Man allegedly threatened paramedics with bow
CAMDEN TWP. — A man with a medical condition threatened paramedics with a compound bow when they tried to take his injured mother to a hospital. Josh Sheppard, 25, was taken into custody about 12:30...
View ArticleNorth Ridgeville police look into thefts at housing sites
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A housing development under construction at the western edge of the city has been targeted by thieves in recent weeks. Police said thefts from housing developments are an unfortunate...
View ArticleDog gets loose, is fatally shot in Lorain
LORAIN — A pit bull that its owner said got loose from his home was fatally shot in an alley by 115 E. 23rd St., about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police report. Dog owner Cintron Dunlap said he...
View ArticleBurge attorneys didn’t seek trial move
ELYRIA — Lawyers for Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge didn’t ask to move Burge’s trial out of the county despite what Visiting Judge Dale Crawford wrote in a court order last month,...
View Article‘Kickboxer’ lady allegedly kicked Elyria police officer
ELYRIA — A woman was charged after she allegedly kicked a police officer in the chest while drunk and told them “I’m a kickboxer,” according to police. Traci Ventura, 40, was charged with assaulting a...
View ArticleWoodburner eyed as cause of Rochester Twp. house fire
ROCHESTER TWP. — A malfunctioning woodburning stove is believed to have caused a house fire at 24816 Quarry Road called in to firefighters at 10:48 p.m. Tuesday. Flames were coming from the back of the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Client: Attorney hypnotized me into sex acts
Warning: The document at the bottom of this story contains graphic content. SHEFFIELD — A Sheffield attorney is under criminal investigation for allegedly hypnotizing female clients to perform sexual...
View ArticleElyria man accused of producing counterfeit money
ELYRIA – Police say they found a printer used to make counterfeit bills and a wad of fake money in an Elyria man’s apartment Tuesday. Ricky Londo, 22, was charged with forgery and possession of...
View ArticleLorain man accused of beating former girlfriend
LORAIN – A Lorain man is accused of beating and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Chanell Gomez said she has a temporary protection order against Miles Diaz, but he followed her...
View ArticleLorain police officer breaks hand while chasing down suspect
LORAIN — A Lorain man is accused of fighting with police who said he was armed with a pistol. Police Officer Anthony Cambarare wrote in a report that he and Officer Eric Manicsic stopped a driver...
View ArticleLorain man found guilty of fatal shooting during botched robbery
ELYRIA – An aggravated murder trial that began Monday ended Thursday with a jury finding a Lorain man guilty in the shooting death of another man during a botched drug robbery in 2011. Donzelle Crosby,...
View ArticleElyria firefighter charged with theft in office
ELYRIA — Six days ago, Fire Chief Rich Benton received a photo that let him know something dirty may have been taking place at the Cedar Street fire station. The image was of department cleaning...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals track down fugitive in Middleburg Heights motel room
A Grafton man who held sheriff’s deputies at bay for 17 hours in August 2013 and had been sought by local authorities after failing to appear for sentencing on charges from that incident was arrested...
View ArticleLaGrange man accused of slicing dog’s throat
LAGRANGE — A frantic 911 call from a woman who said her husband flipped out led police to a house in LaGrange where they found pools of blood and a dog buried in a shallow grave Thursday evening. Joel...
View ArticleLakewood man takes plea deal in Grafton Twp. horse neglect case
ELYRIA — A Lakewood man pleaded out Thursday to two counts of abandoning animals for failing to care for two malnourished horses that were rescued from a Grafton Township farm in May. Mahmoud...
View ArticleAttorney suspended after accusations he hypnotized clients
ELYRIA — The Sheffield attorney accused of hypnotizing his clients and giving them graphic sexual suggestions has agreed to have his law license suspended temporarily. Michael W. Fine agreed to the...
View ArticlePrints in snow help police track suspect
LORAIN — A suspect’s footprints in the snow gave him away Wednesday after a couple returned home to find a broken window, a television missing and marks leading through the snow away from the house....
View ArticleDistrict suspends Wellington bus driver
WELLINGTON— A Wellington bus driver has been suspended after complaints that the driver slapped a student Monday. According to Lorain County sheriff’s Capt. Jim Drozdowski, the sheriff’s office...
View ArticleSuspect indicted in Lorain stabbing
ELYRIA — A Lorain man has been indicted on attempted murder, felonious assault and abduction charges for an April stabbing. Shane Perry, 36, is accused of stabbing Jeff Vasquez in an incident Lorain...
View ArticleStill no sign of missing Lorain man
A search party launched Sunday to find a missing Lorain man yielded no results, but searchers refuse to give up hope. Thirty-five people split into groups and spent six hours searching woods and...
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