Cleveland fires six police officers involved in 137-shot barrage after car chase
Cleveland officials said Wednesday they’re terminating six police officers who fired during a 137-shot barrage that killed two unarmed people after a high-speed chase. It wasn’t immediately clear if...
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Elyria man pleads guilty to murder in botched robbery
ELYRIA — The Elyria man who fatally shot Adam McNeal during a botched robbery last year pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Terence Nevins...
View ArticleBikram yoga founder ordered to pay $7.4M for sex harassment
LOS ANGELES — A man who made an empire out of his high-heat brand of yoga has been ordered to pay well over $7 million to a former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed her. A Los Angeles jury...
View ArticleAP review: Connecticut police more likely to use stun guns on blacks, Hispanics
HARTFORD, Conn. — Officers in Connecticut last year fired stun guns at blacks and Hispanics at a higher rate than at white suspects, and warned but didn’t fire at white suspects at a higher rate than...
View ArticleMan struck by sheriff’s deputy to receive $40,000
ELYRIA — A man who was struck in the head with a flashlight by a Lorain County sheriff’s deputy will receive $40,000 from the county to settle a lawsuit. The settlement between the county and Joe...
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Panel of judges chosen to decide murder case
ELYRIA — Accused killer Albert Fine waived his right to a jury trial Wednesday and instead will let a panel of three judges decide his fate when he goes on trial next month on aggravated murder and...
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Man critical after two-vehicle Camden Township crash
BRUCE BISHOP/CHRONICLEOne man was taken by LifeFlight to MetroHealth Medical Center after a two-car crash on Vermilion Road near Becker Road in Camden Township. CAMDEN TOWNSHIP — A Kipton man is in...
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Lorain FOP endorses Tomlinson over incumbent Will in prosecutor’s race
LORAIN — The Lorain Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Elyria defense attorney JD Tomlinson over Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will in the coming Democratic primary, exposing a rift between the...
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UPDATED: Couple found dead near Midway Mall identified; police investigating
BRUCE BISHOP/CHRONICLEElyria Police investigate after finding two people dead inside an SUV with New York license plates in a parking lot at the apartments off Fox Hill Lane in Elyria. A West River...
View ArticleNew York city federal jury hears details of art forgery scandal
NEW YORK — In the latest chapter of a scandal that’s jolted New York’s art world, a federal jury is hearing about a Chinese immigrant who forged fakes of modern masters such as Jackson Pollock and Mark...
View ArticlePolice re-evaluating use of force policies amid national scrutiny
WASHINGTON — Police across the United States are rethinking how they use force amid national outrage over questionable shootings and violent arrests. The changes include efforts in Dallas to train...
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BREAKING: Fine pleads guilty to aggravated murder, avoids death penalty
ELYRIA — Albert Fine will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing Catherine “Kat” Hoholski, a fitting sentence for him, Hoholski’s family said after Fine’s court appearance Monday. BRAD...
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Victims in Elyria shooting identified
ELYRIA — Police were searching for leads Monday in the double slaying of a husband and wife found shot Sunday in a rented SUV. Elyria police Capt. Chris Costantino declined to publicly reveal many...
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Manager, customer team up to catch theft suspect
LORAIN — Police said a man’s attempt at gaining a five-finger discount was thwarted Sunday when a store manager and customer instead captured and detained him until officers arrived. Joseph Lane Joseph...
View ArticleCosby due in court as lawyers push to get charges dropped
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby’s lawyers will ask a judge to throw out the only criminal case lodged against the TV star from the dozens of accusations that he molested women. The defense will argue that...
View ArticleFerguson residents get say on police settlement; first public meeting tonight
FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson city leaders have spent months negotiating a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, a plan that calls for sweeping changes to police practices in the St. Louis suburb...
View ArticleDetails scarce on how Virginia teen crossed paths with college students...
BLACKSBURG, Va. — David Eisenhauer and Natalie Keepers were promising engineering students at Virginia Tech, described by those who knew them as ambitious and focused. Nicole Madison Lovell was an...
View ArticleNorth Ridgeville man leads police on multi-county high-speed chase
A North Ridgeville man led state troopers and police on a 75- to 80-mile chase overnight Sunday at speeds that reached 100 mph several times before ending in Delaware County when spiked strips disabled...
View ArticleElyria police warn of string of catalytic converter thefts
ELYRIA — Police are warning residents to keep an eye on their vehicles while at work or shopping after numerous catalytic converters were stolen from several locations. Most recently, police received a...
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Police say women traded stolen groceries for crack
SHEFFIELD LAKE — Police arrested a pair of women for allegedly stealing merchandise from a grocery store and then trading it for drugs. Sabine Cooper Sabine Cooper, 51, of Elyria and Marla Bartolotta,...
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