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Private data accidentally exposed by Amherst police personnel
AMHERST — Police personnel mistakenly posted online the Social Security numbers of about 30 people during a period when they were learning how to use a new record-management system. Joseph Kucirek They...
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BREAKING: One dead, truck on fire on Bullocks Parkway
A truck is on fire on Leo Bullock Parkway in Elyria. JON WYSOCHANSKI/CHRONICLE ELYRIA – One person is dead and a truck is on fire on Leo Bullocks Parkway in Elyria. Elyria Police Capt. Chris Costantino...
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Woman charged after toddler found unsecured in speeding car
Cherita Foreman WESTLAKE – A Cleveland woman faces a host of charges after police say she was going 90 mph on Interstate 90 with a two-year-old unrestrained in the front seat. Police have charged...
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Burge asks to file appeal challenging conviction
ELYRIA — Former Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge has asked for permission to file a late appeal challenging his conviction on misdemeanor charges last year. James Burge Burge had appealed...
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Coroner: Woman who shot herself died instantly
ELYRIA — The woman who took her own life Friday outside the residence of a former girlfriend died instantly, officials said. Lorain County Coroner Dr. Stephen Evans said Saturday that the woman, whom...
View ArticleTwo dead in single-car crash in Penfield Twp.
PENFIELD TWP. — Two Medina County men died early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on state Route 18, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. Benjamin Metzger, 25, of Litchfield Township, was...
View ArticleStudent allegedly threatens to shoot up Elyria High
ELYRIA — A 15-year-old high school student was arrested on an aggravated menacing charge Friday after reportedly threatening to bring a gun to Elyria High School. According to a news release issued by...
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Woman, 21, sets ex-girlfriend’s truck ablaze before shooting self
ELYRIA — A woman killed herself Friday outside the townhome of her 19-year-old ex-girlfriend shortly before 1 p.m. Lorain County Deputy Coroner Frank Miller, who arrived on the scene shortly after...
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Police: Suspect in Apples robbery to blame for two other robberies, too
ELYRIA – A Brookpark man who led police on a chase Sunday following a knifepoint robbery in a grocery store has admitted to involvement in two other robberies, according to Elyria police. Daniel...
View ArticleTeens find human skeletal remains behind Parma store
PARMA — Police say two teenagers found human skeletal remains behind a store in a northeast Ohio city. Authorities say the teens called police just after 4 p.m. Tuesday after they found the remains in...
View ArticleAmnesty International sees dramatic increase in executions in 2015
NEW YORK — Amnesty International reports that there was a dramatic 54 percent increase in executions globally in 2015, with Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia responsible for nearly 90 percent of the...
View ArticleOfficer supplies defibrillator to help woman
GRAFTON — A part-time police officer who carries a defibrillator in his car used it to try and save a woman’s life Sunday. Patrolman Brent Payne, who works full time for the Lorain Police Department...
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Investigators have some clues about skeletal remains, but seek help from public
ELYRIA – A woman whose skeletal remains were found in an overgrown area off of state Route 58 in Huntington Township laid there undiscovered for anywhere from two to 20 years, authorities said at a...
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Brighton Township man facing arson charges dead from apparent suicide
ELYRIA — A Brighton Township man facing aggravated arson and charges for allegedly setting his estranged wife’s possessions and a house ablaze was found dead in Ashland County earlier this week. David...
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Authorities ask for help identifying body
HUNTINGTON TWP. — A woman whose skeletal remains were found in an overgrown area off state Route 58 in Huntington Township went undiscovered for two to 20 years, authorities said at a news conference...
View ArticleNorth Ridgeville man charged after four-month child porn investigation
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A four-month investigation into a 34-year-old North Ridgeville man suspected of downloading and sharing files containing pornographic images of children has led to charges. Michael...
View ArticleLorain police investigating West 10th Street shooting
LORAIN — A Wednesday evening shooting sent one man to the hospital and left rounds lodged into a home on West 10th Street and spent casings littered on the street and sidewalk. According to a police...
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Elyria police seek man accused of theft at Dollar General
Surveillance footage of a man who allegedly stole a purse from the Dollar General on Leona Street in Elyria. PHOTO PROVIDED ELYRIA — Police are looking for a man who stole a purse last month from the...
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Police: Citizens help police capture alleged purse snatchers
LORAIN – Thanks to help from citizens, two men were arrested for snatching a woman’s purse earlier this week. Frankie Cruz-Martinez, 32, was charged with obstructing official business and Jeffery...
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Tips on remains flood police
ELYRIA — Lorain County Sheriff’s detectives have received roughly 30 new tips about the possible identity of a woman whose skeletal remains were found in Huntington Township last month since Thursday’s...
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