tiffany tarpley is live downtown. they're also warning parents about the dangers of social media. >> we've learned these two cases, the one on cleveland's west side and the other in elyria may have happened because of what the child may media app or what someone connected to this child may have posted. it's an app that possibly led this child predator straight into their homes. what a thing for parents to think about this morning, even as we enter this new school year, the fib wouldn't specifically say which app might have been used, but local arthur of the book, the boogie man exists, and he's in your child's pocket. jesse wineburger says people don't realize they're putting their child at risk. she says with a child's name and the name of their school, in two minutes or less, she'll have your address, no hacking involved. >> if someone really wants to try to put their hands on your child, you're making it that much easier by, as a parent, posting pictures, names, names of schools, and your child is >> as the new sch

tiffany tarpley joins us live from akron. tiffany, some believe that a bag can make a difference. john and lynna, we know about those events hosted by law enforcement agencies. you can take your own medication to them. they will dispose of it for you. well, now, this bag will help you do it yourself. let's go ahead and show you how this works. basically you place your pills in it. add some water. then you dispose of it. it's safe for the landfill after that. what this does is keeps prescription pills out of the wrong hands. not only your children, but we've heard about how prescription opioid drug abuse can lead to other drugs like heroin. so let's go ahead and slow you information about what's happening today. the effort begins at 9:00 this morning at the summit county public health building. akron. they're expecting to get about 40,000 of these bags. that's what's been donated. and we also are available at acme pharmacy locations right here in the greater akron area. so really just one step out of many to try and help prevent this heroin addiction. >> another important step. tha

tiffany tarpley joins us from downtown. tiffany, negotiations t >> reporter: lynna, it will reportedly happen on monday, august 29th, according to cleveland.com. what make this is so interesting is it's three days before teachers have authorized that strike, that deadline, september 1st at 6:00 p.m., if they have to. now, cleveland.com is also reporting the reason is because that's the day both sides can meet with the federal mediator. the union president has said that the teachers' biggest making sure they're fair. coming up at 6:50. we're going to take you back in time and let you know the last time cleveland teachers walked out of the classroom and hit the picket line. >> okay, thank you. >>> west nile has been detected in cuyahoga county. the tests have come back positive for the s. to be infected, but it's important to protect yourself. eliminate standing water outside your home. it's recommended to keep your kids inside one hour before and one hour after sunset. >> it's an opportunity for a lifetime for lebron james to

. >> tiffany tarpley joins us at the justice center. tiffany says police are calling this a major atm theft ring. >> john and lynna, we're talking about suspects waking up here at the justice center this morning, but you have to think about these small business owners who suffer financial losses. what about these families whose vehicles are stolen. the smash and grabs right here on channel 3 news today. we've shown you the aftermath over the last several months. now we're learning about how these played out. according to more than 40-page indictment, these suspects targeted small businesses. breaking and prying open windows to get inside the atm and get cash. investigators say their methods evolved. they would steal minivans d back into these businesses and leaving with the atms or leaving the stolen vehicles there. these happened in strongville, mentor, and canton. coming up, we know that at 11:00 this morning, cleveland police will be briefing the media about what they're calling calling calling the multiagent operation. coming up, i w

. >> tiffany tarpley joins us live from the justice center. tiffany, police are calling this a major atm theft ring. >> john and lynna, some suspects are going to be waking up downtown. think about these businesses who suffered some losses. then you have the people whose cars were stolen just so they could pull off these crimes. now, we've been seeing these smash and grabs for some time now. we're learning more about how they played out. according to more than a 40- page indictment. they targeted -- and getting into the atm to get the cash, but eventually, the message evolved. it was still mostly minivans, these businesses, crashing in there and taking the atms. according to papers, the theft happened in cities, cleveland, mentor, coming up at 11:00 this morning, we're expected to get a briefing from cleveland police and what they're calling a multiagency sting here. coming up in the next half hour, i'm letting you know what comes next for the suspect as the case moves forward. live in downtown cleveland, tiffany tarpley, channel 3 >> all right

that's where we find tiffany tarpley. they're hoping to get power back in the next hour. >> reporter: we're at hyde park and compton. we were at a different area earlier. this is the reason why. that power is out. you can see the street in the middle it snapped basically in half like a tooth pick. you can see it barely missed this car here on this block. maybe a knew scratches to this car. but this is the scene really no matter where you drive in cleveland heights. lease show you a live picture now, a driving live shot, our photographer is giving us this vannage point of cane park. because wires are down. that's what you want to be careful with this morning. earlier this morning i spoke with a cleveland heights police officer. he told me intersections are on generators, so those important intersections, they're using generators to power the traffic signals. the department of forestry in cleveland heights, they are working to get all of this up and out of the roadway, all of this debris, all of these branches. coming up in

. >> tiffany tarpley joins us live from akron. difference. and lynna and john, we know all too much of those events where you can bring your old medication to law enforcement officers, and they will get rid it of for you. now you can do it yourself. we'll show you how it's done. it's basically a bag that you add water to and it's safe for the land fill. what it also does is keeps prescription pills out wrong hands. addiction to prescription drugs leads to an addiction to heroin. we'll go ahead and show you this information. it's at the summit county public heatlh in akron. they're planning on giving away 40,000 bags. that's how many bags were donated to this effort. now, we also know you can get the bags at acme pharmacy to help with the heroin epidemic here in summit county. live in akron, tiffany tarpley, channel 3 news. >> thank you, tiffany. >>> a man accused of killing a woman will face a judge today. he's been charged with murder and is being held on a $1 million bond. police say he ran a red light and hit 53-year-old debra pearl's car.

. >> let's check in with tiffany tarpley joining us live this morning. tiffany, two ramps are closed now. i will tell you more about that in just a bit. first, let's show you here along i-76 west in akron. really a smooth commute right now. if you along the akron central interchange, we were supposed to get under way about a week or so ago. overnight those delayed closures finally began. we'll show you a map of how you're going to have to navigate the construction for the next several months or so. the i-77 northbound. i-76 westbound ramp closed. so do the state route 8 to i-76 westbound ramp closes as well. were supposed to be made last tuesday night, but the ohio department of transportation say it was delayed because the contractor didn't get that detour signage up in time. the signage is now here. you almost wonder if this will catch people off guard this morning. so far, as we can tell, things are looking good. coming up in the next half hour, though, we'll let you know a little bit more about this project overall. let's turn it wiggins. she's there

tiffany tarpley joins us now with the latest. also, the u.s. olympic committee is considering possible punishments too. >> a lot going on. they won't consider those punishments until after the olympic games are over and the u.s. delegation is back home. let's get to the update in rio. james feigen will donate $10,000 so he can get his passport back and leave brazil. the others involved are either on their way. video surfaced which contradicts the swimmers' original story. they say they vandalized a store and they paid $50 for the damaged. other athletes say they're focused on the games. others say, it can't be avoided. >> team usa is supposed to be full of pride. it's the biggest honor can think of to wear usa across your chest and compete. and to have somebody make up a blatant lie about something, that's pretty shameful. >> coming up at 6:50, we'll let you know what else the u.s. olympic committee is saying about this incident and the possible charges these swimmers face. >> thank you. >>> browns 0-2 in the preseason. the stat is not what you

tiffany tarpley joins us live from the district headquarters. >> cleveland.com is reporting that the features and the district, they're going to meet we're here on the 24th, so that's next week, but if you remember, the teacher's gave that deadline to strike of september 1st. so that's only a few days for them to get all of this together. that's because that's the day the federal negotiator was available. let's get you an overall picture. the results of a national study. according to the wall street journal, teachers are making 17% less weekly workers with a similar education. that was last year. cleveland city schools, well, they're saying that the teachers -- teachers are saying that their sticking point is all about how they're being evaluated. they're being evaluated based on student test scores. both sides, i though, they're pretty -- though, they're pretty confident they can come up with an agreement. the question is when will that cleveland teachers say they will strike if they have to. coming up in the next half hour, lynna, we're going to let you know the last time teachers