This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page A Mayfield Heights man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for drug dealing .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Adam Ferrise, cleveland.comCLEVELAND Ohio — A Mayfield Heights man called the police in 2023 after seeing a prowler trying to break into his apartment That’s because authorities say Jamill McDonald was a drug dealer who had some $30,000 worth of cocaine fentanyl and heroin inside his home when he asked police to help check for an intruder District Judge John Adams handed down the sentence last week after a jury convicted McDonald of possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine McDonald represented himself at trial and argued that he never gave police consent to go into his apartment that investigators never tested the drug packages for DNA and that prosecutors never proved he sold drugs McDonald was away from his apartment on Oct when he saw on his Ring camera that a prowler was trying to pry into his apartment with a crowbar who found the door damaged but still closed and locked McDonald later arrived home and allowed the officers inside to ensure no burglar was inside The officers spotted a brick of cocaine inside one of the rooms of McDonald’s children they searched the home and found a kilo of cocaine along with more than a half-pound of fentanyl pills and $10,200 cash McDonald denied that the drugs were his and said he held on to the pills as collateral for someone who owed him a $2,500 gambling debt McDonald was on federal court-supervised release after he served a two-year prison sentence for drug dealing He had another drug trafficking conviction in 2016 in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court and was sentenced to nine months in prison Adam Ferrise covers federal courts at cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. 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A new trash pick-up ordinance was passed unanimously in Mayfield Heights According to the city if you leave your trash bin out more than 24 hours after pick up you could face a minor misdemeanor City council categorized the issue as an emergency 19 News spoke with Police Chief Anthony Mele about the ordinance that his officers will have to enforce “It’s not something our officers are out there looking for,” said Mele in the past there’s been no recourse we weren’t able to address the problem” Sonny Mazzola has lived in the area for 50 years He tells me he was shocked that this is a real ordinance that was discussed and voted on " There’s a lot of other things going around in a lot of the neighborhoods that should be addressed other than garbage cans,” said Mazzola isn’t sure if the city should be able to make these restrictions “We’re not a part of an HOA so I don’t think it should be a thing where we get fined or you know a consequence for not being able to bring in our trash cans,” said Lewis Chief Mele tells 19 News if they do receive a complaint they will first give someone a warning then they will decide if a minor misdemeanor should be given Ohio (WOIO) - Mayfield Heights officers pooled their money this week to buy a 12-year-old a guitar after he lost his saved money in a scam Officer Mark Sember took a fraud report from a 12-year-old who received an email from someone he knew saying a teacher was “relocating” instruments free of charge after a shipping charge “Since [the 12-year-old] recognized the person’s email he thought it was legitimate,” said a Facebook post from Mayfield Heights Police The scammer and the boy settled on a shipping cost of $185 The boy did not hear from the seller for several days and he learned it was a scam The Officer Sember told the other officers on his shift about the scam The officers on the shift all donated money and took the money to the Guitar Center on Golden Gate Plaza “I would say immediately every single one of the guys on our shift was like ‘I’m in’ no questions asked They all chipped in equal amounts of money,” Says Officer Sember The officers were $45 short for a guitar after Guitar Center offered a generous discount but a customer who overheard the story kicked in the rest off the money The officer surprised the 12-year-old with the guitar on Thursday “I pulled the guitar out from the side and obviously he lit up he was very shocked,” says Officer Sember “As soon as he opened it he started playing like crazy right off the rip Officer Sember said it was important to show Artem that there are not only kind police officers but also there are still kind people out there “In a world where kindness often seems overshadowed by negativity reminding us of the compassion and generosity that exist in our communities,” the police department said a 12-year-old boy has a new guitar after being tricked when trying to buy one The boy received an email from someone he thought he knew saying a former teacher was donating musical instruments The person said he would only have to pay for shipping told the rest of his shift about the incident They then pooled their money together and collected about $280 Sember then went to Guitar Center and purchased the boy a guitar The store even gave the officer a discount "I told him he had an early birthday present I pulled the guitar out from the side and obviously he lit up His father was very appreciative as well," Sember said Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInRICHMOND HEIGHTS Ohio (WOIO) - The man accused of fatally shooting a 25-year-old woman Tuesday was found dead early Wednesday morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Multiple police officers had been searching for Shamar Summeral since the murder in Richmond Heights Tuesday evening Mayfield Heights Police posted on Facebook that Summeral was found deceased and was no longer a danger to the public “It’s been a busy night for our officers and dispatchers,” posted Mayfield Heights Police Richmond Heights Police said Summeral shot Mariah Symone Sanders in the 400 block of Richmond Park East Dr the Euclid woman was found dead in the rear of the building near the parking lot Police said her 8-month-old baby was found in a stroller near the victim but was not injured witnesses reported seeing a man fleeing from the scene toward an apartment building in the 440 block of Richmond Park East Police evacuated some of the apartment’s residents for safety until it was confirmed the suspect was not inside and the manhunt for Summeral lasted several hours Richmond Heights Police Chief Calvin Williams said the victim and suspect did know each other but no further information has been released Fox 8 Cleveland WJW A 12-year-old boy who was scammed out of nearly $200 while trying to buy a guitar was helped by local officers to get the instrument he had always wanted Scattered showers are decreasing through the late night and overnight There are still a few leftover showers and storms through late evening There's a new push to install seatbelts on school buses in one local district Akron police said they arrested a 31-year-old man who crashed his car into an apartment building striking a gas meter and prompting an evacuation then rammed a police cruiser multiple times hey're invisible invaders found in the air Tears of joy over a positive pregnancy test quickly turned to tears of fear for a Conneaut woman The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for Coshocton A major dredging project is now underway along the Cuyahoga River and Cleveland Harbor Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor beginning work to clear out the vital shipping lanes this would have been a very impressive and very important building The same area of low pressure that brought the rain into Northeast Ohio over the weekend will bring in more rain on Monday and Tuesday Scattered to numerous rain showers and storms will develop Monday afternoon/evening A few stronger storms will impact areas mainly for places along and east of I-77 Kenny Crumpton is a guest on the Tales and Trails Metroparks Podcast Ohio — A Mayfield Heights neighborhood has been the target of political crimes and vandalism in recent weeks Police are now upping patrols on Ashcroft Drive and nearby streets to find who's responsible Thomas DiFransico is voting in this presidential election with his family at the top of his mind I want that family to be safe and secure and have the best economic prospects available,” said DiFransico “I feel the Harris Waltz ticket is the best way to do that.” DiFransico felt compelled to make his political stance public on Ashcroft Drive I just felt especially passionate about this election given what we feel are high stakes,” DiFransico added his neighbor sent him an alarming text saying his signs had been defaced “We immediately went outside and checked and we had two signs just like this and both sides a Harris Walz sign was stolen from Jeff Likover's house a few doors down “It’s just a sign and we should have the right to put the sign out there and not have somebody take it.” Removing or even slapping stickers on a candidate’s sign may seem harmless RELATED: Is tampering with a political campaign sign a crime? DiFransico and Likover reported the incidents to Mayfield Heights Police Police Chief Anthony Mele sent News 5 a statement on both matters and it’s another thing to deface the sign,” said Likover “It's just not right; it’s not right at all.” said people just need to get out and vote on Nov but why would you deface somebody's property I know who I am going to vote for just vote and whether it’s one side or the other side don’t go on someone's property and spray paint DiFransico said the sign is going right back “I am just going to keep putting it out so that’s the truth of it,” DiFransico said Mayfield Heights police say patrol has been increased in the Ashcroft Drive area and that defacing political signs is illegal and results in criminal charges if caught Mayfield Heights police are encouraging any residents to report suspicious activity Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to call the police department at (440) 442-2323 and request to speak with one of our detectives City residents can be ticketed for putting out their trash cans too early or picking them up too late