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Investigator Exclusive: Counterterrorism program under attack for failing mission

Investigator Exclusive: Counterterrorism program under attack for failing mission

CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- Three illegal immigrants leave Detroit in a boat with no serial number. Their intentions are unclear, but their actions raise the suspicions of local authorities who issue an all-points bulletin in case it's related to terrorism.

Cleveland: Court sues 34 drivers for unpaid traffic cam tickets

Cleveland: Court sues 34 drivers for unpaid traffic cam tickets

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Municipal Court Clerk Earle Turner has filed lawsuits against 34 drivers who haven't paid thousands of dollars worth of traffic camera and parking tickets. The largest arrears is $8,085, according to court documents.

Chardon: Bainbridge man jailed for 'texting' accident

Chardon: Bainbridge man jailed for 'texting' accident

CHARDON -- William Miralia, of Bainbridge, was sentenced by Geauga County Common Pleas Judge David Fuhry Friday to 6 months in jail and fined $2,000 for injuring a pedestrian May 5 while texting and driving.

Investigator Exclusive: Cleveland Heights made it easier for mortgage fraud masterminds

Investigator Exclusive: Cleveland Heights made it easier for mortgage fraud masterminds

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS -- Problems began as soon as Brynna Fish got the keys to her Cleveland Heights home -- clogged drains, mold. Then there was the roof.

The Investigator: 2009 in review

The Investigator: 2009 in review

CLEVELAND -- Public corruption, government misspending,   consumer fraud, and major crime were the main subjects of investigations for The Investigator Tom Meyer in 2009.

Investigator Update: Bainbridge settles lawsuit with woman left brain-damaged

Investigator Update: Bainbridge settles lawsuit with woman left brain-damaged

BAINBRIDGE -- The township has settled a civil lawsuit that accused three paramedics of failing to use a defibrillator to shock the heart of a woman in cardiac arrest, leaving her with brain damage as a result.

Investigator update:  Violations of smoking ban continue

Investigator update: Violations of smoking ban continue

CUYAHOGA COUNTY  -- Two of the worst offenders of Ohio's three year old smoking ban continue to be fined for allowing smoking inside their businesses.

Investigator Exclusive: Prosecutor returns employee campaign contributions

Investigator Exclusive: Prosecutor returns employee campaign contributions

CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- Prosecutor Bill Mason has begun returning the roughly $72,000 in campaign contributions he received from employees since 2007, his office said today.

Investigator Exclusive: Stark Sheriff under fire over jail death

Investigator Exclusive: Stark Sheriff under fire over jail death

STARK COUNTY -- The family of a mentally ill man who hanged himself with a telephone cord in the Stark County Jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the sheriff, jail staff and the contractor that provides medical and psychological services.

Investigator Exclusive:  Cleveland's elderly bilked in Canadian bail scheme

Investigator Exclusive: Cleveland's elderly bilked in Canadian bail scheme

CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- It starts with what seems like an ordinary phone call from your grandchild.  But it ends up costing elderly Clevelanders thousands of dollars.  Police say an old scheme, targeting seniors, has resurfaced in Northeast Ohio.

Investigator: Fake text message scheme targets unemployed

Investigator: Fake text message scheme targets unemployed

CLEVELAND -- State officials issued a warning today about a scam targeting unemployment benefits deposited onto debit cards.

Investigator Exclusive: Hundreds of unpaid tickets by public employees in government vehicles

Investigator Exclusive: Hundreds of unpaid tickets by public employees in government vehicles

CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- A Channel 3 News investigation has found that city and county workers owe tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid traffic and parking tickets, issued when they were driving government-owned vehicles.

Investigator Exclusive: Bedbug infestations suck away tax dollars

Investigator Exclusive: Bedbug infestations suck away tax dollars

CLEVELAND -- First, federal prosecutors say they found corrupt officials sucking money out of a Cleveland halfway house for inmates. Now residents at the house say they're under attack again, except that this time, it's bedbugs at the Cuyahoga Re-Entry Agency.

Investigator Exclusive: High-profile wrestling coach avoids takedown

Investigator Exclusive: High-profile wrestling coach avoids takedown

CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS -- In Ohio high school wrestling circles, the name "Milkovich" is a household name. A school in Maple Heights has even been named after the family. Coach Dan Milkovich, who turned around a struggling program in Cuyahoga Heights, has been under fire for an incident that happened on his watch.

Investigator Exclusive: How safe are local driving schools?

Investigator Exclusive: How safe are local driving schools?

CLEVELAND -- Faulty brakes. Inadequate instruction. Crowded classrooms. These are some of the violations state inspectors found at local schools used to teach your teenager how to drive, a Channel 3 News investigation found.

Investigator exclusive: Smoking violations soar despite 3-year ban

Investigator exclusive: Smoking violations soar despite 3-year ban

CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- Smoking inside public places has been illegal for nearly three years, but a Channel 3 News undercover investigation found many businesses continuing to allow smokers to expose other customers to deadly second-hand smoke.

Investigator Exclusive: Passenger complaints of lost, damaged luggage high despite extra fees

Investigator Exclusive: Passenger complaints of lost, damaged luggage high despite extra fees

CLEVELAND -- A Channel 3 News analysis of a government database shows passenger complaints about lost, damaged and stolen luggage remain high, despite extra charges for checked bags. 

The Investigator: Victim disputes police account in Sowell case

The Investigator: Victim disputes police account in Sowell case

CLEVELAND -- The woman who chased down police nearly a year ago, saying suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell tried to rape her, today disputed the Cleveland Police Department's account of why the case was dropped.

Investigator Exclusive: Family says paramedics covering up why woman suffered brain damage

Investigator Exclusive: Family says paramedics covering up why woman suffered brain damage

BAINBRIDGE -- Paramedics in this Cleveland suburb are being accused of disregarding their duty to save a 55-year-old woman who suffered brain damage, then trying to cover it up, according to a lawsuit exclusively obtained by Channel 3 News.

Investigator Exclusive: County Auditor placed Commissioner Jones' relative, friends on payroll

Investigator Exclusive: County Auditor placed Commissioner Jones' relative, friends on payroll

CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- Does the average Joe have a shot at a county job if the competition is connected to one of the three county commissioners?

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