Friday, November 9, 2012
The FBI released the 2011 crime stats from across the country.
Beachwood participated in the FBI's crime reporting system for the first time in 2011. The stats, as reported by the FBI, are listed below. We're delving into the numbers and will provide more context soon. These are the known offenses in the city in 2011, tracked and reported by the Beachwood Police Department to the FBI. For more about these stats, click here. Are you surprised by any of these numbers? Tell us in the comments!
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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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Chardee Barfield and her partner are accused of prostituting a 15-year-old girl
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Cleveland office of the FBI and local police departments are looking for a woman who is accused of prostituting a teenage girl. Chardee Barfield, 21, and Ernest McClain, 27, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of sex trafficking of children and transportation of a minor. Though McClain has been arrested, Barfield is still at large. They are accused of selling the sexual services of a 15-year-old, according to the FBI. Though both Barfield and McClain live in Cleveland, they would take the girl to hotels in Lake County, including Mentor, and as far as Pennsylvania to perform sexual acts, the FBI said. The duo also posted explicit photos of the teen on the Internet to advertise her and Barfield even performed sexual acts …
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
FBI suspects a serial bank robber in eastern Cuyahoga, western Lake Counties; surveillance photos released
The FBI suspects a serial bank robber has been hitting institutions on this side of Cuyahoga County and western Lake County for at least a month. Spokesperson Scott Wilson said that the man who robbed Beachwood’s FirstMerit Bank Friday may have been involved in the June 7 robbery of the same bank and other robberies in Lyndhurst, Willoughby and Willoughby Hills. The suspect is a 6-foot-tall black man. Witnesses said he showed a black handgun and demanded money during Friday’s robbery. The FBI asks that anyone with information about the incidents call Beachwood Police at 216-464-1234 or the FBI at 216-522-1400.
Jessica
9:10 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
One might imagine that the FBI is starting to adopt a similar law enforcement approach. more ›