Best Buy employee reports carjacking outside store
ELYRIA – A Best Buy employee was just leaving work on Tuesday when she said a man got into her car, choked her, threatened her and drove away with her purse. Madison Seman, 22, told police she got into...
View ArticleLorain blotter: Woman reports phone stolen
Lorain police Saturday, Nov. 23 9:30 p.m. — 2500 block Lexington Ave., a woman said her phone was stolen. She told police someone she knows might have taken it and the suspect was sleeping in a vacant...
View ArticleMinor drug charge filed against Grafton mayor
ELYRIA — Grafton Mayor Megan Flanigan is facing a misdemeanor drug possession charge for a pill found in the backseat of a Lorain County sheriff deputy’s cruiser on the night of her drunken driving...
View ArticleSeven people arrested in Lorain drug sweep
LORAIN — After months of investigation into drug use around Lorain, police charged seven people with drug trafficking Wednesday and issued warrants for three more suspected traffickers. From 7 a.m....
View Article4 charged after allegedly beating, robbing man
EATON TWP. — Andrew Greenhill was spending time with his family early Wednesday when he told deputies he heard a bang on his door as three men allegedly broke into his home, held him down and beat him...
View ArticleLorain woman shot; husband arrested
LORAIN — A city woman is in serious condition after being shot around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday. Her husband is accused of shooting her. Vivien Garcia was in serious condition Thursday at MetroHealth Medical...
View ArticleThree teens charged with breaking into house
ELYRIA — Three teenagers who broke into an Elyria house Monday were caught moments later after neighbors called police. About 11:30 Monday, a 13-year-old, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old boy were...
View ArticleCouple indicted in Medina County thefts
MEDINA — A Grafton couple was indicted by a Medina County grand jury on felony charges, accused of a series of break-ins of houses in Liverpool, Granger and York townships starting in April. Jerimiah...
View ArticleConvicted felon’s request for early release denied
ELYRIA — Convicted felon Andrew Lorenzana has lost his latest effort to win early release from the five-year prison sentence he is serving on drug, weapons and felonious assault charges. Lorain County...
View ArticleLorain man allegedly robbed in McDonald’s restroom
A Lorain man was robbed at an Amherst McDonald’s Thursday night. The robbery occurred at about 9:20 p.m. Thursday at the restaurant, 500 N. Leavitt Road. Police said the 22-year-old man was in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Suspect remains on loose following two-county pursuit
A suspect remained on the loose Friday night after police searched Lorain County for several hours following a pursuit from Cleveland. The car chase began in the area of West 32nd Street and Lorain...
View ArticleSuspect in two-county pursuit arrested in Grafton Township
A suspect who led police on a two-county vehicle and foot chase Friday night has been arrested. Angel David Santana Maisonet, 44, was arrested at 9:30 Saturday morning by a Grafton Police officer and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Truck driver dies after being trapped under garbage bin
Officials are investigating a fatal incident Monday morning at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain. The Lorain Fire Department received a call at 9:14 a.m. that a man was trapped under a garbage...
View ArticleUpdate: Man gets 4 years for role in New Year’s Day shooting
ELYRIA — A Lorain man who was shot at a gas station on New Year’s Day has been sentenced to four years in prison for his involvement in what police have described as a gun battle earlier that night....
View ArticleDriver injured in Elyria Township single-vehicle crash
The driver of a Ford F-250 was injured in single-vehicle crash in Elyria Township Monday night. At 7:20 p.m., Stanley Langford, 46, of the 9100 block of Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, was traveling...
View ArticlePrisoner killed during altercation at Grafton Correctional Institution
GRAFTON — A prisoner at Grafton Correctional Institution was killed Sunday during an altercation with his cellmate. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman Ricky Seyfang said...
View ArticleElyria, Lorain blotter: Teen reports boyfriend slapped her during argument
Elyria police Sunday, Dec. 1 2:15 p.m. — 3300 block Midway Mall, a 17-year-old girl reported that her 19-year-old boyfriend slapped her face during an argument. The girl and her mother did not press...
View ArticleMan’s body found in Elyria apartment fire
ELYRIA – Officials are investigating after a man’s body was found in a burning apartment Monday night. Elyria Fire Department responded at 11:10 p.m. to a report of a structure fire at 341 E. River...
View ArticleWilliam Dembie murder trial begins today
ELYRIA — Lawyers for William Dembie Jr. will argue that he killed his wife, Holly Dembie, in a fit of rage. The former corrections officer’s aggravated murder trial starts today. The question is not...
View ArticleOfficials identify inmate killed at Grafton Correctional Institution
GRAFTON – State prison officials have identified the inmate killed Sunday at Grafton Correctional Institution as 65-year-old Gerald Pierce. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman...
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