- Wendy DiAlesandro
A Portage County Sheriff’s deputy has sued his department in federal court, claiming he was subject to retaliation when he requested tens of thousands of dollars in overtime pay.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
Unless a settlement can be reached, a federal lawsuit pitting a Palmyra man against the Portage County sheriff and two sheriff’s office deputies may be headed for jury trial.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
In the first six months of a new Portage County Jail transportation program, 173 people recently released from the jail have taken advantage of free rides to a PARTA hub, personally accompanied by a social worker offering help with employment and housing.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
A Palmyra resident filed a federal lawsuit against Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski last month alleging the sheriff and his subordinates retaliated against him for creating a social media page critical of the sheriff’s office.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
Many questions remain about the recently signed agreement between the Portage County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that empowers deputies to enforce federal immigration law.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
An August 2023 traffic stop landed two Ravenna men in jail on felony drug charges. The charges were eventually dropped when the alleged cocaine in the car they had occupied turned out to be carpet cleaner, and the two men filed suit in federal court, claiming Portage County Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski and three deputies violated their civil rights.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
The Portage County Sheriff’s Office last week issued a news release stating its officers would receive training by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to enforce immigration law.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
About 30 people — and counting — have been spared the walk along Infirmary Road since Emerald Transportation started twice daily runs about a month ago.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
Village of Mantua Police Officer Miranda Brothers is suing Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski and the Portage County Sheriff’s Office, alleging malicious prosecution, violation of her constitutional right “to parent her child,” removing her child and prosecuting her without probable cause.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
Newly released former inmates who don’t have rides from the Portage County Jail will soon be spared from walking along Infirmary Road.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
The cities of Kent, Streetsboro and Ravenna have reached an agreement with the county over the value of property retained by the Portage County sheriff when he withdrew his agency from a joint drug task force in 2021.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
On Nov. 21, Judge Laurie Pittman drove along Infirmary Road, eyes anxiously scanning the ditches for what she hoped she wouldn’t find.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
The Portage County Sheriff’s Office broadly rejected the allegations included in a civil rights lawsuit against the agency brought by two men jailed on false drug charges in 2023, according to new court filings.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
On the morning of Oct. 22, Ravenna police fielded a call about a woman vandalizing scarecrows in the city’s new “pocket park” next to Guido’s restaurant.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
Republican incumbent Bruce D. Zuchowski hopes to retain his seat as Portage County sheriff. He is being challenged by Democrat Jon Barber.
- Letter to the editor
I got an “annual report” mailing from the Portage County Sheriff today. It was beyond the pale for several reasons.
- Wendy DiAlesandro
Kent City Council unanimously approved a resolution this week affirming that the right to vote is a fundamental democratic principle protected by law, and every citizen deserves to participate in elections free from intimidation or coercion.
- Ben Wolford
Citing concerns about intimidation, the U.S. Justice Department will send staff to Portage County to monitor for violations of voting rights laws, the agency said Tuesday.