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🌱Teens Throw Man Into Maumee River + Deputy Sheriff Chase On Dorr St.
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Hey, everybody. Brad King here with your fresh copy of the Toledo Daily, filled with all the community information you need to know right now.
First, today's weather:
A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 79 Low: 67.
Here are the top five stories in Toledo today:
- A woman reported seeing three teens jump 51-year-old Kelley Turner and throw him into the Maumee River behind Imagine Station. Turner clung to the docks and was rescued by passengers on a nearby pontoon boat. (WTOL)
- Film making in Toledo is on the rise thanks to Ohio's 2009 motion picture tax credit. Executive Director of FilmToledo Michael DeSanto has already been involved with a Tom Hanks picture that shot a day in Toledo this year. (WTOL)
- A shooting at the Kobe Bay restaurant at The Docks in East Toledo caused hundreds of people to scatter Monday around 2:30 a.m. Toledo Police found bullet holes inside the restaurant but no arrests have been made. (WTVG)
- Paul Anthony Escobar, 31, led a deputy sheriff on a car chase Monday near Dorr and Reynolds. Escobar had several felony drug and weapon warrants at the time of his arrest. (WTVG)
- Scott Gallagher, 59, was found shot near City Park and Green Street and was pronounced dead at St. Vincent's Hospital at 8:34 p.m. A 29-year-old was reportedly taken to the Safety Building downtown for questioning. (WNWO NBC 24)
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Today in Toledo:
- The Doobie Brothers in concert at the Toledo Zoo (7:30 p.m.)
- Reading Buddies - Heatherdowns Branch Library (2 p.m.)
- Mandala Art - Toledo Heights Branch Library (2 p.m.)
- Teen Lemonade Lounge - Point Place Branch Library (4 p.m.)
- Ice Cream Social - Mott Branch Library (4 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Actors Collaborative Toledo and The Village Players Theatre are bringing Patrick Barlow's "Ben Hur," a comical adaptation of the classic story told with only 4 actors, and "Rocket Man" by Steven Dietz to the stage this month. (BG Independent Media)
- Real Estate Roundup in the Toledo area! (Toledo Patch)
- Jason Black has been sentenced to four years in prison in the Lucas County Court for shooting his girlfriend in April. (WTVG)
- Gas in Toledo has fallen 11.8 cents since last week and is now averaging $4.79 a gallon, a three-week trend downward. (WTOL)
- Shots were still being fired as the Toledo Police reported to a shooting on West Delaware Avenue in Central Toledo Tuesday, though no arrests have been made. (WTOL)
Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday! See you all tomorrow for your next update.
— Brad King
About me: I have been a lifelong Northwest Ohio native and University of Toledo grad (Go Rockets!). I'm old enough to remember when the Mud Hens were still playing in Maumee. The Glass City has seen some amazing revitalization and I am so excited to share every update with you!
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