If you're thinking about selling a timeshare, be on the lookout for scam artists trying to convince you to sell through them. As 13abc’s Shaun Hegarty found, if you do business with them, you'll end up losing in the end.
Sports memorabilia is a multi-billion dollar industry in the US, and, where there is big money, there are scammers. 13abc's Investigative Reporter Shaun Hegarty explains you should always do your research before buying a piece of history.
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:10:32 GMT
Just about $24 million is how much the 13abc I-team has discovered is owed to the city of Toledo in utility bills dating back to the 1970s. So what's being done to collect that money with rising water
Just about $24 million is how much the 13abc I-team has discovered is owed to the city of Toledo in utility bills dating back to the 1970s. Some of that money is uncollectable because the residents have left and there's no way to track them down.
Thursday, May 9 2013 6:07 PM EDT2013-05-09 22:07:19 GMT
Since the Boston bombings, people have become more aware that trouble can happen any time anywhere. You may not have realized it, but our community may well have narrowly avoided a tragedy late last
Since the Boston bombings, people have become more aware that trouble can happen any time anywhere.
Foreign lottery scams and others like it are milking one billion dollars out of consumers annually, and, as I-Team investigator Shaun Hegarty found, the scammers are ruthless.
Thursday, May 2 2013 6:29 PM EDT2013-05-02 22:29:21 GMT
Imagine spending millions of dollars and not knowing where that money goes. It's actually happening right here in Ohio, and it's tax payer money. The money gives struggling families a little boost but
Imagine spending millions of dollars and not knowing where it's going. It's actually happening right here in Ohio, and it's taxpayer money. The money gives struggling families a boost, but as the I-team discovered, there's no tracking it.
TOLEDO, Ohio -
Almost 20 punches to the head -- that's what one corrections officer received Monday from an inmate at the Toledo Correctional Institution in North Toledo. That is according to the union that represents the officers.
The 13abc I-Team has discovered that it is just one of several assaults that have happened in the past few months.
According to Ohio State Highway Patrol, which investigates incidents at Toledo Correctional, there have been six ‘inmate on guard' assaults since March. Prison officials say three of those assaults have involved Level 4 offenders, which are considered maximum security. Level 5 is the highest.
The Level 4 offenders arrived at TOCI in February. One of them attacked a guard Tuesday. Union officials say the guard was hit 15 to 20 times in the face and had hair yanked from her head. Emergency crews took her to Mercy Saint Vincent's, where she was treated and released.
"They are doing the best that they can with what they have. They do have fears of assault and other things going in on a daily basis up there. More so than ever before," said Tim Shafer, an Operations Director with OCSEA. That's the union that represents the corrections officers.
He says staffing levels are the biggest concern. He understands budgets are tight but says safety of the guard and the other inmates should be of most paramount concern.
"The mind set is you go in knowing that you're in a dangerous situation, but you have ample backup and support, that's the problem. Those folks up there don't feel like they have the backup and the support that they need," said Shafer.
A prison spokesperson was not available for an interview Tuesday but did say all there are no new changes to policy since adding the Level 4 offenders, but everyone is urged to be cautious. She didn't want to comment on whether or not the guards are safer these days. So should the city at large be worried with assaults like this happening in our community?
"People of Toledo can feel safe because they have professionals in those jobs," said Shafer.
Union reps say a good indication that these guards are dedicated to this job, is that despite the staffing levels and the assaults, all the shifts came to work today to keep this place safe.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:17 AM EDT2013-05-22 10:17:54 GMT
NB I-75 shut down north of Cygnet due to accident involving school bus
Around two dozen people were injured Tuesday night in a bus crash on I-75. It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-75, just north of the Cygnet exit
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:11 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:11:02 GMT
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:22 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:22:27 GMT
Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit the families and support the well-being of students and others in the affected community.
Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit victims' families and support the well-being of students and others in the affected community.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:08:56 GMT
A Toledo family who moved to Moore less than a year ago only had minutes to take cover. "Its devastation buildings are ripped down families lost their homes houses are flattened." It's been a difficult
A local woman who moved to Moore Oklahoma almost a year ago survives a deadly tornado. 21 year old Kristina Legree says the twister touched down a mile for her home.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:18:53 GMT
A suspended TPS teacher charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty to receiving child porn on his home computer. Bruce Omlor, 49, was suspended from Riverside
A suspended TPS teacher charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty to receiving child porn on his home computer. Bruce Omlor, 49, was suspended from Riverside Elementary earlier this year.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:11 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:11:44 GMT
A Lucas County sheriff's deputy was arrested Tuesday. Deputy Paul Little was charged with filing false reports, unlawful transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon, and intimidation of a witness. Little
A Lucas County sheriff's deputy was arrested Tuesday. Deputy Paul Little was charged with filing false reports, unlawful transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon, and intimidation of a witness.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:32 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:32:52 GMT
We've been following their journeys since the fall: 170 contestants fighting for the title of Extreme Weight Loss Champion. Now it's time for the crowning moment! 13abc's Kelly Heidbreder introduces us
We've been following their journeys since the fall: 170 contestants fighting for the title of Extreme Weight Loss Champion. Now it's time for the crowning moment! 13abc's Kelly Heidbreder introduces us to this year's winner…Robin Chlebowski!
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:31 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:31:44 GMT
EVENING NEWS HEADLINES - MAY 21, 2013 ARSON FIRES Toledo fire investigators are looking into a series of fires in the city. Crews responded to four fires within about an hour of each other today. The
Toledo fire investigators looking into a series of fires in the city; Lucas County sheriff's deputy behind bars tonight.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:20:37 GMT
If a tornado threatens, get into the basement. If you don't have a basement, a small, interior room in the lowest floor of your home is relatively safe. Avoid rooms with windows. Mobile homes are not safe in a tornado.
If a tornado threatens, get into the basement. If you don't have a basement, a small, interior room in the lowest floor of your home is relatively safe. Avoid rooms with windows. Mobile homes are not safe in a tornado.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:10:38 GMT
More jobs may be on the way at the old Jeep plant. One company has announced it will open business there and others are now interested in the site. At one time, 40,000 people worked at the site just
The 111-acre Overland Industrial park broke ground on a new road that will lead to construction of buildings to house new businesses.
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