28-year-old suspect in juvenile rape case arrested in Akron

Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Akron Police Department have reported the arrest of a man wanted for a juvenile rape, according to a U.S. Marshals release.

A warrant was issued Monday for Sher Bahadur Bhujel, 28, the suspect in a rape case where the victim was under the age of 15. Bhujel was found at an address in the 1300 block of Alphada Avenue in Akron on Tuesday and arrested.

While conducting surveillance, officers saw Bhujel get into a vehicle after exiting the home. Task force officers quickly blocked the vehicle’s escape and took Bhujel into custody without incident.

Fatal Monday night I-77 motorcycle crash victim identified

A Fairlawn resident, Jonathan A. Mostoller, 21, was identified by the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office as the victim of a Monday night motorcycle crash on I-77.

Authorities from the Richfield Police Department and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the highway wreck that resulted in

Mostoller’s death.

At approximately 11:25 p.m., Mostoller was operating a 2023 Kawasaki motorcycle going southbound on I-77 in Richfield when he was involved in a motor vehicle crash.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:44 p.m.

Akron City Council approves pick to fill police oversight board seat

Akron City Council voted unanimously to appoint Ericka Burney-Hawkins to the Akron Citizens’ Police Oversight Board on Monday.

City Council President and Ward 3 representative Margo Sommerville said the screening committee felt it was important to pick someone from the same part of the city as Diane Lewis, a Ward 5 resident who stepped down from the board in January.

Sommerville said Burney-Hawkins has a master’s in social work and has lived in the Ward 5 neighborhood for over 30 years, noting she “has a lot of experience working with children and adults — not only just in social services but also in the criminal justice system.”

Lewis cited “unforeseen events” in resigning from the board, which formed last year as a result of the passage of Issue 10 in November 2022.