An Akron SWAT situation ended peacefully after a man who barricaded himself in an apartment surrendered to officers. Pope Francis in critical condition after a 'respiratory crisis,' Vatican says ...

Officers arrived, assisted by members of the Akron Police Department’s Anti-Violence Bureau and U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. SWAT was called soon after the man ...

Vall Iliev's company ShotStop Ballistics LLC was accused of selling bogus armor to the Akron Police Department to outfit its SWAT officers.

the City of Akron is taking steps to revamp its police crowd management policy. The city has hired Spencer Fomby, a retired police captain and SWAT commander with expertise in crowd control ...