Category: Summit County Sheriff

Crash near Graybill Road in the City of Green

On May 12, at approximately 7:20 a.m., a dump truck traveling on Interstate 77 struck an ODOT vehicle. The crash occurred near Graybill Road...

Missing Juvenile (UPDATE)

On May 5, 2022, at approximately 6:00 p.m., 11-year-old Hailey Tacchio became upset and left her home in the City of Green. Her mother...

Sergeant Injured in Coventry Township

On Saturday, April 23, 2022, at approximately 2:20 a.m., a Summit County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant responded to an occupied disabled vehicle on Interstate 77...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office to receive largest portion of Violent Crime Reduction Grant

COLUMBUS – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today the recipients of more than $3.7 million in grant money to local law enforcement agencies to...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE Traffic Crash in Green

On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at approximately 3:35 p.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office and the Summit Metro Crash Response Team investigated a crash...

Governor DeWine awards $61K grant to Summit County Sheriff’s Office to boost recruitment of women, minorities

COLUMBUS – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Tuesday that the Summit County Sheriff’s Office will be receiving $61,069 in grant money from the...

Missing Female Located in Sagamore Hills

On February 1, 2022, at approximately 1:30 p.m., a 65 year old female walked away from her Sagamore Hills home. The female is non-verbal...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office introduces new CCW scheduling and payment software

As part of a continued effort to improve and streamline the CCW application process, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the implementation of...

Sheriff Fatheree Committed to Community Partnerships in Corrections

In the midst of the surging pandemic, Sheriff Kandy Fatheree reiterated her commitment to community partnerships in corrections with the announcement of a new approach to...

Medical Emergency at the Summit County Jail – Update

On December 11, 2021 at approximately 9:30 a.m., deputies found a female inmate who appeared to be having a medical emergency at the Summit...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Ohio State Highway Patrol

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Ohio State Highway Patrol to curtail excessive speed and aggressive driving in construction zones within...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE Single-Car Crash in Green

On November 29, 2021, at approximately 1:55 p.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a single car crash near Cottage Grove Road...

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...

Sobriety Checkpoints, St. Patrick’s Day Safety, and Impaired Driving Enforcement – UPDATED

The Summit County OVI Task Force will conduct several Summit County OVI checkpoints starting Tuesday, March 17, 2026, through the early hours of Wednesday,...

Summit County Sheriff: Semi-Truck Driver in Custody After Fleeing Police and Striking Cruisers

On February 28, 2026, at approximately 6:15 p.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist another agency locate a semi-truck. The truck had...

Summit County Sheriff Recovers $110,000, Warns Of Cryptocurrency Fraud, Urges Caution for Online Investments

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office recently recovered $110,000 connected to a cryptocurrency fraud case and is renewing its warning to residents across the county—including...