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Accused killer weeps as 911 call is played
ELYRIA — Timothy Walton-Kirkendoll broke down sobbing Wednesday as a 911 dispatcher’s call to him as he was trying to save 2-year-old Demarius Boone was played during his trial on involuntary...
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One driver arrested after early morning police pursuit; another remains at large
ELYRIA — Two drivers were arrested and a third escaped after a three-vehicle police pursuit about 3 a.m. Thursday, police said. Police seaerch a car that crashed on Broad Street at the East Avenue...
View ArticleDeputy fired for flipping student from desk, but questions remain
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina sheriff says he acted swiftly but carefully in firing a school resource officer caught on video flipping a disruptive student out of her desk and tossing her across...
View ArticleAvon appealing judge’s ruling that bed tax increase was illegal
ELYRIA — The city of Avon is appealing a county judge’s decision that declared a 3 percent bed tax increase imposed last year illegal. In his decision, handed down earlier this month, Lorain County...
View ArticleWeeklong manhunt ends with fugitive killed in shootout
BURKESVILLE, Ky. — A fugitive accused of shooting a Tennessee police officer and firing at a Kentucky trooper was killed in a shootout with authorities early Friday, ending a nearly weeklong manhunt....
View ArticleCoast Guard officer sentenced to 15 years
A U.S. Coast Guard officer who had been living in North Ridgeville was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison over his collection of child pornography. Lt. Sean Barnhill fell under scrutiny...
View ArticleTest of driver sought in fatality
OBERLIN — State troopers say they will ask the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that the man accused of fatally injuring a well-known Oberlin bicyclist in a hit-skip accident earlier this month be retested for...
View ArticleMetal object found in Halloween candy in Lorain
LORAIN — A needlelike metal object was found in a candy bar handed out on Halloween on Saturday, a 17-year-old girl told police. A police report was unavailable Sunday night, but police said in a...
View ArticleNot a treat: Object found in candy bar
LORAIN — A needlelike metal object was found in a candy bar handed out on Halloween on Saturday, an 18-year-old trick-or-treater told police. A police report was unavailable Sunday night, but police...
View ArticleObama gets personal as he advocates criminal justice reform
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama has toured the country in a recent push for a criminal justice overhaul, he’s worried publicly about the possibility of his daughters’ teenage rebellion. He’s...
View ArticlePolicy flaws, lack of oversight and technological glitches allow ‘predator...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As darkness falls, the most tattered section of this town’s main drag feels more desperate with each passing hour. Under the cover of night, a slow but steady flow of...
View ArticlePower outage closes justice center for day
ELYRIA – The Lorain County Justice Center has been closed for the rest of the day because of an internal problem that has caused the building to lose power. General Division Court Administrator Tim...
View ArticlePolice: Man tried to grab 12 year old in Avon Lake
Avon Lake police said a 12-year-old girl told police that a man tried to grab her and pull her into a white panel van this morning. Police were called to the area of Grove Street and Vanda Avenue,...
View ArticlePolice: Abduction story `embellished’
AVON LAKE – Police say further investigation of a girl’s report of an attempted abduction determined her recounting was inaccurate and embellished. According to a press release issued by Lt. Scott...
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Suspect in Long John Silver’s robbery arrested
Police have identified the person they believe committed an aggravated robbery at Long John Silver’s on Cleveland Street on Oct. 28. Chad Nichols Chad Thomas Nichols, a 31-year-old Parma Heights...
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Elyria PD adds six officers
The Elyria Police Department swore in six new officers at City Hall on Nov. 2. From left, Paige Mitchell, James Wise, Michael Walker, Ryan Conway, Jason Walland and Zara Hudson II. STEVE...
View ArticleJustice Center closed as result of power outage; back to normal today
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Justice Center was closed for most of the day Monday after a problem with an electrical transformer knocked out power to the building. County Facilities Manager Karen Davis...
View ArticlePatchwork laws, lax screening allows ‘predator cops’ to move from job to job
Law enforcement officers accused of sexual misconduct have jumped from job to job — and at times faced fresh allegations that include raping women — because of a tattered network of laws and lax...
View ArticleLorain dispatcher resigned, police officer husband suspended after investigation
LORAIN – A Lorain police dispatcher has resigned and her police officer husband has been given a 30-day suspension after an internal investigation determined she had improperly accessed information on...
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Vermilion officer, dispatcher fired for affair on duty
VERMILION — A police officer and dispatcher both were terminated Wednesday from the Vermilion Police Department for having sex while the officer was on duty. David Jones During a disciplinary hearing,...
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