Akron police arrest man connected with robbery, murder in December 19-year-old Javion Rankin was arrested on charges of robbery and murder (Source: Akron Police Department) By Steph Krane | March 17, 2021 at 11:40 AM EDT - Updated March 17 at 11:54 AM
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron police arrested a man for his roles in a robbery and a murder in December 2020.
On Monday, March 15, Akron officers and members of the US Marshal’s Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested 19-year-old Javion Rankin after DNA evidence linked him to the robbery of a 59-year-old women.
On Dec. 4, Rankin approached a woman while was entering her apartment on the 1100 block of Nestor Avenue in Akron, according to police.
Houston Chronicle
Black skateboarders roll into the spotlight
From the ramps of Houston to the pages of Thrasher, local Black skateboarders such as Ty’Rae Carter and Derrick Hayes are getting their due.
By Camilo Hannibal Smith
Published December 13, 2020
It was a photo just like any other that had been taken of him skateboarding. Houston’s Ty’Rae Carter is seen floating in the air doing a tailgrab nosegrind at the edge of a skate ramp, the tallest in the city. He’s gripping the top of his board, his face etched in concentration. The trick was worthy of the picture, but the image ended up being worthy of something else: a historic moment in skateboard culture.