Cars are being stolen at alarming rates in Cleveland, double so far this calendar year compared to the first six months of 2022 based on analysis by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. We’re talking just shy of 3,000 vehicles in 2023. The data was provided by the office of the Cuyahoga County prosecutor. You might be surprised to learn this trend is not solely tied to the vulnerable Kias and Hyundais. I think you’ll be interested in the map of Cleveland neighborhoods where the most thefts have occurred – as well as which models are being snatched – as compiled by reporter John Tucker. It’s a big problem. And just two-thirds of the stolen cars have been recovered. The vast majority of cases remain unsolved. – Kristen Davis |
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Left, Bobby Huffman, lead singer for the Trailer Park Ninjas, in front of the band's van before a road trip. Right, two days after the van was stolen last month from the city's Detroit Shoreway neighborhood, it was discovered in an industrial parking lot with significant damage, including a shredded ignition. (Courtesy Trailer Park Ninjas) |
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Car thefts: Midway through this year, Cleveland car thefts are double from the first half of last year. Through June, 2,937 vehicles were stolen, compared to 1,479 in the comparable period last year. Just two-thirds of cars this year have been recovered, John Tucker reports. Lakefront changes: An innovative project to use recycled sediment from the Cuyahoga River to expand a lakefront park over the next 20 years on Cleveland’s East Side is ready to leap from vision to reality, Steven Litt reports. College football: The Big Ten, the conference in which Ohio State athletics has been a full member since 1912, is about to undergo some major changes, Andrew Gillis reports. But when will these changes happen? And what will they look like for Buckeyes fans? Today in Ohio: U.S. Sen. JD Vance asked the Federal Trade Commission to examine possible collusion between nine colleges and universities after they issued similarly worded responses to his questions about their affirmative action policies last month. We’re talking about the Cincinnati Republican’s far-fetched claims on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Abortion rights: Last Tuesday, Ohio voters soundly defeated State Issue 1, which would have made it harder to amend the Ohio constitution, by a decisive 57%-43% margin. Andrew Tobias reports the vote handed another electoral loss to abortion opponents, who were hoping to spoil a November ballot issue that would add abortion rights to Ohio’s Constitution and break a streak of election losses in other states, including neighboring Kentucky and Michigan. Illegal donation: A Chardon gun seller who made an illegal $100,000 campaign donation to a GOP Super PAC agreed to pay a $19,000 civil penalty for violating a law that bars political committee contributions by government contractors, Sabrina Eaton reports. New tolling system: The Ohio Turnpike is overhauling the way it’s charging tolls beginning sometime this fall, Jeremy Pelzer reports. Instead of charging tolls based just on how long motorists drove along the highway, the new system will charge mileage-based tolls only on part of the route, collect flat-rate tolls to enter and (in most cases) leave the state, and eliminate toll booths on the exits closest to the Indiana and Pennsylvania borders. |
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Flight costs: Airfare from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has increased more than 10% since 2019, the year before the pandemic brought air travel to a screeching halt, Susan Glaser reports. Flights grounded: Sunday morning flights were delayed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport after an unidentified individual breached the airport’s perimeter, Megan Sims reports. Lower credit: A nationally recognized investing agency said it has a “negative outlook” on several banks, including PNC, Huntington, Fifth Third and Citizens, and it lowered credit ratings for 10 other U.S. banks. Sean McDonnell reports what this means for the average consumer. Stimulus watch: As the Cleveland Metropolitan School District prepares for students’ first day of the school year, the district has been spending federal dollars meant to help schools rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, Lucas Daprile reports. |
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Security alert: A mother and son accused of bringing guns into the Cuyahoga County Justice Center this week carried the weapons for protection and were to meet with a prosecutor for a protective order, John Tucker reports. Andrea Williams, 47, and Lanell Williams, 21, made their first court appearances Wednesday in Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court, shortly after their arrests. Basketball star: A former Garfield Heights High School basketball star who went on to play for the University of Toledo was arrested Thursday by federal agents on weapons charges, Adam Ferrise reports. Willie E. Jackson, 26, is accused in federal court in Cleveland of gun trafficking, straw-purchasing guns and selling guns without a license. NFL vet arrested: Former NFL and Cleveland Browns cornerback Buster Skrine was arrested Wednesday in Canada on charges of fraud, Zach Mentz reports. Skrine, 34, is accused of using fraudulent checks totaling more than $100,000 at banks across Canada and obtaining a portion of the money before the checks cleared. |
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LL Cool J: LL Cool J, one of hip-hop’s first superstar heartthrobs, celebrated Aug. 11 being the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in Cleveland on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, joined by a packed roster of artists. LL and Roots drummer Ahmir Questlove Thompson put on a full three-hour stage show Saturday that kept the music moving and the acts rotating in and out, maintaining a pretty fast pace, Malcolm X Abram reports. Black-owned restaurants: Hundreds of people milled about the floor at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the fifth Taste of Black Cleveland, which previously was staged along the concourse, Marc Bona reports. Twenty Black-owned restaurants served up bowls and plates filled with creative and tasty concoctions at the fest. Outdoor dining: One Northeast Ohio restaurant has made OpenTable’s list of most popular restaurants for outdoor dining in America for 2023, Marc Bona reports. Cleveland Oktoberfest: We’re just weeks away from another Oktoberfest celebration and Cleveland’s annual event is considered among the best in the country, Zach Mentz reports. |
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