Friday, February 1, 2013
A U.S. District judge sentenced four to prison for their involvement in a scrap metal trafficking crime ring, including thefts in Twinsburg.
Four people were sent to prison Thursday for their involvement in a crime ring called one of the largest vehicle and cargo-theft operations in Twinsburg and elsewhere in Northern Ohio in the last five years. “These defendants ended up with semi-trucks or pickups that were stolen from parking lots and other places,” Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, said. The ring included thefts in Mentor, Twinsburg, Warrensville Heights, Willoughby, Euclid, Elyria and other cities. “Stealing and selling stolen vehicles and cargo comes with a price of incarceration,” Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office, said. “The FBI and our Organized Crime Task Force partners will …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
At least three of the men are not strangers to law enforcement agencies in Northeast Ohio.
Several of the men arrested in connection with the suspected plot to blow up a Brecksville bridge have faced criminal charges before, including one juvenile charge of aggravated attempted murder. Douglas L. Wright, 26, Brandon L. Baxter, 20, Anthony Hayne, 35, Connor C. Stevens, 20, and Joshua S. Stafford, 23, are each charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of attempted use of an explosive, said Mike Tobin, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio. Charges against Wright, Baxter and Hayne were made Monday. Charges weren’t made against Stevens and Stafford until Tuesday. None entered pleas Tuesday afternoon. For at least three of the men, their arrests in the suspected bomb plot is…
FBI arrested five men Monday night who officials say had a plan to blow up a bridge in Brecksville.
Five men were arrested by the FBI Monday night on charges they planned to blow up a bridge in Brecksville's portion of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The FBI said in a press release the public was not in danger, and an undercover FBI employee had controlled the explosive devices. In addition, the explosives were inoperable. Arrested were: Brandon L. Baxter, 20, of Lakewood; Anthony Hayne, 35, of Cleveland; Joshua S. Stafford, 23, of Cleveland; Connor C. Stevens, 20, of Berea; and Douglas L. Wright, 26, of Indianapolis. The five men each were charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of attempted use of an explosive, said Mike Tobin, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio. …
All five now have been charged with conspiracy and attempted use of an explosive.
The five men arrested in connection with plans to blow up a bridge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park appeared in court Tuesday afternoon. Arrested were: Brandon L. Baxter, 20, of Lakewood; Anthony Hayne, 35, of Cleveland; Joshua S. Stafford, 23, of Cleveland; Connor C. Stevens, 20, of Berea; and Douglas L. Wright, 26, of Indianapolis. The five men were each charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of attempted use of an explosive, said Mike Tobin, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio. Charges against Wright, Baxter and Hayne were made Monday. Charges weren’t made against Stevens and Stafford until Tuesday. None entered pleas this afternoon. All are scheduled to appear at 11 a.…
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Stafford was arrested four times in 2008.
One of five men suspected in conspiring to use explosives on a bridge in Brecksville formerly lived in Avon Lake, and accrued a criminal history while he was here. Joshua S. Stafford, 23, is one of five men charged May 1 by the FBI. Stafford, along with Douglas L. Wright, 26, Brandon L. Baxter, 20, Anthony Hayne, 35 and Connor C. Stevens, 20 were each charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of attempted use of an explosive, said Mike Tobin, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio. In 2008, Stafford was charged by the Avon Lake Police on four separate occasions: Stafford's current address is not known. The men had been monitored by local law enforcement before the arrests. A …
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One was involved in Occupy Cleveland protests last summer.
At least two of five men arrested in connection with an alleged plot to blow up a bridge in Brecksville have ties to Lakewood. Brandon L. Baxter, 20, and Anthony Hayne, 35, — who were arrested along with Douglas L. Wright, 26 — have been known to live in Lakewood. In all, FBI has arrested five people who are accused of conspiring to use explosives on a bridge in Brecksville in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. On Friday, Baxter celebrated his 20th birthday at the Root Café on Detroit Avenue. He was quiet. He ordered cookies. Julie Hutchison, the co-owner of the Root, said she knew Baxter from the Occupy Cleveland protests last summer. She remembers him as a “punk-rock kid,” who “kept to himself.” She said he originally was from Lakewood, …
The defendants will appear in court today.
The FBI has arrested five people who are accused of conspiring to use explosives on a bridge in Brecksville in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The FBI said in a press release the public was not in danger, and an undercover FBI employee had controlled the explosive devices. In addition, the explosives were inoperable. The arrests were made Monday night by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, an FBI press release said. Arrested were: Douglas L. Wright, 26, Brandon L. Baxter, 20, and Anthony Hayne, 35. The three are being charged with conspiracy and attempted use of explosive materials to damage physical property affecting interstate commerce. Connor C. Stevens, 20, and Joshua S. Stafford, 23, also were arrested. Charges are pending. The …
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Mentor Police arrested two members of a suspected auto theft ring last week
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Mentor Police helped crack an auto theft ring that was stealing vehicles from Lake, Summit and Cuyahoga counties, police said. The ring seemed to specialize in seasonal equipment, Mentor Police Lt. Tom Powers said. "It looks like this these are the same guys who were taking snow plows and four-by-fours in the winter. In the summer time, they took motorcycles, trailers and landscaping equipment," Powers said. Police departments from Mentor, Solon, Twinsburg, Willoughby, Wickliffe and Bedford, as well as the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Cleveland FBI office have been tracking suspects in the ring for the last two weeks, Powers said. On Thursday morning, police tracked two suspected members of the auto theft ring -- Curtis Wilder and John …
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
New data released from the FBI reveals city's crime rate holds steady
Many people believe Twinsburg is one of the safer communities in the area, and data recently released by the FBI confirms that. Early this week the bureau published the final, full version of the 2010 Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), containing crime data which every law enforcement agency in the country must submit on an annual basis. The numbers for Twinsburg (displayed below) don't show much change for Twinsburg since 2008, which Chris Noga, Twinsburg's police chief, attributes to a steady population. "The population hasn't grown that much," Noga said. "With population stabilizing and not many significant changes, it keeps your numbers on course." Noga said one of the most important numbers, violent crime, has decreased significantly over …
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9:10 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
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