First Place, Spot News (over 100,000) - Gus Chan / The Plain DealerCuyahoga Metro Housing Authority police officer Robert Weis talks to a drug suspect, May 12, 2009. The suspect had a warrant for missing traffic court and was let go with a friendly warning.
Second Place, Spot News (over 100,000) - Dave Zapotosky / The BladeCaption: Barbara Swiergosz (right) runs with a Toledo police officer after being released by her estranged husband Michael Swiergosz in Toledo, April 28, 2009. Swiergosz released her after holding her at gunpoint for more than five hours at a Toledo retirement community.
Third Place, Spot News (over 100,000) - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalA Norton fireman takes a quick peek inside a local adult book store while cleaning up after fighting a fire that broke out in the building on June 17, 2009, in Norton.
