Category: Summit County Sheriff

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...

DEPUTY WES DOBBINS HONORED BY SUMMIT COUNTY PROSECUTOR

From Summit County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page Congratulations to Summit County Sheriff Deputy Wes Dobbins for having recently been awarded the title of 'TOP COP' by...

BREAKING NEWS in Northfield Center: Credit Card Theft

SUMMIT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 8/18/2017 PRESS RELEASE Credit Card Theft On August 1, 2017, Northfield Center Township Trustees reported the theft of a two credit cards by a...

Summit County Sheriff Presents 2025 Statistics to Northfield Center Township

The Summit County Sheriff's Office responded to 8,205 calls for service in Northfield Center Township during 2025 and made 234 traffic stops, the sheriff...

Public Safety Notice: Summit County OVI Checkpoints Scheduled for May 5, Patrol Operations, and Impaired Driving Deterrence

Akron, OH – The Summit County OVI Task Force will be conducting  sobriety checkpoints across Summit County on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, into  early...

Summit County OVI Task Force Checkpoints, Locations, and Safety Protocols

Akron, OH – The Summit County OVI Task Force will be conducting sobriety checkpoints across Summit County on Friday, April 24, 2026, into early...

Summit County OVI Task Force to Conduct Checkpoints, Increase Patrols, and Target Impaired Drivers

Akron, OH – The Summit County OVI Task Force will be conducting  sobriety checkpoints across Summit County on Friday, March 20, 2026,  into early...

Public Safety Announcement: Sheriff Fatheree, Fraud Prevention, and National Scam Awareness

AKRON, Ohio – Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree is partnering with the National Sheriffs’ Association to lead a high-priority effort centered on fraud prevention...