Medical problems may be cause of crash into Lorain house
LORAIN – A man with apparent medical problems who drove his truck into a house Sunday was taken to the hospital the same afternoon with serious injuries. Around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Sean Thompson, 21, of...
View ArticleAvon man pleads guilty to bank robbery charge
An Avon man who had been accused of robbing two Lorain County banks has pleaded guilty to a bank robbery charge in federal court. Brett Benson’s plea in U.S. District Court last week technically only...
View ArticleMan indicted after allegedly punching man, 82, who died
ELYRIA — An Elyria man has been indicted for reckless homicide for the death of an 82-year-old man he allegedly punched during a road rage incident last year. Roger Layne, 58, had initially faced a...
View ArticleMan charged with photographing teen in LCCC restroom stall
ELYRIA — A former AmeriCorps member who had been working at Lorain County Community College is facing a felony voyeurism charge for allegedly using his phone to take a picture of a 13-year-old boy in a...
View ArticleReward offered in Oberlin apartment arson
A fire that damaged an Oberlin apartment in October was intentionally set, and the person responsible is being sought, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Investigators have evidence that...
View ArticleTraffic stop nets cocaine, arrest
LORAIN — At least $14,500 worth of cocaine was seized and a man was arrested in a traffic stop at West 23rd Street and Washington Avenue about 12:55 a.m. Tuesday. Officer Jeremy Gray wrote in a report...
View ArticleMan charged in Lorain stabbing case
LORAIN — A blood trail led to the arrest of a Lorain man accused of stabbing another city man about 4:40 p.m. Thursday. Police Officer Anthony Cambarare wrote in a report that he responded to the...
View ArticleAnimal advocates protest outside Elyria court
ELYRIA — About 20 protesters, shouting “Justice for Ruby,” stood outside Elyria Municipal Court on Tuesday before the pretrial hearing of Joel R. Ruth, a LaGrange resident accused of slitting his dog’s...
View ArticleHearing delayed for suspect in pizza delivery driver slaying
LORAIN — A preliminary hearing for Benjamin Davis on aggravated murder and other charges stemming from the Dec. 1 shooting death of a pizza delivery driver has been postponed until next month so his...
View ArticleWoman injured after being struck by car
LORAIN — A woman was struck by a car at Leavitt and Meister roads about 8:40 p.m. Tuesday. Police wouldn’t identify the woman or give her condition but said she was hospitalized at Mercy Regional...
View ArticleLorain man sentenced for murder during botched drug robbery
ELYRIA – Donzelle Crosby, found guilty two weeks ago for the murder of Lorain resident Jason Smith during a 2011 botched drug robbery, was sentenced to 33 years to life in prison. Crosby, 24, remained...
View ArticleWoman tells police boyfriend chased her, children
LORAIN – After an argument with her boyfriend Monday, a woman told police her boyfriend chased her in his car as she drove her children to school. Police were looking for Anthony Boone, 35, of Lorain...
View ArticleSheriff’s office investigating Columbia Station bank robbery
COLUMBIA STATION – Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a person wearing a ski mask and glasses who robbed a bank on Monday. At 10:51 a.m. Monday, a man wearing a ski mask and sunglasses entered Fifth...
View ArticleSuspect sought in theft from Denes Concrete
WELLINGTON TWP. – An employee at Denes Concrete who went to check on a wood burner early Monday noticed a hole in the wall of the building, a piece of machinery on the ground and a safe missing from...
View ArticleSuspects at large after shooting in Elyria
ELYRIA – A man was assaulted and shot in a driveway in Elyria Tuesday, and the suspects are still at large. Around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday police were called to a driveway on the 800 block of Allen Street in...
View ArticleSubway on Cleveland Street robbed
ELYRIA — A man who police said robbed the Subway at 403 Cleveland St. about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, was being sought this morning. A report on the robbery was unavailable Wednesday night, but police Lt....
View ArticleLorain man indicted in shooting of uncle
A Lorain man accused of shooting his uncle in the chest and stomach with a shotgun on Oct. 23 has been indicted. A Lorain County grand jury this week charged Emmanuel Rodriguez, 30, with attempted...
View ArticleCleveland men charged with stealing packages off porches
Two Cleveland men are accused of stealing several packages off porches in Westlake. A Stonehedge Drive resident called police at about 12:05 p.m. Wednesday to report seeing the passenger of a black...
View ArticleUPDATED: Search near Cascade Park ends safely
ELYRIA — A search of Cascade Park by Fire Department Water Rescue Team members Thursday night was called off after the man they were looking for was found unharmed outside the park. At 7:32 p.m., a...
View ArticleTestimony reveals man urged fiancee to film herself molesting children
By Anna Merriman and Brad Dicken Chronicle-Telegram Staff ELYRIA — A probation violation hearing for convicted sex offender James Osborne on Thursday revealed graphic details about a series of...
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