Crime & Safety
Officer Killed In Hit-And-Run In Mentor, Suspect In Custody
Police said they would release the identity of the suspect on Monday morning.
MENTOR, OH — A police officer was killed Saturday morning in a hit-and-run collision. Mentor Police said on June 24 they tracked down and arrested a suspect.
The collision happened on SR-2 east, at about 1 a.m. The officer was hit while assisting on a traffic stop. He was rushed to TriPoint Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect's vehicle was described as a late-model, dark-colored Jeep Wrangler with damage to the right front end and, possibly, the right side.
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The identity of the suspect and the killed officer will be revealed by the city on Monday morning.
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