Alec Sapolin
Digital content producer
Cleveland, Ohio
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Alec Sapolin joined Cleveland 19 News as a Digital Content Producer in March 2022.
He started his career in Chagrin Falls, Ohio in 2021 after graduating from The University of Oregon with a degree in journalism.
Alec’s love for all things Cleveland goes beyond the news he covers, devoting his free time to talking all things Cleveland Browns, Cavaliers and Guardians while expounding on his love for all things food.
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Police in Myrtle Beach arrested Jason Turkovich on Aug. 8 after a concerned citizen from Northeast Ohio tipped off officers in South Carolina that he was wanted in Akron.
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Police have found 'at least one' of the missing kangaroos found in Brewster, according to Chief Nathan Taylor.
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29-year-old Tyrese Acoff is wanted by police for raping a 12-year-old girl in Cleveland.
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Cleveland has welcomed musician Machine Gun Kelly back to the city ahead of his hometown concert on Aug. 13, officially named “Machine Gun Kelly Day” by Mayor Justin Bibb.
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Cleveland Browns C Nick Harris’s season may be over after suffering a knee injury during Friday’s preseason matchup in Jacksonville.
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The Cleveland Browns had the highest game attendance during the 2021-22 season throughout all NFL teams
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the evidence presented against Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson during the disciplinary hearings in June was enough to warrant a 1-year ban from the league.
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One person was arrested and charged with DUI after a crash in Kirtland Monday night
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Officers found three dead dogs and 25 others in cages and horrible living conditions in a house Aug. 8
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The Cleveland Browns fear WR Jakeem Grant tore his Achilles tendon during Tuesday’s practice.
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Wickliffe police arrested a man after firing his gun at a local park Monday afternoon
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A woman was carjacked at gunpoint after being rear-ended Tuesday morning.
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Police are looking for the duo responsible for robbing a delivery driver at gunpoint Monday afternoon at an Akron market.
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The Cleveland Browns released the unofficial depth chart Monday for its first preseason matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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An inmate died Sunday night while being held in the Parma City Jail one day after being arrested.
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The Cleveland Police Department on Monday welcomed Patrol Officer Dave Santiago and Ranger to its K-9 unit.
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The Akron Police Department shared a reminder Monday afternoon regarding planes flying near the ground at high rates of speed ahead of the Props and Pistons Festival.
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Officials from three Northeast Ohio health departments reported new cases of monkeypox Monday.
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A vehicle struck three people attending Cleveland’s Puerto Rican Festival, according to EMS officials.
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Cleveland Browns RB Kareem Hunt has requested to be traded from the team on Sunday.
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The Akron Police Department released bodycam footage to 19 News of a shooting last week in Akron that left two women injured.
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The Cleveland Browns signed Defensive End and USFL 2022 Defensive Player of the Year Chris Odom
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A man was hospitalized after an explosion in Cleveland
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The news comes after Robinson, a former U.S. District Court Judge in Delaware, found Watson broke the league’s personal conduct policies in a 16-page ruling released Aug. 1.
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55-year-old John Wright, from Canton, faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riots.
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Cleveland police are looking for the man who stole a hybrid bike locked up outside of a bank.
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A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries during a crash Monday night while trying to evade Parma police officers
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Dailyn Ferguson’s family is hoping for justice after the young entrepreneur was murdered outside his shoe store in Lyndhurst on Mothers’ Day.
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Cleveland Police cracked down on dangerous driving throughout the city Saturday night in a new initiative called Operation S.T.O.P., Stop Street Takeovers Permanently.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will be suspended for six games by the National Football League for breaking the personal conduct policy.
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About 30 family members came together and held missing flyers of Ashley Summers, not far from where she disappeared 15 years ago determined to keep the case on the public’s mind.
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Two men died and a 17-year-old girl was hospitalized after a car crash Sunday morning in Strongsville
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A 79-year-old Massillon man died after a 3-car crash on Sunday in Stark County.
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Cleveland Browns fans will not have to wait much longer to hear the potential suspension of their franchise quarterback.
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A family is seeking to raise awareness after their children were on a Summit County Fair ride while it broke.
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A woman was rescued from a fire inside of a 150-year-old house in Montville on Saturday.
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A Lorain police officer shot and killed a 48-year-old man Saturday afternoon after he attacked a police K-9 during his attempted arrest, according to Elyria police.
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A man was arrested and two people were injured during an exchange of gunfire in Akron on Saturday
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Fire crews are currently battling a house fire in Cleveland’s Northshore Collinwood neighborhood, according to officials.
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The Cleveland Browns have announced four options on field designs at FirstEnergy Stadium for the 2022 NFL season and have asked fans to vote for their favorite.
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15-year-old Donovan Higgins has been missing since July 14.
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The shooting happened Friday at the Oasis Bar on North Howard Street.
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31-year-old Malachai Lee is missing and endangered, according to Cleveland Police
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Six dogs were saved in two separate house fires in Akron on July 26
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George Ajaltouni, 47, formerly from North Olmsted, and Nakhle “Mike” Nader, 51, formerly from Cleveland, were named in two of the three unsealed federal indictments.
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Akron police are looking for the man responsible for shooting a man six times during an ambush at an Akron gas station Saturday night.
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12-year-old Austin Lauer was last seen around 6 p.m. on July 17 after leaving a friend’s house
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16-year-old Arianna Ramos has been missing from Elyria since July 18.
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Wellington Police Chief Time Barfield confirmed the man was armed with a knife when shot.
A firefighter with the Cleveland Division of Fire was injured Sunday afternoon while battling a house fire