🌱 TPD Respond To Arson & Shooting + North Baltimore Fed Investigation

Hello all. It's me, Brad King, your host of the Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out the most important things going on in town, including updates on:

• Toledo Police are investigating a vehicle arson that may be linked to a shooting on Doty early Wednesday around 2:00 AM.
• Marques Reasonover Jr. pleaded not guilty to aggravated robbery charges he received relating to an armed robbery of a couple outside Bravo restaurant at the Franklin Park Mall February 14 around 8:00 PM.
• North Baltimore Local Schools Superintendent Ryan Delaney confirmed that federal investigators executed a search warrant to investigate a potential financial crime at the district's administration building.

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Rain and a thunderstorm. High: 55 Low: 35.

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Here are the top stories today in Toledo:

1. Toledo Police are investigating an arson that may be linked to a shooting on Doty early Wednesday around 2:00 AM. Toledo Fire & Rescue responded two vehicle fires and learned that a shooting had occurred at the 49-year-old victim's son's home earlier. (WTVG)
2. Marques Reasonover Jr. pleaded not guilty to aggravated robbery charges he received relating to an armed robbery of a couple outside Bravo restaurant at the Franklin Park Mall February 14 around 8:00 PM. Reasonover is charged alongside Marvin Burwell and a juvenile suspect after Toledo Police used security footage to identify the vehicle and apprehend the suspects two hours later. (WTVG)
3. Author Amanda Flower will make an appearance at Gathering Volumes in Perrysburg on March 30 to sign copies of "In Farm's Way," the third book in the Farm to Table Mystery series. Flower has written over 40 novels including the Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series and the Magical Bookshop Mysteries. (BG Independent Media)
4. North Baltimore Local Schools Superintendent Ryan Delaney confirmed that federal investigators executed a search warrant to investigate a potential financial crime at the district's administration building Wednesday morning. The building hosts several officials such as the superintendent, treasurer, and Education Management Information System Coordinator and the search took approximately two-and-a-half hours. (WTOL)
5. The YWCA of Northwest Ohio is hoping to expand its capacity as the only domestic violence shelter in Northwest Ohio. The site currently features 17 rooms and 46 beds with one kitchen, one dining space, and one communal bathroom. The YWCA has raised $13 million toward the $15 million project and you can go online to learn about programs, make donations, or even volunteer. (WNWO NBC 24)

Today in Toledo:

• Toledo Jazz Orchestra: Take the A Train at the Valentine (8:00 PM)
• African American Leadership Council Membership Mixer - TolHouse (5:30 PM)
• Black Health and Its Inequities: Maternal and Beyond (for TBA Members) - ProMedica Toledo Hospital (5:30 PM)
• The 2023 Dr. Morton Goldberg Lecture: When Religious Liberty Divides Us - Free Exercise of Religion in the 21st Century - UToledo College of Law (6:00 PM)
• Mindfulness Walk at Secor Metropark (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Whitehouse Inn will be closed for the next several weeks after a fire occurred Wednesday morning. (WTVG)
• The Erie County Prosecutor's Office will not bring charges for the 50-car pileup that killed four people and injured dozens more. The crash occurred December 23 and Julie Roth of Toledo, Bernard Bloniarz of Napoleon, Francisco Gutierrez-Martinez of Cleveland, and Emma Smith of Webberville, MI lost their lives. (WTVG)

You're officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— 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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