Suspects tied to burglaries
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — Lorain County Sheriff’s deputies suspect two men arrested driving away from the scene of a break-in in New Russia Township this week were involved in several other recent burglaries...
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Murder plea deal stands
ELYRIA — Tristen Belfiore didn’t violate the terms of his plea deal with prosecutors, a county judge ruled Friday in a decision that would pave the way for a 20-year prison sentence for the admitted...
View ArticleVictims identified in fatal Vermilion crash
VERMILION — Two Lorain residents were the victims in what police say was an alcohol-related fatal crash in front of Trinity Lutheran Church, 3747 Liberty Ave., about 8:45 a.m. Thursday. Driver Gary...
View ArticleSource: Justice Department to launch investigation into Chicago Police
CHICAGO — The U.S. Justice Department is expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department after recent protests over a video...
View ArticleFamily still being sought for fatal crash victim
VERMILION – Lorain County Coroner Dr. Stephen Evans said Monday it could be weeks yet before authorities can locate and inform family members about the death of a Lorain woman who was killed in a...
View ArticleDriver charged in fatal Oberlin hit-and-run
OBERLIN— A driver accused in the hit-and-run accident that killed bicyclist Charles A. Startup was charged Monday with one felony count and two misdemeanors. The most-serious charge filed against...
View ArticleEx-Ford worker accused of stealing $500,000 in parts
ELYRIA — A Sheffield man has been indicted on felony theft and receiving stolen property charges for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of parts from the Ford Ohio Assembly...
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Former county Judge Lynett McGough dies
ELYRIA — Former Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Lynett McGough died Sunday in Fort Myers, Fla., at the age of 72. Lynett McGough Her husband, Larry McGough, said his wife of 38 years had suffered from...
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Orsik’s attorney argues stalking charges without merit
ELYRIA — Suspended Elyria police Officer Tom Orsik’s attorney argued Monday that there’s not enough proof to show his client stalked the woman seeking a civil stalking protection order against him. Tom...
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Appeals court upholds rejection of death row inmate’s request for new trial
ELYRIA — An appeals court has rejected convicted killer Stanley Jalowiec’s latest attempt to win a new trial to overturn his death sentence. The 9th District Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Visiting...
View ArticleAs federal investigation looms, Chicago mayor goes on defensive
CHICAGO — With federal agents preparing to scrutinize Chicago’s police practices in a wide-ranging civil rights investigation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is defending measures the city has already taken in the...
View ArticleOlympian Pistorius remains on house arrest as murder sentencing date set
PRETORIA, South Africa — A judge on Tuesday let Oscar Pistorius remain under house arrest at his uncle’s mansion and set an April sentencing date, five days after an appeals court convicted the...
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Amherst man arrested in crowbar attack in Erie County
An Amherst man was arrested Friday for allegedly attacking another man with a crowbar at an Erie County home. Corey Graziano Corey Graziano, 27, was charged with one count of felonious assault,...
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Stalking protection order against officer tossed
ELYRIA — A county magistrate has thrown out a civil stalking protection order against indicted Elyria police Officer Tom Orsik. Tom Orsik Lorain County Magistrate Stephen Vanek wrote that the woman who...
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Crash scene recorder pleads guilty
LORAIN — The man who opened the door of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash to record the two teens inside on video entered a plea deal that was met with agreement Tuesday by a Lorain Municipal Court...
View ArticleFormer South Amherst firefighter pleads no contest to false alarm charge
OBERLIN — A former South Amherst auxiliary firefighter pleaded no contest Tuesday to a charge of making false alarms for reporting a fake fire at New Russia Township Hall. An additional charge of...
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Threepeat: Lorain native named Elyria’s trooper of the year again
ELYRIA — Juan “Ray” Santiago has been named the Elyria post’s Trooper of the Year for the third year in a row. Juan Santiago Santiago has worked at the Elyria post since 2013, making Santiago the...
View ArticleEmanuel calls special Chicago council meeting to talk about police
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has called a special City Council meeting to discuss the police department that’s now at the center of the biggest crisis of his administration. The Wednesday...
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Grafton woman dead in crash
GRAFTON TWP. — A 93-year-old Grafton woman died of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident Wednesday. Troopers investigate a Fiat that was hit by a truck at the intersection of Route 83 and...
View ArticlePolice: Suicidal woman survives drive off of cliff
LORAIN— A Lorain woman led police on a high-speed chase, with a loaded gun in her car, that ended in officers rescuing her from Lake Erie. At 1:43 a.m. Dec. 9, Lorain police got a call from a family...
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