🌱 TPD Release Footage After Suspect Killed + TFRD Honors Firefighter

Hello again, everybody! It's Wednesday in Toledo and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Today you'll find news about...

• TPD have released the body and dash cam footage after officers shot and killed homicide suspect Prince Jones on Friday.
• The Toledo Correctional Institution held a special graduation ceremony Tuesday for inmates involved in the education program.
• Smoke alarms saved a family of six from a total loss house fire on Nevada Street Tuesday.

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But first, today's weather:

Cloudy, snow showers; chilly. High: 38 Low: 30.

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Here are the top stories in Toledo today:

1. Toledo Police have released the body and dash camera footage for the shooting death of suspect 24-year-old Prince Jones on Friday. Jones was accused of killing Brent Roscoe, 36, and Malinda Moore, 28, at a home on Albion Street on Thursday night. (WTOL)
2. Michael Belcher, 46, was arrested and charged with homicide by Toledo Police on Tuesday. The victim, 32-year-old Erek Evans, was found shot in the head in an apartment hallway in the 600 block of Locust Avenue around 3 PM on Nov. 9. (WTOL)
3. The Toledo Correctional Institution held a special graduation ceremony for inmates in the prison's education program on Tuesday. Fourteen men were honored including 35-year-old Benjamin Holliday who intends to pursue a career in engineering. (WTVG)
4. Toledo Fire and Rescue report a family of six was saved by smoke alarms after their home on Nevada caught fire Sunday morning. The home was declared a total loss and TFRD provided the family with smoke alarms after a washer and dryer initially caught fire in September. (WTVG)
5. UToledo student Madison Giglio is honoring her friend Maddie Grobmeier, who tragically died after suffering an asthma attack in 2019. Giglio founded Students for H.O.P.E., which recognizes the life-saving efforts of organ donors like her friend Maddie. (WNWO)

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Today in Toledo:

• Annual Harp Recital at Owens Community PAC (7:00 PM)
• Wine Down Wednesday at The Bay with Jerome Clark Trio (5:00 PM)
• Love Jones Redux at Lucille's Jazz Lounge (6:00 PM)
• A Motown Christmas at the Stranahan (7:30 PM)
• Nintendo Switch Party - Maumee Branch Library (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Contestants in this year's Super Fitness Weight Loss Challenge ran through a maze of calisthenics at the Imagination Station in Downtown Toledo Saturday. (WTOL)
• Toledo Firefighter Myles Copeland will be honored in the ProMedica Holiday Tree lighting ceremony Friday after saving the life of a man during a basketball game in Jamestown, New York in June. (WTVG)
• A Toledo family has been displaced after their home was consumed by a cooking fire in the 200 block of Walbridge Avenue Tuesday evening. (WTVG)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— 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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