Category: Summit County Sheriff

Man Charged With Aggravated Vehicular Assault

On December 24, 2018, a 56 year old Cuyahoga Falls man was involved in a motor vehicle accident on I-271 in which he struck...

Theft from an Individual with Developmental Disabilities

In May of 2018, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office received a report that an individual was misappropriating funds from the bank accounts of several...

Target Robbery in Green

On December 14, 2018, The Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to a robbery at the Target located at 762 Arlington Ridge in the City...

SUMMIT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

PRESS RELEASE: Body Discovered in Akron On December 3, 2018, Summit County Sheriff’s deputies located a dead body in an outdoor area at the Bridges...

From the Summit County Sheriff’s Office: Road Rage Follow-up

On November 3, 2018, at approximately 11:12 p.m., a Summit County Sheriff’s Office Deputy observed a vehicle off the side of the roadway on...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office investigating 1-77 road rage gunfire exchange ending with one wounded

On 1 1-03-2018, at approximately 2312 hours, a Summit County Sheriffs Deputy observed a vehicle off the side of the roadway, southbound on Interstate...

Rape & Vehicle Pursuit in Green

On October 28, 2018, a mother came home and found that her 5 year old daughter and 2 year old son had been left...

Coventry Township Shooting

On October 6, 2018, at approximately 9:54 p.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one vehicle accident on Interstate 77 North at...

Sheriff’s Office Awarded Traffic Safety Funding

Sheriff Steve Barry announced the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Traffic Safety Office awarded $389,600.06 in federal traffic safety funding to the Summit County...

PRESS RELEASE: Guns & Hoses Charity Hockey Game

On September 9, 2018, personnel from the Summit County Sheriff Office’s will play a charity hockey game against local firefighters from the City of...

PRESS RELEASE: Incident in Peninsula

On August 29, 2018, at approximately 5:19 a.m., the Village of Peninsula Police Department responded to the Brandywine County Club located at 5555 Akron-Peninsula...

Rape Arrest in Summit County – Woman met man on a dating website

On July 4, 2018, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office was contacted in regards to a rape that allegedly occurred in Coventry Township. It was...

Summit County Receives $2.95 Million Grant for Jail Renovations & Mental Health Recovery Units

Summit County is investing nearly $3 million in jail upgrades to improve safety, efficiency, and mental health services. The funding comes from the Ohio...

Summit County Officials Launch Anti-Scam Workshop for Residents

Event offers hands-on digital safety training at three skill levels Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro, Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich, Sheriff Kandy Fatheree and County Councilwoman Bethany...

24-Year-Old Summit County Jail Inmate Dies After Medical Emergency

Read ad free here. A 24-year-old inmate at the Summit County Jail died Monday after experiencing respiratory distress, according to Sheriff Kandy Fatheree's office. Leah Kay...

Stolen Car Chase Ends in Flames and K9 Capture

On March 26, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m., the Summit County Sheriff's Office was notified of an individual who had been driving recklessly in...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office receives grant to hire Addiction Services Coordinator at the County Jail

Read ad free AKRON – Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree is excited to announce that the  Sheriff’s Office has been awarded $187,000 as part of...