Tom Meyer - The Investigator

Investigator: Public outrage over Castro attorneys' comments

3:56 PM, May 16, 2013

Legal team representing accused kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro is getting blasted on social media

Investigator: Congressional spending of Ohio taxpayers' money

11:48 PM, May 15, 2013

Channel 3 News wanted to find out what Ohio's delegation in Washington D.C. is spending taxpayer money on

Investigator: Castro loves daughter, will plead 'not guilty'

10:13 PM, May 14, 2013

Attorneys for Ariel Castro say he will plead "not guilty to all charges"

Investigator: How Castro spends his days in jail

3:43 PM, May 14, 2013

Ariel Castro was found walking around his cell naked following a nurse's visit for a psychological evaluation, jail logs show.

Investigator: City utilities visited Castro home often

5:56 PM, May 13, 2013

Police and the county sheriff visited Ariel Castro's Seymour Avenue home five times in the past 10 years

Investigator: DNA confirms Ariel Castro fathered 6 year old

7:28 PM, May 10, 2013

AG: Ariel Castro is the father of the six year old girl that was found in his home on Seymour Avenue on Cleveland's west side.

Investigator: Ariel Castro says he's "cold blooded"

10:43 AM, May 10, 2013

Ariel Castro says he was addicted to sex and could not control his impulses.

Investigator: Amanda Berry delivered baby in plastic pool

12:02 AM, May 9, 2013

With her captor standing nearby and threatening her life, Michelle Knight was forced to deliver the baby of Amanda Berry as Berry lay in a plastic baby pool to help contain "the mess."

Investigator: Castro accused in 2005 of beating, threatening to kill woman

7:13 PM, May 7, 2013

Woman who had two children with Ariel Castro accused him of severely beating her, repeatedly threatening to kill her, her children

Investigator: Women raped, resulting in up to 5 pregnancies

12:39 PM, May 7, 2013

The women found safe last night on Seymour Avenue were forced to have sex with their captors, resulting in up to five pregnancies, several police sources tell Channel 3 News.

Investigator: Middlefield police find arsenal, bomb manuals in suspect's car

8:13 PM, May 3, 2013

The suspect who opened fire on Middlefield police in broad daylight was in possesision of high-powered weapons and instructional books and manuals on how to blow things up.

12 supervisors to be disciplined in deadly chase

8:36 PM, Apr 30, 2013

Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath says twelve supervisors will be disciplined in connection with a deadly police chase and shooting last November.

Investigator: Woman can't load gun, still gets certificate

11:05 PM, Apr 29, 2013

To obtain a CCW license, applicants must pass a test before getting a certificate proving their gun competency.

Investigator: Ohio politicians living large in D.C.

8:17 PM, Apr 29, 2013

When Congress is asking all of us to tighten our belts, Channel 3 News wanted to know what Ohio's delegation is spending taxpayer money on

Investigator: Teacher used 'psychological campaign' for sex

12:04 AM, Apr 26, 2013

A suburban music teacher was convicted of furnishing booze to two underage girls

Investigator: Review of deadly chase faults officers, supervisors

7:12 PM, Apr 24, 2013

More than 100 officers and supervisors appear to have violated department policies during the pursuit

Investigator: MetroHealth sued by ex-nurse who reported abuse

9:25 AM, Apr 2, 2013

She is now suing her former employer because she says she was fired for reporting alleged abuse of a 90-year-old resident.

Investigator: No penalties for poor attendance at Cleveland City Council

7:30 AM, Mar 22, 2013

The Investigator Tom Meyer found no one gets penalized, regardless how poor their attendance is, despite written rules to the contrary.

Investigator: City employee faces sex charges

11:55 PM, Mar 21, 2013

James Box is charged with the kidnapping, attempted rape and  gross sexual imposition.

Investigator: No show councilmen too busy

3:08 PM, Mar 21, 2013

'He spends more time at the gym than he does in his ward or at City Hall' 

Investigator: Traffic cam finalist investigated for bribery

9:32 AM, Mar 21, 2013

An Australian company that's at the center of a growing bribery scandal is a finalist to operate Cleveland's traffic camera program.

Investigator: Court didn't notice TJ Lane's 'KILLER' shirt

11:52 PM, Mar 19, 2013

A statement released on behalf of judge says court was 'unaware' of the shirt and would have ordered proper attire if they noticed.

Justice Department investigating Cleveland Police

8:29 PM, Mar 14, 2013

The Justice Department says it has launched a review of the Cleveland Police to determine if there is a pattern or practice of excessive force within the department.

Investigator: Cyber attacks are biggest U.S. threat

12:12 AM, Mar 13, 2013

The nation's top spys warn cyber attacks could cripple America's infrastructure and economy for months.

Flask: Zack Reed got special treatment in city jail

6:56 PM, Mar 12, 2013

Cleveland Safety Director says Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed received special treatment while in Cleveland City Jail

Investigator: Exploding sunroof sounds like gun shot

11:54 PM, Mar 11, 2013

Frankowski said he began hearing noises coming from the sunroof a few months after purchasing the vehicle.

Speed camera program violates motorist rights: judge

3:45 PM, Mar 8, 2013

A judge calls a Southern Ohio village's traffic camera program a "scam that the motorists can't win."

Investigator: Expert calls teen suicide 'a homicide'

11:22 AM, Mar 8, 2013

Noted forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht says a teenager whose death was ruled a suicide couldn't have pulled the trigger.

Investigator: Nurse says she was fired for reporting alleged abuse

2:16 AM, Mar 6, 2013

Nurse Annie O'Malley says she was fired from the MetroHealth Prentiss Center nursing home for reporting what she believed to abuse inside the facility.

Investigator: Animal rescue owner accused of identity theft

4:51 PM, Mar 1, 2013

Lorain County Sheriff's Office charged the director of the Ohio Pet Placement Foundation with identity theft and forgery

The Investigator wants to hear from you. If you know of corruption, government waste, consumer fraud or wrongdoing, please contact

Tom Meyer
"The Investigator"
216-344-3464
tommeyer@wkyc.com

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