Cleveland, OH
Pedestrian killed in Cleveland Heights road rage incident
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CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) – A 22-year-old Cleveland Heights lady died Sunday after she was struck by a car concerned in a highway rage incident, stated Cleveland Heights police.
19 Information discovered that the sufferer, Sophia Villanueva, had just lately moved to the world from Florida and began a job at Dave’s Market in Cleveland Heights. A coworker advised us she closed the shop final evening, so she was doubtless headed residence when she was hit by a automotive only a few blocks away.
“It may’ve occurred to me or anyone else that catches the bus at evening or gotta stroll residence, it’s ridiculous,” stated Kenneth Bender, Villanueva’s coworker at Dave’s Market.
Villanueva solely labored at Dave’s for every week or so and in that quick time, she made an actual influence on her coworkers. One worker stated Villanueva would all the time give her a hug each time she began her shift. Villanueva and Kenneth Bender each labored at Dave’s as cooks. “She was a superb particular person, nice character,” Bender stated. “She was stuffed with vitality. She was sort to the shoppers.”
The accident occurred within the space of Cedar Avenue and Lee Highway round 7 p.m.
Cleveland Heights police stated two drivers have been concerned in a “heated confrontation” within the parking zone of the Marathon Fuel Station on the intersection of Lee and Essex Roads.
One of many drivers left the gasoline station parking zone at a excessive fee of pace and headed northbound on Lee Highway.
When the automotive reached the Cedar Highway intersection, police stated the driving force ran the purple gentle and collided with a automotive touring westbound on Cedar Highway.
The influence spun out the westbound car, which then crashed into the pedestrian.
Cleveland Heights police stated Sophia Villanueva was strolling within the intersection and suffered deadly accidents.
“I bear in mind getting a chilly chill as a result of I simply left work along with her Saturday, we each closed collectively so I needed to go break the information to my supervisors,” Bender stated. “If I had knew this was my final day seeing her, I might’ve stated one thing higher to her aside from goodbye.”
Detectives added the accident stays below investigation and no fees have been filed.
“It’s unhappy as a result of any person must be held accountable for this,” Bender stated. “It’s unhappy when any person can’t come residence from work. She deserves justice. She was a human. No human deserves to be ran down on the street like an animal.”
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Cleveland, OH
Avtron Power Solutions Expands Capabilities with Acquisition of Rx Monitoring Services, Transforming Data Center Commissioning Automation
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Cleveland, OH – June 25, 2024 – Avtron Power Solutions, a Hidden Harbor Capital Partners portfolio company, and a global leader in load bank test solutions, announces the acquisition of Rx Monitoring Services (RxMS), a…
Cleveland, OH
Crime Gun Intelligence Center opening in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — The Surgeon General has now declared gun violence a public health crisis in America.
He is calling for preventive measures similar to past campaigns against smoking and traffic safety.
The question now is how to fight this crisis, and Cleveland is hoping a new Crime Gun Intelligence Center, modeled after one in Cincinnati, will help.
United States Attorney General Merrick Garland was in Cleveland on Tuesday to announce a new crime gun intelligence center, also known as a CGIC. Garland said CGICs are centralized law enforcement hubs that will help to investigate and prevent gun violence by bringing law enforcement officers and prosecutors together at every level, providing access to firearms tracing technology.
“Through enhanced collaboration and advanced technology, CGIC’s help investigators generate leads to get shooters off the streets and dismantle the trafficking networks that supply violent criminals with their guns,” Garland said.
Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Cleveland native, Stephen Dettelbach, said the CGICs have the ability to take a particular piece of evidence to help solve gun violence crimes.
“… a shell casing, a fingerprint, a LPR reading, a traffic light camera, a ring camera, and to take that piece of evidence and turn it to actionable intelligence in realtime,” Dettelbach said.
Garland said the CGIC’s across the country are already supporting law enforcement investigations, like the one in Columbus, that helped locate a shell casing from a crime scene in only 2 days, compared to taking 40-60 days before the center.
“No one in this country should have to live in fear of gun violence, no family and community should have to grieve the loss of their loved ones to senseless violence, that is why we are here today. The Northeast Ohio Crime Gun Intelligence Center will help us leverage our partnerships and technological innovation to solve gun crimes and save lives,” Garland said.
But Garland also pointed to obstacles like a new proposal to cut the justice department’s budget by almost $1 billion.
“This effort to defund the justice department and its essential law enforcement functions will make our fight against violent crime all the more difficult. It is unacceptable,” Garland said.
Garland said he thinks the decision by the Surgeon General to declare gun violence as a public health crisis will help draw public attention to the matter.
“This CGIC does not represent the culmination of the justice department’s efforts to stop gun violence in this region, it marks a new chapter,” Garland said.
Cleveland, OH
Explore beautiful Cleveland street art – Kenny previews 2024 Graffiti Street Heart Tour
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) — Over 60 murals are beautifying the city of Cleveland thanks to the mission and work of Graffiti HeArt. Fox 8’s Kenny Crumpton gives us a preview of this year’s Graffiti Street Heart Tour which includes six stops and over 16 murals. ‘Changing the world one mural at a time’ is the group’s mission. For information about the tour click here.
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