PAINESVILLE, OH. (THECOUNT) — Tim Meola, the owner of Meola Catering & Guyreino’s Deli in Ashtabula, has been identified as the victim in an apparent homicide inside his home on Saturday.
Customers of the popular long-time Northeast Ohio business owner are in shock after the 65-year-old was found dead Saturday inside his home.
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Painesville police, homicide detectives and state investigators converged on a century-old home on Mentor Avenue Saturday to collect potential evidence.
Police said they were called to perform a welfare check on Meola on Saturday morning. When officers arrived on scene they reportedly found him deceased inside the house.
Foul play is suspected in the death.
Meola owned a popular catering service and deli in Ashtabula since 1973. He’s also a graduate of Kent State University.
Painesville police are looking for Meola’s gray 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Ohio plates GWC-1718. They said it was stolen from his residence.
Anyone with information about this case, or the stolen Jeep, is asked to contact Painesville police at (440) 392-5840.
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