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Elyria blotter: Unidentified woman defecates on laundromat floor
Elyria police 5:13 p.m. Sept. 4 — 800 block Middle Ave., criminal mischief, a woman reported that another woman “defecated on the floor of the laundromat” earlier in the day. According to surveillance...
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Lorain police: Driver tells police he is sovereign citizen, not required to...
Lorain police Friday, Sept. 5 8:59 a.m. —1000 block W. 23rd St., resident said her laptop, Kindle Fire and a jar of change containing about $400 were missing 1:36 p.m. — E. 31st St. and Pearl Ave.,...
View ArticleNorth Ridgeville man facing charges in assault
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Police have charged a local man in an August incident at a local trailer park. Timothy G. Starr, 43, of Columbia, was charged with aggravated vehicular assault, domestic violence and...
View ArticleConvicted sex offender seeks early release at hearing
ELYRIA — Convicted sex offender William Tyrone Montgomery apologized during a hearing Monday asking to be released from prison just months after starting his 1½-year sentence for molesting a girl...
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Man sought in connection with Elyria armed robberies
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect. Darrell Williams, 21, is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and the Elyria Police Department in three separate...
View ArticleBurger King employee stops would-be robber
ELYRIA – A Burger King employee snapped into action Tuesday morning when he stopped a former employee from robbing the restaurant at knifepoint. Jeremy Taylor, 35, was charged with aggravated robbery...
View ArticleAmherst girl, 4, dies week after near-drowning in backyard pool
AMHERST – A 4-year-old girl died a week after nearly drowning in her family’s backyard pool. Addison Kuhlman died Monday morning, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, which has...
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Lorain blotter: Man faces drug charges after traffic stop
Lorain police 2:58 a.m. Sept. 6 — 1500 block Broadway, Thomas Yarsa, 64, 300 block W. 15th St., arrested and charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and cited for a driving...
View ArticleWitness ‘emotionally exhausted’ during first day of capital murder trial
ELYRIA — The first day of Austin Diaz’s capital aggravated murder trial came to a brief halt Tuesday when a key prosecution witness refused to continue testifying. Jose Torres had taken the stand to...
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Police arrest man accused of dangling infant out of car window
LORAIN — A man accused of dangling his infant child out of the window of a moving car was arrested on Tuesday. Robert Starr, 21, of Lorain, was wanted by police after he allegedly drove down the road...
View ArticleMan wanted on charges in multiple Ohio cities
A man who’s wanted across northeast Ohio on fraud and domestic violence charges has a criminal connection to Lorain County. Antonio Charles Reed, 22, of Shaker Heights is wanted by the North Ridgeville...
View ArticleMan involved in Amherst stabbing out of hospital
Steven Bullard, the Amherst Township man who said he was stabbed by his girlfriend in his trailer park home Sept. 2, has been released from MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, a nursing supervisor...
View ArticleBicyclist injured in crash released from hospital
Eric Glenn, the Lorain bicyclist injured in an Aug. 29 hit-and-run crash, has been released from MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, a nursing supervisor said Wednesday. Glenn, 39, was struck...
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Lorain blotter: Woman finds obscenities painted on bedroom wall
Lorain police 6:35 p.m. Sept. 8 — 800 block Brownell Ave., a woman said she found an obscenity and obscene drawings spray-painted on her bedroom wall. The woman’s father, who said he was released from...
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Oberlin College student says he was robbed in dorm
OBERLIN — A college student who was robbed in his dorm room on Tuesday afternoon chased the suspects a block down the street where they turned and assaulted him, according to police. Dominic Taylor,...
View ArticleChild with lighter causes Elyria house fire
ELYRIA — A fire that started on the second floor of an Elyria house Wednesday morning was caused by a child playing with a lighter, according to fire officials. About 8 a.m., flames erupted in the...
View ArticleElyria grandmother victim of phone scam
ELYRIA – An Elyria grandmother fell victim to a scam Wednesday morning when someone called her, pretending to be an Akron police officer and asked for bond money. The 78-year-old Elyria woman told...
View ArticleElyria police cite 4 for underage alcohol sales
ELYRIA – Police have cited four employees at local businesses for selling alcohol to underage buyers after conducting an underage alcohol compliance check this weekend. Employees at Pop’s Drive Thru on...
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Second man found guilty in fatal 2012 beating
ELYRIA — A three-judge panel has found Austin Diaz guilty of murder and other charges for the 2012 beating death of Lamar “Mark” Taylor. But the panel, which began hearing evidence Tuesday and started...
View ArticleProsecutors seek reversal of verdict in fatal car crash
ELYRIA — Prosecutors are asking Lorain County Juvenile Court Judge Frank Janik to overturn the verdict rendered by one of his magistrates that cleared a now-19-year-old woman of criminal charges in a...
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