Wellington man pleads to robbery
ELYRIA — A Wellington man who robbed the LorMet Community Credit Union in the village pleaded guilty Wednesday to robbery and tampering with evidence. James Wingard, 48, could receive prison time when...
View ArticleDriver with medical issue ‘very critical’
ELYRIA TWP. — A woman driving to her son’s basketball game Thursday suffered a medical emergency before crashing her car into a house, authorities said. Eugenia Chidsey, 45, of West Salem was in “very...
View ArticleLorain man sentenced for stealing 57 identities
A Lorain man was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison for stealing the identities of 57 people and using them to file fake tax returns and to open prepaid debit cards in their names. In...
View ArticleGrafton man sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for 2013 standoff
ELYRIA — A Grafton man was sentenced Friday to three years and six months in prison for an August 2013 standoff. Kelly Boros, 43, barricaded himself inside a shed behind his father’s Robson Road home...
View ArticleJudge denies convicted killer’s appeal for new trial
A federal judge has again rejected convicted killer Alfred Cleveland’s efforts to win a new trial for the 1991 killing of Marsha Blakely in Lorain. U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary wrote that he found...
View ArticleElyria blotter: 17-year-old cited for allegedly assaulting ex-girlfriend
Elyria Police Tuesday, Dec. 9 7:40 a.m. — Elyria Police Department, 18 West Ave., a woman said her car parked overnight in her driveway in the 400 block of Oakdale Circle was burglarized, with her...
View ArticleDead puppies, malnourished dog found in Lorain home
LORAIN — Two dead puppies and an undernourished dog were found at a home at 469 Colorado Ave., about 10:45 a.m. Thursday, according to police Officer Rick Broz’s report. Broz said he assisted Denise...
View ArticleFather, son charged with shooting gun during night of drinking
LORAIN – A father and son who repeatedly shot a handgun on Saturday night during a night of drinking were arrested on multiple charges. Joseph Boyette, 51, was charged with using weapons while...
View ArticleInsanity plea withdrawn in day care sex case
ELYRIA — Convicted sex offender James Osborne’s attorney has withdrawn a not guilty by reason of insanity plea to charges Osborne directed his fiancee to sexually abuse children at the day care centers...
View ArticleNorth Olmsted teen reports assault, car theft in Elyria
ELYRIA — A North Olmsted juvenile was knocked unconscious and had his vehicle stolen Sunday. According to a police report, Ty Malinak, 17, was meeting a friend, identified only as Jumarr, in the area...
View ArticleLorain blotter: 2 residents report apartments burglarized
Lorain police 9:06 p.m. Dec. 13 — 1600 block E. 29th St., residents of two apartments said their homes were burglarized. One of the residents said her front door was kicked in and all of her Christmas...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after vehicle crashes into house
ELYRIA – Two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday after a man drove off the road into a house, damaging the foundation and causing a gas leak. At about noon Tuesday, a man driving northbound on...
View ArticlePolice investigate shots fired, possible felonious assault
LORAIN — A report of shots fired Tuesday on Garden Avenue led to a police investigation. Based on a description of a car possibly involved in the incident as well as other information, police and the...
View ArticlePolice seeking suspect in Elyria Circle K robbery
ELYRIA – A man who walked into an Elyria Circle K wearing a ski mask early Wednesday took money from the register before running from the scene, according to police. At 12:06 a.m. Wednesday, police...
View ArticleFormer sheriff’s sergeant sentenced in assault
ELYRIA — Former Lorain County Sheriff’s Sgt. Donald McCurry was sentenced Wednesday to six months of probation and ordered to spend 30 days under house arrest. McCurry, who declined to speak before...
View ArticlePolice believe man intentionally crashed into house
ELYRIA — A man who drove into a house with his child’s mother in the car Tuesday was charged after police believe he intentionally caused the crash. Jeffrey Thomas, 36, was charged with felonious...
View ArticleFentanyl dealer gets 20 years in prison
Siarres “Sizzle” Noble will spend 20 years in federal prison for selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to an Elyria woman last year. Noble, 30, was sentenced during an appearance Wednesday in U.S. District...
View ArticleColumbia Station woman dies in crash
COLUMBIA STATION — A Columbia Station woman was killed when she crashed into a tree while driving southbound on Columbia West River Road north of Plainview Court about 7:25 p.m. Thursday, police said....
View ArticleJudge recuses self from cases involving accused Sheffield attorney
LYRIA — Lorain County Domestic Relations Judge Lisa Swenski has removed herself from cases on her docket involving the Sheffield attorney accused of hypnotizing his clients for sexual purposes. In a...
View ArticleAmherst woman among 2 indicted in overdose death
A registered nurse who lives in Amherst is one of two women indicted this week on multiple charges in the May 28 death of a Valley City man who died two days after suffering a heroin overdose in...
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