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Investigator Exclusive: '2100 Club' costing taxpayers a bundle
Investigator Exclusive: Are campaign contributions getting in the way of Emily's Law?
A lethal dose of salt during chemotherapy treatment killed 2-year-old Emily Jerry.
Investigator Exclusive: Strip search case prompts 5th woman to come forward
Exclusive: Strip search of woman by Sheriff's Deputies called outrageous
CANTON -- Hope Steffey's night began with a call to police for help. It ended with her face down, completely naked and sobbing on a jail cell floor.
Exclusive: Strip Search 2; Is there video the Stark County Sheriff doesn't want you to see?
CANTON -- Hope Steffey says she was knocked down and slammed face first into a jail cell floor by Stark County sheriff's deputies. Sheriff Timothy Swanson denies that. Video could reveal what happened.
Exclusive: Ohio Attorney General to investigate strip search of local woman
CANTON -- Stark County Sheriff Tim Swanson formally requested the Ohio Attorney General to investigate the arrest and incarceration of Hope Steffey of Stark county.
Strip Search: Four more women come forward with similar stories; Exclusive
STARK COUNTY -- Valentina Dyshko of North Canton has told Channel 3 News investigator Tom Meyer exclusively that she had to remove all her clothes inside the Stark County Jail.
Investigator Exclusive: Mystery employee at county fails to disclose felony
Investigator Exclusive: State holding millions belonging to malpractice victims
Investigator Exclusive: Most dangerous downtown parking lots identified
Preview: Malpractice mess
Exclusive: Wounded Iraq War Veteran Denied Purple Heart
Vance Noah served 16 months in Iraq and returned home wounded. He thought a Purple Heart awaited him but the U.S. Army says no.
Investigator Exclusive: OHP launches investigation into odometer tampering at local car lot
Holly Ovak thought she bought a reliable car to drive to work.
Police time wasted on false alarms
CLEVELAND -- Nearly every time a security alarm sounds in Cleveland, it's a bogus call for help.
Investigator Exclusive: County Coroner bungles blood samples in criminal case
Channel 3 News investigator Tom Meyer has learned exclusively that 2 laboratory technicians in the Cuyahoga County Coroner's office were suspended for mishandling blood samples in a criminal case.
Could the water main break on Public Square have been prevented?
CLEVELAND -- A city water inspector might have some explaining to do. It turns out he was sent to Public Square at 12:30 Thursday morning to check out a possible water leak.
Investigator Exclusive: Secret weapon poses 'clear and present danger'
AKRON -- An Akron man is peddling plastic knuckles which are just as strong as brass knuckles but can't set off metal detectors in schools, government buildings and airports.
Investigator Exclusive: Mortgage company abandons customers' personal records
Channel 3 news found a garbage dumpster full of Clevelanders' personal information, including bank statements, credit reports, and tax returns.
Investigator Exclusive: Bedside Bandits target hospital patients and staff
An exclusive Channel 3 News investigation found widespread crime at hospitals across Northeast Ohio. The crimes ranged from theft to rape.
Exclusive: Ohio soft on businesses that break liquor laws
The state does little or nothing to punish businesses that sell booze to underage kids, a Channel 3 News investigation has found.

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