Police say two men responsible for break-ins
ELYRIA — Two men whom police believe committed a string of burglaries around Elyria over the past month took responsibility for them Wednesday, according to police. Kevin Ford, 20, of Elyria and Kyle...
View ArticleTechnicality may result in downgraded charges against Burge
ELYRIA — A technicality that reduced the severity of some of the public corruption charges against former Lorain County Commissioner Michael Ross might be the key to sparing former county Common Pleas...
View ArticleProsecutor charges six Baltimore police officers in Gray’s death
BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s top prosecutor announced criminal charges Friday against all six officers suspended after a man suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody, saying “no one is above the...
View ArticleJudge denies former commissioner Ross’ bid for early prison release
ELYRIA — Visiting Judge Thomas Pokorny has denied former Lorain County Commissioner Michael Ross’ bid for early release from prison. Ross, 51, is serving a nine-year prison sentence on public...
View ArticlePolice called for altercation involving Cavs player
WESTLAKE — Police were called to an altercation near Crocker Park involving a Cavs player Wednesday morning. A woman called 911 at 9:37 a.m. to report that a man and woman were fighting by a sport...
View ArticleShots fired lead to charges against Harwood Street man
ELYRIA — Multiple calls of shots fired near Harwood Street on Tuesday night led police on a search around the area until they found a drunken man they suspected of being responsible armed and inside a...
View ArticleLorain police warn of rash of burglaries
LORAIN – A rash of burglaries on the West side of Lorain over the past week have police warning Lorain residents to be on the lookout. In a statement police released Wednesday, they outlined a series...
View ArticleBLOTTER: May 15, 2015
Elyria police Tuesday, May 12 9:20 p.m. — 100 block Brunswick Drive, James Moffitt, 25, same address, arrested and charged with domestic violence. Moffitt’s girlfriend, who is seven months pregnant,...
View ArticleProsecutors argue Burge should be sentenced for felonies
ELYRIA — Former Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge should be sentenced on felony charges, Assistant Ohio Attorney General Matt Donahue wrote in court documents filed this morning. Donahue’s...
View ArticlePolice investigating Barbara Street shooting
ELYRIA – Shots pierced the walls of an Elyria home early Thursday and all witnesses remember seeing afterward was a silver or gold minivan driving down the street. Police were called to the 1100 block...
View Article$3,000 fine, no jail for Burge (VIDEO)
ELYRIA — Former Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge grinned broadly as he was surrounded by supporters following a sentencing hearing Thursday in which he was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine for...
View ArticleTyburski bond set at $2M
ELYRIA — A Lakewood woman charged with killing her daughter and dumping her body in North Ridgeville in March was given a $2 million bond Thursday. Janet Tyburski, 45, waived her right to a preliminary...
View ArticleLaw enforcement officers salute the fallen
VERMILION — Louise Palermo was 5 when her father, Deputy John Palermo, was shot and killed in the line of duty. Palmero, now a parent herself, has carried the memory of that loss for a half a century....
View ArticleAvon officials weigh discipline for firefighter
AVON — The Avon mayor and fire chief are deciding whether to discipline a firefighter who was found guilty of violating a temporary protection order last year. Mayor Bryan Jensen said he plans to meet...
View ArticleBrown cuts deal, avoids death penalty in double murder
ELYRIA — Convicted killer Donna Brown cut a deal with prosecutors this morning avoiding a possible death sentence by agreeing to serve 60 years to life in prison. Brown, 27, was found guilty of...
View ArticleDavis pleads guilty to attacking cellmate; still awaiting murder trial
ELYRIA — Accused killer Benjamin Davis pleaded guilty Monday to attempted felonious assault for attacking his former cellmate inside the Lorain County Jail. Davis, who could get the death penalty if...
View ArticlePolice arrest two in Middle Avenue beating; one remains at large
ELYRIA – A surveillance video depicting a particularly brutal random beating in April led police to identify and arrest two out of three Cleveland men involved earlier this month. James Currie, 18, and...
View ArticleChange in traffic pattern blamed for increase in wrecks on Route 57
ELYRIA — Construction and a new traffic light in a heavily traveled section of Lorain Boulevard may be to blame after the number of traffic accidents in the area tripled in just a week. Last week...
View ArticleAuthorities seek at-large suspect in Elyria ambush beating (VIDEO)
ELYRIA — A surveillance video depicting a random beating in April led police to identify and arrest two of three Cleveland men suspected in the attack earlier this month. James Currie, 18, and Sean...
View ArticleFatal wreck closes Sugar Ridge Road
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Sugar Ridge Road between State Route 83 (Avon Belden Road) and Race Road is closed until further notice as police investigate a fatal one-car wreck. Police say the car went off the...
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