Two trucks, van involved in Route 18 crash
One person sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning. A truck traveling eastbound on Route 18 was stopped to turn left onto Indian Hollow Road at about 11:45 a.m. when an...
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Interstate 480 crash victims released from hospital
NORTH OLMSTED – Two people have been released from the hospital after a crash on Interstate-480 late Monday morning. A woman driving westbound on I-480 near the Lorain Road exit hit a highway work...
View ArticleMan robbed of $753, keys, phone, shoes
ELYRIA — An Elyria man said he was robbed and assaulted outside an apartment at 1454 West River Road N. about 12:45 a.m. Tuesday. Matthew Gilmore said he was in the parking lot after leaving a friend’s...
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Sheriff’s sergeant pleads to lesser charges
ELYRIA — Lorain County sheriff’s Sgt. Donald McCurry pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor charges of assault and dereliction of duty for striking a friend of his daughter’s in the head with a...
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Driver in Westlake bar crash pleads not guilty
AVON LAKE — A man who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed what police say was a stolen truck into a Westlake bar pleaded not guilty Tuesday to multiple charges....
View ArticleAvon Lake police seek suspect in 3 separate incidents
AVON LAKE – Police are looking for a suspicious male they believe was involved in three separate incidents where he caused trouble around parks and a church. On Friday, police received a report that a...
View ArticleBicyclist critical after being hit by van
ELYRIA – A bicyclist who was hit by a van Monday in Elyria was in critical condition in the hospital Wednesday. Todd Westley, 39, of Elyria, was riding his bike eastbound in the right hand lane on...
View ArticleWoman, 50, gets first vehicle, then it’s stolen
LORAIN — A car that was reported stolen from Elyria on Monday and found in Lorain Wednesday came with an unusual back story. About 3 p.m. Wednesday, Lorain police saw the car, a gray Ford Escape, near...
View ArticleOne hospitalized, one cited after crash
A 1 p.m. Wednesday crash at state Route 303 and Station Road in Liverpool Township sent a Brunswick woman to Medina Hospital. Francis Nasiatka, 50, was driving a Kia Soul east on Route 303 when Dylan...
View ArticleLorain man charged with assault of neighbor
LORAIN — A Lorain man is accused of beating his neighbor unconscious in her home at 4131 Woodward Ave. about midnight Thursday, according to a police report. Harrison Shaffer, 27, of the 4100 block of...
View ArticleWoman allegedly drove car through apartment during dispute
LORAIN — A series of feuds culminated Thursday when one woman drove her car through the front door of another woman’s apartment, police said. Ashley Mays, 31, of Elyria was charged with felonious...
View ArticleJudge clears Covender of ’96 molestation conviction
ELYRIA — For 20 years, Joel Covender has proclaimed that he was innocent of allegations that he had molested his former stepdaughter. On Thursday, a judge finally agreed. Following a trial that began...
View ArticleAnimals seized from Lorain home for cruelty for second time
LORAIN — An animal cruelty probe is a case of deja vu for investigators. When seven dogs described as emaciated were seized Oct. 21 from the home of Daniel Esterle in the 3200 block of Jaeger Road, it...
View ArticleDriver charged in Route 18 crash
A truck driver has been charged in a crash that trapped a car between two trucks Tuesday morning. Joseph Corns, 60, of Barberton was charged with assured clear distance after he hit a truck and a car...
View ArticleFour charged after drug raid at motel
ELYRIA — Four people were arrested on drug charges following a Friday raid at an Elyria hotel. Elyria police detectives and narcotics officers searched a room at the Super 8 Motel on Lorain Boulevard...
View ArticleLorain blotter: Alleged shoplifter accused of shoving Walmart security guard
Lorain police 10:37 a.m. Oct. 26 — Wal-Mart, 4380 Leavitt Road, John North, 26, 1500 block Nevada Ave., arrested and charged with robbery and obstructing official business. North is accused of shoving...
View ArticleGirl, 3, shot Sunday
LORAIN — More details are expected to be released today about a 3-year-old girl found shot in a home Sunday morning. Police said officers responded at 10:09 a.m. to a shooting call at 1320 W. 28th St....
View ArticleUPDATE Police: 3-year-old critical after accidental shooting
LORAIN — A 3-year-old girl remained hospitalized Monday after her 4-year-old brother accidentally shot her in the head while they were playing about 10 a.m. Sunday, police said. Officers were called to...
View ArticleLorain man shoots self in foot
LORAIN — A city man said he accidentally shot himself in the foot inside a home at 1706 E. 30th St. about 7:50 p.m. Saturday, a police report said. Police said Julius Hopkins first said he was wounded...
View ArticleTrial begins for man shot by Lorain police
ELYRIA — A Lorain man shot six times by Lorain police after allegedly firing at officers is guilty of some, but not all, of the crimes he’s accused of committing, his attorney said Monday during...
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