Elyria blotter: Man charged with domestic violence after fight over dinner
Elyria Police Thursday, July 31 9 a.m. — 100 block Bohannon Court, a woman reported that someone broke into her home while she was out of town and stole birth certificates and Social Security cards, as...
View ArticleDefense: Prosecution holding back evidence in murder case
ELYRIA — Attorneys representing the interests of accused killer Tristen Belfiore and his family have asked a magistrate to compel prosecutors to turn over the evidence they plan to use against the...
View ArticleOft-arrested teen in custody as suspect in Lorain burglaries
LORAIN — A teenager who admitted to 27 burglaries and was found driving a stolen car last year was arrested again Friday morning after he and another man broke into a South Lorain house, according to...
View ArticleJudge: Cold-case trial should move forward
ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge John Miraldi has rejected a request to reconsider his decision allowing the murder case against accused killer Bobbie New to go forward. In a decision handed...
View ArticleLaGrange woman indicted in shooting of boyfriend
ELYRIA — A LaGrange woman accused of shooting her boyfriend in the chest in May has been indicted on an attempted murder charge. Tanya Estepp, 42, also faces charges of felonious assault, domestic...
View ArticleLorain blotter: Repeat OVI offender arrested after police chase
Lorain police Saturday, Aug. 2 12:07 a.m. —Police arrested Enid Sanabria, 49, 901 W. 10th St., for DWI, driving under suspension, reckless operation, failure to comply and stop sign violations. Police...
View ArticleNorth Ridgeville woman killed in interstate crash
WESTLAKE – A North Ridgeville woman was killed in a fiery car crash on Interstate 90 last night. Kelly Kramer, 25, was driving a 2012 Ford four-door on Interstate 90 near Columbia Road at about 11:44...
View ArticleAvon man sentenced to 4 years in wife’s ‘mercy killing’
ELYRIA — Robert Shaw, 90, was sentenced to four years in prison today for killing his wife of 65 years “to put her out of her misery” as he told Avon police in 2008. Shaw is eligible for early release...
View ArticlePatrol: Medina woman not intoxicated or texting at time of fatal crash
GRAFTON TWP. – A woman who was fatally injured in a car crash in July was not intoxicated or texting at the time of the crash, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Corrine Reid, 25, a mother of...
View ArticlePedestrian crossing Middle Ridge hit by car
AMHERST TWP. — A man was taken to the hospital after he was hit by a car while trying to cross Middle Ridge Road on Saturday evening. According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, the man was attempting to...
View ArticleTracy Sprinkle reinstated to OSU football team
Tracy Sprinkle returned to the Ohio State University football team, suiting up for the first official practice of the season Monday in Columbus. Sprinkle, a former Elyria High School standout, was...
View ArticleFormer deputy clerk sentenced for stealing court funds
ELYRIA — A former Lorain Municipal Court deputy clerk was sentenced Monday to nine months in prison for stealing about $31,000 in court funds from the clerk’s office where she worked. Sierra Dozier,...
View ArticleVermilion Road reopens after train, truck crash
VERMILION – A well-trafficked road that was closed for almost five days following a truck and train crash on Friday finally reopened Tuesday morning. Around 11 a.m. Friday, a crash occurred between a...
View ArticleLorain blotter: Two men cited for fighting
Lorain police 2:22 a.m. Aug. 2 — Meister Road and Oberlin Avenue, Bobby Adkins, 45, 2400 block Lexington Ave., arrested and charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication, disorderly conduct by...
View ArticleConvicted sex offender seeks early release from prison
ELYRIA — Convicted sex offender William Tyrone Montgomery will return to court next month for a hearing on his request for early release from his 1½-year prison sentence. Montgomery, 52, filed the...
View ArticlePolice arrest 14 more in connection with drug trafficking ring
Officials made 14 more arrests in the past two days as part of an ongoing investigation into a Lorain County drug trafficking ring. All 14 were charged by Lorain and Elyria police and the Lorain County...
View ArticleDriver in I-90 head-on crash upgraded to fair condition
SHEFFIELD VILLAGE – One man has been released from the hospital and another is in fair condition following a head-on crash on Interstate 90 last week. The crash happened around 10:45 a.m. last week...
View ArticleMan arrested after allegedly pointing gun at Lorain fire truck
LORAIN – A man who was seen pointing a gun at a Lorain Fire Department truck Tuesday evening was arrested later that day. Terrance King, 35, of Lorain was charged with having weapons under disability,...
View ArticleLorain teens accused of arson at playground
LORAIN — Four Lorain teenagers are accused of setting fire to a playground at Repco Park at Clifton Avenue and East 30th Street about 7:15 p.m. Monday. No one was hurt, and the fire caused minor...
View ArticlePolice on the lookout for rock throwers
ELYRIA – Police are keeping an eye on Fuller Road after three people reported groups of people throwing rocks at their cars over the weekend. The first report came Friday when a person was driving on...
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