Category: Summit County Sheriff

Summit County Sheriff’s Office Arrest made for Child Exploitation

Sheriff Kandy Fatheree would like to announce the arrest of a man suspected of child exploitation on March 15, 2021. An Investigator from the Ohio...

Summit County Sheriff hires Director of Diversity & Inclusion

AKRON – New County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree is wasting no time acting on her top priorities. High on her list of goals was to...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE Arrests from Human Trafficking Operation

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Akron Police Department, Portage County Sheriff’s Office, Summit County Prosecutor’s Office and the Summit County Human Trafficking Force recently...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE Coventry House Fire

On January 6, 2021, the Coventry Fire Department and the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house fire on Penguin Drive in Coventry...

COVID-19 Update for the Summit County Jail

On December 8, 2020, an inmate housed at the Summit County Jail tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first inmate to test positive...

A MYSTERY 87 YEARS IN THE MAKING

Prior to two weeks ago, it had always been believed that no sworn member of the Summit County Sheriff's Office had ever lost their...

Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills Businesses Found Selling Alcohol to Minors

Summit County Sheriff’s Detective Bureau Conducts Immediate Investigation By Emily Chesnic Three stores in the Nordonia Hills community were caught selling alcohol to underage customers this...

SUMMIT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – Several Arrested during “Operation Blue Light”

On August 12th and 13th the Summit County Sheriff’s Office participated in the State of Ohio’s program entitled Operation Blue Light. This was a...

Senior Citizens and Heat

No doubt about it - summer has come to Summit County. Recent heat and humidity has made the past few days pretty toasty -...

Arrest Made for Gambling in Green

In May of 2020, the Summit County Sheriff's Office received complaints in regards to high vehicle traffic at a residence located on Beechnut Drive in...

Summit County Sheriff’s SWAT Team Responds to Tallmadge Home – Suspect Sets Fire to House

On April 14, 2020, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the Summit County Sheriff's SWAT Team responded to the City of Tallmadge for reports of a...

Services at the Summit County Sheriff’s Office

To comply with recommendations of health officials and combat the spread of the coronavirus, starting March 23, 2020 the Sheriff's Office will be placing all civilian and...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office Secures $352,968 in Traffic Safety Grants

Funding will support impaired driving enforcement and education programs across the county The Summit County Sheriff's Office has secured $352,968.32 in grant funding from the...

Teen Shot Saturday Night in Summit County Fairgrounds Parking Lot

17-year-old hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after shooting A 17-year-old male was shot in the parking lot of the Summit County Fairgrounds Saturday night after...

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...