Violence in Baltimore spawns disparate responses from community, police
BALTIMORE — There are only three rules at the Kids Safe Zone: Sign in, clean up after yourself, and read for 15 minutes before playing with the toys stacked around the space, a converted laundromat in...
View ArticleAvon Lake judge rules dogs dangerous
AVON LAKE — Two pit bulls that killed a Shi Tzu in August were declared dangerous Tuesday by a judge in Avon Lake Municipal Court, but their owners intend to appeal the ruling. The pit bulls’ owners,...
View ArticleArbitrator reinstates fired trooper
ELYRIA — An arbitrator has overturned the firing of an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper who was accused of failing to follow proper procedures and falsifying information about a Lorain police officer who...
View ArticleUPDATED: Police, FBI seek Sheffield Lake bank robber
SHEFFIELD LAKE — A man police said robbed the Chase bank branch at 4100 E. Lake Road about 3:55 p.m. remained at large Wednesday night. Police Chief Tony Campo said no one was hurt in the robbery. He...
View ArticlePolice seek robber of Elyria BP station
ELYRIA — Police are looking for help locating a man who robbed a gas station and ran off Monday night. A clerk at BP gas station at 402 East Bridge St. told police she was working at the station around...
View ArticleSowden sentenced for role in crimes leading to two-county police chase
A second man was sentenced Wednesday for his part in a crime that led to a high speed chase that ended when a stolen pickup truck crashed into a Westlake tavern, injuring 13 people. Matthew Sowden, 27,...
View ArticleSheffield Lake man arrested, charged with theft, burglary
AVON — A Sheffield Lake man allegedly feigned a need for help and snatched a purse, money and prescription medication from a Lake Drive home. Anthony Ramos Jr., 29, was arrested and charged with theft...
View ArticleJudge in Kentucky marriage license case — like clerk — dealt with nepotism...
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kim Davis and the judge that will decide her fate have at least one thing in common: They both had to deal with questions of nepotism when they got their jobs. Davis is the Rowan...
View ArticleFine pleads not guilty to all charges at arraignment
ELYRIA – A former attorney accused of hypnotizing female clients for sexual gratification pleaded not guilty on all of the charges against him Thursday. Michael W. Fine, 58, entered the not guilty...
View ArticleFormer Wellington teacher faces charges for inappropriate relationship with...
WELLINGTON — A former Wellington teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an underage student last year was indicted on charges of sexual battery and tampering with evidence. Nick...
View ArticleLorain residents report shots fired early Tuesday morning
LORAIN – Both Washington and Reid Avenue residents were awakened Tuesday morning to the sound of gunshots, according to a police report. But when police arrived, all that was left were a few spent...
View ArticleProbation dispute between court, county settled
ELYRIA — The Ohio Supreme Court sided with Lorain County commissioners Tuesday in a long-running dispute over whether the county’s General Division judges could order the commissioners to provide...
View ArticlePolice setting up ‘Lorain County CSI’
LORAIN — Police are looking to social media as a way to bring multiple departments together to combat crime around Lorain County. On Tuesday, Lorain police unveiled their plans for a Facebook page...
View ArticleAvon Lake man charged with stalking of teenage girl
AVON LAKE — A 57-year-old man was arrested and charged with felony stalking after an encounter with a teenage girl. Joseph Simko was being held in Lorain County Jail on the charge in lieu of a $50,000...
View ArticleFour arrested in Lorain prostitution sting
LORAIN — A prostitution sting led to the arrest of four women Tuesday, according to police reports. Kathryn Avalos, 45, of the 200 block of West Eighth Street, Audrey Ireland, 51, homeless, Rosalie...
View ArticleCourt dismisses Brown’s appeal for lack of explanation
ELYRIA — Convicted killer Donna Brown’s appeal has been dismissed by the 9th District Court of Appeals because her lawyer didn’t file paperwork explaining why the court should hear the case. Brown...
View ArticleUPDATED: Driver identified in fatal New Russia Township crash
NEW RUSSIA TOWNSHIP — An Oberlin woman is dead after a one-vehicle crash on Oberlin Road early Thursday morning. Nichole Springer, 34, of State Route 58, was pronounced dead at the scene of the...
View ArticleMagistrate extends restraining orders for NEXUS surveying
ELYRIA — A Lorain County Common Pleas magistrate extended temporary restraining orders Thursday against property owners with land that needs to be surveyed for the NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline. A...
View ArticleSheriff’s deputies investigating attempted abduction in New Russia Township
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — A student getting off the bus Thursday afternoon told deputies she was grabbed from behind by a man as she was trying to walk up the driveway to her house. Deputies from the Lorain...
View ArticleUPDATED: Judge overturns election results, declares Flores winner in Lorain’s...
ELYRIA — Lorain City Councilman Dennis Flores was named the winner of the May Democratic primary Friday after Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski threw out five votes that he determined had...
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