Burge’s attorney alleges misconduct by AG’s office
ELYRIA — A lawyer for Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge has accused the Ohio Attorney General’s office of prosecutorial misconduct for allegedly withholding documents he contends bolsters...
View ArticleGlass houses: Flores isn’t the only Lorain council candidate with a criminal...
LORAIN — Lorain Democrats urged voters to examine the criminal record of City Councilman Dennis Flores, D-2nd Ward, but they didn’t do the same for the other people running for Council, many of whom...
View ArticleCause for Amherst house fire believed to be bad wiring
AMHERST — Faulty front porch light electrical wiring is believed to have caused a fire that badly damaged a home at 45730 North Ridge Road, according to Assistant Fire Chief Jim Wilhelm. No one was...
View ArticleNorth Ridgeville holds vigil for woman found dead
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Those who gathered at a Sunday candlelit vigil for Rachel Tyburski didn’t know her, but they said they wanted to honor her memory and show solidarity with relatives. “We just felt...
View ArticleBLOTTER: March 31, 2015
Elyria police Wednesday, March 25 12:21 a.m. — 333 Prospect St., an employee of Diamond Products told police he parked his 2004 Dodge 1500 Ram truck in the company’s parking lot the day before at 3...
View ArticleState alleges Burge defense trying to taint jury pool
ELYRIA — The state is calling a lawyer’s recent request for the dismissal of charges against Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge a transparent attempt to taint the jury pool. Attorney Michael...
View ArticleLorain County grand jury indicts former daycare tutor on sex crime charges
ELYRIA – A Lorain County Community College early childhood education major, former daycare tutor and Big Brothers & Big Sisters mentor has been indicted by a Lorain County grand jury on sex crimes...
View ArticleFormer Lorain County juvenile magistrate facing child porn charges
A former Lorain County Juvenile Court magistrate is facing federal charges after FBI investigators found hundreds of images of child pornography on his computer, according to FBI Special Agent Kelly...
View ArticleBurge jury selection under way
ELYRIA — A total of 83 potential jurors were summoned for the trial of Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge on corruption charges. Jury selection is currently under way before visiting Judge...
View ArticleWestlake police investigating hotel computer theft
WESTLAKE — Police are seeking a man who took two computers from the business center of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel Monday. The man, described as being around 40 years old, walked into the hotel...
View ArticleVIDEO: Burge defends self as trial opens
Common Pleas Court Judge James Burge, a defense attorney before being elected to the bench, returned to that role Thursday to defend himself against charges that could end his long legal career. Burge,...
View ArticleWrongfully charged man awarded $137,500
VERMILION — A lengthy legal battle came to an end in February when the city agreed to pay almost $140,000 to a man they wrongly accused of masturbating in front of a middle school. Billy McCauley filed...
View ArticleNorth Ridgeville abduction call leads to credit card scam investigation
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A call about a possible abduction at a gas station in March led police to start investigating a credit card scam involving a man from Illinois, according to a search warrant unsealed...
View ArticleSaturday crash on Oberlin Road kills 1
NEW RUSSIA TOWNSHIP – An early morning crash on Oberlin Road that saw an SUV consumed by fire and claimed the life of its female driver is under investigation by the Ohio Highway Patrol. The identity...
View Article2 women charged after crash, ER ruckus
LORAIN — Two Lorain women were charged early Thursday at a hospital emergency room after their vehicles were damaged in a crash earlier that morning. The series of events began when police responded to...
View ArticleLorain woman uninjured by shots fired into home
LORAIN — A woman told police she was asleep in a ground-floor bedroom of her home when she was awakened about 2 a.m. Friday by a loud banging noise. The woman fell back asleep but when she awoke...
View ArticlePolice trying to verify identity of woman killed in crash
NEW RUSSIA TWP — The identity of a driver killed in an Oberlin Road crash called in to police at 4:37 a.m. Saturday is expected to be released today. Police are trying to verify if the driver is the...
View ArticleProsecution rests; Burge to present defense this afternoon
ELYRIA – The state rested its case against Judge James Burge on Monday morning after calling final witness Thomas Brokamp. Part of the state’s case against Burge hinges on whether or not he committed a...
View ArticleConduct at stop, altered citation led to trooper investigation
Fired Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper Tammy Soto told investigators she knew there was a “50-50” chance that Lorain police Officer Bill Lachner was drunk when he was stopped driving the wrong way on the...
View ArticleFour charges dropped against Burge
ELYRIA — Visiting Judge Dale Crawford dismissed the remaining four counts of soliciting improper compensation and having an unlawful interest in a public contract that had been filed against Common...
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