven car thefts and three attempted thefts.
Police say all the kids were denied acceptance to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center and released to their parents that same night.
“It’s bullcrap in my eyes,” the mother said. “I talked to the cops right away, before they even released them to Cleveland, and they said, unfortunately, it’s out of our hands. We have to release them to Cleveland. I’m sorry to tell you, but I guarantee they’re going to get let go and we asked, how is that even possible? He said that pretty much identifying helps the case, but they pretty much had the case sealed, so now it’s just a waiting game.”
The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office is placing the blame on the Garfield Heights Police Department.
Lexi Bauer, Communications Specialist with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office sent 19 News the following statement, “Our office has been outspoken on our stance on juvenile crime. We work diligently to hold juvenile offenders accountable and to protect the community.
In order for a juvenile to be admitted to the Detention Center, under current admission criteria, there is certain requisite information that must be provided to both the Detention Center and the Prosecutor’s Office by the arresting agency. This was not done by the Garfield Heights Police Department.
There was clearly a breakdown of communication in this instance. We have discussed this matter with the Garfield Heights Police Department to ensure miscommunications do not happen in the future. We respect all of our law enforcement partners and look forward to continuing our partnership.”
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CLEVELAND, OH — While the Grand Rapids Griffins didn’t give up much to their opponent on Sunday night, they didn’t produce a whole lot either to finish up their extended weekend.
In their first meeting with the Cleveland Monsters, the Griffins were not able to generate a ton of offense, leading to a 3-1 defeat, the team’s third loss in a row.
The Griffins fell behind the Columbus Blue Jackets’ American Hockey League affiliate early on, as Roman Ahcan beat Grand Rapids goaltender Sebastian Cossa for his sixth goal of the season just over four minutes into the contest.
However, a great play by two of the Detroit Red Wings’ prospects leveled the score just past the halfway mark of the frame. First-year Griffin Jakub Rychlovsky made a nice pass to Amadeus Lombardi, who made a great play to get around Monster netminder Zach Sawchenko to pot his fifth of the campaign.
Elmer Soderblom was awarded the secondary assist on the goal, his first of the season.
Unfortunately for GR, they wouldn’t be able to keep the game tied for long, as Ahcan was able to sneak a shot over Cossa with just over a minute to play in the first.
Grand Rapids had a couple of chances in the middle stanza, putting nine shots on goal. Yet, they could not find the equalizer. Things didn’t get any better for the Griffins in the final 20 minutes. While they attempted to create some scoring chances, they were only to put three shots on goal in the third period. Owen Sillinger put the icing on the cake with an empty-net goal in the final minute to give the Monsters the win.
The Monsters have beaten Grand Rapids in seven of the last nine meetings.
The Griffins were outshot 26-18 by Cleveland on Sunday, including 12-3 in the final frame. In 10 games this season, Grand Rapids has ended up on the wrong end of the shot counter every time. Cossa did all he could to give his team a chance, making 23 stops in his third regulation defeat of the campaign. Sawchenko, who had to be sharp when called upon, registered just his second win of the young season, turning away 17 shots.
Each team had a pair of chances on the power play, with both the Griffins and the Monsters coming up empty on the man advantage.
Grand Rapids (6-3-1-0) still holds the second-best winning percentage in the Central Division (.650), trailing the Milwaukee Admirals. Cleveland (4-3-0-1) is fifth among teams in the North with a .563 winning percentage.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Griffins go back on the road for a couple of matchups against divisional rivals, beginning on Thursday against the Iowa Wild in their annual School Day Game.
The Wild (3- 6-1-0) struggled in the early going, losing each of their first seven games of the season, finally snapping their losing skid last Tuesday against the Chicago Wolves. They have now won each of their last three after sweeping the San Jose Barracuda this weekend.
Thursday morning will mark the first of eight matchups between Iowa and Grand Rapids this year. The Griffins took seven of the eight meetings in 2023-24.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Home games in BOLD)
- Thursday, Nov. 7 @ Iowa Wild (11:30 a.m. ET)
- Friday, Nov. 8 @ Rockford IceHogs (8 p.m. ET)
- Wednesday, Nov. 13 vs. Rockford IceHogs (11 a.m. ET)
- Friday, Nov. 15 vs. Chicago Wolves (7 p.m. ET)
- Saturday, Nov. 16 @ Milwaukee Admirals (7 p.m. ET)
You can watch and listen to the Griffins all season long on AHL.TV
Find AHL standings and results here
Veronica “Roni” Neiman
OBITUARY
Veronica “Roni” Neiman (nee Zawistowski) age 86, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, sadly passed away on November 1, 2024. Roni was born July 21, 1938, in Cleveland, Ohio and attended Holy Name High School and Ursuline College. She and her sister Chris were professional singers (The Zawie Sisters) and also sang in local polka bands. Roni spent much of her working career (18 years) at The Lubrizol Corporation.Roni lived family first, she enjoyed singing, dancing, musicals, her Polish heritage, cruises with her husband, living 10 years in Las Vegas, and watching the Cleveland Indians and Browns.Roni was the heart of our home and family and will be dearly missed. She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Edward R. Neiman Sr. She raised four children, Christine (Neiman) Smith, Edward R. Neiman Jr. (Kathleen), Richard A. Neiman (Annie) and Elizabeth (Neiman) Mould (Jack) in a happy and loving home. She was also a grandmother to Melissa Smith, Steven Smith II, Jack Neiman, Devyn Neiman, and Alex Mould. She was preceded in death by her mother Sophie Hermann, sister Chris Mauer, and her loving poodle, Lovette.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday Nov. 6 at 12:30 PM at St. Gabriel Church, 9925 Johnnycake Ridge Rd. in Concord Twp. The Family will receive friends Tuesday Nov. 5 from 3-7 PM at Brickman Bros. Funeral Home, 37433 Euclid Ave. in Willoughby. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Hospice of the Western Reserve, P. O. Box 72101, Cleveland, Ohio 44192 (www.hospicewr.org/Give) would be appreciated.
The Cleveland Browns (2-6) square off against the Los Angeles Chargers (4-3) at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sunday, November 3, 2024.
What channel is Chargers vs. Browns on?
- Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: Nov. 3
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- TV channel: CBS
- Live stream: Fubo
- Live stream: Paramount+
- Live stream: Sling
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What time is Chargers vs. Browns?
The Chargers and the Browns play at 1 p.m. ET.
Chargers vs. Browns betting odds, lines, spread
- Spread favorite: Chargers (-1.5)
- Moneyline: Chargers (-123), Browns (+103)
- Total: 42.5 points
Chargers vs. Browns recent matchups
- Over their last five meetings, Los Angeles has collected four wins versus Cleveland.
- Cleveland has been outpaced by 37 points in its last five tilts versus Los Angeles.
- 10/9/2022: Chargers 30, Browns 28
- 10/10/2021: Chargers 47, Browns 42
- 10/14/2018: Chargers 38, Browns 14
- 12/3/2017: Chargers 19, Browns 10
- 12/24/2016: Browns 20, Chargers 17
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Chargers schedule
Browns schedule
NFL week 9 schedule
- Houston Texans at New York Jets: Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET
- Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- Los Angeles Chargers at Cleveland Browns: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- Washington Commanders at New York Giants: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans: Sunday at 1 p.m. ET
- Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals: Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET
- Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles: Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET
- Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers: Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET
- Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks: Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET
- Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings: Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs: Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET
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