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BRIMFIELD -- Police here said two women from Akron went on a late-night "shoplifting" trip to Walmart.
Police said that, as the items in one cart were being scanned and bagged, one of the women pushed a full cart of merchandise out of the store.
Then the other woman ran out after her. Police say a witness snapped some pictures on his smart phone, "which is always great when the suspects give us the old 'that wasn't me' speech," Police Chief Oliver said.
The women drove off but police tracked them to their home in Akron, and in conjunction with Akron police, found over $1,300 worth of stolen merchandise.
But there was another problem, police said. The women's house was infested with bed bugs and lice, "the double whammy of itchy," Oliver said.
Officers had to be decontaminated and the evidence was treated and triple-bagged. Police also decontaminated the women before they were given their orange jumpsuits.
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STARK COUNTY -- Trinity United Church of Christ is where there's an adult daycare inside.
It helps seniors and those with disabilities but now, because of Washington cuts, some are being told they can't come here.
Joyce French loves meeting friends at the J.R. Coleman adult daycare center. They exercise, play games and keep busy. Joyce has trouble seeing because of macular degeneration but has no trouble smiling.
Joyce used to come five days a week. Now it's down to two, half-days because of that bad word out of Washington -- sequester.
Sequester means they have to cut services.
Back in March, Executive Director Tom Thompson found out federal funding was being cut, a loss of $26,000 for the rest of the year.
When federal money is in place, seniors spend less than $1,000 a month to come here. Now some may have to go to a nursing home at $6,000 a month. Thompson feels that's unfair.
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ATLANTA -- Authorities in Georgia say Chris Kelly, a member of the 90s rap duo Kriss Cross, has died in Atlanta.
Investigator Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office said the 34-year-old Kelley was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. Wednesday at the south campus of the Atlanta Medical Center.
Honey said authorities are unsure of Kelly's cause of death and that an autopsy has yet to be performed.
Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy" performed alongside Chris Smith, known as "Daddy Mac," in the early and mid-90s. The duo might be best remembered for the song "Jump" from their 1992 debut album, "Totally Krossed Out."
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CLEVELAND -- Nearly 70 firefighters responded to a multiple alarm blaze involving a church, thrift store and restaurant on Kinsman Road Wednesday.
A spokesman for the Cleveland Fire Department says the fire began inside St. Jude Church of God in Christ at East 142nd Street and Kinsman Road.
The church's pastor and another minister were praying inside the building just before the fire broke out.
"We heard something said boom," explained Bishop Jessie Brown. "The ceiling then was on fire and we got out in time before everything really went to chaos."
Investigators are still trying to determine the source of the blaze, however Cleveland Fire Department Lt. Larry Gray says there is reason to believe it could be suspicious.
"It's a blessing that nobody in the community got hurt and everybody else got out safe from each one of the buildings," said Tyrone Willis, an associate minister with St. Jude.
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KNOXVILLE -- It could be months before Pilot Flying J employees or Jimmy Haslam face indictments in an alleged rebate fraud scheme.
But that doesn't mean they aren't already preparing their defense.
WKYC's Sara Shookman is in Knoxville.
She says that, for most people, Pilot Flying J is not just a truck stop and Jimmy Haslam isn't the only name they know inside these buildings.
Four class-action lawsuits in four states are already filed. So the next piece of the puzzle is fallout for those who work there.
Knoxville criminal defense attorney Dennis Francis calls it "getting to be first on the bus."
If several, maybe dozens of Pilot employees believe they could be facing charges, they might be the first to line up to make a deal with federal attorneys to bolster the government's case.
It's not clear if Pilot Flying J could foot the bill for lawyers for lower level employees. What's likely is defense attorneys are meeting to figure out a common scheme and sign joint defense agreements to prevent these possible defendants from implicating each other.
What is clear is that the government isn't likely to spend two years on an investigation to this extent and not plan to file charges.
The U.S. Attorney's Office here in Knoxville told WKYC today that the investigation is ongoing.
They seized documents, hard drives, entire images of these computers -- quite a bit of information to wade through.
Aubrey Harwell, Jimmy Haslam's attorney, says they know this can take quite a long time.
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CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath says twelve supervisors will be disciplined in connection with a deadly police chase and shooting last November.
Chief McGrath says a captain, a lieutenant and 10 sergeants will be disciplined. The city is providing a full list of names and charges.
The names are:
Capt. Ulrich Zouhar
Lt. Paul Wilson
Sgt. Mathew Putnam
Sgt. Michael Donegan
Sgt. Patricia Coleman
Sgt. Randolph Daley
Sgt. Jason Edens
Sgt. Brian Chetnik
Sgt. Brian Lockwood
Sgt. Mark Bickerstaff
Sgt. Matthew Gallagher
Sgt. Richard Martinez
See what each faces in attached PDF: http://on.wkyc.com/18aXpYc
McGrath says those being disciplined were not involved in the communications during the chase that night. He characaterized the twelve facing disciplined as failing to provide leadership.
McGrath says all 12 showed a lack of leadership during the 19-mile chase in November that went through downtown Cleveland and other neighborhoods before ending in gunfire that killed teh driver Timothy Russell and his passenger Malissa Williams.
Both had cocaine in their systems but neither was armed. An internal police review showed that officers and supervisors broke policies.
McGrath says a review is continuing into whether any officers will be disciplined. The county prosecutor is conducting a separate grand jury investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing.
The announcement at a Tuesday news conference comes a week after the city reviewed its internal investigation into the chase and shooting.
The city's review focused solely on whether departmental procedures and rules were followed. It did not touch on the use of deadly force.
The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Office is leading the criminal review into the chase and shooting and that investigationg is still ongoing.
The city will next review whether any patrol officers failed to follow department procedure and whether any will be disciplined.
The Nov. 29 chase left Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams dead. The two died after a lengthy chase involving dozens of police vehicles. The chase ended in a shootout during which officers fired 137 shots.
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CLEVELAND -- Strongsville teachers will be back in the classroom on Tuesday.
The Strongsville School Board voted unanimously 5-0 in favor of the teachers' contract, ending the strike that lasted two months.
"I am very proud of our administrative team and the dedication of our non-teaching staff. We appreciate the support of our parents and community as well as the initiative and flexibility of our students during two challenging months," said John Krupinski, Strongsville's superintendent.
School has been cancelled on Monday, April 29th, as transitions are made to get back to regular operations.
Strongsville City Schools ask the following groups to report to work Monday at their regular scheduled times:
Transportation will be provided to Polaris and non-public schools.
Normal operations will begin on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013.
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