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🌱 Toledo Police Car Chase Controversy + TPS Return Date Delayed
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Toledo.
Good day, people of Toledo! It's me again, Brad King, your host of the Toledo Daily.
First, today's weather:
Windy with snow showers. High: 34 Low: 18.
Here are the top five stories today in Toledo:
- Four robberies involving pizza delivery drivers have occurred in Toledo since last Wednesday. Virginia Osburn was delivering for Bambino's when assailants put a gun to her head on Sunday evening. Erin Kramer reported her son, a University of Toledo student, was delivering for Campus Pollyeyes on Sunday when he was forced to go to an ATM and withdraw all the money in his account. (13abc Action News)
- A year has passed since the City of Maumee changed the traffic pattern on Conant Street through the Uptown business section. Local companies are expressing mixed feelings at the change, with some reporting an increase in foot traffic while others complain of daily car accidents. City Administrator Patrick Burtch has defended the changes, which are meant to make pedestrians feel more comfortable traversing the area. (WTOL)
- Dashcam footage of a Toledo Police cruiser using a controversial move to ram a suspect's car on I-475 last September has been released. The maneuver, known as a "P.I.T.," is prohibited in the TPD pursuit policy. 41-year-old Shane Worthington had led officers on a slow-speed chase while throwing baggies out of the car window before entering the highway driving in the wrong direction at the ProMedica Parkway entrance. (13abc Action News)
- Last Friday the body of 25-year-old Xiao Lu, who went missing on December 28, was found in Monroe County just north of Toledo. Lu was a member of the Army Reserves and worked for the United States Postal Office on South St. Clair Street. (WTOL)
- Toledo Mayor Kapszukiewicz has been selected as the chair of the Community Development & Housing Committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The group will create public policy for cities with populations over 30,000 with a focus on investing in communities. (WNWO NBC 24)
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Today in Toledo:
- Homeschool Meet-Up - Toledo Public Library - Main Branch (1:30 PM)
- Nintendo Switch Night - Sanger Branch Library (3:30 PM)
- Kindness Cards - Toledo Heights Branch Library (4:00 PM)
- Find Frosty Table Top Escape Room - Kent Branch Library (4:00 PM)
- Toddler Trails, Wildwood Metropark (10:00 AM)
From my notebook:
- Toledo Public Schools has delayed its winter break return date until Monday, January 10. Students were originally expected back today, but the region's high COVID numbers caused school officials to change the plan. (13abc Action News)
- Toledo Public Schools have announced a new lecture series featuring local authors and historians. The event runs through May and will be held at Scott, Waite, and Bowsher High Schools. (Press Release Desk)
- 38-year-old James Byrd has been sentenced to at least six years in prison for a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred in October on Cherry Street and N. Superior in Downtown Toledo. The victim, 67-year-old Herman King, was dragged for at least a block and succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. (13abc Action News)
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— 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!