Man allegedly crashed stolen SUV into Avon store
AVON – A Cleveland man driving a stolen vehicle was arrested last week after attempting to steal an ATM from a store that he crashed the vehicle into. Desmond Thompson, 29, received felony charges for...
View ArticleCollection bag stolen from Avon church
AVON — An unidentified man stole a church collection bag Sunday from Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The crime occurred after Sunday Mass shortly before 1 p.m., according to a dispatch log entry at the...
View ArticleShooter pleads guilty to murder in home invasion
ELYRIA — A former Lorain man pleaded guilty Thursday to murder and other charges for the 2011 shooting death of Stephen Mihalak. Luis Dejesus, 40, also pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery, felonious...
View ArticleWestlake police believe ATM theft, attempted theft connected
AVON – Police in Westlake believe a man Avon police arrested for attempting to steal an ATM at Drug Mart may have been involved in the theft of an ATM in Westlake earlier this month. Westlake police...
View Article2 men killed in head-on Penfield Township crash
PENFIELD TWP. — Two men died following a head-on crash that also sent a woman to the hospital Friday afternoon. Richard Forgues, 64, of Barberton, and William Bihn, 49, of York Township in Medina...
View ArticleSerious crime declined in Lorain in 2014
LORAIN — Crime rates in Lorain decreased almost across the board last year, and Lorain police Detective Buddy Sivert said average citizens are largely to thank. “There’s more cooperation with citizens....
View ArticleElyria Blotter: Feb. 21, 2015
Elyria Police Thursday, Feb. 19 2:12 p.m. — 600 block Midway Blvd., criminal damaging to a hotel room after the owner of Red Roof Inn observed a large bay window; two TV controls; and a mirror were...
View ArticleLorain man found dead in road, struck by two cars
The death of a 19-year-old Lorain man is being investigated after the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office said he was hit by two cars early Saturday on state Route 113. Kenneth Faria was found just after 2...
View ArticleVisitor’s quick thinking keeps apartment fire from worsening
LORAIN — Robert Fox said he was watching television in his girlfriend Amy Saunders’ third-floor apartment at 4004 W. Erie Ave., about 7:45 p.m. Sunday when they heard pounding on the door. A distraught...
View ArticleMan sentenced for fatal shooting during 2011 home invasion
ELYRIA — Luis Dejesus was sentenced Monday to 22 years to life in prison on murder and other charges for the 2011 slaying of Stephen Mihalak during a home invasion in New Russia Township. The sentence,...
View ArticleSuspect in 1976 murder goes to trial
ELYRIA — Nearly 39 years after Dorothy Spencer was found beaten and shot in her Camden Township mobile home, her accused killer will go on trial on a murder charge today. Spencer died three days she...
View ArticleAmber Alert issued in Ohio for missing Delaware girl
An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing Delaware girl. Elinor Trotta, 3, of New Castle County, Delaware, was reported missing on Tuesday. Elinor was reportedly taken by her father, Michael Trotta,...
View ArticleSnowmobiler injured after running into barbed wire on private property
PITTSFIELD TWP. – A snowmobiler who was injured and sustained neck and throat lacerations over the weekend after running into a barbed wire fence on private property is facing criminal charges....
View ArticleMurder trial begins in 1976 slaying
ELYRIA — Bobbie New killed Dorothy Spencer during a domestic argument that turned violent, Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor Sherry Glass told jurors on the first day of New’s murder trial Tuesday....
View Article3 teens injured after being hit by car
ELYRIA — Three teenagers were injured when police said they were hit at the intersection of Broad Street and West Avenue about 7 p.m. Tuesday. Amber Metcalf was southbound in a 2001 Kia Rio on West...
View ArticleEmergency call in murder case came from home of suspect’s relatives
ELYRIA — The phone call requesting an ambulance for the wounded Dorothy Spencer came from the home phone of her accused killer’s sister, witnesses said Wednesday in the second day of Bobbie New’s...
View ArticleAvon Lake firefighter suspended without pay after no-contest plea in assault...
AVON LAKE — A firefighter was suspended for 30 days stemming from an incident in which he was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend. Mark McGuire, 45, pleaded no contest last month in Avon Lake...
View ArticlePolice: South Lorain robberies down after 4 arrested
LORAIN — Police say South Lorain burglaries have decreased sharply since the arrest of four people in late January and early this month. Acting police spokesman and Detective Sgt. Buddy Sivert said no...
View ArticleMan accused of robbing 73-year-old Westlake woman
WESTLAKE – Police have arrested a man suspected of following a senior citizen from an area store and robbing her at her home. A 73-year-old Westlake woman was robbed of her purse after she parked her...
View ArticleCleveland fugitive arrested in Lorain
LORAIN — A man wanted in Cleveland for allegedly raping a coworker in October was arrested Wednesday in Lorain, according to the U.S. Marshals of Northern Ohio. Lloyd Casada was charged with rape and...
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